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Why would a professional tuner be using 2 year old fuel.....Thats just stupid.

well, if you must know, he shouldn't have even been working on my car, he came in to work on his holidays so he could finish a few things without being interrupted. It was 6pm by the time the car was even ready for the dyno .... this was Christmas eve too mind you.

I was there when it went on the dyno, and believe me, i just wanted to see what the thing would put out, regardless how old the fuel was. Henceforth why it was only run on stock boost .... and had 1 run only. No detonation/pinging or any problems at all (apart from the oil leaks)..

once the cyclones are operational, and its got some fresh 98RON fuel, it'll be tuned on 21psi - with any luck, that may have already happened

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CD9A gauges are now for sale,

as I have got me some EVO 9 ones



Car is ALLLLLLLMOST ready too, that timing belt issue has now been rectified, It was coming off the gears because the workshop that installed the EVO mount had used the wrong sized bolts, and the arm that holds the tensioner pulley was sezied.

Going back on the dyno this arvo.


then I still have to get a RWC and rego

PS - does anyone have a "good" (read: dodgy) contact for RWCs ?

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Car made

177 kw on 15psi

204 kw on 20psi

The cyclone actuator still not hooked up, so should be a little bit more power hiding there. Thats getting sorted today.

Injectors were at 65% duty on the 20 psi ...

On another note, that ARC box is sitting right behind the thermofan, which is supplying it with some nice 70 degree air :? Ill have to do something about that too.....

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this will work




you know you want too

that looks effective!

only thing is id still have to move the airbox, and im not sure if it fits in the gap in front of the fuse box....

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Ready to boot ! (straight to the RWC joint ) on a trailer

big thanks to Nick for lending me his EVO stuff too ...
and Damo for the GSR seats

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That looks awesome! Good luck with the RWC! how does the air box work? Does it just suck the air from near the fuse box?

yeah, nice 70 degree air (i need to change it)



As for the inner guard linings, Nick has lent me them too... I owe him big time

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Got the RWC today no dramas at all. Also got a temp permit from vicroads to drive it to and from workshops ... so got to drive it back home from dandy this afyernoon (and have some fun with a R33 GTR on the way )

I managed to blow the wastegate actuator arm off the wastegate in the process though, which meant no boost and an anxious drive back home. All fixed now.

So cars back home, Vicroads next week. Hopefully everything goes ok.

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mate that bonnet matches the rims

id leave it as is and just respray the guards red.. no sht

LOL it looks too ricer though!~


here dre .. it looks a bit better after a few touch ups and a decent clean.

note stockie intake pipe and AFM. (thanks steve)

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Well I've had a fun packed couple of days....

Cops have been round to my house twice because of my fuckwit neighbours complaining (the illegal immigrants next door). Mind you, this is a 1pm in the afternoon, after my car had been idling in the driveway for no longer than 10 minutes, both yesterday and today. WTF??? :roll: GIVE ME A FRIGGEN BREAK.

Last night I thought id give installing these gauges a go and ran out of time, but mucked about with a fair bit of [important] wiring behind the dash. This morning after Id changed a few things over to be vicroads friendly went to start the car and all I got was a retarded alarm siren and clicking inside the dash (where id been mucking around :? )

so after bashing my head against the dash for 2 hours and contemplating canceling my vicroads meeting tomorrow, I called a buddy of mine with a multimeter (i reaaaaallly need to get one of these) who came round and found my battery to be dead flat.

which was good news! I thought id rooted something... ended up replacing it with a Dry cell Pulse battery.

so anyway, ive managed to put in the gauges, but not wire them up yet. The loom plug I require I suspect has been cut off when the stereo went in (before I owned the car) which is a bastard. On top of that, the Evo8 gauges dont bolt up like the E3 ones do, so ive used a stereo DIN sleave instead, which turned out pretty good I reckon I moved the stereo down, and put the gauges in the top DIN spot, to make them easier to view.

and yes I know I need a new head unit !

Vicroads tomorrow, fingers crossed.

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GUESS WHO'S GOT REGO :twisted:

the new plates are rather unfortunate though... WGC xxx

Whatta Ghey C unt

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Why didnt you get your plates put on it?

theyre the finishing touch once its been painted

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dude i just browsed thru this thread 4 the 1st time, whata killer build! u gotta be happy with how its turning out hey? well done man!

thanks buddy, still a few more things to sort out, like coilovers, cams, cam gears etc etc list goes on :oops:

evo3 cast front lower arms
evo3 rear suspension arms
evo firewall/stut tower bracing
Evo7 Recaros still to be fitted
rebuild gearbox
new cat back exhaust
redo intake pipe, and cold side cooler pipe
Headliner
New carpet

respray --

speaking of which, ive pretty much changed my mind which colour....


but I cant make up my mind.

If i did go that colour, everything would come out, id do under the carpet, the roof lining, engine bay again, boot ......... everything.

It was the original colour I had picked out but I got talked out of it

Edited by GSRSOL, 28 April 2009 - 12:59 PM.

