PhilMeUp Member 1,045 Member For: 16y 5m 25d Gender: Male Location: Perth, Western Australia Posted 30/04/15 01:32 PM Share Posted 30/04/15 01:32 PM Despite putting a bunch of effort into my existing FPV Tornado (with a bunch more to go), I’ve found another one coming up for sale that I’m considering buying (2007 BFII).The other one has a bunch of engine modifications, hence my interest. I’m a novice when it comes to turbo stuff. I managed to get the workshop invoice. The work was done in August 2012.Questions:1)Critique and analyse this. Tell what’s right and wrong with this setup. 2)The car is in NSW - is this something that is suitable to drive the 4,000km back to Perth? Flying over and driving it back is cheaper than freighting it.3)Any suggestions on how to get this through a licencing inspection if I buy it and get it back to Perth?4)I showed the invoice to Simon at XFT this afternoon. He pointed out that there was no mention of a wastegate or actuator. I know nothing about these things - how do I know if this car has one?Invoice Details:1x Plazmaman Pro Series 1000hp intercooler, inlet plenum, revised piping and custom under headlight cold air intake. (RAW FINISH) - $3,735.00https://www.plazmaman.com/shop_itemdetail.php?itemid=66&cate=25Upgraded to polished - $160.001x Plazmaman 4" stainless dump pipe with high flow cat converter - $995.00https://www.plazmaman.com/shop_itemdetail.php?itemid=2201x Plazmaman Billet surge tank with Bosch 044 fuel pump and wiring harness - $1,090.00https://www.plazmaman.com/shop_itemdetail.php?itemid=886x Bosch Xspurt 1000cc fuel injectors - $792.00Installation labour - $880.00Perform minor Motul service. Replaced engine oil and replaced oil filter - $110.00Parts supplied:6.8ltr x Motul 4100 Turbolight - $81.001x Ryco Z9 oil filter - $9.00 (error - that should be a Z516, Z9 is for a BA)6x NGK BKR7E spark plugs to suit setup - $30.00Custom dyno tune customers SCTunit to suit new setup, tuned to max safe 15-14psi 363kw and knocked back to 353kw - $990.00Recommendations: Use Nulon Pro Strength Octane booster for max power, otherwise OK. Use BP98 UltimateTotal: $8,065.45GST: $806.55Total Inc GST: $8,872.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilko16 Donating Members 1,672 Member For: 17y 1m 21d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 30/04/15 07:43 PM Share Posted 30/04/15 07:43 PM My input is, it's cheaper to send over on a truck than drive it...Try "Ceva" car movers, they have an online quote system worth a quick lookMy mate sent his landcruiser troopy from Perth to Melb for less than two tanks of fuel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilMeUp Member 1,045 Member For: 16y 5m 25d Gender: Male Location: Perth, Western Australia Posted 30/04/15 07:53 PM Author Share Posted 30/04/15 07:53 PM (edited) Try "Ceva" car movers, they have an online quote system worth a quick lookThanks, just got a web site quote of $1,133.00. Way cheaper than the last time I checked - it used to be $1700 and at least a six week wait. In recent years, it's been all about stuff coming to Perth. Moving stuff from Perth to east has been extremely cheap, but from east to Perth has been extremely expensive.The mining boom is definitely over.Looks like freighting is is now viable - as appealing as cruising across the Nullabor at 200km/h is, I'm a tad nervous about such a highly tuned engine failing and stranding me somewhere. Edited 30/04/15 07:59 PM by PhilMeUp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiftyOne Bronze Donating Members 1,145 Member For: 11y 6m 10d Gender: Male Posted 01/05/15 08:07 AM Share Posted 01/05/15 08:07 AM Buy it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 19y 3m 19d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 01/05/15 08:12 AM Share Posted 01/05/15 08:12 AM 353rwkw is far from Highly tuned for these motors.Getting it over the pits will be a chore. You'll be up for a return to stock project or an engineering project. Either way time/dollar intensive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tocchi Sandtrap Motorsport Donating Members 2,055 Member For: 16y 1m 17d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 01/05/15 08:40 AM Share Posted 01/05/15 08:40 AM Still have 157kw of safe driving to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilMeUp Member 1,045 Member For: 16y 5m 25d Gender: Male Location: Perth, Western Australia Posted 07/05/15 03:13 PM Author Share Posted 07/05/15 03:13 PM (edited) Buy it!I did.Finally, something that I don't have to spend forever in the carport fixing!Hopefully. :wwww: :wwww: :wwww: :wwww: Edited 07/05/15 03:14 PM by PhilMeUp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genuine honest person Member 2,769 Member For: 10y 11m 14d Gender: Male Location: near brisbane Posted 07/05/15 07:52 PM Share Posted 07/05/15 07:52 PM nice one .lot better than the last one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyP MattyP Cruise Control 6,317 Member For: 12y 8m 7d Gender: Male Location: Central Coast Posted 07/05/15 07:58 PM Share Posted 07/05/15 07:58 PM Jem are pretty respected tuners in sydney although not well known to tune Falcons..Ideally the surge and injectors are not my cup of tea but more than probably ok..How do you get it to pass rego in WA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilMeUp Member 1,045 Member For: 16y 5m 25d Gender: Male Location: Perth, Western Australia Posted 07/05/15 08:27 PM Author Share Posted 07/05/15 08:27 PM (edited) Jem are pretty respected tuners in sydney although not well known to tune Falcons..Ideally the surge and injectors are not my cup of tea but more than probably ok..How do you get it to pass rego in WAIt will be a challenge.Initial "negotiations" were commenced last week. Turns out that there's no way of really knowing which stuff is standard and which isn't.The fuel pump - apparently a lot of old cars had external fuel pumps.There's no way of knowing if the cat isn't a standard one.The Plazaman intercooler - the car already had an intercooler, so that's just an aftermarket replacement.The plenum might be a problem. Need to work out how to make it look standard for a few minutes.I like the idea of 100% legit legal, so will look into getting engineering permits later on. But for now it's a matter of finding an inspector who's a bit vague about knowing what's manufacturer standard and what isn't. Edited 07/05/15 08:30 PM by PhilMeUp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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