Engine Rebuild Cost!?!?

[Ralph Wiggum]

360ish @ 20psi with a 4094 is still low tho! Rip_Hsv's ute runs a 4094, C4 with 3500 stall and a 4" smb exhaust and IIRC it punched out 450Ish rwkw on 22 odd psi with a .86 rear cover...

(at the risk of getting sued) Try another tuner mate!

[dangreene]

yeah that's my next step.

I was told my cooler and exhaust were choking it upbut 3.5" should still be good to flow 400.

as for the front mount, it was reaching 60degree charge air temps so that's getting changed this week.

[Ralph Wiggum]

Cooler would def be hurting power then. APS Exh is good for around 380rwkw through a manual before the rear muffler starts to restrict it. otherwise it's one of the best systems around

[Henz]

they do, but probably not that much, check our facebook page for a BA using a big convertor and 20-21 psi

That things awesome. Can we have a Write up on here on it?

[ratter]

The owner is a member here and has not picked up his car as yet, so will let him post if he wants to

The video does not do justice to how it sounds, can't expect too much from an iphone I guess

[thecook]

just as a example I have a ba which I have done injectors springs intercooler 3 inch exhaust standard dump cold air intake fuel pump actuator and rebuilt blower with flapper modified out of a manual and got 390 with 970 nm of torque so my opinion is that yoy need to get some to tune it who is a ford freak and lives those cars there are only a few and I have delt with them all.the one I use now is a perfectionest my car spent 8 hours on the dyno and about 20 runs to tune it perfectly and now its out of control. remember 3 inch exhaust no dump. sorry and @ 17psi.

Edited 12/06/11 01:55 AM by thecook

[phantom6]

yeah that's my next step.

I was told my cooler and exhaust were choking it upbut 3.5" should still be good to flow 400.

as for the front mount, it was reaching 60degree charge air temps so that's getting changed this week.

60 degree I <3 Bananas, I have a standard plenum, cold side intercooler piping is 2inch 3/4 Not even 3inch. and the intake temps are no over 40 deg.. all I have to say is go see MICK @ Pitlane. my forged motor is noisy too but bearable.. like other ppl have said, a forged motor is not going to sound quite like stock standard will. if u get a fg bottom end your going backwards.. best thing to do. for peace of mind pull the motor out and put new forgies?

*get another opinion, go see Mick @ Pitlane

*get a desent intercooler

*get the car checked over.

good luck with sorting it out

[dangreene]

I think ill leave the car as is for the moment. its not the most practical thing for work!

[dangreene]

forgot to add, it has enough power to smoke any hsv so im happy for now

[CBXRT]

360ish @ 20psi with a 4094 is still low though! Rip_Hsv's ute runs a 4094, C4 with 3500 stall and a 4" smb exhaust and IIRC it punched out 450Ish rwkw on 22 odd psi with a .86 rear cover...

(at the risk of getting sued) Try another tuner mate!

Luke, I reckon you have to be careful comparing modded cars with others in relation to their rwkw.

I have heard reports of a dyno/tuner in Tassie (I won't mention of course) deliberately adjusting the end figures - so the tuner looks fantastic, client pays the $$, and walks away with a false XXX rwkw figure and then tells everyone to go there.

Going by heaps of other threads on here, some of the rwkw and nm figures people claim after minimal mods (but then "surprisingly" run really ordinary quarter mile times....) also backs up this theory. I'm sure the best shops don't do it, but I wouldn't be surprised if heaps of Ts on here don't have anywhere near the rwkw or nm they claim......