icer Banned 2,335 Member For: 15y 6m 6d Gender: Male Location: Aspendale, Vic. Posted 05/07/10 03:16 AM Share Posted 05/07/10 03:16 AM I just pm'ed him to go to Dyno-mite.I wish I could go full noise with a full car load without smashign my auto let alone on a steep hill ;( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 21y 4m 18d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 05/07/10 03:40 AM Share Posted 05/07/10 03:40 AM time to don the cape Buf phoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buf-Phoon loitering with intent Lifetime Members 13,318 Member For: 21y 5m 4d Gender: Male Location: Zombie Birdhouse Posted 05/07/10 03:41 AM Share Posted 05/07/10 03:41 AM does that mean I am hunted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 21y 4m 18d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 05/07/10 03:46 AM Share Posted 05/07/10 03:46 AM no no.. But arent you the infamous stooge hunter?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buf-Phoon loitering with intent Lifetime Members 13,318 Member For: 21y 5m 4d Gender: Male Location: Zombie Birdhouse Posted 05/07/10 03:59 AM Share Posted 05/07/10 03:59 AM Begs the question, how any shops before the hunter becomes the hunted ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIRO F6 Member 1,817 Member For: 16y 3d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane, QLD Posted 05/07/10 04:19 AM Share Posted 05/07/10 04:19 AM Hey Buf, my mechanic can install the valve springs for you in Brisbane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul@eliteauto Member 843 Member For: 18y 4m 23d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 05/07/10 08:40 AM Share Posted 05/07/10 08:40 AM Valve springs are becoming more and more an issue especially as age fatigue is becoming apparent. Ask any tuner and they will tell you they see it even some lower power cars. My FG needed valve spring at just over 310 rwkw. I changed them of coarse.You would be fooling yourself if you havn't budgeted for them of make an asumption that you dont need them.Cheers Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icer Banned 2,335 Member For: 15y 6m 6d Gender: Male Location: Aspendale, Vic. Posted 05/07/10 08:45 AM Share Posted 05/07/10 08:45 AM over time you will end up changing them. Your tuner can tell when he tunes the car if there is any issues or float.Some people get lucky, some not. My motor only 24,000 old so im all good for now. Will eventually go to atomic v/springs though one day when needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MILES Donating Members 103 Member For: 16y 8m 16d Gender: Male Location: Townsville Posted 05/07/10 09:14 AM Share Posted 05/07/10 09:14 AM My 07 BF MK 2 foon ZF has a tune with 360rwkw. Got the hardware and could push 380, but at around that mark the car was getting valve float. I chose not to worry about putting any in and keep it at 360 with 1060nm. It is a sh*tload of power anyway for a daily driver. I've got another tune at 370rw with 1200nm in the box I could load up, and the valve springs seem alright.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 17y 1m 30d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 07/09/10 05:02 AM Share Posted 07/09/10 05:02 AM My new 316 odd rwkw tune is going well aside from one problem I spotted yesterday, after giving it some stick and stopping at the lights, the car was idling roughly in 1st or 2nd (ZF box), felt like it was about to stall now and then. Simon (tuner) suggested valve springs. My car has almost got 100,000km on it now. It's fine under power.Due to age of springs I'm guessing this might be the problem? Car is a June 2007 BFII.I don't know what valve float feels or sounds like though. Can someone give me an example of the symptoms that failing/fatigued springs cause?Might have to back it off a bit in the meantime :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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