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  1. yay got in touch with Andrew at the Ferguson. If they open up he needs to generate enough income to make it worth while to cover staff costs etc. Food is not a major income earner though. :) Will hear back soon from him, but basically if we get bar open, we'd ask that people support the venue by at least grabbing a drink or food or both. good idea or nah?

    menu here

    http://www.theferguson.co.nz/menu/

  2. had someone tell me about this.. smear it on, wait for it to dry, wipe it off. then repeat. cant remember if it was shampoo or conditioner. never tried it myself so can't confirm. my heater works

    oh and about 'The Ferguson' bar. I can't get hold of Andrew, the guy that runs it. he doesn't answer his cell or the business phone. doesn't reply to txt and his email that was given to me bounces back. so if anyone knows a way to get in touch with him please do so. I can be contacted on 0274998874 or possibly 0274998875 on the day if phone dries out in time.

    Looks like BBQ lunch at this stage.

    who's got an easy up :P

  3. ok, Ferguson bar next to the carpark looks like a nice place to quench thirsts and fill stomach's.

    http://www.theferguson.co.nz/

    But are peeps interested in some sort of lunch? (on site) instead of disappearing at lunch time? website says they do pizza's and hot food etc. and plenty of cold drinks :) i'm contacting now in reguards to this. we'd likely have to confirm sufficient numbers to go ahead like at bellagio's.

    i've also been informed The Massimo Café will open from 9.30am but it's a couple blocks away.

    http://www.caffemassimo.co.nz/index.php ... &Itemid=60

    ps: Anyone from Tauranga interested in bringing a pair of starlet rear doors up to aucks? i can help with your petrol costs. please PM me

  4. any updates on this?

    surprised there be no mention of where the throttle is positioned. will make a big difference to how it operates. throttle before the sc is safe option. and does not necessarily require a bypass valve due to sc operating in a vacuum. the ABV you see on toyota sc12/sc14 are there to create an on/off boost transition when the charger is switched and gives better efficiency when transitioning off boost (but charger on). using these factory fitted abv in a setup that has throttle after sc may be too restrictive of air flow and could allow the s/c to create boost when throttle is shut. So it should be pointed out that in any setup with throttle after a positive displacement charger (roots), the setup MUST use a recirculating valve big enough to reduce pressure back close to atmospheric if you want any sort of reliability and economy when not boosting. not to mention extra noise created from the pulses being pushes through a restriction. not using one could be catastrophic due to bent/broken throttle shaft. roots + restriction = pressure. if you're lucky you'll pop a hose off. Funny how people without one complain of belt slipping or black dust around the drive belt. put throttle before roots and its not an issue.

    A traction control butterfly could be an option for a bypass valve (throttle after sc) as they're often stepper motor controlled so long as you have the electronics to drive one. need to check it's air tight when closed.

    The intake vacuum valve on a diesel could be an option. these are often operated via a diaphragm or stepper motor. not all types are air tight though.

    A poppet valve ie 'external wastegate' are suitable so long as the diaphragm is large. The diaphragm has to overcome the spring pressure that's holding the valve shut. these are probably the most common valve used like in the HKS 4agze twincharge kit.

    a BOV are not suitable due to their sudden release of air. (uncontrollable).

    don't know about you guys, but i'd get pretty annoyed driving that orange twincharged volvo powered Kadett. The amount of charger noise that thing makes is horrible. Looks like he's running a parallel system blowing into a flapper valve with throttle after chargers. one of the very few! (never saw the logic in this compared to a series setup). and yes roots chargers make noise. factory setups don't usually use gilmours! The factory toyota setups are not too noticeable in noise due to them having the throttle before the charger. this effectively muffles the pulses eminating from the charger at partial throttle position and reduces how much air is actually being pumped when throttle is shut (running in a vacuum).. so reduces the medium for noise to travel. BUT swap the charger in front of the throttle and you have a direct noise path back up the intake. have any restriction after that charger and noise is more of an issue. The noise is most likely to come out of the recirculation system after the charger. The twin lobe roots chargers are pretty much the worst for creating inlet pulses. Toyota used an expansion chamber on the 2tzfze sc14 to reduce noise. search youtube for the sc 5k ke70 or ke35. borrrrrrrrrrr

    There is an artical in think on autospeed.com about supercharging a prius for the author's missus. They tried various ways to baffle,muffle, suppress noise. The outcome was it was eventually canned due to noise. maybe not a consideration as a sprint/gymkhana car but i'd get pretty annoyed if it were a daily driver. (i'd compare it to open wastegates or fart cannons on auto vtaks). [insert puke face here]

    one of the best sources of twincharge info imo is the eng-tips.com forum. see comments by 'warpspeed'. one insane car to come out of this is Donald's black evo5 twincharger in scotland or up that ways. user 'madmac666' or 'evomadmac' on youtube. his build thread is http://www.lancerregister.com/showthread.php?t=315815. impressive to say the least.

    Interesting to note that in his compound charged system, heat was an issue. this was rectified by balancing the system and better efficiency from the charger.

    ok nuff said. me like this subject. one day this will be done and i'll have my own experience on the subject... http://toycrazy.net/mark/KE25engine.htm

  5. discussions! mean

    can peeps put up links to these places?

    massey carpark looks pretty good aye. not too far out of town. trees for shade.

    http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?f=q&sourc ... 6&t=h&z=19

    can't guarantee no dipshits will show up and do a skid au. its a car meet. pity, but thats how the cookie crumbles. won't book a venue thats overly anal about behavior. it'll backfire on us sooner or later

  6. sweet.. 22nd jan looks promising

    yeah bellagio's was a bit of a scorcher :spiderman:

    Cornwall, its a public park. first in first served i believe? there's a member on here who knows the land owner but nothing came of trying to get access to a paddock from memory. we could always start earlier and overrun the place heh. can't see the BDO boes getting there on time tho :lol: definately bring bbq's haha. fail on wood burning bbq :rolleyes:

    ryan, i drove through that area recently and yeah theres plenty of carparks.. very little shade tho. will investigate more..

    snoozin, im of the same opinion. but i'll give the oldschool boes one this time and see how it works out. (this could change if they don't give a fack).

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    A meet for pre 90's jap and euro cars, classic, nostalgic, oldschool, retro, whatever.

    When: 22nd January 2011, 10am til 2pm

    Where: Massey Uni Carpark - Albany - Auckland (click for map)

    Same place as recent NZPC hardpark meet.

    http://www.performancecar.co.nz/news-59 ... ardpark-12

    Have yet to post own pics of last years bellagio cafe meet.. but gallery and event info here

    http://toycrazy.net/gallery/classicjap/classicjap.html

    2010 meet thread

    http://www.oldschool.co.nz/phpbb/viewto ... 6&start=60

    '09 thread here

    http://www.oldschool.co.nz/phpbb/viewto ... 7&start=60

  8. from memory a std 4a-gze crank pulley is 150mm dia. aftermarket ones range from 165-175mm like cusco and nevo etc. the early sc12 (aw11/ae92) had a slightly larger charger pulley around 115mm i think. later ones from ae101 a bit smaller. running around 8psi-10psi respectively from factory.

    and its not revs that kill them.. it's creating too much boost, or pressure ratio, which adds too much heat into the system and cooks the rotor coating. above 14psi seems where poor efficiency makes it not worth the extra boost on sc12's.

    the later sc14 was fitted to the 2.5ltr 4cyl 2tz-fze estima engine. charger pulley on that is 110mm and 7rib belt. 1ggze version has less ribs and i think slightly bigger pulley?

    price wise.. trademe good cond' sc12's go for $150-250. sc14 $250-350. plenty available.

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