My Stroked AU GHIA

[NEILLY1]

hey dude did u sell the twins or u still got em??

[EBOOST]

still got em mate i wanna sell them tho so if ur interested pm me.
cheers josh.

[EBOOST]

well then bit of an update sold the modenas and looking for something else but only in 17 or 18inch as im over the choppy ride the bigger wheels give.
it will be getting sl's to raise it up a bit soon as im sick of that also.
but on a more important note i have had the exhaust done twin 2.5inch to the back instead of into single 3inch it is alot queiter due to more mufflers which i like as its my daily and i have got a new airbox.

but the most important part i finally decided to go for a good intake manifold for it and got this.

which is odviously an edelbrock performer rpm2 and i am still only aiming for 220rwkw should make atleast aslong as my cam is dialed in properly which is a worry.
i also am getting a xtreme chrom moly 28oz imbalance flywheel next week and going for my retune then next monday so i will let u's no what she pulls.
cheers josh.

[LUXO_8]

good work, manifold should help it a lot...
be interesting to see what power it makes with it

[EBOOST]

yeah im hoping it helps a fair bit it came up cheapish and its never been used so it was either snap it up or get my explorer manifold ported.
i also got my cam specs its a crow 1317 i am thinking of changing but have been told it wont be that much of a restriction so see what happens.
222 at 50 intake
217 at 50 exhaust
112 lobe seperation
.338 cam lift both i & e
thats the specs let me no whats u';s think.
cheers josh.

[Michael (HYPOEB)]

i went from a lsd to a spool then back to a lsd and it fucking shits me.

i hate the lsd,spins single to much,so i went back to the spool again lol.

spools are so much fun

[BLKPHN]

i went from a lsd to a spool then back to a lsd and it fucking shits me.

i hate the lsd,spins single to much,so i went back to the spool again lol.

spools are so much fun

I love lamp!

[EBOOST]

yeah spools are alright for thrashing but i drive this thing every day and im not that much of a thrasher ill give it a bit here and there but not very often i do skids and stuff anyway.
but in saying that ill be looking at either a new lsd or a lokka soon.
can people give me oppinions on there lokkas and how they are to drive or if someone in vic has one and feels like taking me for a spin itd be greatly appreciated.
cheers josh.

[EBOOST]

well small update was going to go for retune on monday due to rdo from work but my intake gaskets didnt rock up so cant fit my intake manifold now.
but i got my flywheel and must say i am a very happy man the thing revs so much smoother and doesnt vibrate the whole car.
if u were giving it to it before at about 44-4600rpm to 5500 (which is all i rev it to) it used to vibrate the gear stick that bad u couldnt touch it.
so im happy and feels like it pulls a bit harder aswell that could be that its not vibrating so feels better to rev tho.
cheers josh.

[EBOOST]

ahh well she finally cracked 200rwkw not as much as i hoped but the torque is pretty impressive.

and heres a few pics of when i fitted the manifol up but i havent got any with the new piping/maf sensor.



this pic sort of shows the intake to heads which if u look down there its pretty much identical like it has been match ported.

this shows the custom oil cap. i had to pull the ratchet part off it as the manifold didnt like it sitting there.
it still bolts on but just doesnt ratchet u just have to tighten it like normal.

and here it is with the standard piping.

im pretty happy with it tuner said with heads and throttle body only itll pull easy 240rwkw but im over spending money on it for now.
maybe one day but i should start spending my money on my xw.
cheers josh.

[Yagz]

You still got the GT-P's and want to part with them?

Car looks awesome.

[BLC]

Looks good mate, better than the abortion twin manifold.

Sounds tough too

[EBOOST]

nah gt-ps went ages ago ive decided to sell this tickford throttle body as u can get good coin for them and get myself a 75mm as the tuner said it'll make a noticeable difference even without heads.
thanx BLC she sounds alright i recon also.
cheers josh.

[dcstraight]

Wow, you're maxing out the 70mm TB !

I hear stocko T3s can push upto 220 rwkw in stock form (auto) from flash tune only...you're not too far from that - impressive stuff mate

What are you after for the 70mm TB if you don't mind me asking ?

[EBOOST]

id be after atleast $350 as they usually sell for $400.
i dont know if i am but chris said something to my brother about it ill ring him tomorow as it has a random miss i recon its maf or tps.
and yeah t3's will get good power but they have a good intake and an 83mm throttle body and better heads.
heads is whats holding it back they looked like theyd had some quality work done but i recon valves are still the stock 1.6intake and whatever the exhaust ones are i wouldnt mind trying some 1.9intake and 1.6exhaust valves i recon itd pull another atleast 10rwkw.
i dont no tho ill see what happens at heatcote tomorow night car feels very strong spins first easy by just foot flatting and spins alot of second now so feels strong.
should pull a decent time if my lsd holds in.
cheers josh.

[Rollin]

Check the intake air temp sensor is fitted correctly and plugged in.

