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  1. Duncan
    haha yep, don't get me wrong, I think they are a great addition considering how your car is getting around.
  2. Duncan
    Yep....it is worth remembering anything except the shittest brake setups are limited by tyre grip for a single stop, not brake ability. Bigger brakes only make a difference for repeated stops as smaller brakes would get hot and fade
  3. Duncan
    Do you meant the plastic cover under the radiator/engine? If so I agree it is unlikely to be the same, the front bar and chassis is different. If you mean the engine's lower timing cover, that is the same
  4. Duncan
    its always the last place you think to look!
  5. Duncan
    Turbo shop can rebuild it to factory for you, although you could get a better/upgraded one at the same time at the same cost. Turbo rebuild is not really DIY, you need a high speed balancer
  6. Duncan
    Yeah highway makes a big difference....the titan gets 14/100 as well at that is 2.5t, 5.6l v8. But, don't tease the prisoners who have to live in "cities"
  7. Duncan
    Yeah from my understanding, when they run the second direction, you have to drive in reverse for safety. Bit unfair for anyone without an EV, but hey, that's racing!
  8. Duncan
    Post edited, not because it is a scam from Kenya, but because nobody should inflict a Jeep on themselves.
  9. Duncan
    Good to hear. I also spoke to Tunehouse as they are the local EcuTeck master dealer, they had added a fair bit of whoosh to a few of them too, but interestingly only the high spec engine.....I've pretty much decided I'll go with the low spec engine for the much lower initial price and find out if the differences matter
  10. Duncan
    Thanks for sharing the detailed write up Mick! I've moved it to the tutorials section
  11. Duncan
    you'd be doing them a favour. the harder it is run in, the better for it's future life. bit risky brave of vw to give you a proper car as a loaner though, what if you start to enjoy cars without error lights?
  12. Duncan
    Basically, you don't. Of course it is possible to get 10% more out of an NA car, but it is an expensive path. From there for sure you can get 50% if you go nuts with cams, headwork, capacity for....very expensive. Or you put a turbo on it an run 50% more for the same ballpark cost as the 10% more NA mods.
  13. Duncan
    good to hear...although I suspect the labour is a significant part
  14. Duncan
    Right here May the unicorn be with you!
  15. Duncan
    said every driver, ever!
  16. Duncan
    fair call.....you aren't modified if you don't have 1000hp these days
  17. Duncan
    And he is a dirty liar....that accord has mods now too....
  18. Duncan
    Well, the key thing is still your budget (and time, but you've said you don't have much), and the fact you are happy with the existing 300kw for now. If I were you I'd buy the 5k engine, sell the head (probably for 5k these days as its a 25 NEO), swap your head onto it and send it. Then, as funds allow, collect parts to rebuild your now spare bottom end properly.
  19. Duncan
    Yeah, that does suck, sorry to hear. And it is possible the seller knew there was an issue but you didn't realise too. Bottom line is, you choose what work you do to repair it based on your budget. The workshop advice is good for a "proper" fix, but you absolutely have a path where you can slap a second hand bottom end under it and go again. Depending how much work you can do yourself it is probably a 5-20k range so in the real world, what you can afford to spend on the car matters.
  20. Duncan
    Have you got pics of the diffuser, that might help try and figure it out
  21. Duncan
    wow....apparently that footage was 91ish....very early days for club in car camera......remember the fuss Ch7 made about RACECAM(tm) in the Gibson car at Bathurst
  22. Duncan
    ahh last time I was there it was in such bad condition I would not want to ride a bicycle around it.
  23. Duncan
    I'm glad I'm not the only one confused about that. But to be fair, I still call the track in Sydney Eastern Creek...
  24. Duncan
    In good news for Euro car buyers, manufacturer warranty is not relevant. Under Australian Consumer Law, what you buy has to be free from major defects for a reasonable period. And if its not you get to choose between replace, refund or repair. VW were specifically done in 2018 for not complying. https://www.accc.gov.au/by-industry/cars-and-vehicles So, just say it is not reasonable to have this failure so soon, and ask for your money back, and buy a nissan. Of course, there is a possibility that they will disagree and you spend the next couple of years in court trying to prove it
  25. Duncan
    Ahh I didn't realise. I'm sure they would want a PDF of the story posted to promote regional businesses Goulburn's One Raceway zooms back into operation with 'world first' _ Goulburn Post _ Goulburn, NSW.pdf
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