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[OFFON-4]

YAY for REVS and BOOOooSt

[Dean]

Been a long time coming Rob! Good to hear

[Qik-1.8]

wow what a read on the thread amazing car mate congrats on the time effort and work

[ONPSI]

run it in on the dyno and get it over and done with then you don't have to worry about babying it

[Rockabilly]

Green flag, Enjoy the revs......
Cheers !

[Evo-00x]

UPDATE 28/09/10
Finally had the coupe tuned yesterday and Im impressed
I went out with Hitman and held the laptop whilst he drove and road tuned it... well you could call them roads as they were good enough for 3rd and 4th gear pulls all the way to 8200rpm
I cant credit Matt's genious enough. The guy can literally drive and tap away at the keyboard with just an ocassional glance at the screen and wideband monitor with some feedback from me now and then.
Engine ran solid with no leaks, no missfires, no fuelling issues, no hoses blowing off etc.. and the only problem we had was overcooking the O2 sensor It simply couldnt handle the heat off the back of the dump. The ECU was showing its mV being a bit erratic so we turned the O2 off and continued tuning with the wideband. At the end of the day Matt altered the settings in the Haltech ready for me to buy and hook up a wideband a little further down the dump then click a box in the software and be done with it.
Got 23psi from the road tune and set the rev limit at 8200rpm. Max boost was around 5500rpm and it seemed like it wanted to keep pulling right through to redline even though it felt quite linear in delivery with the big snail on it. Time was a limiting factor as we had to settle for a basic road tune and leave the dyno for another day. Right now Im enjoying what feels like a 12 second car at this stage

Edited by EVO-00X, 19 February 2012 - 02:47 PM.

[jerome266]

A little message to my T4G friends:


To all the boys who know what its like to live, breathe and pour your heart and soul into a project car, then watch the months turn into years as they pass in the blink of an eye, please dont ever lose sight of your goals. I know what its like to lose hope, to lose direction and to lose faith in your own ability; But believe me the tug-of-war between building your car and the decisions you have to face in life along the way (house, kids, etc) is not worth the regret of not following through with your dreams. There IS a light at the end of the tunnel and you owe it to yourself, with focus and determination, to push through and reach each personal goal one step at a time. The reward when looking back at your own personal journey/achievement/development is bliss that you will take with you til your dieing day Right now I'm sitting back content that 'I finally did it'.... and that my friends is a feeling I cant describe

Rob

Awesome read ... awesome build

YAY for REVS and BOOOooSt

[Chaser]

Ive just got back from robs, worked on his air-con getting ready for summer . Then we went for a spin round the block, the torque and power curve is very smooth pulls nicely all the way to 8k. Matt is very good at his job and has done an amazing job of the tuning. It comes onto boost so smooth, i haven't driven anything that spools so nicely. My stock evo 1 hitted boost harsher than this, you get pushed back into the seat not smashed like other cars Ive driven. Thanks for the drive rob, but i would def like to have another drive in the day light hours or with better lighting....

[ENGINR]

Great to hear Rob! Getting those cams dialled in will make it feel even stronger!

[Evo-00x]

Thanks guys. Yeah it does feel linear in delivery and would be interesting to see what the power curve looks like. Maybe wait til theres a local dyno day to see.
When I get my good gearbox built I'll have the longer 1st and 2nd gears in it from an Evo 1 so I would have more time to catch the rev limiter after launching lol

Here's a couple of pics

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Edited by EVO-00X, 29 September 2010 - 09:38 AM.

[Evo-00x]

Whoah, long time between updates!! 7 months!!!
Ok some more goodies have been obtained in the meantime and will post pics. Most recently some EVO I-III BC Racing inverted coilovers with 32-way dampening . I havent seen any detailed photos of the coilovers anywhere on the net therefore Im posting some up to show the quality of their manufacture = great!!
More to come...

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Edited by EVO-00X, 10 May 2011 - 11:37 AM.

