G6ET8U Playing with Sports Bikes... Silver Donating Members 1,927 Member For: 19y 1m 2d Gender: Male Location: Whistling, GTX. Posted 27/02/12 10:41 AM Author Share Posted 27/02/12 10:41 AM Great work. 400 is just mad. I can't imagine that. All has gone to plan, apart from the sleeper part!It is... never thought I'd end up here! Kind of wanted to though haha...The question of a sleeper... I disagree.As the car stood over 3 years ago when I bought it... Now as the car stands now...For me the biggest difference is in the 1st pic I haven't added tint yet.Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillz Three pedals are better then two.. Donating Members 15,637 Member For: 17y 6m 5d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 27/02/12 12:07 PM Share Posted 27/02/12 12:07 PM Why do those wheels in the 2nd pic look huge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PookeyMaster Donating Members 1,531 Member For: 13y 11m 12d Gender: Male Location: Parramatta, NSW Posted 27/02/12 12:26 PM Share Posted 27/02/12 12:26 PM Just the angle I guess. Unless he went from 18" to 19"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f6mark Member 2,908 Member For: 13y 9m 17d Gender: Male Posted 27/02/12 07:00 PM Share Posted 27/02/12 07:00 PM nice.. :sungum: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuono Member 312 Member For: 14y 18d Posted 27/02/12 07:56 PM Share Posted 27/02/12 07:56 PM It certainly won't sound like a sleeper? You will hear that beast coming! I'm new to the turbo thing, always had V8's, I can't believe the power and drivability they have. 400kw unopened , no cam. Amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVK Silver Donating Members 751 Member For: 18y 11m 13d Gender: Male Location: North West Hot Hell,VIC Posted 27/02/12 08:13 PM Share Posted 27/02/12 08:13 PM Even if they heard it comming they would still have to look twice or more to realize it came from this vehicle.Mission complete,Definate Sleeper.Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G6ET8U Playing with Sports Bikes... Silver Donating Members 1,927 Member For: 19y 1m 2d Gender: Male Location: Whistling, GTX. Posted 27/02/12 10:07 PM Author Share Posted 27/02/12 10:07 PM @ Dillz I think it's because the car has been slightly lowered in the second pic. And thanks for the comments lads, most people won't look twice but get up on it and it's a right laugh watching people on the footpath get a fright... lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuono Member 312 Member For: 14y 18d Posted 27/02/12 10:31 PM Share Posted 27/02/12 10:31 PM Bigger laugh at the lights next to a GTS, R8 etc. No contest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G6ET8U Playing with Sports Bikes... Silver Donating Members 1,927 Member For: 19y 1m 2d Gender: Male Location: Whistling, GTX. Posted 29/02/12 09:51 AM Author Share Posted 29/02/12 09:51 AM I thought I'd give a few impressions of my car now that I've had it 'unlimited' for a few days.I can live with this car quite comfortably. Very easily infact. To be completely honest, it's an absolute wolf in sheeps clothing. Initial objective has been surpassed So easy to drive, just head out and keep it under 1800rpm and it's Dr Jekyl one mintue. Just forget about 1st as a 'fast' useable gear... be VERY careful in 2nd on boost, power down, it's an off it's nut knife wielding crazy man Mr Hyde the next. I read people selling their car and in the ad it says not for the faint hearted. This car as it stands is not for the faint of heart perfect daily driver! Still on a 'soft' tune... I have a close friend who has a very low 12 sec R32 GTR. I took him for a quick drive last night. He got out shaking, couldn't believe my car is what it is. His words, not mine... 'This would absolutely hose my GTR.' 2WD Falcon family sedan vs 2 door, 4WD, 4WS twin turbo straight 6. He is selling his GTR, as it's not big enough for the family now... 1 on the ground and 1 on the way. He said the Falcon is now starting to be looked at in a new light The Di Filippo (Di Filippino in Tex speak ) is loud, but can quite easily be 'driven' around. I am now driving everywhere in Performane Mode. No problem... it makes me feel like a man as I now manually shift each gear basically I just short shift each gear, even earlier than the auto would change just cruising around if I was in Drive. Driving like this the exhaust is more than bearable. Quite nice actually, it has a beautiful note when driven like this. I'm still not sure what my neighbours think of it at 4.50am each morning on initial start up as it's got quite a bark to it straight off the bat. They haven't left an angry note in my letter box yet so I assume all is well in their world The Harrop TrueTrac. Every performance car should come with one. It is just that simple. Powers down in such a ridiculously predictable way it should be standard equipment. Yeah it has a very slight whine, this is with me all windows open, radio off and looking for noise down hill in a high gear and no throttle input. If you want a 600hp daily driver then this is hardly a trade off.So far I have done just on 800kms with all the mods done. 800 brilliant kms. Even with the first near couple of hundred kms done with a 3k rev limit. It should actually be mandatory for someone who has done what I have done in one hit so you actually leave the car alone and don't be a knob straight out of the tuners driveway and learn to respect the car and know it can be driven off boost, nice and easy.Brakes wise, I have used DBA4000 slotted rotors with Bendix Ultimate pads. They work. And they work well. Jeez the Ultimates throw some dust, of course on the front but even on the rears. I knew they would, I was warned about it. So it isn't like I wasn't expecting it. Theo has already put me on to a very similar pad from Race Brakes Melbourne that is just as effective but far less dusty I am told. I might be heading in this direction. Not sure I want to have to clean the wheels every couple of days, I do very little stop start driving as well! So here I sit. Finding excuses to try and get up to the 1000kms so the BPR boys can really let my car sing it's finest tune.Bar having a turbo side air intake the car as it stands right now, I wouldn't change a thing. Not one. If you have an FG G6E Turbo, or FG XR6 Turbo and have any inkling that you'll want anything near 400rwkw then get a GTX 35/82R and support it sufficiently and you'll be reading this and agreeing with me.Jack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRA1NR Pitlane Member Donating Members 2,886 Member For: 17y 7m Gender: Male Location: Pakenham, Victoria Posted 29/02/12 10:00 AM Share Posted 29/02/12 10:00 AM Very nice Jack! would love to book a ride in the passenger seat of this thing! Glad to see someone with the coin and the desire to do it right the first time, will be keen to see the final result! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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