Rookie Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 This thing is so awesome, such a good noise and presence. Fully stoked with the inspection light! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickeyThief Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Rad didn't know you were going to Leadfoot. Car looks pretty sharp all shiney and stuff. Does it feel a bit faster than with the old motor? A bit lighter on it's feet? If it doesn't quite feel mega fast then it might be related to that fueling issue eh... You must be quite pleased. Did old Rod look at your car? If you were bored one day and looking for something to fill that gap in your engine bay, a strut brace could do the trick aye - might stiffen up the old shell a little. Effing rad man. Well done. Can't wait to see/hear it in real life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 shit this is so sweet. any thoughts into sprucing up the motor visually? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikey Posted November 5, 2012 Author Share Posted November 5, 2012 Rad didn't know you were going to Leadfoot. Car looks pretty sharp all shiney and stuff. Does it feel a bit faster than with the old motor? A bit lighter on it's feet? If it doesn't quite feel mega fast then it might be related to that fueling issue eh... You must be quite pleased. Did old Rod look at your car? If you were bored one day and looking for something to fill that gap in your engine bay, a strut brace could do the trick aye - might stiffen up the old shell a little. Effing rad man. Well done. Can't wait to see/hear it in real life. Yeah I'm stoked. It's waaay quicker than the old engine. It's hard to know for sure until I'm at the track. I'd like to try some 0-100 times too just to see. But yeah, will be better once I've sussed some of it's issues. Rod didn't check out my car, it probably looks pretty predestrian to him! I will suss a strut brace, I haven't had one since I put the coil overs in. shit this is so sweet. any thoughts into sprucing up the motor visually? Yeah I'll black wrinkle the plenum. Ultimately I'd like to put a different plenum in, or even ITB's but I'll just stick to this for now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanfels Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 I was dissapointed to find out that you didnt look anything like your avatar suggested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsspeed Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 definately ITB's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truenotch Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Man this thing is fun to drive! Thanks for trusting me to pilot it for a while. I don't even vote ITB's... It will be awesome as is once the niggles are ironed out - reliable, fast and a good sound to boot. It would be nice if your exhaust didn't eat tarmac all the time though . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EURON8 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 I'm disappointed that wasn't a skid vid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durty Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 I'm disappointed that wasn't a skid vid. this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark105 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 should of done a markku and scabbed a ride. so sweet to see this in person and that engine was made to be in there, must be so well balanced now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikey Posted November 5, 2012 Author Share Posted November 5, 2012 Man this thing is fun to drive! Thanks for trusting me to pilot it for a while. I don't even vote ITB's... It will be awesome as is once the niggles are ironed out - reliable, fast and a good sound to boot. It would be nice if your exhaust didn't eat tarmac all the time though . No wozzas. Thanks for the help debugging it. Got a few ideas about what to look at next. And since I'm so susceptible to peer pressure I'm sure there'll be a forthcoming skid vid soon. ha ha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoozin Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Glad you made it man, titanic effort! What an amazing machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProZac Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 And since I'm so susceptible to peer pressure I'm sure there'll be a forthcoming skid vid soon. ha ha ??????????? NOW PLEASE. I needs to hear some sweet vq sounds to get me through the night spent studying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
77magnum13hundy Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 did i just see this getting on the motorway at western springs? man if that was your ride it sounds awesome... looks the part too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 best looking car on this site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikey Posted November 13, 2012 Author Share Posted November 13, 2012 did i just see this getting on the motorway at western springs? man if that was your ride it sounds awesome... looks the part too. Oh thanks man, Yeah, I got a little enthusiastic at the on-ramp. Those lights trigger something in my head. best looking car on this site Woah woah woah! There're heaps of rad looking cars here. But thanks. It's been big work. Still a long way to go too. The car really needs a repaint, it's starting to bubble a lift all over the show. I might farm that work out.... But it feels great to have gotten it back on the road! Yeah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 Fuck I hope my v6 will sound like that. Btw- you have A LOT of room in front of that engine for things like turbos and intercoolers. Just saying.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 that was me behind you in the landcruiser at western springs this morning. i tooted the horn but you shunned me. your car sounds pretty spluttery when it cuts out, like its firing sometimes rather than just a complete cut out? that's what it sounded like to me anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikey Posted December 5, 2012 Author Share Posted December 5, 2012 I wasn't shunning you, I just couldn't hear you now my car is so well insulated - ha ha. The drive to work was my test run. It cut out real bad then. I think I actually had to turn the key off an on to get it back. This is partly why I'm focussing on the cutting out now; it's gotten a lot worse. Sometimes it sputters, sometimes it cuts completely. I'll hook the timing light up to it and take if for a drive tonight. If the timing light stops blinding me when it sputters then I guess it's spark. Which probably doesn't help me much. Ha ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 i had some cutting out issues when i first got the V8 going. turned out the spade connectors (that were supplied with the relay they were plugged into) were hardly touching the terminals on the relay. every time it got a bit of vibration it would cut out. turning the car off and back on again would usually make it contact again. anywho, yes you did have to turn it off and back on. guy behind you was taking photos and nearly hit you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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