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Im going to have a crack at this.

Does this set the turbo location back towards the firewall a bit? How much do you think/did you measure if so?

Ive got a slight harmonic at 80km/h. Had the tailshaft and centre bearing done recently as very good workshop. Could be fuggin anything!

Well, it works! Been driving it for four days and will drive it one more to get some heat through all the bits that need to 'settle in' before I go back and re tororque the fasteners as JETURBO says I should. It's on the factory tune still, so very gently letting it come on boost and heat up everything. It seems fine though Im not giving it w.o.t. anytime until it gets on a dyno. Injectors next, and a new cat pipe as mine is making funny noises. Then it will be an intercooler and dyno. Ive had to "custom" make an intake pipe step down for the 4" inlet, as there is no way to fit a regular silicone one on and still clear the PS pump. Other than that, Im looking forward to some reliable p.s.I. in the near future!

How important is correct angle of the CHRA when mounted? I could probably get the actuator mounts in the right spot if I could turn the cartridge anti clockwise a bit. Is this allowed? Wait, Im thinking before having my first coffee, cancel that.

That's cars eh? It will get sorted, and probably in a way that was staring at me the whole time. Noob life yo.

Lol, cancel that. I just cant get the GTX2 actuator to clear. The old actuator bracket doesnt fit as the factory 3582 has smaller spacing between the comp housing bolts. The factory GTX2 bracket is too far out from the cover meaning the rods fouls the engine mount. I can make it clear by rotating to comp cover but the my piping wont fit at all. I got a bracket fron Intune which put the actuator in the perfect position and angle, but it too is for the smaller 3582 oem cover spacing. Its looking like a custom bracket now, no big deal. So close, I can taste it!

Can confirm, 3576 does bolt up :) Ive been so slack guys, had a bit of a roller coaster this month. What can I say, life comes at you fast. Anyway, its all aligned and ready to be fired up. My goodness, I've never appreciated whats involved in correctly clocking a the turbocharger on a barra motor, wastegate actuator rod clearance etc! Man I've had that manifold on and off so many times!

that's a lovely thing to have a 4 poster. I should have bought a hoist before I bought my first tool kit.

Ill see ya in a bit. "JizzFlinger"

'Murica!!!! Optilocks and a VxFreedom. Nice setup mate. You'll never be let down by that combo. Tikkas are smooth and live forever.

Love taking the kids out for a shoot. From L to R we have DeShaun, Latesha, LaCquanda, Datshike, MikeMike40, DeRay, Steve, Commander Rockwell, Sally.....

Cool mate, keep 'em comin. More details?

Im looking at all options mate. Send me a detailed message.

that's the thing, my existing head has +254 thousand k's on it. Im thinking that when a new short motor is going in, it would pay to fix and upgrade a lot of existing components. I mean Im going to need a full gasket kit, might as well do studs, overhaul cylinder head, timing chain kit and balancer...then the assembly. Does this make sense or am I overthinking it?

Goody. Its a long way to exchange things from up here.

Has anyone got one? Seen one or know much about them? They seem like excellent value at around 9500 shekels. Im doing my sums on bottom end replacement as there are now over 250,000 reasons to contemplate a failure, and when you consider the time and extra parts needed when fitting a shortblock, and still having an old 250k head, the long motors start looking VERY attractive. Just looking at the Atomic site, geez he makes some gear for the barras.

In regards to having a ZF built up for big torque increases: Can you use a NON turbo Territory AWD ZF as a donor, or do you need to start with the turbo model ZF if you are looking to build one up for your Territory Turbo Ghia? IIRC the differences were only the number and material type of clutches?

To think all these years I could have been playing with the big boys but instead I was playing with JZ's.

Wow, am I reading that correctly as ~16psi makes 373rwkw on the factory huffer with 98ron? What does it feel like to drive?

I just wish I had more time and money to do all the other stuff it needed doing. But meh, who even uses brakes amirite? The trailer slowed it down more than enough.

I had a good experience at Pit Lane while I was in Melbourne. I was there for repairs, and they know these cars inside out. Very thorough and accurate.

^^ that's one of the least ugly ones Ive seen. Very hard to find nice ones eh? Might have to go and play with a bucket of fibreglass from bunnings. Im looking for a solution as well.

Noob question: How do you semi forge something? Im guessing its gravity cast into a cylinder and bashed inton its final shape?

Yeah I just got quoted $5500. Any idea what non FPV normal XR6 turbos are worth? I forgot to ask.