[Evo-00x]

The suspension was changed due to the previous suspension being a bit too soft for AWD launches
Umm, also got new silicon radiator and ASH wire reinforced heater hoses which were fitted due to not trusting the old rubber units. I had an incident over Summer when one of the heater hoses split (due to its age and sitting around for a long time I guess). None of the water hoses in the car are rubber anymore
Also added a Pioneer stereo, AEM wideband controller, Gloshift digital oil pressure and oil temp gauges (all fit into a triple DIN holder), VMS forged alloy wheel nuts and of course the new Mitsu genuine leather weighted gear knob from the group buy thread . It never stops does it? Little by little, Im getting more and more pleased with it and excited to take it out for a drive. Still havent got it dyno tuned yet but the latest editions were a bit higher on my priority list

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Edited by EVO-00X, 10 May 2011 - 11:30 AM.

[MISGSR]

wow an update Roberto great to see ! and most interesting to see about the BC's - can't wait to see the results!! Were they a special order?

[bazeng]

Very nice Rob!!

What other options did you have apart from BC?

[Evo-00x]

Yeah Baz, I had my options narrowed down to BC, DGR and GAB SS coilovers. All are made direct by their own manufacturer and not one of the clones you see drowning the market in the under $1500 price range. All have plenty of adjustable damper, steel construction and great warranty. BC Racing inverted coilovers are the most expensive out of the three.
If the BC's didnt come up for sale when they did (I bought them off Paul as he only bolted them to his project car but never got the project going) I would have definitely bought the DGR's. Actually the day I was going to buy the DGR's the BC's came up for sale for $1000 so I was able to grab them immediately from him lol.

I also would have been happy with DGR suspension as they are making a great name for themselves since commencing manufacture in 2010. Reviews Ive read have been favourable in competition circles, especially drifting and light track work. RRP is around $1200-$1300 in the shops but the cheapest supplier I found DGR's for sale ANYWHERE was for around $800AU delivered saving hundreds off the RRP AND you can choose your own spring and matched valve rates AND they have a great warranty! Here is the link to the cheapest supplier of them: http://www.phatboybr...ension-Kits.php . Price is only 529 British pounds including delivery to Oceanea (Australia). That's a measly $800AU delivered - you cant beat that kind of value for the product you get in return. We're not talking about high-end competition use suspension and thousands of dollars here, but some decent mid range suspension at an affordable price that will put a smile on your face on the street and on the track. I anticipate that as soon as their name becomes more popular the prices will go up. Other shops are already selling them for around $1200+. I had communications with the supplier at Phatboy and yes, the price is legit and he has EVO I-III coilovers in stock!!

[boost_lover]

U wont be disappointed with the bc coilovers. we are running the same brand coilovers in the fto, and it feels great.

[Evo-00x]

Update: Apart from bieng sick last couple of months and working long hours in my current role at work, I finally had a spare weekend and good health to do some gearbox work over the long weekend and fit the BC coilovers to my car.
Ive had this Cusco MZ front mech LSD sitting around that I've been itching to post up a pic of to make some of you jealous.... so without further adieu, here it is....
Na, this baby is going into the hybrid gearbox Im building that will ultimately make its way into the coupe one day.
Not long to go now and the parts should be ready to go for shotpeening and ISF refinishing before final assembly

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Edited by EVO-00X, 15 June 2011 - 03:08 PM.

[EVL20T]

Who threw the coilovers in your car Rob?

[ENGINR]

Who threw the coilovers in your car Rob?

His 2x sons? His wife? The guy next door? The guy across the road?

I give up Mike!! WHO threw them in!?!?!? TELL ME!!!!


PS - I would hope they were carefully installed instead of just being 'thrown' in...!

[EVL20T]

Very close mate, but nah lol coz he was in no shape to work, I suggested to install them for him

Nah just thrown it, didn't touch the spring load, only adjusted the base high to be the same as the old coilovers

Good enough to drive to a suspension place and get them to adjust it to his specs etc