IT15ON Donating Members 83 Member For: 13y 2m 1d Gender: Male Location: Newcastle Posted 28/09/15 01:16 AM Author Share Posted 28/09/15 01:16 AM (edited) Nothing too exciting today, but a few bits and pieces out of the way. First up was the leaky pipe. Hotside pipe just before cooler was pierced and looked a bit rough, so welded it up and chucked it back in.Went for a boost and the difference is marginal. It does seem a little happier but not enough to explain the issues..While at it a couple of other bits were sorted, zf service was done, and a lower ball joint had failed so was replaced. This one was only replaced a year ago, but had a heap of play (more than the original ones from factory had at 110,000km!). The rubber boot must have been dodgy from factory and water had gotten in. To hopefully resolve this boost issue once and for all I went out and spent the money, my process west stage 3 cooler arrived today! This thing should be more than enough for what I want, hopefully it is the right choice as there are a lot of opinions and choices for coolers. Edited 28/09/15 01:18 AM by IT15ON 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IT15ON Donating Members 83 Member For: 13y 2m 1d Gender: Male Location: Newcastle Posted 23/11/15 10:17 AM Author Share Posted 23/11/15 10:17 AM (edited) The PW cooler is in and has been doing time for a while now. Happy with it so far but drags and dyno will be the proof. I took a couple of pics to compare the two, but ultimately they are a pretty similar size, hard to tell but the PW3 is slightly larger external size.A couple of pics of the inside for anyone who is interested:Rapid VsProcess westThere have been a couple of strange readings on the vac guage so had to fill manifold with compressed air and found the fuel vapour purge line (hard plastic) was split. This now blocked off and the car is driving well. I think the gauge is still playing up but the plan is Wednesday night drags, if anyone else is there come say hi! Edited 23/11/15 10:19 AM by IT15ON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 29,279 Member For: 16y 10m 21d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 23/11/15 10:47 AM Share Posted 23/11/15 10:47 AM Good on ya. Will be interesting to see if this cooler drops any more than 0.5psi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyP MattyP Cruise Control 6,317 Member For: 12y 9m 27d Gender: Male Location: Central Coast Posted 24/11/15 12:48 PM Share Posted 24/11/15 12:48 PM Nice man Great thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IT15ON Donating Members 83 Member For: 13y 2m 1d Gender: Male Location: Newcastle Posted 27/11/15 12:59 AM Author Share Posted 27/11/15 12:59 AM (edited) Thanks guys. Well nothing broken at the drags no records broke either though :( Have to admit I was off for the night. Stuffed up a couple of launches, then got launch right twice but messed up gear changes (limiter etc) and the car was pretty warm. About 35deg ambient temp at start of night, still in the 30s when packing up. All in all pretty disappointed, best I ran was around 12.0 at 117mph with some wheelspin and a goofed up short shift. Dont think the heat would have let me run too quick anyway. Ahh well, next time.. Edited 27/11/15 01:00 AM by IT15ON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IT15ON Donating Members 83 Member For: 13y 2m 1d Gender: Male Location: Newcastle Posted 22/04/16 04:28 AM Author Share Posted 22/04/16 04:28 AM Well another front left ball joint has failed, after only being in there 6 months. Roadsafe brand won't be going in my car again. In a rush to replace it with genuine I booked with a local workshop. This way I'll be able to claim warranty if another one fails, and gets me back on the road fast. They fitted me in at short notice and got the job done, paid. I went to leave and immediately noticed a bad noise in front left. Pulled up walked back into the shop and got the mechanic to drive it and check. Then this happened. New ball joint - tick 5 wheel nuts not done up - tick He was at the wheel at the time. So it's in for an insurance repair now.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,331 Member For: 19y 5m 8d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 22/04/16 04:35 AM Share Posted 22/04/16 04:35 AM well f*ck 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MurdoK Donating Members 719 Member For: 14y 8m 10d Gender: Male Location: Perth,WA Posted 22/04/16 04:38 AM Share Posted 22/04/16 04:38 AM Holy sh*t. Mongoloids.hope you get looked after Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 17y 3m 7d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 22/04/16 04:42 AM Share Posted 22/04/16 04:42 AM Replace ball joint to avoid this sort of thing, then it happens because the shop don't put the nuts back on...fuck. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 29,279 Member For: 16y 10m 21d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 22/04/16 05:27 AM Share Posted 22/04/16 05:27 AM holy farkin shieeeeettttttttttttttttt :O luckily it didn't end up in a worse position... hope it gets repaired quickly and easily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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