The Bogan

Called Harrop today to see when they are sending the HTV2300........well, Covid has struck again, it seems everyone, everywhere, are ordering stuff, lots of stuff, therefore......massive backlog for ordered parts. They start fabricating 2300's for LS1 applications on........ 19 March..... They did say mine will be one of the first to be shipped though

I carry a brick to chock the back wheel The brick also comes in handy late night shopping after the shops have closed One night, out late with the Mrs, she spies this nice little dress in the window of a shop, she asked "could you get that for me", so I get the brick out, smash the window, and give her the dress....a little further down the road she sees some shoes she likes and askes "could you get it for me"....I got a bit angry at that and said, "what, do you think I'm made of bricks".......

I build stupid cars to daily Life is to short for a boring daily I ❤ all go fast builds

I'm talking about the exhaust/turbine housing and dump/screamer pipe That's looks like bonnet and firewall paint melting stuff I had a highmounted old TO4ZE years ago, the heat coming off that was intense, even ceramic coating didn't keep it in check I recommend some form of beanie for the exhaust housing and some form of lagging/wrapping for the dump and screamer at least

What are you doing for thermal protection mate, shits gonna get real hot

Did the cooling system flush with Rislone flush, although the system seemed clean and nice and red, and was flushed 12 months ago with the SCA flush, after the flush the red turned brown and lots of crud drained out, then flushed the engine and core with clean water for a while before the water cleared up, then fitted the new OEM rubber coolant hoses and jubilee clamps, filled with Penrite red coolant and demineralised water Also swapped out the diff oil with some Penrite pro gear 80w 140, I used Nulon 80w 140 last time, 12 months and 15k km ago, but the diff was a bit slappy with it, the Penrite has worked well in keeping it quite 20 minute test drive and miraculously no leaks Hopefully I can put all the undertrays back on tomorrow

Found a minor coolant leak, the coolant hose from the overflow to the engine, the clamp has seen better days, and I'm hesitant to just get a new clamp in case it is actually the hose on its way out so, as I tend to do.....I'm replacing all radiator hoses and clamps Lets hope the weather stays good till the parts arrive, riding the bike is the rain sucks balls

I found the power issue You seem to have a dog jammed in your exhaust pipe That would cause a mad restriction

Just strip out the interior.....................and go camping in it

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Yeap, my fuel system needed the Ford green top 42lb- 440cc injectors to get it up near 360-400kw The stock 28lb - 300cc only got me 260kw at around 90% Dommegabudget

I'm also looking at these things Costco have them for $1900 https://www.costco.com.au/Automotive/Car-Accessories/QuickJack-Car-Lift/p/8513217

Isn't "fat cruise ship" a gender nowadays

Where was this?

The old window tint was a bit worse for wear and I was umming and arring about replacing it, or at least, removing it After ringing around to see how much it would cost for a tint joint to remove it........I went onto ebay and got overnight parts from....China With the $100 steamer it took about 1.5hrs from the start to the finish No glue, no residue, after pealing it of all it needed was some windex 100x easier and cleaner than using a heat gun

Soon For sale $100k covid dollars- or swap for Euro boat

That does look fun I've never actually seen that happen before I'm sure you are going to have even more joy getting those puppies out

Disintegrating ray Or, perhaps, a gender neutraliser

New front wheel bearing hubs are on the way Another case of doing stuff for the sake of wanting to do stuff, not because I need to Meh, they are most likely the original 18 year old bearings I shall rationalise it as preventative maintenance

I'll look into the OEM AIT sensor more As for air temps post the blower, I "assume" I will not be taxing the 2300 running low boost, I "assume", hence, my actual intake temp should be well within an acceptable range, people run alot more boost on these than I will be, and the internal air to water coolers "seem" to keep up The standard 85mm pulley runs around 10-12 psi, a smaller, optional 80mm pulley runs around 13-15 psi, and the smallest available, a 75mm pulley, runs around 16-18 psi, I'm going to have on hand the biggest pulley available, 90mm, in case it is required, to drop another 3 psi, going off rule of thumb.....all things being equal it is about a 3 psi variance for ever 5mm Warranty gets voided when the pulleys are under 75mm, or over 18,000 rpm, I won't be running anywhere near that Running the big pulley also extends belt life, "apparently" I will keep a spare belt anyway, and 17mm??? spanner in the glovebox in case of a busted belt But honestly, this is the tuners bread and butter, this guy has fitted a heap of these kits, I'm sure he will use all of his black magic tuning skills to sort me out I have no idea IRT of the dark art of tuning Disclaimer: Yes, I am using alot of assumptions and a few apparently(s) My saving grace, and peice of mind, is people are pushing these things "alot" more than I will be Mate, in the end I will cross my fingers, roll the dice, and hope for the best Time will tell This will also tick off owning a supercharged car off my bucket list

3 pointed swastika tax As for the AU, I see your AU and raise my VX Australian and American build quality, engineering and design at its, ummmm, best?

I'm hoping my right foot has some common sense Plus I believe I'll be making stuff breaking torque well before I get anywhere near full throttle The tuner, Spiro, knows I want some form of reliability tuned into it, so, with a big, low psi pulley, and some crafty tuning, both with the fuel and the transmission, I'm just going to fill the transmission with some hopes and dreams and see what happens

If required, I would definitely look at a thermostatic controlled one for a street car