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Dunnas

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  1. Happy Birthday Dunnas!

  2. Happy Birthday Dunnas!

  3. Well, long time no post... Recently made the move from NZ over to Brisbane, better pay and all that, but... And it embarrasses me to say this... I now drive a 2002 VX II Late model camira Executive... V6! Bloody hell, XR6T's cost more to buy in the country of production, than in NZ!! Whats going on? Admittedly, I only paid $9K for my Commodore, but I only got NZ$20k for my T which is described in my signature. I've lasted 3 months in silence since arriving here, I MISS MY T!! Please everyone. Buy an FG, flood the market with under priced BA/BF's, for people like me... those who wish to feel that sudden fear when touching the gas at 70km/h in third, only to have the rear end break loose, those who want to pull up next to a WRX and giggle like a girl in anticipation of the 12y.o. driver wanting a go, and those who want to avenge that time when they were on their 'L' plates in mum's Honda Accord and were pissed on by a superior car. I, for one, hope that the Orion is a colossal success, if not for Ford, than for people like me who want/need to be able to get back in a T. I only felt 250RWKW of fury, I need more! Every day I get into my Expensive Daewoo and it is a constant struggle not to punch myself in the face. This post really has no point... I'm just pissed off sitting and listening to people being happy with their t's... DAMN YOU! So every time that something goes wrong with your T... Think of Dunnas, the man who loved and lost... And smile, life ain't that bad after all.
  4. Well, seeing as our rugby players are up to F-all, I'll cheer on the Kiwis in Bathurst (But only the ones in a Ford!).
  5. I'm f**Kn gutted! As you Aussies will be. The ref for the AB's game needs to be hung. That was absolute BS. But, France won on the day, and the AB's didn't... I'm running out of teams to support! Gutted, absolutely gutted.
  6. Alright guys, we're getting into crunch time now, the quarters are upon us and the usual teams involved in the tri-nations are shining (with the exception of South Africa Vs. Tonga). Just thought I'd take the opportunity to wish the best of luck to both the Wallabies and the All Blacks, as I'd love to see them face off in a semi. I've always rated the Wallabies to be the team to beat, particularly when it counts, as they always step it up a notch. I'm a bit disappointed that the All Blacks have had such a ridiculously easy pool with not a single team able to offer any sort of resistance, but I think a lot of the top teams were in similar positions. So it will be really interesting to see how the knock-out rounds go. GO THE WALLABIES (but just for the quarters) and then GO THE ALL BLACKS!!! P.S. Did anyone watch the AB's Vs. Scotland and feel as disgusted as I did, that after all the fuss of getting NZ to wear their 'away' strip, they both looked damn near exactly the f***n same!!
  7. My BA came up with 214rwkw standard everything. It was on a hub dyno though, which I've heard tend to read a bit higher.
  8. Yeah this ad has been in the news a fair bit lately here in NZ. The ad is showing an XR6 round a corner in perfect conditions and loose the back end, spinning and rolling down a bank, landing upside down on a pile of logs. Although they removed the badges it is very easily recognised as a Falcon, which is a no-no for these ads. It gets even worse because at the moment ford are running an ad campaign showing the benefits of the upgrade packages now being standard, including the electronic stability control. Which means you might see an ad about the great performance and handling of the Falcon... and then 2minutes later, an ad showing a Falcon loosing control, crashing badly and killing the driver. I can understand why Ford are a bit pissed.
  9. Found this... Angel Eyes DIY 'How To' Was posted up on another forum.
  10. Judging by what you will be doing, I think that choice will suit you well. I'd recommend getting a good set of semi-slick tyres (smooth down the middle with big knobbly bits on either side for cornering), from memory Hutchinson make a very good one. Bikes are like cars, they will only handle as well as the tyres will let them. And if you are doing a lot of road cycling the slick portion will make your life heaps easier. Whilst the sides will give you heaps of grip for off-road (or on-road for that matter) cornering. My 2c's.
  11. I'm pretty sure it will be a Wallabies/All Blacks semi... And I know that if anyone can beat NZ when it counts, it's Australia. Gregan could be yelling "four more years" at the All Blacks once again
