LU82

I guess it all depends on if your happy with how the car performs on the street. I first had my car tuned by tunehouse and it wasn't really what I was looking for so I changed workshops and went to see Joe at cms . I'm 100% happy with the car now and would never change tuners.

I could be wrong but I think the cars running the standard fg turbo and are holding 12 psi towards the top end have an upgraded actuator. Im pretty sure my car isn't running the standard actuator and it holds 16 psi until 4000rpm then tapers to 12 psi

Under normal driving conditions is it very loud inside the car ?

I've been running a PW Stepped cooler for a while now and have been happy with it. With the standard fg turbo and standard cat back exhaust my car has run 122 mph at the track. I think if you're keeping the standard turbo it would be your best option if you want a cooler that's fits with no cutting and if you get it in black you can hardly notice it when looking at the car.

Just thought I would put a photo up of the gm sensor so everyone can see the difference

Good info . I've never done any track work in cars only bikes. Same story power is the last thing you look at when chasing a quicker lap time , with more power you usually just get increased tyre wear , inconsistent lap times and more chance of crashing. The best thing about the track it's where the bullsh*t stops

Love the car mate sounds like a good combo of power and handling . With your current setup how do you think power would affect your lap times . Do you think you would be able to achieve similar lap times with standard power? Also do you think your wheel and tyre combo would fit on the rear at standard height without camber or guard work? Luke

One of my mates has a 2011 c63 his best was a 12.4 with a 1.8 60ft. Biggest difference is how well they stop and go around corners .

Depends on how much power you are chasing , if your intercooler is too small it will become a flow restriction. And yes I think most people go with stainless when choosing an exhaust when they run e85

I noticed in another thread that a couple of people have fitted 305/25r20 nitto invo . Going by nitto and mickey Thompson web site the invos are 12.05 inches overall in width and the m/t are 11.8 so I kind of asummed they would fit with the right offset. ( M/t approved rims for 305/45r18 are 9.5-11 in width.) Only thing I haven't taken into account is how tall the tyre is .I'm not sure if it will even fit , 28.8 inches in diameter is a really tall tyre . I will get the tape out tomorrow and have a look.

I'm also interested in these wheels. Going by their website I think they only come in 18x9.5 +20, +30 and +35 . I'm not sure where you got 18x8.5 +25?? I want to try and fit a ET street radial 305/45/18 to the rear of an fg sedan . The tyre is only about 20mm wider than a 275/40/17 so on a 9.5 +35 do you guys think I will have any issue with fittment?

When stock these cars don't handle very well so if your looking for something that will be fun driving on your favorite piece of road I would choose another car. But if your looking for comfort and straight line performance they're hard to beat.

If you plan on accelerating hard from a stand still I would make sure you have TC off and shift manually and in between shifts make sure you have two hands on the wheel so you have less chance of over correcting when the back steps out. You will have more control over the car and it will make it more predictable when you get wheel spin especially if your running more power than standard. You also need to take into account the camber of the road and if it's up hill or down hill. So in your case you said it was a slight down hill,(and assuming the road was camberred to the left) so once the car stepped out to the right first and instead of the car just straightening up it has come around to the left so you now have the camber of the road and down hill momentum to deal with which could cause you to panic and over correct and go all over the road. I have recently refitted the factory dunlops and yes they are an average tyre in the dry but I can still slide up the road in third gear without much effort in trying to keep the car straight.

Other than poorly installed diff bushes what are the main reasons they fail in such a short period im still running the standard ones with no issues so far . Car currently has 13000km on it Im guessing driving your car hard on sh*t road surfaces would take its toll??

I live on the central coast nsw and the local place that sells powerplus E85 is $570 for a 205 litre drum. I know vpw in Victoria sell it for $464 for a 205 litre drum but then you have to pay freight which I don't think would be cheap

http://www.injectordynamics.com/AlcoholArticle.html

Lol paulie I hope you have followed a run in procedure or it could be painful

I wouldn't worry about it too much just drive how you normally would on the street and enjoy your new car. I've driven mine fairly hard since it was new and started to modify it once I had 5000km on it.

Date: 10/3/2013 Location: Rozelle Sydney Fuel: United E85 Price: $1.34 pl Same servo was $1.09 pl about 6 weeks ago

Lol maybey because you have your foot to the floor

Hi Glouva1 You have a very impressive car . So how does the bike pull compared to the car considering most late model 1000s are good for high 9s with the right rider and bike set up? And which would one you have your money on in a roll on? I figured because you own both you would be unbiased. ( Not wanting to start a bike vs car war I just would like to hear Glouva1's opinion as it seems he would be more qualified than most)

Yeah its a good fuel . I live on the central coast which is a long way from the united servo at rozelle but I work in sydney so when im down there I just fill up 5 20L fuel containers and put them in the back of my work ute. Not sure if its my imagination but the motor seems to sound a lot quieter and smoother since running e85

I found the factory power ok during winter but when the days started to warm up I was surprised how much the factory power dropped off. On a 15 degree day I was quiet happy with the car but once the temp got around 25 it was like someone had stolen my turbo. With the current mods the power seems to stay more consistent and keeps me happy even on a 30 degree day.

Lol I think this forum has corrupted me now I cant stop thinking about more power. Where I live its mainly dominated by commodores that dont mind going for a jog and since having my new found power I find their lack of fitness very amusing considering the amount of noise they make.