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Here are the guages installed.

I had to install a switch to turn the gauges off because when driving at night in the country they are too bright.

Interestingly the new boost gauge shows about 2-3 psi less than the stock gauge even though they both come off the plenum but in different spots. The new one has a long length of hose to get to the sender unit, perhaps that is the issue.

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Here is the engine bay pretty much done.

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All these gauges, what  a waste... get your car TUNED for the track before gauges  :)

So you think we should go to the track with no gauges to tell us how healthy our car is at any point in time? I have been to the track plenty of times and will be again this year. The reason I put that new boost gauge in was because I blew my engine when the AVCR read a much lower boost than was actually in there. The gauge is very much a safety item.

All these gauges, what  a waste... get your car TUNED for the track before gauges  :D

Yep, filled 'er up with petrol so I don't need a fuel gauge any more. :P

:) cheers :)

They seem fine to me unless this variation in boost readings turns out to be the gauge. They are very bright.

You can come and check them out at a cruise or sometime else if you like Lucien. I'm in Ryde.

They seem fine to me unless this variation in boost readings turns out to be the gauge.  They are very bright.

You can come and check them out at a cruise or sometime else if you like Lucien.  I'm in Ryde.

Thanks, I may just do that if I ever have a working car in which to cruise :P

Well I've just been to Bel Garage and this is my dyno sheet.

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Things of note:

Auto.

255rwkw peak power.

Around 600nm of torque average.

0.9 bar boost from GCG highflow turbo.

Tomei 260deg Poncams.

8.75:1 compression ratio.

3 inch exhaust is fairly quiet compared to many that I've heard.

Stock airbox with panel filter.

Stock AFM.

Pings lightly at around 7k with more boost and only made another 4rwkw at 1 bar anyway.

Tune is a Powerplay ROM tune which hasn't been changed since the rebuild.

Transmission has been rebuilt to handle the power and shifts very crisply.

Massive thanks to Greg from Pro Engines for all his time and effort. He spent hours on the phone to me talking things through so that I could wade through all the information and bullshit out there. He really knows his stuff and is happy to tell you what he knows. I got so many bum-steers from people who wanted my money but also wanted to give me a generic job.

Big thanks also to Duncan who lent me whatever I could use and helped remove the engine. He also helped me on the phone numerous times.

Big thanks to ed who helped me both remove and refit the engine at home and brought his tools too. I can tell you that I am grateful your parents are chinese because fitting a hand between the transmission tunnel and the bell housing is almost impossible for bigger people like me :D. And that jack held everything up for weeks too! Mine droops overnight :)

More thanks to wrxhoon for all the phone and pm advice. The amount of times I heard 'well on the R33/GTR/R32 it's like this' and it was actually helpful was amazing. The R32, R33 and R34 are really quite closely related even if not too many parts are interchangeable.

And not to forget BLK R33 GTST who very kindly helped me get the engine to and from Queanbeyan safely and kennedy for your help lifting the heavy bastard off the ground.

Lastly, thanks to the whole of SAU for your contributions from 'what have I done :blink:' to 'look what I've done now :D'

If anyone wants to remove and refit an engine themselves at home I can tell you that it is a time consuming, frustrating but ultimately very satisfying experience. Just make sure you remember your SAU friends because you will need them.

By stock induction I think they meant no pod or cold air intake.

It has taken me a couple of weeks to notice that there has been a small drop in respnsiveness down low due to the reduced CR. The midrange say from 4500 to 6000 is perhaps better than the graph lets on. I feel like I don't need to rev it as hard to go fast.

Sounds awesome both at idle and when going for it.

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