30-05-2015, 09:29 AM
well well well.
I am really in two minds now. Partly due to the encouragement and partly due to the tuning time with Ruan last night.
Good and bad news.
Bad news:
We had all but finished the night and on the last or so power run, in 4th, hard pull, I blew a manifold weld on the turbo flange! Fast n Furious YO! So we had to end it there. Have to weld it back up monday as its my anniversary weekend.
Good news:
MY GOODNESS DOES SHE SHIFT! WHAT A FREAKING DIFFERENCE!
A few times I crunched some gears as I paniced when I suddenly saw I had hit 5k rpm! Which may not sound much but she was outa puff by 4500rpm before!
And she pulls like a freaking rocket train. A cheetah on cocaine!
and the sound....
oh the sound.
Ruan doesnt like it much, but due to that manifold, it sounds like a boxer engine. Sounds SO naughty. And then when it comes on boost it just sings!
She took the abuse too. We did about 60miles, basically blasting from town to town, hard 3rd and 4th gear pulls. Water temp never went above 89/90 and oil temp peaked at 95 once. (still no oil cooler)
And when we got back, the inlet and boost pipes were FREEZING!
So all is well....other than the manifold leak
Will fix leak and try and sort some videos
I am really in two minds now. Partly due to the encouragement and partly due to the tuning time with Ruan last night.
Good and bad news.
Bad news:
We had all but finished the night and on the last or so power run, in 4th, hard pull, I blew a manifold weld on the turbo flange! Fast n Furious YO! So we had to end it there. Have to weld it back up monday as its my anniversary weekend.
Good news:
MY GOODNESS DOES SHE SHIFT! WHAT A FREAKING DIFFERENCE!
A few times I crunched some gears as I paniced when I suddenly saw I had hit 5k rpm! Which may not sound much but she was outa puff by 4500rpm before!
And she pulls like a freaking rocket train. A cheetah on cocaine!
and the sound....
oh the sound.
Ruan doesnt like it much, but due to that manifold, it sounds like a boxer engine. Sounds SO naughty. And then when it comes on boost it just sings!
She took the abuse too. We did about 60miles, basically blasting from town to town, hard 3rd and 4th gear pulls. Water temp never went above 89/90 and oil temp peaked at 95 once. (still no oil cooler)
And when we got back, the inlet and boost pipes were FREEZING!
So all is well....other than the manifold leak
Will fix leak and try and sort some videos
Wishes for more power...