Well think about it, you pay a shop to build a performance engine and you're basically left without a warranty due to the fact that it is a performance engine. What leg do you have to stand on? You can't prove they did dodgy work and even if you could, what credentials do you have opposed to someone who does it for a living? Way too easy for these guys to get away with this sort of thing.
No Marcus' motor was built buy Eric/a2zed, not sure who did Jamie/Emile's motor but I assumed it was someone in Sydney
Wow that engine didn't have a chance You can usually prove builder fault once the engine gets stripped down especially on a freshly built or very low km motor.
No wonder the lifters weren't pressurising hey? Don't think you'd get far with this one, second hand rebuilt motor and years old by now
Nah wouldn't have stood a chance. Kinda glad it was never tuned, god knows what would have happened if you threw it on a dyno. Emile doesn't want the drama of contacting the original builder, could easily prove that it was his wrong doing but I think he just wants to wipe his hands of it now.
Got bored, decided to do a bit of an update/proposed mod list. Willing to entertain constructive criticism too. I guess the big change here is the decision to go E85 Engine: - Cryo treated block - Forged 87.5mm Wiseco pistons - Forged eagle conrods - ARP Main cradle+head bolts - HKS GT2530 turbos - ID1300cc top feed injectors - Winfactory top feed rail - Tomei FPR - Extensively ported heads by AVO japan - Ferrea 1mm O/S valves - Standard S2 cams with stock adjustable intake gears - Full 3" exhaust (AMS 3" expansion dumps, 100CPSI Cats, 3" Resonators, 3" Inlet/ 4" Outlet varex cannon mufflers) - Japtek SMIC's modified for 2.5" inlet and outlet - Full 2.5" intake kit - 2 x GFB Hybrid BOV's - 56mm ASI radiator - JWT Heavy duty 500hp+ organic face clutch - Nismo gearbox mount - 1 piece aluminium drive shaft - Lightened AMS pulley set (crank, P/S, water pump) - Brand new 98+ gearbox - Vipec ECU - Twin walbro 400lph fuel pump - Everything to be flow tested and matched accordingly - Extensive ceramic coatings done on engine/intake/exhaust etc Handling: - Tein StreetFlex Coilovers - Tein EDFC Active - Energy Suspension rubber bushing kit where applicable - Megan racing front tension rod and RUCA - Front and rear whiteline swaybars - Rebuilt diff with quaife centre - Fender braces - UAS tension rod brace - Half cage - Rebuilt R33 V-spec Brembo's (front and back) - 324mm rotors - HICAS lockout bar - Racelogic traction control unit Interior: - Recaro SR3's - Genuine Takata harness' - Mint condition velour trims - 2x 40W Tweeters - 2x 6'in 120W MTX - 2x 6x9 Kenwood 350W - 2x 10in Fusion 200W RMS Subs - Boss Audio 4 channel 1200W Amp - JBL Mono Block 350W RMS Amp - Double din fascia - Either a small tablet for conzult or standard double din unit - Twin PLX DM-200 for displaying AFR/Boost/Water+Oil temp etc - RAV3 Immobiliser - Altia sills - Genuine shagpile floor mats Exterior - Charcoal Grey - '99 Spec Front Bar - '99 Spec Rear Lights - Altia panel - 50W HID Lights @ 8000K - TwinZ JDM front lip - TwinZ rear bar - TwinZ type 1 side skirts - TwinZ foglight ducts - TwinZ roof wing - Ganador's (if I can get my hands on some) - Either LMGT4's or Professor SP1's - CSL-R wing or Mission wing - New exterior mouldings - New front+rear windscreens
ok ill bite lol. takata harness's. bright green. in a (main usage)street car. going to make them removable? would be easier to have regular belts for day to day use. to me it seems a bit out of place. personal opinion? yes. constructive? hopefully. rest of mod list seems good. lots of dollars to be saved and spent.
Fair point. Will have to look into mounting in regards to a two seater. Went for a drive in my mates 86 with harnesses, felt way better with them on. Wouldn't use it for daily driving of course, just whenever some spirited driving is to be done.
I run both seat belts .. the harness is wrap around on the cage and clips on the eye bolts on the floor . ..5 mins its in or out .
- Standard S2 cams with stock adjustable intake gears - Extensively ported heads by AVO japan Why stay stock cams if porting so much??
Rear strut brace would be fine in the absence of a cage wouldn't it? Also, damn that's a lot of dollars. I hope you're planning to run some good rubber on there with all that power, AD08R's are popular for max grip. Is that a TT or NA diff?
