put the wolf 3d in the bin and buy a microtech

Lol, Duly noted, which model?

How much do you want to spend on a aftermarket ecu?

Or throw the wolf and microtech in the bin and buy a haltech lol

any1 no roughly price on a good model microtech fitted?

It has 2 of this shaped holes.. And 2 of these.. The box says water cooled, but there's a slight bit of oil coming from the square hole, which you can see the main shaft through!? Bah, what am I, a doctor? ;-) Shoot, sorry about the size of the pix... Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Cool thanks. If it has 4 holes in the center core it's water cooled.

a8 engine r low commpression ratio standard , i much prefer the a6 n chuck a cometic gasket n arp studs n 25 oil n water pump . n 4 ecu talk 2 ya tuner n c what he prefers

And so it starts, she's been put in the shed (just wish it was my shed!) next to my toy car, soon, I'll start taking off the bumpers and plastics to respray, then the engine and slush box auto will come out, fix the engine bay, hide wiring etc, battery to boot. Then, either paint the body myself, or get it done professionally, get my Aerotech interior re-trimmed......sh1t, the list goes on and on really.. And the test dummies for both cars are here... Cheers.. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Finally got something done..hey mods, maybe this thread should be moved to the "In Progress" section?! (Only cos there's no "slow progress" section) Now to get rid of that pesky battery tray... ---------- Post added 12-01-13 at 16:17 ---------- VX Monaro brakes almost ready for kilowatt adding, hectic red paint.. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Need a bit of advice from you experienced turbo guys, I’ve taken the head off to find a few bits of alloy corroded. I’m a bit worried about the one closest to the cylinder (middle pic). Do you think it could be welded or even something like Jb weld would do the trick? http://imgur.com/a/vuefNAw Cheers in advance.

Quote: Originally Posted by Pistol [View Post] Ok guys after a loooonng wait..... A8 motor rebuilt to standard spec, mx7 box.... G'day Are you going to rebuild the current motor in the car or get a second hand A8 to rebuild? Cheers

Quote: Originally Posted by drifta93 [View Post] G'day Are you going to rebuild the current motor in the car or get a second hand A8 to rebuild? Cheers Yeah just working with what I have, genuine A8 motor, used, rebuilt about 40 thousand k�s before I got it. I�ve had delay after delay with it all, and finally starting to play with the old VL.

How does that even happen? The rust inside the block.. My only guess would be from being dormant for so long without being started? Otherwise good luck, good to see the build is still going.

Yeah it’s bit sh1t, but I’ll pressure flush the whole block and head. It feels good to get my hands dirty on the vl again..

Brought her home from storage https://i.imgur.com/flUGba1.jpg https://i.imgur.com/EuJAVN7.jpg https://i.imgur.com/dR9bJik.jpg https://i.imgur.com/ZfcXRQc.jpg https://i.imgur.com/lOjJ433.jpg https://i.imgur.com/VfKUzGm.jpg https://i.imgur.com/QasBRoY.jpg https://i.imgur.com/Jmrm4mX.jpg Those with an eagle eye might’ve noticed the brake booster swap in The last 2 pics, it’s the vs-vt booster I made years ago, from the tech article By RB30-POWER http://www.calaisturbo.com.au/showthread.php?t=134762

Good to see you on the move again mate!

Cheers mate, I watched/read all the drag week stuff, what a test of man and machine ay?! well done!!

Damm man where was it stored? Would you be interested in selling the car?

It was in a shed, mostly covered. I toyed with the idea of selling.... But just couldn't do it! Maybe one day, when I've finally had enough of it, but unsure if that'll ever happen. ��