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Righto fella's, you heard the man! Charge them video camera batteries up!

They did 2 dyno runs on the GT, to make sure the 242 was kosher. It pulled 242 both runs.

Best new's I've heard in a long time <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Want some even better news? No Silhouette! The news gets better and better!

No, not all Ford dealers. Myself, or any of the Service advisors/managers that I work with, have never ever come across this "black list". I would be interested in obtaining a VIN # from a car that has supposedly been "black listed" and run it through the Ford system.

Love your work! If youre not breaking bits, you aren't trying hard enough!

When are you expecting the car back, brian? Id be hanging....

Is that a joke you thought up just then, or something that had a used by date of 14/11/1989? Hard to tell...... Come back with something original next time!

If Rob (HPF) was regulary on here, pushing his products and services, explaining how his work/products excels from other products, it would be a different story. But as far as I am aware, he isn't even a member here. He just lets the figures, and word of mouth do the talking. And hence why he has a fantastic name around here.

I think I remember how, last time I did it, I was rather under the influence.... Remove 7 (?) 7mm self tapping bolts from underneath car, that attach the black undertray to bumper Remove 1 philips head screws, and 2 scrivets that attach inner wheel arch splash tray to bumper. Repeat for other side. Remove grille by unscrewing the 2 scrivets. You may have to remove the black "air deflection panel" that sits above grille, cant remember if you do or not.... Remove 2 10mm bolts that attach bar to radiator support behind previously removed grille. The next bit is scary... Once all the screws are removed from the splash guards, and grille etc, grab the edge of the bumper near where you removed the screws that attach the bar to the wheel arch splash tray, and pull it away from the car in one fast quick motion. It will make a loud "crack". The bumper attaches to the lower guard via a "press fit" type bracket, and the bar and bracket need to be separated. Once both sides of the brackets are released from bar, carefully remove bar, remembering that you also have to unplug the fog lights once you have enough access. It sounds involved, and full on, but once you have done it, it is a piece of cake, and replacement is a reversal of removal. If anyone can add to this procedure, please feel free to post away!

Bodykit looks tops! SS Inductions intake looks...... If they were better designed, and didnt rub everywhere, id be a fan. But after a few thousand kays, you should have some unfortunate rub marks.

I have a spare front bumper that I would be willing to sell. It has very light scratches on it, but you will rub it back anyhow for painting so this is not a major issue. Let me know if you require it.

Yeah, they fixed mine and it broke again, 2 weeks later. You can get warranty for a newie if the old one breaks more than once.

All the good one's have been mentioned already! Im a big closet 80's fan! She Sells Sanctuary by The Cult I wanna be a cowboy by Girls Don't Cry Whip It by Devo Thousand Miles Away by Hoodoo Guru's She Kissed me by Terrence Trent Darby Why Cant I be You by The Cure and just about every other song already been mentioned! Morpheus is gettin a workout tonight......

Thanks for all your help guys. I am now thinking of modifying a lip spoiler from a *cough* Avalon.....

I am currently modifying a spare bootlid that we have at work, removing ALL badges, the ultimate finishing touch would be the "lip spoiler" that comes with the DJR 320 Falcons I reckon. I have contacted DJR, they say they wont sell them separately, does anybody know who sell or manufactures these? Maybe the manufacturer will sell them direct to me? Can anyone shed some light? Cheers!

Whats your % complete? Im nudging 30%. Very addictive game!

Installing the PWR jobbie into Rob's car wasn't hard, just fiddly, and very time consuming. If we had to do it again, it would take us 4 hours max I reckon. The Typhoon cooler is a good unit, and priced just a bee's dick over the PWR. If I had my time again, id probably go the PWR one. It would be good to do a flow test between the PWR and the Typhoon coolers. APS' coolers are too expensive IMHO. $2000, plus wastegate swing valve, plus install. Not much change from 3K. BTW pulling the front bar off is suprisingly easy! The easiest bit of the install by far!

Full retail on the PWR cooler is $950 including shipping. Installation will cost you 1 carton of Jim Beams, and 1 carton of Crownies....

It is hard to use Saleen's car as a example because he is piggybacked. I put a Typhoon front mount intercooler on my T (GT intake, APS exhaust) and it reliably went to 9psi which subsequently threw it into limp home mode. Everytime I went past half throttle it would go into error mode. I know it isn't a relevant example, but it should give you a idea what you are in for. Id say if you put this cooler on your T, boost would increase, hard to say by how much, but it will. And the factory ECU doesn't like seeing anything over 6.5psi. Hope this helps. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Add Edit <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I did!

It is hard to use Saleen's car as a example because he is piggybacked. I put a Typhoon front mount intercooler on my T (GT intake, APS exhaust) and it reliably went to 9psi which subsequently threw it into limp home mode. Everytime I went past half throttle it would go into error mode. I know it isn't a relevant example, but it should give you a idea what you are in for. Id say if you put this cooler on your T, boost would increase, hard to say by how much, but it will. And the factory ECU doesn't like seeing anything over 6.5psi. Hope this helps.

Fair call, but Robbie would have to cough up another $1200 for the APS jobbie...

Who is that dodgy looking bastard holding onto that bracket? :o :o It definately wasn't a 5 minute exercise. Bolt in my @$$! We probably trial fitted it 30 times; remove cooler to see where it fouls and grind or modify, trial fit cooler again, etc etc. It isn't something that could be done on your own easily either. But it looks fantastic in the flesh, certainly sticks out more than the standard cooler!

As most know, automotive spare parts is what I do! Or try to do anyhow! Used to be a panel beater, still dabble in repairs from time to time, have a nice BA bootlid that I am working on at the moment......

Make sure you give me heaps of notice Ian! Might look at planning something????

Considering Kitty hasn't posted here, I will ask: What are your plans for ACT? Would be cool to catch up! :o