macka'sxr6t Member 1,480 Member For: 20y 6m Location: Mildura Posted 02/09/04 01:07 PM Author Share Posted 02/09/04 01:07 PM Vic351,You gotta get the chip done mate that will improve your mileage and then the shaker you won't beleive the difference it will make.Pretzel,I have built a water trap into the back of the shaker scoop, as that's where I think it will collect with the ramming effect as you cruise along. And yes you guessed it there's been no rain to test this theory. It will rain one day. I will be putting a rubber seal around the scoop that seals the gap between scoop and the bonnet to keep water off the engine.At the moment I have still retained the crossover pipe which supplies boost to the engine, the intake piping has been removed. I will eventually change the other pipe aswell. Trying to keep costs down for the moment but I have some ideas that I will work on after I get the shaker sorted. I agree with you that the crossover is restrictive but so is the intercooler as wellIf your running standard boost the original crossover should give you enough.Most people use the original crossover and a getting some good HP and APS still retain it. If you up the boost levels that's when you see problems arising like I have. Then you start on the merry go round valve springs etc. Depends on what you want to acheive.macka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turb06 Dark Knight Mafia Member No. - 666 Member 3,667 Member For: 21y 9m 2d Location: Toowoomba Posted 02/09/04 01:08 PM Share Posted 02/09/04 01:08 PM I am very intersted in one of these, so the sooner its ready to be sold I'm in.Dazza. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi fordxr5turbodotcom Member 892 Member For: 21y 1m 17d Gender: Male Location: Point Cook, Vic Posted 02/09/04 01:55 PM Share Posted 02/09/04 01:55 PM macka you're doing a fantastic job... sometimes the forums get a little dull.. but it's enginuity like this that keeps me comin back.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktford FORD FORD FORD Donating Members 9,390 Member For: 21y 8m 10d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Point In Brissy's eastern side Posted 02/09/04 09:30 PM Share Posted 02/09/04 09:30 PM Before thew Exede was installed I was lucky to get 560km per tank. After the Exede milage improved to 700km per tank. sh*t, I must of missed the 100 litre tank option. Scotty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBO240 Member 628 Member For: 21y 3m 22d Gender: Male Location: Geelong Posted 02/09/04 09:43 PM Share Posted 02/09/04 09:43 PM sorry to keep harping on about the fuel but with a 68 litre tank @7.2lt/100km you should be getting 944km /tank ......if you are getting 700km out of a tank you getting 10.29lt/100km which is very good considering your mods but I still think you are getting a error from the trip computer. when was the last time you reset the av lt/100km. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macka'sxr6t Member 1,480 Member For: 20y 6m Location: Mildura Posted 02/09/04 10:11 PM Author Share Posted 02/09/04 10:11 PM TBO240 you could be right but it is really quite visible the difference in fuel economy.Scotty utes have a 80lt tank with a 90lt option, which I did'nt take. As I said earlier this was the first time the car had been on the open road with the shaker installed. It is 160km from Castlemaine to where I get the car tuned on the other side of Melbourne and the fuel gauge had just decided to move of the full mark. If the car was using 10.29lt/100km I would have thought that the fuel gauge would have moved much more than that. By the time I had got back home after 340+km and 10 dyno runs at full throttle, a couple of detours and quite a few spirited squirts from stop lights with the new found power still had well over 1/2 tank of fuel left.I would really like to try it on a stock T to prove the point for those that seem to think that I'm bullsh ting. When I get the car back I'll do some real world driving testsI'm only reporting what I have seen so far.macka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turb06 Dark Knight Mafia Member No. - 666 Member 3,667 Member For: 21y 9m 2d Location: Toowoomba Posted 03/09/04 01:26 AM Share Posted 03/09/04 01:26 AM Before thew Exede was installed I was lucky to get 560km per tank. After the Exede milage improved to 700km per tank.sh*t, I must of missed the 100 litre tank option. :banghead: Scotty Scotty, Just curious what you are getting with the excede? My stock T usually gets 360-380klm per tank.Dazza. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktford FORD FORD FORD Donating Members 9,390 Member For: 21y 8m 10d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Point In Brissy's eastern side Posted 03/09/04 03:27 AM Share Posted 03/09/04 03:27 AM I get between 13.5 & 15 L per 100k's & I am quite prepared to run the tank down to the bottom, which explains why twice I've had to have a llittle walk. LMAOScotty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blown BA In Your Face Member 6,195 Member For: 21y 8m 18d Gender: Male Location: Peninsula Posted 03/09/04 10:30 PM Share Posted 03/09/04 10:30 PM macka you're doing a fantastic job... sometimes the forums get a little dull.. but it's enginuity like this that keeps me comin back.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macka'sxr6t Member 1,480 Member For: 20y 6m Location: Mildura Posted 04/09/04 04:12 AM Author Share Posted 04/09/04 04:12 AM Thank's Guy's for the encouragement.I've just finished re designing the intake from the shaker to the turbo and man it has produced some extra punch. It breaks traction even in 2nd gear now. Can't floor it 1st like I used to either. It really has alot more snap.OH I just filled up my car since having the shaker installed last thursday week. I'm getting 36.23 mpg. I'm pretty sure I calculated it right.591km \ 44lt = 13.43 km/lt13.43 km * 4.5 = 60.44 km per gallon60.44 km * .6 = 36.26 mpgAnd yes the fuel gauge was showing just under 1/2 tank And I've driven the car harder than I've ever driven it and that includes all the dyno runs as well. Just love those extra kw 256rwkw @ 8psi macka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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