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I never said to change anything, I merely stated I wasn't keen to do the other stuff but was still willing to tag along. Considering the majority has spoken in favour of the cruise by all means go ahead with it. I'll simply sit this one out. Problem solved.

No need to cancel. @k31th is right. I have zero intent to cause drama here, merely wanted to express an opinion. Sorry if it was misinterpreted.

Not criticizing the organisation, I went once as a kid with some relatives to see 3 big rocks, walk down some stairs and sit in a vertical train at the speed of 5kmph. Didn't appeal to me. Having said that, I'm an adrenaline junkie so anything that doesn't get the blood flowing is a bore for me lol. I was simply under the impression that this would be similar in nature to the last cruise I went on in the Snowy Mountains which was a blast. This one seems more like a leisurely family outing which is fair enough given majority of the audience. I'm just a young lad so you'll have to excuse my need for speed

Keen for the cruising part but not so keen on spending additional money on other stuff. Ah well, put me down anyway.

So what's the itinerary?

I'll be keen to join this time. Will have new suspension and tyres soon. Saturday or Sunday works for me.

Can already fit 275's on the rear but will do some more research on tyres. Yeah found that out after racing my mate's FG F6 lol Want to stay on 98 and will most likely keep the stock turbo and see how much I can get out of it before going to a bigger one. Wish I had the money to get it all done right now...

Any recommendations? Been thinking Michelin Pilot Super Sports. What do you mean by 23 in the mid? MattyP/Ozywalker how much rwkw were your cars pushing at the time?

Anyone else raced one from a dig?

Not pissed off, just a bit discouraged. Ran a C63 from the lights today. Already knew I was going to lose as I'm quite familiar with what they can do and the fact that my T is still stock but I wanted to see first hand. Not sure if it was modified or stock but either way, on paper the naturally aspirated 6.2L V8 with 336kw allows it to do 0-100 in 4.4 seconds. Light went green, his initial reaction was quicker as I was paying more attention to the car than the lights, but even if I had reacted at the exact same time he would of still been faster. He easily shot in front with instant response from his engine, not wasting any traction, while I was waiting for boost to come on and when it did, as usual I was unable to get proper traction with Dunlop Sport Maxx on the rear which as everyone knows are sh*t. By this time he was already a few car lengths in front. I guess that's the plus side to a N/A V8 especially an AMG, that is you can put down power evenly off the line where as the turbo has to spool up and then puts down too much all at once. Definitely going to have to get some much better tyres in the future along with some big power upgrades to stand a chance against some of those European cars. Now don't get me wrong, if I could afford it I'd get the Merc any day!

Cheers Keith

Spent the whole weekend giving the car a much needed detail as it had quite a few swirl marks and hazing present. This was my first time but it turned out pretty good. I believe with some more practice and confidence I will get an even better result. Washed, clay bar, polished and waxed using Meguiar's products only. Used a DA polisher to get rid of the imperfections. Had to remove the stripes to do the entire area so most of you will be happy about that, in fact I agree now that it does look better plain black. Now I just need to follow up with proper wash technique every time. Video was taken after being driven around already but you can't tell. It's just a little bit shiny now.

Independent Motorsports mentioned a place called Speedy Diffs which is in Mascot. All their feedback is quite positive and it seems like they've already done quite a few T's with this upgrade.

Well if that's the case then it does sound like a worthwhile investment. Then it's just a matter of getting the money together.

Had a quick look and found a reputable diff shop in Sydney that has experience with fitting these. Now I'm no expert on differentials, but my understanding is that if I get this upgrade, it will only eliminate the need to replace the differential centre bush but I will still need to replace the differential pinion and blade control arm bushes separately. I might just pay the place a visit and get some more information.

Looks interesting but the problem is I don't know how to weld and that place is in Victoria. So I'd have to order the kit and find someone in Sydney who can do it. Wouldn't replacing the original bushes with Superpro be good enough? Car is still stock and will be for a while yet.

That makes sense then. So then it's possible that mine aren't too bad if all I'm getting now is slight vibration and noise? I was planning to upgrade all the bushes to Superpro anyway later down the track. So assuming I want to do that I'm looking at: 1. Differential Support Bush Kit Polyelast Hybrid. KIT210K. Kit contains SPF3148PK x 1 & SPF3232PK x 1 2. Blade Control Arm Front Kit SPF3182K (Competition) or SPF3229K (Standard) To suit FG 08 onwards Is anyone able to give me a rough estimate of how much I should be looking at paying for both kits and labour for fitting and alignment?

Ah I see. Is there a degree to the level of wear with these bushes and the symptoms exhibited or is it the case that they have to be either fine or totally stuffed?

Why is that?

Got the car diagnosed and the report was "3 diff bushes + bladearm bushes". So in the diagrams below that would be "blade control arm front kit" and would the 3 diff bushes consist of "differential pinion, bracket mount kit" (two that I can see) and "differential rear centre support kit"?

I would say it's more noticeable at lower speeds, just cruising around because it's easier to hear, but there has to be light throttle input involved.

Nah it seems fine in N and P. Only notice it when actually driving. Done a bit over 20000km.

Yeah sorry I want to try explain it properly but I don't know how to. It's like when you put your foot down a bit to accelerate instead of it feeling smooth it feels like there is resistance which is met with this slight vibration and noise somewhere throughout the car, almost as if there is friction somewhere. It's not a high pitch sound, it's dull. Oil levels are fine, checked transmission fluid yesterday by getting it to temp and opening the filler plug, fluid started to trickle out so that seems alright. It does it in any gear as soon as there is load on the engine at low rpms. I've got it booked in to get looked at by a suspension place so with any luck they'll be able to diagnose it.

Well I've had the car back for a few days now with the new turbo that was replaced by Ford under warranty. I was hoping it would solve the problem I was having previously but unfortunately it's still persisting. It can be confirmed that there was definitely something wrong with the old turbo as it would make a very loud whining sound, like a supercharger but the new one sounds normal and it feels like the car is more responsive with the boost so that's all good, but the problem I was having before clearly wasn't related to this. I'll recap here what was happening as I posted it in the off topic section so I'm not sure how many people actually read it. I was experiencing unusual feedback which was noticeable when applying light throttle, maybe 1/4, at low speeds and it seemed linked with the engine rpm. There was also a noise which I don't know how to describe, whirring, humming or buzzing perhaps? Not loud, fairly subtle and as mentioned above, only present when applying light throttle at low speeds and it will do it constantly if you hold it there. I can feel the feedback through the pedal when it's pressed down to this point, and it feels like it's coming from the front where the engine is. Past this point at higher speeds with 3/4 to full throttle you can't notice it anymore, it's just smooth feedback when accelerating, but it used to be like that all the time before at any speed. No lack of power. No missing, no shuddering, no hesitation. No codes. Front two tyres need replacing but would that really be the culprit? Ford reckon there was nothing else wrong with the car apart from the turbo, but I'm not entirely convinced. I've had the car for almost a year now and I know exactly how it felt then and how it feels now. I guess it's understandable for someone who doesn't drive it every single day to not pick up on this because it's not something that is causing evident issues like other mechanical problems. So basically this is something that isn't affecting the cars engine performance but causing an undesirable sensation when accelerating within certain parameters.

Indeed since I've heard warranty cases can be a pain. Will update again with the outcome when it's been resolved.