  12. Dunno what it's called but I have a thin clear plastic film (like clear duraseal or something) on the front of mine. It is only noticeable if looking very closely and has stopped all but one stone from chipping the paint, and my car has done 80,000km. A few mates have since had it applied to their cars and haven't looked back. So long as it's applied properly, you don't notice it's there. Heaps better than the time and effort involved in touch-ups or re-spraying.
  13. Yeah Yeah, we'll see... You're right on the money though. Too much hype of NZ's the best... Then we get knocked out by Australia or France. Although I doubt France will put up much of a fight, and I think you Aussies can sleep easy at night knowing that Johnny Wilkinson's boot is gunna be of little threat to ANY team this time around. And although the Wallabies aren't exactly in top form at the moment they always seem to pull one out of their arse when it comes to the AB's. F**n George Gregan and that bloody Sterling Mortlock! If I had to put money on the end result... I wouldn't. I'm picking South Africa Vs. NZ being the biggest match (if it happens) and although I'd like to say NZ will win, could very easily go either way.
  14. The edited T will piss all over the standard XR8, and judging by past dyno results of generically tuned XR6T's and standard Typhoons, I'd say they would be neck and neck with an advantage to the XR6T if the car responded well to the Generic Tune. I.E. I got 333rwhp on 8psi Generic tune, whereas a stock tune in a Typhoon posted elsewhere on this site had 302rwhp.
  15. Car: BA MKI XR6 Turbo Trans: 4 Speed Auto Power: 249rwkw Boost: 8psi Induction: Stock Turbo: Stock Valve Springs: Stock Exhaust: Stock Fuel: Stock Power adder: 8psi Generic Tune by C&V
  16. Hi Guys, Well I went to change to a lower temp thermostat today and wasn't particularly successful. As per pic below, I unclipped the hose circled in yellow going to the reservoir, lightly pulled/twisted on the hose... And instead of the hose coming off the metal pipe, the metal pipe pulled clean out of the thermostat housing... And is now leaking. Question is, what should I use to secure this back in? And also, I couldn't get the old thermostat out. I pulled pretty hard but after the issues with the hose I didn't want to pull too much. Should it come out easily or is it a matter of brute strength?
  17. I agree. When all of the talk leading up to a game is about possibly de-powering the scrum and being concerned about seriously injuring members of the opposing team (I.e. NZ Vs. Portugal), then maybe that team should not be at the world cup. Or perhaps have two world cup divisions? On the other hand, playing against the All Blacks (or Wallabies/South Africa) would be the highlight of a lifetime for the Portugese players, as well as invaluable experience. Plus they got to do some training sessions with the AB's before the game which can't be bad for them. Good on them for having a crack... And they did better than Japan when NZ put 145 points on them during a world cup match!
  18. I've watched a few AFL games and don't think it's a bad game. We would never play it competitively over here though due to the name! Maybe it should be renamed to "kick a ball around a cricket pitch and smash people", then we might take it up and possibly give your guys some international competition. For me it's too much like the Yanks and baseball with their "world series".
  19. I also notice hes from Hawthorn... I made the mistake of putting $20 on them to beat the kangaroos in AFL... That'll learn me for betting on something I know nothing about.
  20. Being a kiwi male, statistically I think about Rugby once every 53 seconds. Just wondering if any of you guys follow it (seeing as the Wallabies are one of our greatest rivals), or is it all Aussie Rules over there? P.S. GO THE ALL BLACKS. Ok, burn me now.
  21. Oh Sweet Jesus, This guys is on drugs... Hahaha Now Seth Green is having a crack at him Seth Green Mocks Chris
  22. Always good to see another Kiwi on the site I'm sure you'll love to car even more once you get some mods going, even just the flash tuner has made my XR6T a completely different drive.
  23. I'm 23, fully insured, my excess is NZ$1000... Sounds like you poor Aussies are being shafted by the insurance companies over there... Maybe when I move to Brisbane next year I won't get another T!!
  24. Dunnas

    Your First Car?

    1988 Honda Accord EXI!! WooHoo! Was a limited edition which came out with sunroof, full electrics, spoiler kits, MASSIVE 15" mags, extractors, and a close ratio gearbox. Extreme!
  25. Think you'll have to get it tuned mate. I was going to do the same to mine as soon as I got it (because we can in NZ ), until I found out that having a MAP car is much different to having a MAF controlled engine. The ECU won't just compensate for the changes... It packs a sad and throws it's toys out of the cot.
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