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A lean code would explain the lack of power and spluttering etc. More than likely you'll need to replace the O2 sensor. You can check the O2 sensor operation with a scanner to verify first if you want.

Yay Monday

Yeah it's dead easy to make the car idle higher. Only thing is it will want to push the car along so you'd be on the brakes a lot more often. Worth a try though.

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.

Vodka, scotch, bourbon, beer and half a cigarette.

Somewhat

Yay Sunday Hangover central up in dis bish

Surprising what a flat battery will do

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.

Did a quick power check while I was in the car, it makes 220awkw on 10.5psi @4800rpm. I think a set of valve springs will bring up the boost slightly in the top end, perhaps it is just the nature of running it with no boost control. Fark me at this rate I should have just chucked a na engine in the turbo car and be done with it.

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.

Missus said " should be able to" and I said shooby? She said huh? I said shooby...ubuda, shooby ubuda

Yay Saturday Here's some Aussie slang for ya, "shooby ubuda".

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.

Fitting the actual intercooler itself is the same as a Falcon. There is some trimming of the inner crash bar, bending of the AC line, I used a rivnut gun to insert some threads for the top mounts and tec screwed some mounts into the lower rad support. I suppose I could rivnut the lower ones too but it was too hot and I cbf lol. FG upper piping fits to the hot side of the intercooler with an extra silicone and 90 degree bend while BA/BF piping fits on the cold side, with a slight change for the lower part of the piping as the terry cooler is flipped. I used the Raceport BOV as well, it needed a vacuum/boost source that I stole from the no longer used IMRC solenoid. It took me about 4 hours to remove the intercooler from the other car, find all the various bits of pipe and silicone, weld up a hole in one of the pipes, temporarily relocate the trans cooler and fark around removing the stock stuff and fitting it all to the car. I went for another drive and it has definitely made an improvement.

There was one on the ground just to the right of the pic

Here's a halfway through the job pic

Hue hue hue. Despite the weather man bullsh*tting me, I got the front mount intercooler installed today. I went for a quick drive and it definitely keeps pulling, where it would slow down a fair bit before. After a good few runs I pulled over and the cold side was cool to the touch whereas the hot side was roasting. Needless to say the top mount intercooler was always too hot to touch. Another win, what's next lol?! Valve springs I reckon, I can hear them playing up occasionally. I have a new set and a tool so that can be the next job

Yep currently just over 35, full sun and I'm out here like a dickhead working in the sun all day. Meh it's not as bad as you'd think plus I'm making car gains so that's something.

Weather man says 30C and slightly cloudy which is perfect for working outside. Nek minute it's 36C and full sun which ain't the worst but it ain't the best.

Nah no tuning, just cos the air was cold.

Haha nah, their stop is only 500m from the house. Did a lap around town first to warm it up, same with the other car.

Yay Friday Cold air this morning so some boosting done, then came home and took the old v8 out for a run.

I fitted an under the battery cold air intake today with a fresh K&N pod filter. Now I get all the turbo sucking noises and a baby flutter. Not sure if it goes much better yet, it seems to for about half a second until the intercooler turns thermonuclear 🫠

I haven't tried it yet, I forgot, I'll get onto it tomorrow.