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Still around the 450kw mark, we havn't really pushed it since the new motor went in. I changed the custom 3.5inch exhaust to an off the shelf Xforce 4inch stainless system, been testing different turbo combinations, Joe at CMS has been playing with the ZF alot, testing out the new files and files changes of his own, he's been doing alot of cam tuning, and alot of E85 experiments... so it's been a dyno gimp for along time LOL We've been waiting for the ZF to show signs of retiring, but its been perfect, 60ooo hard kays and I havnt even changed the oil.... just goes to show how important it is for the ZF to be set up and tuned correctly. I ran some mid 11s a month ago, but power was down for some reason so mph only 126odd... and it needs an LSD to get more serious. Going to put the GT42 back on soon as Ive finished testing mid sized 800hp turbos... that way Joe can work on reducing lag that the big 1100hp turbo make , via some smart cam tuning and the massive head porting we did its got some spastic top end power!

Mate go for 80lbs if your going to use E85. Ive got them running in my G6ET for over a year now, on pump E85 and they idle perfectly and eccon isnt too bad for E85... I get around 350kays from a tank in heavy sydney traffic. If your unsure, come down and we can show you how they run in my car... alot of guys have been douptfull due to being fed poor information, soon as they witness the car cold start, idle and drive, they are happy. As an example, we made 430wkws on maxed 60lbs on 98, 355 on E85, and 80s have seen 455wkws on E85 with plenty left. The golden rule is to find a tuner that's happy to use them... mine is tuned by CMS in Liverpool, Joe has had alot of experience in tuning BA BF FG on E85 in Sydney... mine being the guinne pig

Nup, Plaz IC pipes wont fit with PW intake... your safest option is the battery correctly mounted in the engine bay, as in Plaz and rapid FG kits.

Mine's the most thrashed LOL... but alot of fun!

Ladies? Well you might be onto something there... For him to pat me on the back, as per the above illustration, he'd have to be wearing some seriously high heels... Stilts some may even say... Yawn

Castings on top of the motor... Atleast ford were smart enough to get rid of their cast heat soak for the FG range... Welcome to 2003. Nothing like reducing performance to make 99bucks... Bravo

Awesome F6 mate, looks great.... but surely its faster at WSID than Mattys one arm efforts??

Ok so I'll change the allen key bolts to normal bolts then... the two V2 kits I sent out today I put normal bolts in as well as allen key bolts. Send me your bank details so I can transfer the $ for the turbosmart clamps. Weiner, all the IC's of this style in stock are silver, but I can get one powdercoated for you, adds a few days to the order... But these kits are in stock and ready to go in silver, with black or blue silicon. Powdercoating of pipes and IC is available on request at this stage.

Glad to see it arrived mate, looks great. Let me know how much the clamps cost you and I'll transfer the $$. And thanks for the feedback on the top mounting holes, BA's have the 9mm holes that the cooler hangs off, looks like BFs have a smaller hole so the supplied 8mm bolts wont go through. I'll change that in the instructions so there's no confusion for the next installer... drill out holes on BF models.

Should clear the aircon lines just, but no cutting, just slides up and bolts in.

Joe's been tuning my G6ET for ages now, we have that many tune files for my car on his laptop I think the HD is almost full of my different tunes. We run 80s in mine, on Caltex E85 as a daily tune, cold start, hot start, idle is factory perfect. And as Joe is a stickler for perfectly tuned cars leaving his shop, customers that have his tuning can always come back for a touch up or little tweak, so if you get it tuned then start to feel it could be a touch more snappy or a bit less / more through the rev range, he'll be happy to play with the tune some more... Quite a few customers now are looking at E85 tunes, both as daily and race tunes, so Joe and I felt that rather than go with the faithful 60lb seimens, we would offer poeple the 80lb option for the same price. That way you'll be covered , injector wise, for when you decide to go for E85 later on. (Pump E85 requires 20-30% more fuel flow than 98) CMS now look after quite a few E85 fuels XR6T / F6, and G6et's so if your keen on it, Joes definatley had alot of tuning time on the awesome new fuel so drop in and have a chat.

Hey mate have you got any pics of how close the hoses are to the dump? I havn't re-fitted the shield on mine and its been ok for the last year, but that's not to say your is the same... maybe the shield can be moved or bent?

Hey RedBarron, Glad to see your happy with the car mate. The boys at CMS were very careful with your pride and joy and took their time to get everything spot on, and as I was told, it drives ultra smooth and powerful. its a good balanced package you chose... V1 intercooler kit is a great starting point, as it is easy added on to for more power later on, as is the 4inch dump & cat combo with stock exhaust... ready for a matching cat back if and when you want more kws. And a smart move choosing the 80lb injectors rather than the 60s... now you have the scope to get a E85 tune later on and not have to buy another set of injectors Enjoy!

Yep, it'll be sent out wednesday once my load of piping is done at the powdercoaters, if it was a polished V2 kit I could have sent it today. I have a new intercooler which is slightly narrower, so it bolts in without any cutting, though it is the same height and thickness, same style bar & plate core. I have heaps of these new coolers in stock now, they are complete and ready to go, in what ever size kit. Over the next few weeks more and more stock is being made , such as intakes, cold sides, hot sides, airbox's ect to cover us over what looks to be a busy end of year. Pick up is available in sydney, and I will soon have kits held in Melbourne and Brisbane for easy collection. Cheers Chris

Good stuff mate... Rapid cooler working very well

Plazmaman surge tank has a larger volume tank and threaded fuel hose fittings. The larger volume allows you to run more power longer through the top gears... we have a few 500kw + customers that have run lean at the top of 4th gear with surge tank that is emptying itself befor it can be filled, a bit more volume only helps here. Screw in fittings on the tank are a great feature, if you go to a new billet/after market rail you can use dash screw in fitting directly on the pump, rather than the stock click on fittings. I have the Plazmaman fitting guide if anyone would like it. It's in PDF format and is 14 pages long, so think befor you print lol chris@rapidsystems.com.au Email me if you need a copy.

