WPN270 Member 78 Member For: 15y 11m 8d Gender: Male Location: south west sydney, n.s.w Posted 19/12/14 11:22 AM Share Posted 19/12/14 11:22 AM after a year of searching for the answer to the issues I had in the FG XR6T and a change of workshops, I have finally joined the 400 club.what was supposed to be a fairly normal test session at Sydney Dragway after a retune and fuel system upgrade, turned out to be a long journey.the fg nosed over at 330ft and lost all power. after packing up, I started it up and got a death rattle that sounded like an old state transit train. thinking it was finally the end of the 3576 turbo (had a great run over the 3 years, 335rwkw on 98 and 373rwkw on Powerplus E85) boy was I wrong.11 weeks (a delay in transport, a break in and a hospital trip) I finally picked up my car today.Justin at Blacktrack Performance in Cardiff, has transformed the FG into an absolute weapon.The turbo was upgraded to a GT35/82R, we also added a Gibson Chromemoly HD tailshaft, and the cause of the death rattle..... one stuffed flexplate. so we added a Nizpro HD upgraded plate and ARP bolts.the result. First run on E-flex was a staunch 466.3rwkw.considering the Fg is also my S/ST drag car (11.00 to 12.99 class) I had the tune reduced to 438rwkw and another flex for a Mrs tune at 396rwkw.the change is unbelievable, driving back to Sydney (with the occasional squirt) the fuel economy was below 9.2l/100km (best I ever got was a 12.2 and that was stock) yet smash the pedal, and even im trying to climb out of the boot lol.so mods done are:wlabro 460l E85 pump and larger cradle1000d injectorsGibson HD 900hp tailshaftNizpro HD flexplatePlazmaman HD valve springsGT35/82R turbo, flapper mod and 12psi actuatorXforce 4 inch dump, 5 inch cat and 3 1/2 inch catbackRapid Systems V2 intercooler, piping and battery relocation.next step is to test the tune and see where abouts in the10's we are.cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiftyOne Bronze Donating Members 1,145 Member For: 10y 9m 24d Gender: Male Posted 19/12/14 11:25 AM Share Posted 19/12/14 11:25 AM That graph looks beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WPN270 Member 78 Member For: 15y 11m 8d Gender: Male Location: south west sydney, n.s.w Posted 19/12/14 11:30 AM Author Share Posted 19/12/14 11:30 AM I know hey. all 3 of them are similar (the 466 one is a big ragged but still... :-) ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camo86T Silver Donating Members 1,810 Member For: 10y 2m 13d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 20/12/14 05:04 AM Share Posted 20/12/14 05:04 AM Well done budCan I say awesome power for those mods - sure its a gt3582 and not a gtx3582?!?Do you know what boost its pushing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevanford Member 268 Member For: 12y 2m 24d Posted 20/12/14 06:29 AM Share Posted 20/12/14 06:29 AM Why the change of tuner ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WPN270 Member 78 Member For: 15y 11m 8d Gender: Male Location: south west sydney, n.s.w Posted 21/12/14 03:37 AM Author Share Posted 21/12/14 03:37 AM lol thanks. nah definitely a gt (wasn't game to push the extra $$ with the finance minister.. in enough trouble already lol)new hands, new ideas, wanted a change after nearly 7yrs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camo86T Silver Donating Members 1,810 Member For: 10y 2m 13d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 21/12/14 10:40 PM Share Posted 21/12/14 10:40 PM I know what that's likeMy mods list is very similar to yours though manual not auto, so was interested in what boost you running?It was 39degC with intake temps starting to climb on the day I got it tuned last month so I got CMS to leave it where it was at 15psi on 98Will be going back early next year for re-tweak on 98 and eflex tunethinking maybe need to upgrade tailshaft first though..! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WPN270 Member 78 Member For: 15y 11m 8d Gender: Male Location: south west sydney, n.s.w Posted 22/12/14 03:02 AM Author Share Posted 22/12/14 03:02 AM true. running 18psi on flex tunesglad I did the tailshaft mod now with the extra power. well worth it dude. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camo86T Silver Donating Members 1,810 Member For: 10y 2m 13d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 23/12/14 09:57 AM Share Posted 23/12/14 09:57 AM Damn that's good power for 18psi!Guessing the tailshaft set you back $1200-1500?I was looking at what a couple of other guys have done on here... chromoly re-tube of existing by Propeller Shaft services in bankstownGot a price of $500 iirc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WPN270 Member 78 Member For: 15y 11m 8d Gender: Male Location: south west sydney, n.s.w Posted 23/12/14 11:40 PM Author Share Posted 23/12/14 11:40 PM yeah bout $1500 plus fitting. re-tubes are heaps cheaper though.been sick of doing things twice, so went the full replacement this time lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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