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  1. Bought it. Well, my wife did. I was still riding the porcelain bus.
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  2. morning all, happy Thursday 💡 happy to have got the gains... after winning the Grand Final by 1 solitary run
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  3. Quick update....the car still ran a little rough after the new battery...especially idle when cold, but has been like that for quite a while. It also had a very slight hesitation too. On the weekend, I changed both cam senors (Genuine), no burnt wiring on the exhaust side...but wrapped in shielding anyway. I also changed the MAP sensor(Genuine), and removed all injectors ( DEKA's) and gave them a good clean using the poor man method, battery and throttle body cleaner. I re-flashed the tune, started it up, and idled perfectly. Taken it for a few good drives, and I cannot believe how smooth it is. Hasn't been this smooth since I bought it. Feels like driving a new car, and all my power is back too. Spins the wheels at 80ks in third.....hasn't done that for a long long time. It's no longer running rich either. The injectors were pretty dirty with some slight carbon buildup. I noticed the drastic difference in the spray pattern as I cleaned them. Kinda reminded me of a dirty shower head with limescale. Anyway...car is running great.....finally.
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  4. Obviously, that is the first thing I tried. With modern elbows you can't just guess what the problem is, you have to plug in the scanner to see what codes they have.
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  5. I thought "There may also already be a product specifically for this application somewhere?" and found these https://aeroflowperformance.com/brake/brake-accessories/vacuum-pumps Then I found this for $147 BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM PUMP FITS Expensive Daewoo Late model camira VE VF V6 V8 HOTROD GM 92227002
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  6. You might have to look at Force Performance in Toowoomba man. When I was in Brisbane, East Coast Customs did a lot of work on my car, and they deal with barras a lot. Not sure if they have a ZF transmission specialist though.
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  7. Good outcome mate. Exact experience I had going from 10W40 to 20W60. I even found the 15W50 Penrite 10 tenths not quite enough. Do you roll around on the road at 1000hp all the time?
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  8. All the best with it mate! I anticipate you'll come back to an FG one day...
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  9. yeah, I'm not saying it's likely to happen, but it might, so budget for it then you won't be (as) disappointed if it happens.
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  10. If the motor is healthy and you are strapped for a budget, you should just go with the mods you have listed. Transmission rebuild again I'm not sure. Talk to your workshop and see if they are pointing you in the right direction or just wanting some extra cash. If you had more money, I'd get an FG XR6 turbo motor and drop that in or build a motor to much greater strength with aftermarket internals. Beauty of the barra motor is the bottom end is the same for all the series. I think the cylinder head changed designs slightly but someone can confirm. Main changes between these motors were pistons, camshafts and stronger rods from BF xr6 turbo onwards.
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  11. well, I hope you enjoy it as much if not more than the FG, I guess... would you bring it on a snowies cruise?
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  12. And don't forget a 460 will need upgraded wiring, I'm running a 320lph pump with stock wiring loom and fuel reg, 350 killer wasps, no probs. Will be going 460 in near future as I go for 400+ tune
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  13. ZF is a much better gearbox. Most guys end up with a T400 or Powerglide for big power. I guess all I meant was, you'd have to compare pretty closely the value of a built btr vs a ZF
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  14. Good job Uncle Bob Yay Thursday
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  15. ready for some gains this evening, after a (hopefully) grand final win in my indoor cricket team tonight
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  16. For anyone that wants the Dark Argents Paint Code...for their bumber inserts on BF Typhoons or BF aggressor....the code is below...I had mine colour matched...and it's exact....😁 E2 2911 1000ml Mix E74 - 530.7 E10 - 278.7 E48 - 69.8 E36 - 53.8 E59 - 43.6 E61 - 18.3 E25 - 10.2 Take this code to Inspirations Paint, they'll mix it for you. Cheers.
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  17. yeah, it's a been a good day of sport watching and relaxing in the heat... going to the beach tomorrow because why not
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  18. aeropro do a plate and cooler. Would want to use AN8 lines and keep line run short. Derale make a thermostat block to help with warmup.
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  19. It's a good idea man. Not many people run them though. Falcons aren't meant to be tracked hard, especially not at 700kw. I was looking at a Setrab oil cooler, but haven't got around to it
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  21. Geez that blows big time puff... Yep those legs are guna get it alright
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  22. Got x-ray and ultrasound today, there's a bone spur under the tendon which is causing the pain and my nerve is jumping across the joint when I extend my arm. I've got a follow up with my GP tomorrow but it appears I'll need surgery to scrape the bone. Yay I suppose this year will be dedicated to squats and deadlifts.
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  23. Yep I had a 5 1/2 month break from drinking last year, I didn't feel noticeably better but I also didn't feel like sh*t either. Pretty sure I'm gonna stop again cos it doesn't fit in with my desired lifestyle. I only drink on weekends now, but even that is too much to fit in with working out and being productive etc.
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  24. no wonder why you're hungover I don't miss hangovers at all since I stopped drinking alcohol completely ~2016.
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  25. Makes sense though....even though it had enough power to start the engine, the sensors would have all been out of their voltage range, triggering limp mode. No wonder it threw 20 codes for just about everything. These are the codes that it threw...the complete list. PO21 Intake cam PO22 Cam not in position to crank PO124 TPS or PPS error PO172 System to rich PO221 Throttle Position Sensor PO223 Voltage output PPS or TPS to high PO224 PPS Sensor switch B PO351 Cylinder 1 Coil fault PO356 Ignition Coil F Circuit Malfunction PO1270 RPM Or Speed out of calibrated range PO2100 Throttle Actuator A Control Motor Circuit Out Of Range PO2105 Throttle Actuator Control System PO2110 Major Failure In Throttle Actuator PO2138 Throttle Position Sensor Or PPS Voltage Correlation Problem PO2139 TPS Or PPS Switch D And F Voltage Correlation Problem. I did have lots of starting issues and big voltage drops starting the car before this all happened.