Both good coolers but let down by factory piping, so don't expect huge power unless your happy to push your motor hard. One cooler has chinese core, the other US made core, one has cast end tanks the other pressed and hand formed from alloy sheet by a skilled craftsman, one is very light, one is heavy... Either one will do a fine job at the 300 mark... as Explosive pointed out.

Lots of reasons why motors blow, granted under 400 they should hold together but they let go too... in saying that mine took constant 38psi pulls to eventually crack a ring, then threw a leg out a few weeks later... it did cope with 450 odd kws for ages and ages. A really good tune, with the correct bolt on's and the right fuel system, and the right temperatures ect ect is the key to them holding together.... and E85 if your gonna smash in the boost

...and the 55lb Bosch 3/4 length are apparently liquid gas injectors, so not really the best bet for petrol... they work, but can be tricky to get a smooth idle ect.

60s will get you to 400wkws, 80s will go high 400s... ID1000s 500+ if your going to stay under 400wkws then the 60s will be fine... BUT, if your thinking of E85 later on, get 80s as they support 450+ on E85. 968s on an FG with stock XR6 / G6ET turbo will be fine but getting to their limit. 60lb Dekas are popular mainly for their price and plenty of headroom for sub 400kw cars. If you want a big injector that has terrific idle abillities, go for the ID's... even the 2000's will idle smooth as

Yeah get it on Bruce's dyno and check afr's mate, prob only going up 1 or 2 psi... that's good that it seals on idle and off boost. alot of those style dumps dont seal enough and you can hear the leak at idle. Ive got a 60mm screamer on my G6... when it hits 20psi the noise is stupidly loud and I can feel it through the seat LOL Beware of the legalities mate

Nah it'll make 350 on low boost but it will be laggier than a stock turbo at the same power level... then when your ready for the 450+ wind up the boost. Ive run a GT45R which is simiar on my old BA at 350kws for ages, the lag wasnt too bad. Decide the power you want and choose a turbo suit, such as a 42, fit it all up and just run low boost until your ready for more power... easier and smarter to start with a bigger turbo and work up to it, rather than getting a smallish one, say T04z or similar and then eventually max it out and have to buy another turbo... again, then change oil water fittings ect again. For 450-500 id look at a GT51R, which is smaller than the 42, but if you looking for 500-600 Id go for a 42, or if the coin is there, a gtx42. The GT51R will spool quicker but not support as much max power as either Gt42 or GTX42. The 51 has a 3.5inch inlet which makes it easier to build an intake for, compared to the 42s 5inch inlet... although a fabricated alloy 5inch intake does look horn!

We've fitted a few of the A1000's and they are really good, rock solid reliable performer. We ran 600wkws on FG ute with one off a modded PW surgetank, rail pressure was a high 90psi at idle, but that was with 80lb injectors to get the flow up, and on E85 so there was loads of flow. This is also an everyday driver and its EVERY DAY tune, so reliability is needed. What Ive found is you need a BIG fuel supply to get the most from them, #8 lines in and out. They are rated at 1000hp on boost applications, which equates to around 550-600kw max, where as an 044 is rated at 650hp, so two of them will support around 1300hp, so easly go well over 600kw. Aeromotive do a 1400 and 1800hp pump of the same physical size, so if your looking at over 500wkws Id go for a A1400 or higher. Noise levels from them vary greatly... mounting them on 4 isolation feet is a must, but also Ive found a huge difference from sitting flat and sitting on an angle. I'm not really a fan of twin 044's, although its a very popular choice, its far from the most reliable way to fuel a system. I'm not bagging anyone with twin 044s (or even 3) but geez, its not the 90s anymore, theres a wide choice of 1000+ hp pumps available that why would you go to the hassles of 2 pumps? Some good points of running a big single pump... Simple fuel lines, no 2 into 1 joiners and extra fitings, possible leaks with multiple joins/connection, extra noise ( one 044 is loud enough) Digital control - they come with an optional digital control, works like a regulator, at idle and cruise the pumps flow is reduced, reducing noise, heat ect... step on the throttle and the voltage to the pump goes up, flow goes up. The only main disadvantage with twin 044s is reliablility... IF one pump fails, the car will still idle and cruise around town perfectly normal, rail pressure is controlled byt the fuel regulator, so driving around you'll never know one pump has failed. Then you hit the gas on a nice stretch of road, all you have is the one pump and it leans out, massive lean out, engine goes bang... At least with ONE big pump, if it fails, the car dies and you get a tow home... I'd rather pay for a towie than a new motor. But like I said above, I'm not bagging out those with twin 044s, its kind of a natural progression in the sense that heaps of guys have an 044 on a surge tank already, and its a cheap solution to add another 044 , which is why so many do it. I myself have twin 044s in the boot of my G6ET, mainly due to the fact I had a few 044s sitting around, so I saved myself the coin and used what I had... BUT... I have an AEM wideband that flashes red at me IF it runs lean, so ive got a good chance of jumping off the gas IF it runs lean. Ive also voltage regulated the pumps so they only get about 70% voltage, which is plenty for mid 400s that I run on the daily E85 tune... less voltage makes them heaps quieter.

The answer is in this thread matey

the bov is 32mm.