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If it was on gas you'd get 200ks to a tank or less lol
No matter what fuel you need to have a well sealed manifold.
Just get the bolt holes repaired.
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misk wrote:If it was on gas you'd get 200ks to a tank or less lol
No matter what fuel you need to have a well sealed manifold.
Just get the bolt holes repaired.
ill have em repaired then put it on a dyno see what comes up, i really want to know what the air/fuel ratio is!
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misk wrote:Ahh fair enough. I would have swapped the gasket for you if you were closer
with that broken ankle?

Quite honestly though, you need to sort it out. I see more economy from an old school v8.


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Lol I changed the clutch in the festiva over a week ago. Did the bbm swap on the ute last night too.
I can put some weight on it. Only got a week til the cast comes off.

I left au injectors in the bbm I put in cand it certainly runs richer than it should so I'd change back to the older injectors if I was you dude.

An easy way to check the intake is to hook up a boost or vacuum gauge and check what it idles at.
Should be around 20in/hg
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this weekend i did a few things to it, had the fuel tank cleaned, filled it up with shell v-power. did over 200 km over saturday and sunday as the weather was nice and it is showing that its near half way tank. so abit better on the fuel side of things was driving around mixed town and highway but i kept the revs at around 1500rpm no more but i was pretty happy with it, still have to do the intake manifold which i should get around to soon then plan to throw it on the dyno. anyway here is a quick pic :)

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also thinking about camming it, etheir a 977b or a 1521a. whats everyones thoughts on these 2 cams, differences, what i need to run them etc? :)

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Alot of people get great results with the 977b but if you plan on getting it tuned, why not run the 1521a. I think wade recommend hd valve springs for both cams.
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I found the 977b the best. The 1521a really wants port work and high comp.
The 977b os great down low as well as up top so you don't need to rev the tits off it.
Good job getting the fuel under control.
I'm chasing a similar issue with the xh. Only have to do the oxy sensor and replace the fuel pump and I've done everything to ensure it runs right. I even put an xr6 tune in without the xr6 reg so it should be putting in less fuel. Ill still only get around 500ks to a tank but glad its not as bad as yours haha.

Wonder why its better on fuel afyer a clean
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Jayedxr6 wrote:Alot of people get great results with the 977b but if you plan on getting it tuned, why not run the 1521a. I think wade recommend hd valve springs for both cams.
definately getting it j3 chipped and tuned, heavy duty valve springs is no biggy just if i can run a 1521a with no issues id be happy
misk wrote:I found the 977b the best. The 1521a really wants port work and high comp.
The 977b os great down low as well as up top so you don't need to rev the tits off it.
Good job getting the fuel under control.
I'm chasing a similar issue with the xh. Only have to do the oxy sensor and replace the fuel pump and I've done everything to ensure it runs right. I even put an xr6 tune in without the xr6 reg so it should be putting in less fuel. Ill still only get around 500ks to a tank but glad its not as bad as yours haha.

Wonder why its better on fuel afyer a clean
so would the 1521a run like crap if your engine wasnt port/polished?
i have the slightest feeling my engine isnt too happy when the revs are around 2500rpms. i am considering putting in a 270kpa fuel pressure reg, would it be too lean to run or should be fine? i was told it is fine although im still not too sure about it! 500ks to a tank sounds pretty good i wish i was getting those numbers haha
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Nah you can easily run the lesser reg
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misk wrote:Nah you can easily run the lesser reg
yeah changed it over for the 270kpa one it seems to rev quicker no pinging or anything just loses idle after you rev it drops to about 500 then jumps back to 850ish
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tqure wrote:
markr154 wrote:That's a good look mate :drinks2:
Thanks mate reminds me of someone on here ;)
Reminds me of a few past and present ;)
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Eb Barbie wrote:
tqure wrote:
markr154 wrote:That's a good look mate :drinks2:
Thanks mate reminds me of someone on here ;)
Reminds me of a few past and present ;)
and here is its future ;)

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also photoshopped gold ones on it but didnt turn out as good!

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My eye balls almost popped out Tunjay!

Silver looks better in my opinion :)
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fez_k wrote:My eye balls almost popped out Tunjay!

Silver looks better in my opinion :)
haha they look toughh man so much wantttttt!

yeah i reckon id go with the silvers :)
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have you put in a new oxy sensor dude?
i put in a new one today and fuel economy is heaps better.
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misk wrote:have you put in a new oxy sensor dude?
i put in a new one today and fuel economy is heaps better.
yeah i have most sensors are new in the engine just awaiting funds so i can throw it on a dyno, maybe cam it while im there! it dosent get driven around alot like it used to anymore :)
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+1 for silver fr's
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Silver FRs = win
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soon hopefully :)
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one of the better photos ive taken of her :)

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well i managed to snap a 1 month old clutch cable yesterday :banghead:
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from were it hooks onto the clutch fork... any ideas how this could happen? :scratch:
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took a few photos of it last night came up good :)

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She's a beauty!
Chilli red el xr's with ticky kits are the best!
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She's a beauty!
Chilli red el xr's with ticky kits are the best!
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jazza312 wrote:She's a beauty!
Chilli red el xr's with ticky kits are the best!
thanks mate :)
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We need to get them together one night during this summer Tunjay!!
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LUVSIT wrote:We need to get them together one night during this summer Tunjay!!
yes definately man!, got big plans for it this summer :grin:
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Very nice! I hope one of those plans is to get those silver FR's :thumbsup:
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TechXR wrote:Very nice! I hope one of those plans is to get those silver FR's :thumbsup:
im leaning towards gold FR19's atm its on the list but not priority :)
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Have you seen mc racing fr copys?
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Jayedxr6 wrote:Have you seen mc racing fr copys?
yeah they look good but rather fork out another 1.5k and get genuine fr19's
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Gold fr's would look good but the gtp's suit it perfectly. I wouldnt change a thing! (Except maybe a turbo) I had a 5.0 EL ghia with the full ticky bodykit on 19" gtp's also. I used it in my wedding. Wish I never sold it. :(

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mhgill wrote:Gold fr's would look good but the gtp's suit it perfectly. I wouldnt change a thing! (Except maybe a turbo) I had a 5.0 EL ghia with the full ticky bodykit on 19" gtp's also. I used it in my wedding. Wish I never sold it. :(

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yeah love the gtp's will keep them around even when i do get the simmons :) everyone wishes they never sold it after they do! that thing was a keeper :good:
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Love the Chilli... mate. Here's my Chilli xr8. Was thinking gold simmons but after your photo shop. . Thinking silver. .. Image

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love how red cars come up with a good polish haha
howd you go with your fuel prob dude?
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4DZILR wrote:Love the Chilli... mate. Here's my Chilli xr8. Was thinking gold simmons but after your photo shop. . Thinking silver. .. Image
thats a clean car mate :good:
misk wrote:love how red cars come up with a good polish haha
howd you go with your fuel prob dude?
hey man ended up swapping the motor for a low km one (160,XXX) gave the motor a full service swapped the dizzy on my old motor as it was near new also got new 8.8mm leads, ngk sparkies and flushed oil put in penrite 15w50 and used a drift oil fiter runs smooth and has perfect oil pressure the only thing that i had to replace on it was the rocker gasket also got a new lukey cat back, new x-force 100cpi cat its really responsive and fuel efficiency has improved alot getting roughly 420km to a tank but i have been throttle happy with it lately! got a 977b with 110 lobes but after thinking over might end up porting the head and getting a 1521a. interior had a bit of a overhaul so ill put a update with photos up soon. planning on rebuilding the original motor for boost this year :grin:
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few pics for the thread :)

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