The Bogan

It's just a consumer thing I shyed away from the Bluetooth OBD2 as I've heard a few issues with accuracy and also playing silly buggers with slush box converters locking up, meh, electrical black magic stuff Plus I use my phone with MAPS alot So, plug in Why, I'm curious as to what my: Trans temp, the 4l60e has a temp sensor in it, it has a cooler on it but I will be more confident when I know the actual data IAT, it has some aftermarket thingie that reads charge air temps post the water to air intercooler, I'm curious how it reacts to things like traffic, cruising, or rolling against Ferrari's.........JK........but seriously I'm planning to run AIT, Trans temp, volts and another thing that takes my fancy on a day to day basis for shits and giggles In the end it's only a little thing that doesn't take up much space, I'm thinking above the rear view, the VX headlining and A pillar lends itself well to running a small cable from the roof line to under the dash

Consumers will consume Scangauge 2 Handy little thing I was wondering about charged intake temps and trans temps, seems like this does it all, and more https://www.scangauge.com.au/scangauge-2-australian-version

Where was this guys workshop? Any workshop in Cali not complying with emissions can be subject to fines I believe the "race use only" isn't a thing in Cali

Unfortunately I will not be able to tow your float as I have removed the tow bar I appreciate the offer but sadly I don't tow that way, not that there is anything wrong with it, it is 2021 Anyways........ In other news, me the Mrs are taking the bogan mobile into the city to pick up the eldest after a work function The plan is to head from Holsworthy to the city, via Chronulla, then home from the city via Manly for Icecream Waffles Pity about the weather but meh Good times anyway

Give me a break, the car has sticky street tyres, 255 RS4's, and only 950nm of torque at 2500rpm I'm not sure if that's enough powahs to turn them

Water squirter relocation stuff is ebay'd I need to hit bunnings tomorrow for some cutting wheels for my little grinder, I will be just removing the bonnet material and leaving the frame untouched Then tape tape and chop chop I actually also did some wool tuft testing, well, I used survey marking tape, anyways, it seems the "advertised" high pressure zone at the base windscreen isn't really a high pressure zone, the tape pretty much flowed up the windscreen, it wasn't smooth, but it didn't push down into the lower part of the screen, which to me would indicate that it should, "in theory" vent heat when moving My initial hopes were to remove some heat when the car is sitting stuck in traffic, it actually "may" vent some heat when moving, maybe...meh This isn't because the car is overheating or any real reason other than another "just because" mod, plus I get to use my grinder

Just purchased a bonnet scoop #becausemadbogan I just need to find a clean bonnet to hack up I'll fit it up and get a local joint, Fineline, to respray/color match the bonnet

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In other news, after no email reply from Racecraft, and as they don't have any phone numbers because phones are apparently to hard to answer (well that is what their website says), I got a local exhaust shop to fit the cats. The fuel/exhaust smell is now gone, which is nice The ended up costing $650 installed, I'm happy with that as it saved the whole "I hope they fit" senario you go thru when ordering "bolt on" parts It also gave me the opportunity to inspect the undercarriage and "stuff" when it was up on the hoist, doing that on jack stands is a PITA, after inspecting and shaking the bejubus out of all the arms, linkages and other bits and peices everything was hunky dory, sweet.

After a nice ride on the Harley this weekend, I removed the lowered rear shocks I went from scrapping pegs to scrapping the exhaust, which is not ideal when laying this fat old girl over in a tight corner, the exhaust turns into a solid pivot point I actually felt the rear tyre lift and lose grip The OEM rear shocks are back on, not the best performer, but at least I'm back to scrapping pegs and not pivot points

How did you find the 400 cell in relation to the tune, did it richen it up by much?

In other news, I'm looking at some new cats, the current 100 cell cats are of questionable quality and don't really do much, the Mrs has made note if the "stink" from the exhaust I love the stink, but, as long as I keep her relatively happy with the noises and smells the car makes I'm pretty much free to "mod away" Plus if I was ever pulled over and sent to a emissions test I'm not confident it would end well So..... I'm looking at some 400 cel euro 5 type (the 2002 vx is euro 3) from Racecraft which are currently at $450 This is about half the cost of a quote from an exhaust shop that quoted me for 200 cell, which really wouldn't be much better than my current 100 cell

Oh there are skids I just don't advertise the evidence

All is well in Bogan land It turned out the transmission pump rotor went bye bye So after a full strip rebuild, and some, read: alot, of flushing, which was covered by warranty, it is good to go and the old slush box lives to fight another day There was a few reasons why it may have failed, but nothing definite, apparently it is rare for them to fail, but it did, meh, but now it has a nice new one in it Apparently it looked like this pic, not mine, but you get the gist

Bright side was the bike ride, if the car was working I would have pussied out and taken the car And with about 4 layers of clothing I wasn't cold at all....🥶

Not even a skid, just cruising on the M5 and put my foot down a bit to change lanes No bangs, no clunks, just no drive I'm hoping its just the solenoid Fingers crossed Meh

Damn it I now have a gearbox full of neutrals Goes in Tuesday for diagnosis/fix Damn it, I'm heading down to Goulburn to lunch with my daughter on Monday, looks like in riding the bike, and freezing my balls off LOL

LOL, yeah nah I also don't know or associate with people who dress in their Grannies sleeveless cardigan or her weird ill fitting slacks I am happy to put a bag of delicious cinnamon donuts on the line at WSID on Wednesday night, that is if the Skylines are currently running............🤣.......LOL JK.......but seri😜sly

The sidewall on the 225/50 is actually 0.25mm smaller than the standard 205/55 112.5 vs 112.75, if my math is right I like sidewall, our roads are shit

Jax do Hankook RS4 for $215 a corner in 225/50 16 https://www.jaxtyres.com.au/tyres/hankook/ventus-r-s4-z232?sku=ha2255016z232w I like them, in the dry I've run them on my MX5, my 86, and they are currently on my SS I like them alot more than the RE003 in the dry

This depends on what you use for car for, weather conditions and how long you expect a tyre to last Remember that the only thing stopping you from crashing is that small patch of tread Compromises are sometimes made Some high performance tyres are rubbish in the wet

Finally installed the new suspension on the bike, lowered the bike about 1.5" each end The compliance/performance is so much better than the stock suspension, comparing the new stuff to the stock, front was like a sponge, and the rear was like a pogo stick Yes I have lost some lean angle, but I really rarely scrapped the pegs before anyway, plus I don't really dive into corners because Harley

Car drives great in traffic and loves the Hwy Drove to Braidwood today, averaged about 9.5l/100km with cruise locked at 100 and 110 Sedate city driving is less fuel friendly at about 16l/100km Car is wicked fun and fast on the roll

No, please don't, I blame 1/2 bottle of cheap whiskey for my stupidity

May I also change my username to... The Bogan Thankyou for your service