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Got bored right about 5 minutes ago --

Current specs:

ECU
*Autronic SM4
*Autronic Boost control
*Custom hidden engine and accessory looms

ENGINE
*ARC Titanium heat shield
*ARC Air box
*ARP SS turbo bolts
*ARP crank bolt
*SCE copper Exhaust manifold gasket
*SCE copper turbo gasket
*JSPEC VR4 oil filter housing
*Gtpumps EVO 3 exhaust manifold
*EVO9 560cc injectors
*Fluidampr crank pulley
*Genuine MHI CE9A EVO3 BIG16G turbo w/GTpumps enhanced turbine housing
*Custom braided lines for turbo
*FFWDconnection fuel rail
*SX FPR
*SX fuel filter
*Walbro in tank fuel pump
*Braided -8 fuel lines throughout
*Braided Oil cooler lines
*Balance shafts removed
*Modified XF throttle body
*GReddy Type R Blow off valve
*Jayracing alternator relocation kit
*Pirtek hi-pressure PS hose
*TRIKFAB thin wall aluminum intake pipe
*TD05big16G turbo, w/ enhanced GTpumps rear housing
*Ralliart Brake and Clutch Master cylinder covers
*Powdercoated rocker cover w/ enlarged breather fittings
*Aircon removed
*NGK ignition leads
*New standard JSPEC VR4 Coilpacks

COOLING
*EVO6 Intercooler
*TRICKFAB thin-wall aluminium Intercooler piping
*CUSCO radiator shroud
*SPAL 14" slimline Fan
*Mitsubishi front mounted oil cooler

EXHAUST
*TRIKFAB SS 3" dump and front pipe
*Metal Cat
*3" SS cat back system
*XFORCE titanium rear muffler

SUSPENSION
*Koni reds
*King springs
*Polyurethane bushes throughout
*Castor kit
*Camber kit
*Whiteline rear 20mm swaybar
*Whiteline strut tower bars front & rear

DRIVELINE
*Stock Lancer GSR box
*Exedy 3 puk clutch
*Fidanza alloy flywheel
*Redline Lightweight shockproof and MTL/MT-90 oils
*Brass shifter bushes
*Re-enforced clutch master cylinder

BRAKES
*EVO2 twin pot calipers
*Goodridge braided lines
*Mintex 'extreme' circuit pads
*Slotted rotors

WHEELS
Business - OZ Racing Chronosport 16x6.5 / Hankook RS-2 Z212 215/45zr16
Playtime - RAYS Gramlights 17x7 / Hankook RS-2 Z212 215/40zr17
Playtime - ENKEI Tarmac EVO 17x7 / Hankook RS-2 Z212 215/40zr17

INTERIOR
*EVO7 front Recaros
*EVO7 rear seat
*EVO8 DIN gauge set
*EVO2 fog light switch
*EVO2 intercooler water spray switch

BODY
*EVO2 front bar
*EVO2 guards
*EVO2 aluminum bonnet
*EVO2 boot lid w/fog lights
*EVO2 front lip
*Door moulds removed
*Tinted windows

Sooner
*ECI Multi Intake manifold
*Full Respray
*Revised intake and cold side Intercooler pipe
*Revised CAT back Exhaust & rear muffler
*FP3065 turbo
*Ohlins PCV coilovers


Later
*BC 272/272 Cams
*Crower CAM gears
*Crower Ti retainers and heavy duty valve springs
*ARP Headstuds
*Cometic/SCE headgasket

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Small update -

car is having some downtime after the main bracket of the JayRacing alternator relocation kit decided to break. Ive since been in contact with them, and they were very apologetic and more than happy to send out a replacement.

Luckily I have another kit here to swap the part over with.

Dre and Barry, I don't think you will have the same problem, as the bracket in question has been redesigned and made stronger (there have been a few similar cases to mine)

Ive also split the passenger side inner drive shaft boot, which subsequently sprayed nice dirty grease all over my engine bay, and the passenger side drive shaft seal on the Xfercase is also leaking blue alien blood all over my garage floor :roll:

So car is getting towed back to Springy next Wednesday, to fix the aforementioned issues, and also to finally put the EVO7 recaros in. The gearbox oil will be changed to the Redline MTL/MT-90 combo as recommended too.

After that, the car will be going to TRIKFAB to get a new Cat back exhaust and revised intake and cold side cooler pipes. Once this has been done the new Rocker cover and catch can can be fitted up.

Ive also been collecting a few bits and pieces, new EVO3 rear upper and lower Toe arms (thanks George), Ralliart Diff bushes (4), Ralliart trailing arm bushes, Greddy Type R BOV (to be installed when piping gets revised). Some Enkei tarmacs are on their way over from Japan too (thanks to the eagle eyes of Dre ).



a new intake manifold, t/b set-up is on the cards too.

Once these things have been all sorted, it will be time for paint.

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this is where is broke (red line)

Jay I havent taken it off the car yet, but you can have it once its been removed. I dont have to send it back AFAIK.

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the problem -



all sorted now, supposed to picking the car up this arvo.

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the passenger side drive shaft seal on the Xfercase is also leaking blue alien blood all over my garage floor

The above is quite common problem when useing the vr4 passanger side engine mount modded to suit the CC chassis as it doesn't align the engine to the drive shafts like the evo mounts, its not much out, but ive seen this alot untill a evo 1-3 passanger side engine mount is used the problem dissapeares with it.

i did have the VR4 mount there for a while, never while the car was running though, although I would understand if the seal had been fucked out by excessive driveshaft angle seeing the car was sitting at CREATD for over 3 weeks with no passenger side engine mount :?

I now have the EVO mount (installed before the ECU got put in) but I rekcon the damage has already been done. The new seal has been put in now so hopefully no more leaky leaky 8)

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All leaks are fixed, EVO3 rear suspension arms are in. Oil temp sender for gauges is in. Recaros are in!

Got a ralliart gearknob for my Bday, and im just waiting on a new momo steering wheel now to finish the interior off. I might get some HKS kansai floor mats from japan too.

The rseats match the E2 door trims nicely!





Now the car has to go to TRIKFAB for some piping/intake revisions and installation of the Typr R BOV, plus a new cat back exhaust that will hopefully be a lot quieter than my current one. Then the rocker cover and catch can go back on, and then once thats done its time for paint!

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some more picachoors