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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:07 pm
by maggsy
so my e-manage is ready to be picked up? :D

how do they look, is everything there that's supposed to be?

Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 12:54 am
by eThix
Ok Ok :P i will keep looking for a $40 BOV lol

Um gauges, what do you think of these bad boys lol
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v729/ ... C05062.jpg

for all 3 its only $150 But you need to buy the Senders.

lol i'm tempted to buy these my self! but i got defi gauges :P

Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 1:10 am
by mr-charisma
sign up to some other car clubs & keep an out out in the For Sale sections for turbo gear like gauges / BOV's etc ..

try boostcruising, cruisingbrisbane, skylineAU, supra clubs etc..

The gauges that are black while they're off, but light up when they're turned on are pretty schweet .. don't know what brand though, but Autobarn usually stock them (@ stupid prices..)

Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:53 am
by I8A4RE
Maggsy: Yes its all ready to pick up :D Arrived yestarday arvo 8) Everything is there......i think

Mr Charisma: Yes comes with all harnesses required and even pc support tool, just need to get a usb cable.

Ethix: Your missing my point mate, i will any price for a BOV, but only if i think its worth it and im sorry i dont think $60 is worth it for a 4 yr BOV i rather pay more and get a newer one. I do appreciate all your help though :D

Mr Charisma: Yeah thanks mate, ill keep me eyes open

Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:57 am
by I8A4RE
Yeah gauges are nice how old and what are they, boost?, temp? etc. How much for senders where can i get them from?

Oh and what size are they

Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:01 am
by eThix
OOOHHH now i understand what you mean, ok cool :D this shouldn't be to hard then

And i find all my stuff on the silvia site

Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:02 am
by eThix
I8AFRE wrote:Yeah gauges are nice how old and what are they, boost?, temp? etc. How much for senders where can i get them from?

Oh and what size are they
lol oil pruess, oil temp, exhaust temp

sensors... hmmmmm not sure to be honest :lol: i just think they look cool lol so i thought you might like them

Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 11:27 am
by mr-charisma
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/2-X-NEW-SMOKE-GA ... dZViewItem

Theres other ones like these, should be able to get the Boost gauges as well..

Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:14 pm
by eThix
Yeah apparently there really sh*t, don't give good readings and are really hard to see in day.

Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 12:10 am
by jonowong

Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 12:31 am
by I8A4RE
i was under the impression that the turbo was just held in place by the intake and exhaust pipes but when speaking to my installer today he mention something about mounting the turbo, anyone be able to shed some llight on this for me
Cheers

Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 12:58 am
by Storm
I8AFRE wrote:i was under the impression that the turbo was just held in place by the intake and exhaust pipes but when speaking to my installer today he mention something about mounting the turbo, anyone be able to shed some llight on this for me
Cheers
If its close to something solid lilke a manifold then yes, it can just sit there but on an FTO its usually at the end of a fairly long peice of pipe so it isn't really stable enough to just hang off it and will need a mount.

Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 8:00 am
by FtoSam
who are you getting to install it man?

if it helps, i can show them my setup... could help with pipe fabrication, etc...

Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 9:14 am
by I8A4RE
Sam a place called CES, but i want to do most of the work myself. I would love it if i could have a detailed look at your setup as well as show my installer. That would be extremely helpful.

Thanks storm, would this mount just be fabricated or can you buy them somewhere. Just had a look at my car. Looks like if i fabricated a mount i could bolt it to where the battery tray used to go.

Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 10:46 am
by FtoSam
yeah man...

what i'd recomend, is come into my work one saturday... i'll put my car on a hoist in the service dept (almost no customers on saturdays) and you can go over it all... the main bits would be the up and down pipes... which you need to see from underneath...

Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 2:15 pm
by I8A4RE
Mate if you would do that, that would be F^&ken awesome. This weekend is out as im taking my nephew to the zoo, but the weekend after would be perfect

Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 2:26 pm
by FtoSam
sounds fine with me... i'll run it by the service dept manager, but he should be fine... he like tinkering with toys too...

i'd say bring a camera too so you can show your installer...


btw, is your installer building the piping for you?

Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 2:33 pm
by I8A4RE
awesome cheers mate. Definitly will bring a camera. Yeah im a bit up in the air at the moment whether i get him to make up my piping or not as i think a normal exhaust shop will charge a lot less than he is. Im also thinkin that imight do this in two stages. Stage 1 : no intercooler. Then stage 2 add the intercooler.

Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 8:52 pm
by I8A4RE
UPDATE: Expectations (forgot to mention the fact that i want to keep air con) and now have split project into 2 stages. Stage 1 will consist of no intercooler, standard injectors and standard fuel pump 5 psi. Stage 2 will consist of intercooler and upgraded fuel pump, injectors and increase in psi to 6 or 7

Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 5:33 pm
by FtoSam
hey mate, would you mind posting up a few of the pics you took today? i'd be interested to have a few more engine bay shots...

plus a recent shot of my new exhaust if you've got one...

sorry i couldnt hang about... flat out at work today...