The Bogan

Booked in at Craigs to get the transmission tuned to suit the new powahs. From talking to a few different people, and the googles of course, not adjusting the transmission tune after power mods can be a sure-fire way to reduce transmission life. As it only costs around $500 for the transmission retune it is a no brainer to have it tuned to suit.

After a quick squirt with brake clean and some flat black rattle can action, I present......stealth mode It's still wet but you get the gist With no actual hands on prep, the fisheyes on the hoee clamps, and a few missed spots behind a bracket or hose, it is just like a Holden quality paint job...poor quality IMO it does look better than before though

And a LS Nanna would want it that way

I needed to pop back in to get the speedo calibrated, it was set to whatever the stock centre was. I called and talked to Spiro and he said pop in whenever I was available, I said I am, he said bring it on in, so I did, he also stuck it straight back on the dyno and tickled the tune a bit because he wasn't happy with the idle when off throttle. Excellent service Everything is GTG now, plus I just took the long way back to work It is nice and whiney, on the throttle, but not overly, you can only just here it in the cabin, which is nice, outside, it sounds The car cruises like a dream Coolant temps, on the stock gauge at least, hasn't changed, even when I was sitting in traffic for 10 minutes trying to get off Parramatta road As for bonnet clearance, it easily fitted and there was no need to chop up my new under bonnet liner thingie, winning.... I might paint the trans cooler black to hide it a bit

So, the dyno results hey With the blower at around 5-7 psi at it, it got to 317kwatw and about 950nm... So a gain of about 47kwatw, but a extra 500nm of gearbox destroying, rubber laying torque From talking to the tuner though the final kw number and shape of the curves can be taken with a grain of salt because of the highstall slipping, and stuff....... yadda yadda yadda......meh........it's all black magic to me On the road, it's a freight train, I could only give it a little hit, but the before and after difference is, well, big My next thing to do is revisit Craig's Automatics to adjust the autos tune, so it locks up a bit sooner, "or something" then hit the strip to see what it really does in anger Overall, on day 1, I'm happy and haven't broken anything, yet, well, apart from traction

Yeah, it seems to be a recurring theme

So far so good, should see dyno today and ready for pickup tomorrow Much excite

Add grout for reliable 1000hp tiles

Just dropped off the car to Autotech I have all the excitements

Years of running and carrying a pack ended up screwing up my lower leg muscles, in the end when I was walking long distance the compartment stuff (sausage skin) that covers the muscles didn't stretch enough and the pressure started to cut off blood flow to my feet. Should be all good now. In other, more boost orientated news: the car is booked in on Monday for the charger, again, it cannot come quick enough, I've had to change the dates for getting the charger installed twice already, once for work and once for the surgery. This time next week should be fun.

Got Solar Tint to install 35% Black Envy Ceramic window tint

Fitted the Forza FP2 pads in the rear to match the fronts I put in last week Also purchased a little mechanic seat thingie with wheels for working on the brakes and suspension, makes life so much easier

Your a lucky man Stay safe, and......send it

Had a major service done on my lateral compartments +20kw plus improved throttle and brake control As you can see I am bedding them in now Also went with some tint, all the cool kids are going orange

My dear, I believe you were also using common sense I tried common sense once, me and common sense never really did work well together, maybe due to the "stupid boy" paradox

I'm curious on what comprehensive insurance is for a 20 year old car on finance? I would imagine alot

Was just some cheap Johnny red mixed with Pepsi max I do overly opinionated when drinking cheap whiskey, well, more so than normal

If it gets clicks that funds the SAU machine I'm happy to deal with it Without funding what would happen to SAU? As long as I'm not getting spammed with adds and shiz I say send it People get spoilt, or forgot about little things, like paying bills And yes, I'm drinking whiskey at the moment

Finally installed the Forsa FP2 brake pads in the front Flushed the fluid and bedded them in Old pads were QFM HPX So far so good, good cold bite, good feel, seem to be a good street pad The HPX pads in the rear still have a bit of life left, I will try the Forsa FP1 in the rear when the HPX and done

Mate, I'll be at the limits of my drivetrain, even with the built trans, with the 360-380kw that we are looking at making Unless there is some current undiagnosed issues with the current engine, it "should" hold together fine Fingers crossed - famous last words - hopefully- etc. etc.

Sleep deprived brain fart on my part, 12 April....

Looked at diary....booked the car in for the 12th March for the instal, tune and fuel pump upgrade.

Cheers mate, all the hard work is done by the locals and the young soldiers we throw at it, all I do is point and the young-uns and tell them to "GO GO GO" I'll be returning soon though as I've got some medical shit going on that needs some attention, nothing serious, just minor maintenance on the old body. Oh to be young again

The supercharger has arrived at Autotech in Clyde..... I'm in Taree Dooh Should be home in a week or so, I'll book in then and hopefully have it installed and tuned soon after In other, more disturbing news Seen a dead calf today, it was under a big cow, I assume its mother, the cow had its guts hanging out and an unborn calf was hanging out in those guts, I was like WTF, life can be cruel Did have the big sads for them