NU13's Redhot SS

[NU13]

The fins turned out good bro how did the guards go?.

Fantastic. No rubbing or scrubbing anymore. Car sticks to the road like **** to a sheet with the extra rubber too haha.

 

[VRStato64]

SS is looking great. tad different to what we are used to seeing!

 

[NU13]

What is usual for Australia? Is the painted rear insert different?

 

[VRStato64]

What is usual for Australia? Is the painted rear insert different?

Yeah I can't recall seeing it ever tbh.

I had tossed around the idea of painting mine gloss black. But I don't think I will.

 

[NU13]

Small update after a while away from the site. In two weeks i'll be installing a 25% powerbond underdrive pully kit and trying out a new ECU to try and pin point an issue or two.

 

[K-BAGZ]

Small update after a while away from the site. In two weeks i'll be installing a 25% powerbond underdrive pully kit and trying out a new ECU to try and pin point an issue or two.

Make sure to use a new crank bolt and torque it to spec. Also apply 243 Loctite on the thread and some flange sealant on the head of the bolt.

 

[Surfwagon]

Small update after a while away from the site. In two weeks i'll be installing a 25% powerbond underdrive pully kit and trying out a new ECU to try and pin point an issue or two.

As K-BAGZ said plus don't use the new bolt to pull the balancer onto the crank.
Sometimes there is only a couple of threads contacting at first and you run the risk of stripping out the internal thread in the crank.
I went to the local hardware and bought a same size bolt/ thread but 15-20mm longer just to pull on the balancer then changed over to the "new" bolt for torqueing.
Remember do not reuse the old bolt as they are made to stretch when torqued and can snap when re used.

 

[NU13]

Cheers guys. I have specified to my tuner that i want new belts and a new ARP bolt and washer put on. From researching i have that the only you generally run into is when people try and reuse the old bolt. The cost of a new bolt verses possible repair costs it just aint worth risking it on the old bolt.

 

[Surfwagon]

Cheers guys. I have specified to my tuner that i want new belts and a new ARP bolt and washer put on. From researching i have that the only you generally run into is when people try and reuse the old bolt. The cost of a new bolt verses possible repair costs it just aint worth risking it on the old bolt.

That's good but as I said at the beginning sometimes the balancer is a tight fit and people use the balancer bolt (whether new or old doesn't matter) to pull it on.
And that's where problems can arise because sometimes the bolt only catches 1 or maybe 2 threads and as they put pressure on the balancer the bolt strips out the internal thread.
Then you have to be really careful not to cross thread the new bolt in the crank.
BTW I have never had any problems running the 25% U/D Balancer despite what the gloom sayers say about them and my car has power everything.

 

[NU13]

Sorry, i missed that first bit of your post. My tuner is switched on and does these all the time. I assume a little persuasion with a rubber mallet is the way to go?