barnz Member 3,047 Member For: 11y 2m 22d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 09/05/16 01:37 AM Share Posted 09/05/16 01:37 AM also without knowing a great deal about the turbo you got, its hard to say what power your going to make but your setup should be good for quite alot, turbo, gearbox and the fuel you run will be the limiting factors imo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genuine honest person Member 2,769 Member For: 11y 13d Gender: Male Location: near brisbane Posted 09/05/16 06:34 AM Author Share Posted 09/05/16 06:34 AM comments like these are downers as I realy thought 600 hp was in my reach with ease.the turbo on a fg has seen 550 rwkw on a 6 speed automatic. The reason I am scared about the braded lines firstly I have never done them and secondly there is no room from the serge tank to the manifold fg .only room to fit a finger between . The other problem is how to run the pipes to the back tray ,I have to cross over on the rails of the underside of the car .will post pictures of how I was going to run them .the other thing is prize of all the fittings as I have to run all new lines as I thought the stuff I bought second hand would fit but it has not .the catch can I did not realise was mounted on the turbo side neer the brake booster which I find to be dangerous as any oil on the dump could be catastrophic .on these cars to fit catch cans or even a washer bottle is so hard as there is no room to swing a cat .will post pictures of how I will run the lines soon .will use garden hose to show how Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genuine honest person Member 2,769 Member For: 11y 13d Gender: Male Location: near brisbane Posted 09/05/16 07:09 AM Author Share Posted 09/05/16 07:09 AM Can I ask why this scare you? I doubt given the quality of work you've produced so far that it will change you technically so what's your concern? Think reality has hit me that I have spent to much on this car and got only such a bad result .people have spent the same amount and have far better product and way more hp ,even better reliability as mine is a bodged up car in the end .only running a cheap turbo and a week btr box .for the money I spend I should have had one hell of a car but I do not ,dont even know if I have done stuff right or not .none of the tuners want to help as I am classed as a burden to them . Its very hard as doing this on my own and not having a mechanical background I have to constantly ask for some inputt and then some of the replies make you think have I done this right or not .remmember the head washers people commented on saying they were not large enough ,well stuff like that makes you wonder if it got done corectly as I have no idea and leave that to the professionals . Those comments play tricks on your mind . this build certainly has taken a big toll on my private life and even work as that is all you think about every day and night ,there is no escaping from it .unless you have been in my shoes dont judge me to be such a ass hole some make me look like I am . I honestly can say I am suffering of some sort of depression my self from this build as it has mostly been a disappointment. I would never do it again . I am so drained emotional and phisical ,to old for this stress I have put my self through Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennox Member 2,586 Member For: 11y 11m 15d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 09/05/16 07:30 AM Share Posted 09/05/16 07:30 AM Think you just need to finish it so you can drive it and get some enjoyment back. Working on cars is great for like 8 hours max after that it's just a *beep*. Can't imagine what months of building a car is like. You're nearly there though don't give up hope smash it in f*ck the haters and drop powerskids all day long 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camo86T Silver Donating Members 1,810 Member For: 10y 11m 30d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 09/05/16 07:35 AM Share Posted 09/05/16 07:35 AM (edited) Chin up mate You wanted to end up something different remember? Something that not every thomas richard and harold had, otherwise you would've sold it and bought something else ages ago You're going to have a sleeper ute that goes hard BTR weak? Dominello don't build sh*t. Cheap turbo? Well then you saved coin, the little turbo will be a weapon on the street and powercruise which I think it what you wanted Guys above are saying single 460 isn't enough for 600rwhp. Ok let's say consensus is it won't be, so what options do you have? How much is another 460? $200-250? Haven't looked at your surge setup cos it's about a million pics back lol but surely it can be made to work. EDIT: noticed another pump is already mentioned above. What else was pointed out that would hold you back from 600rwhp? Yes the coin is obviously getting tight. But how much in the big picture? And as far as fitting fuel lines etc, you've not done any work that wasn't top notch. Yes you've obviously burnt some bridges with people along the way, you're maybe not the communicator you could be. Don't take it too hard, looking backwards won't get you far. With the internet you're always going to get people throwing in their opinions. Sometimes it's positive, sometimes it's not. Sometimes it's technically spot on, other times it's not. But I think most people on this forum are cheering you on mate. Once it's finished it's gunna - see what I did there - be a stomper Edited 09/05/16 07:41 AM by camo86T 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent0 The Toxic Rocket Donating Members 574 Member For: 14y 9m 17d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 09/05/16 07:44 AM Share Posted 09/05/16 07:44 AM My brothers fg made 450kw on e85 with SINGLE in tank 460, Jamie tuned it. No problems. When I built my engine etc I wanted to go from single pump in surge to twin, jamie took it out and sent it to Kev who fitted it free of charge, I just paid for the pump and postage. A good idea would be stay off the facebook mechanic pages for a while. It's all horses for courses on there, hardly anyone speaks from experience, it's all happened to a mate of a mate pf theirs. . . 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genuine honest person Member 2,769 Member For: 11y 13d Gender: Male Location: near brisbane Posted 11/05/16 06:51 AM Author Share Posted 11/05/16 06:51 AM Beau got some more parts from rocket and so did I .they must love us as we spend a fair bit with them so far .got a new gasket for the engine oil sandwich plate as it had a small mark on the surface and thought $5 dollars for a new one would make it worth getting a new one just in case 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HI PSI Member 1,586 Member For: 18y 8m 17d Gender: Male Location: Central Queensland Posted 11/05/16 10:09 AM Share Posted 11/05/16 10:09 AM Keep some bandaids handy. Braid is very good at making you bleed. Lol 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genuine honest person Member 2,769 Member For: 11y 13d Gender: Male Location: near brisbane Posted 11/05/16 11:01 AM Author Share Posted 11/05/16 11:01 AM Lol lucky that is all for Beau car ,my braded lines are not ordered but will be soon .have to work them out soon . He is only using series 100 ,but I will use series 200 for the trans and engine cooler .the fuel line will also be series 200 but might use the black line if the money streches that far . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genuine honest person Member 2,769 Member For: 11y 13d Gender: Male Location: near brisbane Posted 13/05/16 09:04 AM Author Share Posted 13/05/16 09:04 AM more parts to replace .these are way better hose clamps than my last ones from repco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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