adams355 Member 529 Member For: 7y 7m 18d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 11/10/18 10:52 AM Share Posted 11/10/18 10:52 AM Thanks puff you are a champ. Yea I was a little suss on this guy he is well respected up here though. Didn't know the difference with BF cat ect. Funny thing was it wasn't in his catalog either. It showed the BA twin cat under BF. So yea, got a $200 quote on the phone and $550 when I dropped in. I thought it was bad when I said I had a V8 now its insane at the mention of turbo. So that's $700 for an actuator install lol, $550 for basically a cat and some pipe in the same week. Don't think so, going somewhere else. I got the tuner down $500 off quote as well. It must of sucked in the heyday with these things. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,972 Member For: 9y 10m 20d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 11/10/18 11:05 AM Share Posted 11/10/18 11:05 AM No probs mate. Just cos someone is a tuner doesn't mean they are any good. A bit of boost makes anything fast and will fool most people who turn up. #scumbaghat #timeforthetelly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adams355 Member 529 Member For: 7y 7m 18d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 11/10/18 11:15 AM Share Posted 11/10/18 11:15 AM Nah this ones been mentioned plenty of times here. I use to work in the industry- lpg so it gives me some kind of reference and a lot of catch up knowledge here has been great from all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adams355 Member 529 Member For: 7y 7m 18d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 11/10/18 01:42 PM Share Posted 11/10/18 01:42 PM ok, let me clear that up my tuner isn't the exhaust or actuator guy. I bought the car with a 14psi tune in it done by a sydney tuner. When I called that tuner he told me it had been tuned to a manual boost controller hmmm. This is well known tuner. Anyway, actuator is dying as well but it has 1000cc injectors, cooler, pump and some other stuff I did so see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,972 Member For: 9y 10m 20d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 11/10/18 02:03 PM Share Posted 11/10/18 02:03 PM What do you mean by the actuator is dying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adams355 Member 529 Member For: 7y 7m 18d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 11/10/18 03:03 PM Share Posted 11/10/18 03:03 PM Not holding boost, hits 14 or spikes to 16 psi then dies off straight away to 8 or lower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,972 Member For: 9y 10m 20d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 11/10/18 03:07 PM Share Posted 11/10/18 03:07 PM (edited) You still have a boost tee in there? Edit: Or other aftermarket controller? Edited 11/10/18 03:09 PM by Puffwagon I live for an early morning edit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adams355 Member 529 Member For: 7y 7m 18d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 11/10/18 03:22 PM Share Posted 11/10/18 03:22 PM Just has the turbosmart manual boost controller in it still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,972 Member For: 9y 10m 20d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 11/10/18 03:27 PM Share Posted 11/10/18 03:27 PM You have a turbosmart actuator? Cheap af to buy another diaphragm and swap it out. https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com.au%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F122567339755 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,972 Member For: 9y 10m 20d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 11/10/18 03:40 PM Share Posted 11/10/18 03:40 PM The missus asked me if I felt ok this afternoon...she sounded genuine... I thought I must have had a sad look on my face but no...I was hanging up my clean washing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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