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Yeah I always knew TCI did one I was just after alternatives but seems like there is none. Basically it will turn the auto into a full manual with the shift pattern reversed.
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Because it's full manual if it was the standard shift pattern parking n going from R to 1st would be painful with the pro ratchet shifter
 

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So with the rev pattern I only need 2 clicks to go from 1st to rev n vice versa as opposed to 5
 

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box was done just in time for nostalgia drags. Awesome day, some really fast cars there made mine look so tame. Met fatslr off the forum he's got a very tidy hatch. First run got a 14.3@104 sonething wasn't right, got back to stafin n found no5 lead had caught the chassis rail n popped offend plug, problem sorted next run got a PB of 12.27@111. Followed by 12.3 n a 12.6 trying different launches.
Couldn't get any better times into the night. One I didn't stall up hard enough and the other got no traction as my street Tyres had started to clay up.
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All in all pretty stoked, first elimination dialled in 12.27 other guy dialed 12.99 had him at the end n backed off way early and did 12.279@105! Would have been interesting if I didnt have to. A mate got some videos, hopefully he gets them up. Got eliminated next run, not enuf stall n poor reaction time.
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Bit of an update
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Something else joins the parts collection in the shed :) link ecu is also on the way. Plan is to just retune with link, put tot cooler kit on, feed it some gas n see wat I can get out of it, should go very low 11, hopefully the bottom end holds on, also stock heads may hamper it a bit
 

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update time, been in europe 4 weeks but getting a bit more done now im back and not doing fifo work anymore/

-12 fittings welded on, spent a bit of time polishing these up nice. They had some deep scratches and were in a flat #2 finish when i bought them. Now full #8 mirror finish.
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more port work on the blower, ive removed the "bridge" this normally seals air off to the factory intake manifolds square intake, Now that im going to be raunning a w2a core under it i need as much surface area as possible so ive opened it all up and ported the intake manifold to match.
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cooler plate pulled down, n cleaned up, now resealed.
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Since im going to be running ls1 coilpacks i wont be needing these bolt bosses anymore. Plenty hours ahead!
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basic shaping
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only had 150grit sandpaper, not course enough to get my lines set n straight. Yes im a fussy prick :)
On another note i pulled wiring loom out and also discovered that the e85 in my lines has eaten thru the permaseal on the fittings in my fuel rails....
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you can see the green coming thru, the e85 has been in there since january, im going to assume my injectors are gummed up aswell, i might also cut down a piece of rubber hose inline and have a look inside. Lucky there is very minimal rubber hose maybe 180mm total on supply side
 

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had a bit of a fail haha. The -12 fitting on my passenger side rocker cover fouled on the intake pipe. Now because i had the carbon ubend drilled to sit high because i wasnt using a cooler plate the angle from the tb to where my pod is is wrong. So i got a piece of 4" stainless mandrel bend scrap i had laying around and set about making it all work and of course look good 8.)

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borrowed a 4" cutting block from work, these work mint, i wanted a perfect fit as i wanted to purge the pipe so inside will be smooth and also look like it been welded on the inside.
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i dont want to bore every1 but if u want i can give a bit of a rundown on how i got to this finish, i took a few pics along the way, might help others at home who want to do/learn polishing
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