Hi-torque Performance In Doveton?

[lav]

Hi Guys,

I just got the bleed valve done and turbo is on full boost and it is pinging.....took it for the cruise on sat and some mates heard it....

need to get the car tuned and unsure if Hi-Torque Performance in Doveton are good place......

let me know if u guys have experience with them and if u have any other places around dandenong for Skylines.....

[boostn0199]

Your probably running to much boost then put the boost down with the valve, also the tune is not gona be able to be done if you havent got ecu done. But yeah in dandenong recommend trent at status tuning as alot of people can aswel on the forum not sure hes back yet though.

[Count Grantleyish]

What psi are you running?

As I said on your other thread that bleed valve is not needed for stock turbo'd GTR, especially when you've removed the restrictor.

If you run above 14psi, the ceramic wheels could split and dust go into the motor - bye bye motor.

Trent of Status will be back on 30th August, I'd go to him. But I haven't been to Hi-Torque before, so can't comment on them.

[gdogzgtr]

Lav, I haven't heard of anyone talking about HI- torque and haven't been to them myself so can't comment on them but Below is list of recommended work shops from the Sticky thread section. I have also read lots of good reports on here about Status.

Going from this I wouldn't go to Hi-torque unless you know them personally or similar and recommend Status or one from the list below as they are all well known and well regarded with lots of experience with imports/skylines.

Name: Chasers Motorworks

Location: 4/440 Dynon Rd, West Melbourne

Number: 9687 7118

Name: CREATD Motorsports

Location: 11a Merola Way, Campbellfield

Number: 9357 7663

Name: Dr. Drift

Contact: Sam

Number: 0425 818 755

Location: Unit 4/9 Alick Rd, Brooklyn 3012

Name: EAS Performance

Contact: Vic

Number: 9330 2001

Location: Airport West

Name: EFI Hardware

Location: 7 Monomeeth Drive, Mitcham

Number: 9873 5955

Name: Manual Autos

Number: 9466 4499

Name: Racepace

Contact: Chris Thomson

Location: 9/6 Holloway Drive, Bayswater

Number: 9762 9421

Name: R E Customs

Contact: Ray

Number: (03) 9548 3414

Location: 16 Yiannis Court, Springvale

Name: Revzone

Location: 3 Varman Court, Nunawading

Number: 03 9878 9299 Fax: 03 9878 9399

Hours: Monday to Friday 9:30 to 5:30 Saturday - Booking Only

Name: Sabbadin Automotive

Contact: Robert Sabbadin

Location: in mulgrave near the corner of springvale and wellington

Number: 9560 3440

Hope this helps.

[Count Grantleyish]

+1 for Sabbadin Automotive.

[Ziller]

Hi-Torque hey!!! I wonder if this will help? I spent over $40.000 there. On his expert advice, Brand new N1 block, CP pistons, Pon cams, Motec, Tripple plate clutch (which shattered the previous trouble free Std gearbox on low tune the first time out so a further $12,000 on a PPG box was spent) Trust intercooler, Tomei manifolds and dumps, ACL race bearings and much more. The car drove like a shit heap compared to how it once was and constantly stalled at the lights! The reco turbos were identified as 2860-8s?? and tagged as 2860 (later identified as 2871-7s) with many trips back to amend problems.

The promised 360 to 370kws @ all 4 wheels came in at 330kws on BP98 at 25 psi. AHH the answer! throw on a set of 2860-10s (really 2871-10s) while waiting for the good news and the promised new power levels I was told my 3 month old engine had siezed on the dyno! He told me he had the said failed brand new N1 oil pump analyzed from an inderpended report which found a poor casting, (on request he would not produce this report) now a Tomei oil pump.

After a 14 months wait with many many many excusses, my new expertly bulit engine with the said brand new crankshaft and std size bearings and new turbo combo produced a wopping 332kws. (waste of time and money) The car was down on power! and with to many stories to get my head around.

After 2,000kms and a visit to Paul from Chasers, Ben from Racepace and Simon from Nizpro, I knew the engine had to come out, Simon stripped the engine, it was a mess, (also veiwed by Ben from Racepace and later, Duane) not the brand new crankshaft I was told but a second hand one with 10 thou under size bearings which were shot and in some cases down to the white metal, scrape marks on the pistons and a long list of other problems. (Duane did supply a new crankshaft and some other minnor parts for the full Engine rebuild). Enough said for one night. I still have all the old parts, Crank, Pistons, Bearings etc.

