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Sorry havnt had a chance to get dyno sheet scanned yet, will post up soon, unfortunantly it wasn't done in shootout mode.

mine made 195kw on ice dyno with stock boost (7-8psi), safc2/fmic/3" exhaust. - justin

This leads me to believe theres nothing 'special' about my turbo afterall, unless yours isnt completely stock?

Everything my friend has mentioned is true in regards to the service at ice, cant thank them enough, they not only did a great job, but didnt simply hand over the keys and tell me cya later. Had a great chat with Nigel about many aspects of the car who was more then willing to answer all of my questions. Best service ive had so far, id like to thank them all for doing a great job.

How come they didn't replace the AFM ??

No it wasn't done in shootout mode unfortunately, it would've been great if my friend (pmgrz2) got a shootout mode. The power curve after 4.5k rpm shoots straight up. Nigel reckons things could get interesting if a powerfc + injectors was added into the equation.. and not to mention 1-1.1 bar of boost :) (possible 230-240rwkw) Also the AFM is ****ed atm too so i'll get my friend to pop in a Z32 AFM while he's at it; nigel had to adjust the tune abit because of the stuffed AFM. But we'll wait and see when we get the turbo inspected when my mate finally has cash again. Damn now i really regret selling the car. :)

   

  Paulr33: Yes still stock dump; and while my friend questioned about getting it changed nigel said it's probably not worth the money you spend with the gains you'll get. The top end is choking a little with it, as you can see the power curve drop off (when pmgrz2 posts the dyno); even when nigel leaned it out a little, so he then richened the top end abit again to make it safer. The AFR generally sits around 12. The midrange though is pretty good from my pov.

  Also what's your opinions on the exhaust cam gear; I'm a firm believer of them as i've seen alot of awesome results with them on s1 gts-t's. the midrange gain is pretty good; even upto 20rwkw i've seen in some cases (in the midrange, not the end power figure). I reckon the car would drive alot happier on the street, but most tuners that my friend has taken the car too has recommended against due to not gaining much.

 

    I'd also like to thank ICE performance on behalf of my friend for great service and tune. Absolutely top stuff and they'll definately be getting more business from my friend. Just out of curiosity, does ICE have a 4wd dyno?

mike they might not have had a loaner or replacement in stock. i dont think they stock most of the common parts on hand and just order them in when need be. theyd have oodles of fluids, plugs and that sorta stuff but probably dont have on hand afms and airboxes etc

id like to get a before and after rwkw figure but i cant cos my clutch is dead. also if your friend is on the stock turbo 1.1bar will fry it and for sure kill it

hey paul,

i was going to take my car there for it's tune ( and possible upgrade, heh ) but I don't want to pick it up only to be told "sorry mate, your afm is screwed we tuned it as best we could". i wanna drop it off and pick it up with any defective parts replaced!

mike they might not have had a loaner or replacement in stock. i dont think they stock most of the common parts on hand and just order them in when need be. theyd have oodles of fluids, plugs and that sorta stuff but probably dont have on hand afms and airboxes etc

id like to get a before and after rwkw figure but i cant cos my clutch is dead. also if your friend is on the stock turbo 1.1bar will fry it and for sure kill it

well in that case then they would most likely let you know before you picked it up that the afm is busted and offer to get a new one or 2nd hand one for you but it will take longer and they'll need the car for longer too. just call before u pick the car up. also they (most workshops) cant tune the stock ecu, most will just check its running ok you cant really adjust stuff on it but u can do normal mechanical stuff like change timing, check plugs all that stuff. basically its fine and no dramas. fear not :)

what upgrades u thinking of?

well you unlike a lot of other owners better be prepared to parth with the car for 1-2-3 weeks.

today (not just ice here) but workshops in general have to deal with irate and silly owners cause they dont get thier cars back in 1-2 days.

If something takes a couple weeks they crack the shits and slam the place which is totally unfair on that giv en business. If you tell a place to not let it leave until perfect im sure they will ablige. Just remember that then takes time

yeah thats true, I know cause im one of those silly customers :)

I member when I got my safc2 installed, they stayed late till 8pm to ensure I had my car back that day =)

oooh and on my last service they gave me a dyno printout without me evan asking (thats service :) )

I forget what were talking about though, but there good!

the last place I went to in nunawading bloody stole my windscreen wipers/stock intercooler I foolishy? left locked in the boot!

I like to think that i didnt rush them, i was perfectly happy leaving the car there longer than a day if need be, however that wasn't the case. The reason they didnt replace the AFM was that Nigel informed me that he believed it wasnt necessary, and i would see absolutly no gain from doing so. (besides the fact that he'd have to re-tune the car)

Basically the reason for my car going to ice was for the timing belt and water pump, i at that time queried Nigel on the fact that a previous tuner had added a significant amount of fuel in as opposed to leaning it out (on SAFC fuel correction is always in + never in -). He agreed that this was strange and most likely meant a problem relating to fuel pressure, either way he agreed to take a look and try to diagnose the problem, which ended up being the AFM. He was also nice enough to chuck it on the dyno abd 'fine tune' it so to speak.

well you unlike a lot of other owners better be prepared to parth with the car for 1-2-3 weeks.

today (not just ice here) but workshops in general have to deal with irate and silly owners cause they dont get thier cars back in 1-2 days.

If something takes a couple weeks they crack the shits and slam the place which is totally unfair on that giv en business. If you tell a place to not let it leave until perfect im sure they will ablige. Just remember that then takes time.

AGREED, my car was at another reputable tuner on these forums for about a week, but when u get your car back running FVKN AWESOME, whats a week wait? Totally worth it!

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