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BAman

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  1. Forget the CD's , they are history. Get an iPOD and iPOD Integration.
  2. Valve springs are good security. Things like seat pressure and coil bind come to mind. A standard valve spring will move around on its retainer causing harmful harmonics and excessive wear. Your car will still make power but your springs are being forced onto their retainer is very likely to fail at the coil. You will soon enough loose seat pressure and power will diminish and the standard spring will get weaker and weaker until it fails, and when it does fail you will certainly know about. Sometime you have to do modification the help you make the power. You'll be surprised how much smoother your motor will be and how willing and easier to rev. It's important to have valve spring seat pressure especially on a turbo car to insure tight contact between the valve face and the valve seat. This provides proper heat transfer from the valve to the cylinder head. Remember if the valve bounces, cylinder pressure and power is lost. If it happens over and over in time the head of the valve will deform & break from the valve stem resulting in engine failure. If you modify a car do it properly, but at the end of the day its your car and its really easy to make lots of power, but have you made it safely??
  3. knowledge!!
  4. I've been investing in property and shares for more the 20 years now with property being the prime investment and has worked out very well for me. I retired from fulltime work two years ago at the age of 37 to concentrate on more property development. My wife will soon leave her job aswell but waiting for her long service leave to build up. You have to think of where you want to be in say 15 to 20 years time. Investing IMO is a long time proposal and should benefit you in your later years.
  5. Daily driven as well. I take it to the shops, interstate and I couldn't care less about the cost of fuel. Are you really saving anything by having a second vehicle? Plus the quicker I pile on the kms the quicker I can upgrade.
  6. tripod: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/BA-BF-Falcon-XR6-Tu...1QQcmdZViewItem miss ally double pod: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/FORD-FALCON-XR-XR6-...1QQcmdZViewItem miss ally single pod: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/FORD-FALCON-XR6-TUR...1QQcmdZViewItem all good quality and easy to fit which gauges did you buy
  7. Didn't take long to get there. Excellent performance
  8. Mr Bean
  9. My car was tuned on Caltex Vortex 98. Shell 98 is only sh*t on motorbikes.
  10. Price will depend on the type of stitch and leather and how much you want to use. Go and sample their range and compare to others.
  11. Hey toska, ring BTA Motorsports. Ali might have the software.
  12. Have to agree, absolute stupidity. Yes we do have a bit of fun but you got to draw the line somewhere. This could've turned really nasty, someone innocent would've been hurt or killed. What is with P-platers anyway??
  13. I use Shell , BP & Caltex 98 Same power, same kms per tank and no issues at all
  14. for that price who cares!!! that's an excellent buy. Blackman & Sons 2/18 Endeavour Rd Caringbah, NSW 2229 (02) 9526-8745 An absolute cratfsman.
  15. Just clocked 66666kms on my 02 BA XR6T, mildly modded and never missed a beat.
  16. As ZAP said, time to trade. I went from an XT N/A to an XR6T and its the best move I have done. I had all the bits and pieces to do the convertion but decided at the last minute it's not really worth it.
  17. How long have you had it for? I got mine 9 months ago, the prices go up and down. I was lucky I missed out on one before on an auction, this one was at 'buy it now' price.
  18. Have to agree with hypnodoc. Way better without the badge and it feels really good. Got mine for $450 off ebay.
  19. I had the same problem with my sedan. It's the BEM module located in the ICC behind the radio. If your going to replace yourself, you have to pull the old one out to look at the colour. If its the blue module it's $443 and the black module $256, hope you have warranty. Ford quoted me $600 to fit ( I had warranty from another make dealer). Good luck
  20. something like this?
  21. :roll: VERY BAD IDEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  22. If your engine is still cold, the oil pressure tends to be higher. The oil pressure is high when cold because the oil is thick and drops as it gets hot when the oil is thinner. Engine protection isn't just related to oil pressure/temp. A good synthetic oil will work well even at low oil temp. I'd be more worried about the oil pressure being low .
  23. Definitely, especially when racing , can the temp get really high on the street? Anyone with an oil temp gauge, what temp range have you seen on the street or track?
  24. If the oil temperature is constantly too high the engine life will decline rapidly and will fail. Probably more pronounced when racing. As the temperature of the oil increases the viscosity drops leaving a thinner film of oil film which will cause distortion, scuffing between moving parts greatly accelerating engine wear. Not sure but I think the optimum oil temp is around 105 degree C.
  25. but mine is without a thermo fan and running with the factory radiator
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