My new engine - tuning *update* 25psi ='s :D

[Bl4cK32]

can u buy ARP bolts to replace em?

[whatsisname]

[knore]

how long would u estimate this would take to do if say you wanted it done asap and had all the money ready ?

[hippy]

so its finally finished now matt?? ... that too ages

[9krpm]

dyno dyno!!!!

congrat that engine bay looks hot

[TIMMMAYYY]

f*ck your cars clean whatsisname!

ohh you missed a spot on the firewall just behind the turbo

[whatsisname]

Knore,

Do you mean EVERYTHING? As in all internal engine work, bolt-ons (turbo, FMIC etc...) & all lines polishing and so on...??? If so I'd take a few months at a rough guess. Sourcing all the parts, getting the time to do the work & then setting everything up can easily blow out to faaar longer though!

If you mean just the appearance stuff, then ~2-3wks.

All the best with it, which ever way you decide to go mate.

Hip,

Naa not finished yet. Still got a few more little things up my sleeve. The fuel lines & Speedflow fittings are yet to be done (see f/hose on inner LHS guard). The polished turbine heat shield is yet to go on. A few more silicon lines, new stainless clamps etc... Polished radiator air guide. New seats will go in early in the new yr too.

The list is endless......

[whatsisname]

  TIMMMAYYY said:

f*ck your cars clean whatsisname!

ohh you missed a spot on the firewall just behind the turbo

Doh! LOL Nice pick up! That's an area normally obscured by the dump pipe (off ATM being modified) Thanks for pointing it out, I'll give the area a once over

[Bugalugs]

Mattress-The car is looking sweet dude.Are you still going to fit the Ricermatic?

-congrats on the posting aswell.Damn that means i have to put up with Tania for a lot longer!

catch up with ya soon

[whatsisname]

  Bugalugs said:

Mattress-The car is looking sweet dude.Are you still going to fit the Ricermatic?    

           -congrats on the posting aswell.Damn that means i have to put up with Tania for a lot longer!    

catch up with ya soon

G'day Matty,

Thanks dude

Mate I might go with 3 x Ricermatics, should be good for 15-20rwkw each!

Yeah we're stoked on the posting/promotion. More $$$, a nice fat lump sum payment, & best of all 3+yrs more in the defect capital of OZ - Adelaide.

You'll have to put up with Tan & me Well you see me & put up with Tan hahaha

Cheers mate.

Here's the new pic -

[Cubes]

So is there coolant under that radiator cap?

When's it getting tuned?

[whatsisname]

No coolant, just water for the run in phase.

It'll go straight on the dyno, but only for a basic check & a bit of load to help with ring bed in.

It'll be a few wks before any serious dyno work takes place.

[B-Man]

I've just put 700 kms on mine - It's sweet as ! Has the best exhaust note eva and power - sheeez - Only running 9 PSI and I reckon it has more power than the old motor running 14 PSI.

Yeah - same re Serious Dyno work !

Hope to hear about your results soon whatsisname.

Cheers,

[Cubes]

I've never ran in a motor.

Do you feel it start to loosen up and start to feel a bit gutsier or is that just an old myth?

[Steve]

Joel, I have found they tend they start to feel more responsive, rev easier and pull harder, but I have only run in 2 engines, and it could be a case of wishful thinking.

Then again, I rode my brothers new bike (picked it up), then again in a couple of months and it definately felt alot more responsive.

[hippy]

hey matt, u notice how many hits this thread has got?? u're world famous!!!!

[Steve]

hippy, its because he keeps logging on to look at his own photos:D

[whatsisname]

I hadn't actually Hip!

Edit - Ok... you busted me Steve

Well I picked the car up yesterday (15Dec) & after 80k’s it already feels soooo good to be driving a Skyline again! The down side is having to do 2000k's of painfully tame running in mileage

The engine starts & runs as if it were still stock on the inside (nice & smooth - nil piston slap). It actually feels "more" responsive than I recall, possibly helped by a dump pipe change & lighter reciprocating mass. It also still has plenty of RB25DET off-boost torque, something I’ll be using a lot in the next few 1000k’s.

I might see a few of you in the hills in the coming wks, I’ll be the one driving very sedately: )

[Steve]

Good to hear your behind the wheel again.

The reason is probably feels more responsive is the fact that you have compression on all 6 cylinders:p

[whatsisname]

True