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Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 12:10 pm
by JulesD
do u have pics of the engine bay now?
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 12:18 pm
by I8A4RE
Som sam what time we meeting tonight

Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 12:22 pm
by mr-charisma
meh, all good, at least you don't have to worry about getting pulled up for having no front bar.. oh yeh.. glad to hear it was nothing majorly wrong with your engine

Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 12:39 pm
by MissxFTO
Michael your sig makes the page slow!
anywho! im jealous thats all there needs to be said. LOL
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 1:06 pm
by FtoSam
Well, actually i do need to give it a good run tonight...
Wanna come for a spin Simon??? just SMS me your address and i'll pop round about 7:30-8pm..
Yeh i feel a lot safer with the front bar on now...
Hopefully getting a mod plater to plate the car tomorow... so that will just leave the little things like my bonnet and tail lights... which i plan to fix very shortly...
Tail lights will be done this week and bonnet next week...
and then she'll be 100% legal... WOOT!!!
and as far as engine bay pics.....
As i said... its been thrown together for the run in... will be tidied up when it goes back in for finishing tune up...
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 7:10 pm
by AMACHA
how much are you expecting atw and how much torque are ou also expecting same which turbo is this the same one you had in your previous turbo setup?
Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 12:02 am
by I8A4RE
All i gotta say is OMG. i think im in love with this little turbo fto. I dont know but theres something very erotic about an FTO going PSSHHH. Cant wait till weekend mate. Very jealous

Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 10:43 am
by FtoSam
AMACHA wrote:how much are you expecting atw and how much torque are ou also expecting same which turbo is this the same one you had in your previous turbo setup?
Yeh same turbo... So that will be the limiting factor...
No idea on power... 200kw would be nice... trying not to expect any more..
And thanks for comin for a spin simon...
I think i have the worlds first turbo Diesel FTO... lol... fkin truck of a thing.
Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 11:07 am
by AMACHA
come to melbourne same take me for a cruiseeee umm the odd 3000km should run in the engine good enough dontchya think?
Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 1:28 pm
by FtoSam
lol... only need to do another 200kms before she's run in...
so should be well and truely run in by friday (tune day)
UPDATE:
Just got car mod-plated for:
- Substitution of Engine
- Turbocharger Fitment
woot!!!! one step closer to 100% legal..
Cost $150 for the two codes including the guy doing it at my work!! woo...
Got a Dintman coming to fix the dints in it tomorow.. only costing me a carton... for about 5-6 dints...
coming along very nicely....
Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 2:14 pm
by mr-charisma
schweet ... if you're down my way on the weekend drop round & take me for a spin ..
got a new numberplate suggestion for you
No Defect

Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 3:12 pm
by FtoSam
Lol... check out general section for my numberplates thread...
already been looking at that combo.
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 9:00 am
by FtoSam
Righto... My tuner spent all weekend fixing the problems from the last 5 dodgy mechanics..
Spacers were missing, bolts weren't tight... etc....
Anywho, there's still a problem with the wastegate.. it needs a new diaphram..
So at the moment we're only getting around 9psi out of it... which gave us about 180hp atw..
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 10:08 am
by jonowong
didnt u get more than 180hp atw with 5psi?
because 180hp = 134kW
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 10:12 am
by FtoSam
Yeh... but that was with a 11:1 cr MIVEC engine...
Not a 8:1 CR NON-MIVEC...
The engine is most efficient around 20psi... so under 10psi isnt too good for power...
it does sound a lot better though
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 11:30 am
by eThix
Sweet! whos your tuner sam?
and when will the final tune ups be finished?
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 11:32 am
by FtoSam
My tuner is Peter from Pro-Torque (0438 876 649) he's located at Ormeau.
Final tune will be sometime next week... probably wednesday as thats when i have an RDO...
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 1:22 pm
by FtoSam
rightio... After taking 2 weeks to reco the Wastegate and getting it to fit, Its finally done...
It can hold 30psi no worries...
So now its up to the turbo to see how it goes...
Picking it up this arvo and dropping it off for the tune... which will be done tomorow...
Keep you all posted
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 2:12 pm
by mr-charisma
hehe, i'll believe it when I see it

Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 1:44 am
by Storm
Hows it going with the new internals Sam?
And how much do you reckon the standard crank will stand up to?