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Just thought i might say i picked up my car from MRC 2 weeks ago, after getting a rebuild.

More than happy with the wrok carried out and the service privided by MRC in castle hill and i would highly recommend him to everyone here.

The pistons used were ACL mahle, and they are extremely quite. And the difference in the engine is astounding.

Although i have only done just over 1000km on the new engine, i would say he has done an excellent job with the car.

DK

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Hi suspense. hows the running in process going? any other things to report about the rebuild? sorry about all the questions, i get my car back from a rebuild at the end of this week and im gathering all the info i can.

cheers

sam

Hi suspense. hows the running in process going? any other things to report about the rebuild? sorry about all the questions, i get my car back from a rebuild at the end of this week and im gathering all the info i can.

cheers

sam

doing around 6000km's on mineral oil... @ stock boost levels.

apart from that dont thrash the shit outta it, and vary your revs a bit for the first 1000km.

From what Mark was telling me, I think it was around $6.5k...I'm not sure if that also included the hi-flow turbo???

Suspense will be able to clarify.

Depends what u end up doing really?

I ended up around the 8k mark, with hiflow turbo, and brass button clutch and what not

  • 1 month later...
What else was included in that?

Engine in/out?

Forged pistons?

What machining was done?

Enigne in/out, Forgies, Head was machined. blocc went i size over. brass button clutch, shot peened rodsmanifold machined abit, tomie headgasket... off the top of my head

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