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VL calais project

87RB30VL

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Yeah no worries mate, I'll sort it out :p

Laz, when do you reckon you'll have this up and running by? Look like you're smashing through it, we'll have to have a cruise when mine's all done too
 

Lazza78

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heya nath, haha@ suck small kids in lol.... cheers for all ur help so far mate :)

hey jake.... not sure on timeframe, all depends what gets done this weekend.... hopefully cooler piping will be modded and dump pipe/waste gate put in place ready for it to be welded up this weekend and really only minor stuff after that, so fingers crossed by the end of the month it will be running again
 

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not a worry Laz, thats what im here for lol. can say the same back too.

Laz u need to get your a8 to your house and start working on it ready to replace the a6..

i would be down this weekend to help, but im going shooting instead. Love my new rifle :)

Pump up jake for yours too mate, wont know yourself
 

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little update, got it running just over a week ago, had a drive of it in my street during the week and everything seems fine, just waiting on a part for my oil line so it stays away from my manifold... heres a few pics of the engine bay as of today..

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so after driving the calais around i noticed how much of a lag monster it was, i decided to go with a different turbo and i decided to fit it nice n early this morning....

old turbo was .8 front with .84 rear..

new turbo is .7 front and .81 rear.... its a completely different car to drive now..

heres a few pics..

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and the 2 turbo's side be side..

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looking good man... welcome to the highmount league.... so much easier to work on heheh... would be interesting to know the figures its pulling...

mine has officially shagged the box.... cant do steep driveways and reverse is well,,,,, not called reverse.
 

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hey bud the new turbo what model/series gt35 ? how much did you pay for it if you dont mind me asking
 

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made a heat shield yesty to protect the factory under bonnet lining thats goin on.. noticed the bonnet doesnt get as hot now

pics..

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nothing like a 200mm $9 pot from big W,.... unless u stole Mandas one :p
i need to do this....desperately.. cant justify buying a turbo beanie for $200+
 
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