My housemate has a T3 and had a strange intermittent gentle missfire, he changed plugs, leads, coils, got the injectors cleaned etc, turns out the IAT sensor plug had come out of the sensor and was hanging in the breeze.

You'd think it would just run a tiny bit rich or maybe have slightly more timing than usual all the time, but nope, only thing was a intermittent missfire.

[EBOOST]

hmmm maybe its not sealing properly ill check it out i recon ur onto something there.
thanx mate.
cheers josh.

[BLKPHN]

Good luck tonight mate!!

hope you put some good times on the board.

[EBOOST]

well had no luck first run was my only as clutch slipped every gear at first i thought it was single spinning but it didnt feel right then realised it was clutch slipping as it was still doing it in third gear and second.
it just held 5500rpm and sat there then i backed off and put it in 4th and rolled the throttle in but at about 3000rpm it just flang straight back up.
ahh well new clutch and it should be sweet.
i also spoke to the tuner and he said the miss is something to do with the maf sensor so i have to take it back but ill get a 75mm throttle body first as he recons it'll make a fair difference.
cheers josh.

[BLKPHN]

Ah damn mate what a pity, hope you can get it all sorted soon...

[EBOOST]

yeah clutch will go in on the weekend if all goes to plan.
then 75mm throttle body will happen soon after then another retune.
ill keep u's all posted anyway.
cheers josh.

[EBOOST]

heres a couple of pictures of under the bonnet with the new piping and stuff on.


and a few random shots of it at heathcote that i took with the stockies.
was going to get some azzuros off a t3 te50 but now i need a clutch looks like thats been thrown out the window.



and one showing the twins out the back and the new tips.

cheers josh.

[Rollin]

For some reason that car looks sick on the silver stockies - I've never liked the look before but that looks great!

Get the fronts widened to 8 or 8.5 and the rears pushed out to 10 and it would be perfect

[XH5LWEPN]

Hey Josh the factory GT40P valves are 1.89" Intake and 1.60" exhaust.

[EBOOST]

what all of them?
i got told they were smaller but there u go.
the 220's had bigger didnt they?
and thanx rollin id love to get them widened but there are limited wide 16" tyres available.
cheers josh.

[XH5LWEPN]

Yeah i think the 220kw got 1.92" intake and still 1.60" exhaust.

[xr6tjet]

love the AU fairmont this one is really clean, can't wait to get my bonnet looking like yours with the bulge next month !

cheers, alex

[ClassicAU]

Here's a load left after your expedition, great mining work genius! Fvckin AU drivers, I tell you what!

[xr6tjet]

can't i compliment a car after a few years ? lol

[ed40]

Any updates?:P

[[D1SCNT]]

someone bought it, probaly look's like shit now day's

that skid you left out front mine all those years ago is only starting to fade now josh ...

[xr6tjet]

damn i thought he still owned it haha

[EBOOST]

Haha yeah id say the motors dead now due to a lack of brain power on yhe new.owners behalf.
i looked at buying it back this time last year but it was in a bad state and he wanted nearly the same money.
he "just had it serviced" and said the oil pressure gauge was playing up. i took it for a drive and gave it a squirt in second and oil pressure dropped to 0 and the thing was knocking its face off so i shut it off straight away and pulled up, nothing on the dipstick at all.
idled it bacl to his joint and he grabs some oil, it took 3.5litres to get normal level.

but pat the bulge was only showing slight crack marks so ur dad and u did a mad job mate so xr6tjet go see pat (discnt).
i do miss it but hopefully my track car project keeps me busy.
cheers josh.

[xr6tjet]

shame that your pride and joy can be sold and destroyed by some ape who doesn't give half an ass to maintain his car... i found somebody who does great work to do my bulge aswell as respraying my car in certain areas, i hope it comes up as good as yours !

[[D1SCNT]]

pat the bulge was only showing slight crack marks so ur dad and u did a mad job

good to hear man considering we didn't fit that bulge im happy with that.

lol cheers for the plug

[Rollin]

Haha yeah id say the motors dead now due to a lack of brain power on yhe new.owners behalf.
i looked at buying it back this time last year but it was in a bad state and he wanted nearly the same money.
he "just had it serviced" and said the oil pressure gauge was playing up. i took it for a drive and gave it a squirt in second and oil pressure dropped to 0 and the thing was knocking its face off so i shut it off straight away and pulled up, nothing on the dipstick at all.
idled it bacl to his joint and he grabs some oil, it took 3.5litres to get normal level.

but pat the bulge was only showing slight crack marks so ur dad and u did a mad job mate so xr6tjet go see pat (discnt).
i do miss it but hopefully my track car project keeps me busy.
cheers josh.

Sounds like you sold it to NUT347...

[EBOOST]

Pat u's didnt fit it but remember ur dad spent ages fixing who did fit it.

anyway yeah its been gone for over 2 years now and is most likely in its own grave haha.
cheers josh.