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  26. Confirmed.....Bad Battery. Had it tested and it was stuffed....wouldn't even hold load. They were surprised the car even ran at all. Took the car for a run with the new battery and the car runs much better. Also noticed that it's no longer running rich like it was before. It also had a slight stutter/hesitation before, that's now gone as well. Did a proper smoke test a few weeks ago thinking it was and intake gasket or similar. Anyway...all good.
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  27. Also the intercooler was 50C when I left the driveway and dropped to 40C at the end of the run. It's currently 30C and sunny here. Previously the top mount would start at 50C and finish at 100C.
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  28. Ok so I've gone to have a look and it's not as straightforward as I first thought. Basically the ignition timing and the idle airflow are both in closed loop control at idle. That means that if you change them to an incorrect value they will self correct in just a couple of seconds. I would need to look further into the tune file and see if there is a way of having either the ignition timing or the airflow not be controlled at idle. This isn't a common thing to be looking for, so I would have to sit down and browse through a few hundred, or possibly a couple of thousand parameters to find a likely candidate, then I would need to flash my car etc etc. While it doesn't cost me anything to do this, it does take a lot of time. This certainly isn't a request you would take to a workshop, as you could easily run up a few hours, or a whole day sorting it out. I'll have a look through the tune when I've got some quiet time during the week, I wouldn't hold my breath for an outcome though.
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  29. I haven't forgotten again lol but I've been tied up most of the day and now it's dinner time and kids etc. Haha I will go out there and make some changes tomorrow morning and update then.
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  30. I haven't tried it yet, I forgot, I'll get onto it tomorrow.
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  31. I'd be the same if I had all of the equipment and space and time to do it
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  32. They put a vacuum canister in for my stage 5 crow cams...did the job and a very simple fix. Before that when the idle was low, pulling up to a car Infront of me was dangerous, braking suffered under the right conditions.
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  33. Singing is a surprisingly uplifting thing to do
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  34. Any modifications? other than the K&N of course
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  35. My guitar playing has suffered, I rarely play now and can't remember 99% if the stuff I wrote over the years. I can still play alright though, just not nearly as good lol. I still keep up with singing practice, I doubt I'll ever stop with that.
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  36. Nice. Yeah, similar over this way. Last year was a bit sucky and all consumed by work and put on far too much weight sitting in front of the computer so much. Starting off this year in a much better head space, though. Nice being back in a car with some turbos and trying to get back into guitar and music this year, so life isn't all work. Good to see Keif is still asking Dani for noods 🤣
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  37. As I'm sitting here on the throne it just occurred to me... Yay Saturday
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  38. No idea man, have to check FB to see what shops are up to the task. Can you pull the file and flash it back yourself? This would let any shop send you a file, might be worth looking into.
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  39. That's what happens with big cams. The brake booster will store vacuum on decel and a little bit at idle, you can drive around it like this. I never bothered with trying to fix it, I just press the pedal harder, you get used to it. I'm sure you could fit a vacuum pump and it would be sweet. If the cams are locked, there's fark all you can do about it without changing your power band and needing a retune.
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  40. Another good stint today although it was too farken hot. I've got it running now, no leaks which is a friggin miracle. Tomorrow I'm gonna swap the bonnet for a turbo bonnet so the top mount intercooler can get some air flow. I need to for the intercooler which is a 5 minute job, fit the intake pipe which is another 5 minutes, fit a 4 bar reg, also 5 minutes, swap the map sensor and flash a tune into it. I'll have to spend some time with the wideband and knock ears to dial it in but that generally only takes me a few hours with a simple tune like this. Haha no boost control to worry about, just 12psi gate pressure. For anyone wondering wtf I'm on about, I'm fitting turbo stuff to my na territory. The turbo is a billet wheel 3576, perfect for what I'm doing.
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  41. Shed stuff is clocking the turbo, setting preload, modding oil return, stuff like that. Car stuff is working on the actual car which is in the driveway.
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  42. Haha well it's supposed to be 37 and sunny here today which will actually be more like 40 and sunny. It's already 37 at 10am lol. That's my excuse for not standing outside working on the car all day. Maybe I'll get some done but there's no hurry, Friday is low 20's and the weekend is cooler too. Plus I registered my VN yesterday so I can get around anyway.
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  43. Come on man show some enthusiasm
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  44. Shoulders today … the last couple shoulder days I’ve managed to DB shoulder press the 25kg dbs for reps so pretty stoked… also took a pretty cool photo and realised how much back gains have been made May 2023-Feb 2024
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  45. Theorectly it should make no difference but if there is a problem with earthing (remember we are dealing with less than 1 volt) it can't hurt
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  46. Thanks 4321, I'll check it out over the weekend! Why would running an earth from battery to engine change anything? Is there a known farthing issue with these cats? Cheers again for the help!
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  47. Also talk to Paul at Elite Automotive . Located at Archerfield. My tuner of choice in Brisbane area. I've tried 7 tuners in 3 states over the past decade and these guys are as better than most
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  48. I can agree that the xr6 5speed auto is sh*t my car will clunk every time I go from p to r into d when cruising gears won't change properly and even when u punt it hard seem for it to take a few seconds before it starts to move I wish I went for the 6speed zf even my ba mk2 turbo 4speed trans goes better and harder then the 5speed
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