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bahahahha you bet me by 2mins....dam slow internet lol
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chill out simon im still learining...

i didnt know anything about engines before i joined this forum im just trying to sus things out!
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Valandis91 wrote:chill out simon im still learining...

i didnt know anything about engines before i joined this forum im just trying to sus things out!
I am chilled, very chilled in fact, its friday lol

I wasnt FFS your questions they are all good...... just dont second guess our answers mate. thats what i was FFS'ing :lol:
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oh haha my bad...

its just my mechanic dudes who are putting it together suggest i put larger injectors in...

they work on targa cars and have built crazy engines before... so im stuck in the middle of two oppinions!
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Bennoz wrote:I wouldn't even bother cleaning them! I just took a set of 6 out of 1992 TX5 (my daily shitbox driver car thats done over 330,000kms) down to be cleaned & wasted $280 bucks! They were 0.02% restricted on the worst one 8O

I feel for you mate....look at what you're forced to be driving :facepalm:
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But its got a FWD 2.5L V6! :D And it doesn't idle... and it uses a 3 litres of oil a week... oh and about the same in water... and the rear shocks have collapsed.. but the cruise control works! :lol:
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Bennoz wrote:But its got a FWD 2.5L V6! :D And it doesn't idle... and it uses a 3 litres of oil a week... oh and about the same in water... and the rear shocks have collapsed.. but the cruise control works! :lol:
:lol: that car will go strait to the pool room when your done with it :D (the castle)
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Post by yano »

Hm, i'm thinking bennoz should burn it out and do an insurance job. Just my opinion :roll: ....lol @ cruise control still working!!
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Post by Devilzdealer »

this thing is going to be angry when its finished! looks the goods. what company do they deal with out of curiosity?
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ive asked them but they wouldnt tell me...
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Post by pete_gpx »

Umm, that seems to be something, as a paying customer, that you're entitled to know...
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apparently its not...
they gave me some reason just cant remember what it is...
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Post by Astron_Boy »

it's to do with privacy

I have the same reason to give for people who want to know from who I import stuff from in China.

Totally legal as well.
In the end, you are dealing with RPW, so fair trading sees no reason for you to know anymore than the front man.

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Yup they dont have to tell you sh*t.
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yeah its probably a good thing cos i would be calling them and abusing them every single day...

theyve taken sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
long....
its killing me :(

i just want to put this together and unleash the beast
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Unfortunately it doesn't surprise me in the slightest. I'd be asking for my money back.
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argh! but i wanted these cams so badly...

how else can i go about it?

actually if i get them to tell me the profile surely anyone of the 4 camshaft companies in aus could whip them up???
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For sure. Question is, did they have the billets (blank cam shafts) made?
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well they told dave that they had finishhed them like a bit over a week ago... but Dave isnt sure whethere to believe them or nott so i dont really know...

do i have to buy a billet separetely from elsewhere?
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Post by Devilzdealer »

stick with them... but make sure you get a massive discount, or something for free... 3 months is ages to get fucked around.
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