The car now runs Like a new car and a dream to drive with the adviced changes, Pon cams gone, Std cams back in. Motec gone, Power FC back in. Tripple plate gone, replaced with a Nismo coppermix. 2871-10s gone, replaced with 2860-5s.

As for Duane, a great salesman but............., Lesson well and truly learned.

[some_cs_student]

40K? You could buy a new car for that

Always use a reputable workshop listed on in the SAU sticky

What kind of power are you making now? Have you had the full tune done?

[dmac_25]

Give me a pm just in Paky I'll help you out.

Gee ziller not a good story to be had from that trip they sure didn't do the right thing

[Ziller]

40K? You could buy a new car for that

Always use a reputable workshop listed on in the SAU sticky

What kind of power are you making now? Have you had the full tune done?

40k?.... dont forget the gearbox!!!, and remember the waste of time 2871-10 turbos, also there was the waste of time try oil drain back set up, etc etc.... all up try over 58k!!! so much for being told "Do it once, do it right" This dose not include the cost of the 2871-10,s, the cost of the Nizpro rebuild including the 2860-5,s.... after all that, this car will not be sold, I could not bare watching someone drive it down the road, its not the cars fault, it is now part of me.

Was not a member at the time (2007) and did not know about SAU and had very little knowledge of the GTR at the time, so who's to know, yes it would have been very handy.

I still have a 3 year issue with the PPG gearbox built by Hi-Torque, it keeps jumping out of 1st when in traffic, its in there now for repair, running a Std box for now.

After picking up the car from High-Talk after full tune, being so down on power I knew I had problems (having been told "The Fuel blends have changed these days and that he had to retune around 30 customers cars to suit, we'll try again during the summer" Yer right!) with the new engine with the second hand crankshaft, 2 days later I headed for Chasers, with Chasers 4 wheel dyno it pulled 325.8kw's, 6 days later with Nizpro's 2 wheel dyno it pulled 337kw's @ 24.67 psi.

With the Nizpro rebuild it pulled 348kw's @ 20 psi with less rpm, remember this is without the Motec M800, now power fc with air flow meters, without the Tomei cam shafts now standard cam shafts and without the 2871-10,s now 2860-5,s with around 5 psi less boost!! and also without that stupid tripple plate clutch, now a coppermix. Work that out?

With all the money spent including the 3.5" exhaust, Duane from Hi-Torque said the remaining 3" muffler would not hold the car back at all.

I have since purchaced a very well hand made custom s/s 3.5" muffler with twin 3" exits from Nizpo, when I get around to installing it, Simon from Nizpro said I should be looking at around 360kw's with a minor retune, still at 20 psi .

When and if the gearbox is repaired properly, maybe, just maybe, I will get the car I was promised 3 years ago?

(QUOTE) What a wicked web we weave when we practice to deceive!

[JAGR33]

40k?.... dont forget the gearbox!!!, and remember the waste of time 2871-10 turbos, also there was the waste of time try oil drain back set up, etc etc.... all up try over 58k!!! so much for being told "Do it once, do it right" This dose not include the cost of the 2871-10,s, the cost of the Nizpro rebuild including the 2860-5,s.... after all that, this car will not be sold, I could not bare watching someone drive it down the road, its not the cars fault, it is now part of me.

Was not a member at the time (2007) and did not know about SAU and had very little knowledge of the GTR at the time, so who's to know, yes it would have been very handy.

I still have a 3 year issue with the PPG gearbox built by Hi-Torque, it keeps jumping out of 1st when in traffic, its in there now for repair, running a Std box for now.

After picking up the car from High-Talk after full tune, being so down on power I knew I had problems (having been told "The Fuel blends have changed these days and that he had to retune around 30 customers cars to suit, we'll try again during the summer" Yer right!) with the new engine with the second hand crankshaft, 2 days later I headed for Chasers, with Chasers 4 wheel dyno it pulled 325.8kw's, 6 days later with Nizpro's 2 wheel dyno it pulled 337kw's @ 24.67 psi.

With the Nizpro rebuild it pulled 348kw's @ 20 psi with less rpm, remember this is without the Motec M800, now power fc with air flow meters, without the Tomei cam shafts now standard cam shafts and without the 2871-10,s now 2860-5,s with around 5 psi less boost!! and also without that stupid tripple plate clutch, now a coppermix. Work that out?

With all the money spent including the 3.5" exhaust, Duane from Hi-Torque said the remaining 3" muffler would not hold the car back at all.

