Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 9:30 am
Just a peice of sheet steel
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That makes it worse, they couldnt see that in the workshop before they let it out?nvr2low wrote: this wasn't from heat it was from the actual turbo hitting the brake line.
Hey ben what did you make urs out of mate. I told them to try and make some kinda shield up.
$4100 for the whole project? .. unbelievable!nvr2low wrote: ok the brake line got moved well out of the way so all fixed now.
Ok I finally got the bill and I don't think it was to bad. Final bill came to 4100. This included
1100 for wiring loom
670 for exhaust
330 for new powersteering line
18 hours of work.
Then all the other junk and stuff.
The car goes on the dyno on tuesday. I can't seem to gt my boost controller working don't know why it won't work.
I8A4RE wrote:I can see this getting very ugly
mr-charisma wrote:@Ben .. omfg.. If yours has crept up to 15k I would hate to see what Mitchell's has gone up to..
@nvr2low - I feel for you man .. sounds like you'll have to sell a kidney or two to pay the bill when it comes time..
I wouldn't suggest to someone to try this without mechanical experience, or without being wiling to take their time over a few years, learning everything as they go.. 'tis the only way to make sure the budget doesn't get blown out of proportion..
nvr2low wrote: ok the brake line got moved well out of the way so all fixed now.
Ok I finally got the bill and I don't think it was to bad. Final bill came to 4100. This included
1100 for wiring loom
670 for exhaust
330 for new powersteering line
18 hours of work.
Then all the other junk and stuff.
The car goes on the dyno on tuesday. I can't seem to gt my boost controller working don't know why it won't work.
What? 139 what? kw's? on 10 pound? I thought you would be at least round the 170 mark at a minimumnvr2low wrote: ok guys just made 139.4 on 10 psi and I can say she is running rich as 10.5 to 1 hah I am happy
+1I8A4RE wrote:What? 139 what? kw's? on 10 pound? I thought you would be at least round the 170 mark at a minimumnvr2low wrote: ok guys just made 139.4 on 10 psi and I can say she is running rich as 10.5 to 1 hah I am happy
Supplanter wrote:I8A4RE wrote:I can see this getting very uglymr-charisma wrote:@Ben .. omfg.. If yours has crept up to 15k I would hate to see what Mitchell's has gone up to..
@nvr2low - I feel for you man .. sounds like you'll have to sell a kidney or two to pay the bill when it comes time..
I wouldn't suggest to someone to try this without mechanical experience, or without being wiling to take their time over a few years, learning everything as they go.. 'tis the only way to make sure the budget doesn't get blown out of proportion..nvr2low wrote: ok the brake line got moved well out of the way so all fixed now.
Ok I finally got the bill and I don't think it was to bad. Final bill came to 4100. This included
1100 for wiring loom
670 for exhaust
330 for new powersteering line
18 hours of work.
Then all the other junk and stuff.
The car goes on the dyno on tuesday. I can't seem to gt my boost controller working don't know why it won't work.
nvr2low wrote:ok guys just made 139.4 on 10 psi and I can say she is running rich as 10.5 to 1 hah I am happy