I have since purchaced a very well hand made custom s/s 3.5" muffler with twin 3" exits from Nizpo, when I get around to installing it, Simon from Nizpro said I should be looking at around 360kw's with a minor retune, still at 20 psi .

When and if the gearbox is repaired properly, maybe, just maybe, I will get the car I was promised 3 years ago?

(QUOTE) What a wicked web we weave when we practice to deceive!

Sorry to hear Nick, it's good to see the car is finally almost sorted.

Told you you should have bought my car!!!! Would have saved a lot of heart ache and pain (AND MONEY!!!)

Glad you're keeping it. Bring it around one day when you get a chance, would like to see how she goes now...

Cheers,

Jack

[Ziller]

Sorry to hear Nick, it's good to see the car is finally almost sorted.

Told you you should have bought my car!!!! Would have saved a lot of heart ache and pain (AND MONEY!!!)

Glad you're keeping it. Bring it around one day when you get a chance, would like to see how she goes now...

Cheers,

Jack

Hi Jack, I think your talking about Nick R.... yer? he also had his silver GTR33 there like mine which was waiting to get sorted, it was parked next to mine for yonks, I got his number off another unhappy customer named Peter who spent big bucks on his, also a silver GTR33, Peter told me his experience there put him off performance cars for life and soon sold the car. Nick said he had been waiting 2.5 years for his car to get sorted, I must ring him.

The guy who brought Peters car, Lou, has had it there for months now with the engine out and in bits, Im to scared to ask!

[JAGR33]

Hi Jack, I think your talking about Nick R.... yer? he also had his silver GTR33 there like mine which was waiting to get sorted, it was parked next to mine for yonks, I got his number off another unhappy customer named Peter who spent big bucks on his, also a silver GTR33, Peter told me his experience there put him off performance cars for life and soon sold the car. Nick said he had been waiting 2.5 years for his car to get sorted, I must ring him.

The guy who brought Peters car, Lou, has had it there for months now with the engine out and in bits, Im to scared to ask!

Yeah mate thought you were Nick R. Similar cars with similar names...

That is sad to hear, thought Nick R would have sorted his car by now.

I know Peter aswell, he pretty much sold the car after getting it back and was not confident with reliability on the track so sold it...

Sad to hear that car is also in the shop in bits....

Oh well, seems like your a happy chappy now, unfortunate you had to go through the painful and expensive excercise....

[dmac_25]

How do these people sleep at night, i would be worring that there wouldnt be a next customer to walk through the door or ring on the phone they must be crazy

[Ziller]

Yeah mate thought you were Nick R. Similar cars with similar names...

That is sad to hear, thought Nick R would have sorted his car by now.

I know Peter aswell, he pretty much sold the car after getting it back and was not confident with reliability on the track so sold it...

Sad to hear that car is also in the shop in bits....

Oh well, seems like your a happy chappy now, unfortunate you had to go through the painful and expensive excercise....

Hi jack, I could go on and on, I've only just scratched the surface here, anyway I'm very happy with the rebuild and the way it was screwed together and the way it runs, it has new forged pistons, reco head, a brand new crank (for real this time) with Nizmo graded bearings, all bearing measurements were taken with the head torqued to the block which is N1 and grouted, the sump also machined to help keep the bearings tolerences in order, the big ends has GTiR Nizmo 19mm bearings with H beams, from memory the GTR one's are around 16mm, with the Tomei oil pump, balanced and blue printed and other goodies and with me being a moderate driver. Im hopeing it has a long life, so far so good!!!!.

[alwaysdreaming]

i too have had very bad experiance with hi-torque!

no where near as bad as 40k gone but when i first bought my 33gtst i took it there for an exhaust and such, had 2500 aside for exhaust and a few other little things. they rang me and told me that the engine had a stud broken and then i needed a new head ect. the head turned out to be second hand also!

i thought well they are a workshop that knows what they are doing so id rather pay them to fix it as im new to cars, 3500 later and i still had a standard car!

they just kept feeding me bull shit, after having skylines for a couple of years now i know more about them and would never recommend anyone to go there!

[cazz]

Exactly the same thing has happened to me after being referred to them by another suspension place who could not fix a hicas problem in the HR31. 8 weeks and so much money, that I am embarrassed to say how much he charged me for this repair, and the car is awful to drive, now has diff noise, diff backlash, driveline vibration and steers awful. So much bullshit from him as well. I had to pay the money, because he wouldn;t let me take the car, but I will be making sure that he is going to hear about it after the fact.

Shit workshop, shit service and shit attitude. Wish I had of been in here to read this first, should have googled them I suppose. We live and learn.