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Re: Member Profile - Bass_Straitener

Postby bass_straitener » Mon Mar 18, 2013 12:26 pm

Nothing much going on with my car at the moment.

The cam gears have been diagnosed as failing so I'm just about to order replacement gears and OCV solenoids to sort out this issue.

I've got the 100,000km service coming up so all other mods are on hold till this is done and dusted.

The MSR tune has been fantastic to date. No CELs, good economy on cruise and whenever I've checked the tune it's been fault free and pretty much spot on.

The only other thing I've done recently is insulated the Cobb intake box. I got a piece of NSL foam off 3rspecb. Thanks G! :D

It's this stuff: http://www.pjbowers.com.au/nsl_foam.html

I've blocked off the area where the intake resonator used to sit, as there was a gap which was was drawing air off the headers. This in turn seemed to be causing IAT's to be a little higher than normal.

The insulation of the intake area has seen lower IATs and a lot less induction noise. The pod filter is still noisier than the stock box, expected, though now it's a lot easier to live with during day to day driving.
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Re: Member Profile - Bass_Straitener

Postby 3rspecb » Mon Mar 18, 2013 12:32 pm

No problems Bruce, happy to help. Also your exhaust at wot is not as quiet as you think :wink: sounds good.
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Re: Member Profile - Bass_Straitener

Postby <GB> » Mon Mar 18, 2013 2:28 pm

sounds great, im going to do something with mine as the alloy tube and plate that holds the pod gets a little hot! did you log this temp change? maybe the heat off that side causes the avcs to play up :lol: :mrgreen: jokes
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Re: Member Profile - Bass_Straitener

Postby bass_straitener » Mon Mar 18, 2013 2:36 pm

<GB> wrote:sounds great, im going to do something with mine as the alloy tube and plate that holds the pod gets a little hot! did you log this temp change? maybe the heat off that side causes the avcs to play up :lol: :mrgreen: jokes


Yeah I did, Mick had told me during the dyno runs it got to 58 degrees.

I'd checked it previously and would constantly see temps in the mid 50s.

After the change I was seeing 45 degrees on those hot days last week after the run home.

And over the last few days with the cooler weather 32 degrees at most.

You know I'm secretly checking. :lol:
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Re: Member Profile - Bass_Straitener

Postby <GB> » Mon Mar 18, 2013 3:13 pm

bass_straitener wrote:[
Yeah I did, Mick had told me during the dyno runs it got to 58 degrees.

I'd checked it previously and would constantly see temps in the mid 50s.

After the change I was seeing 45 degrees on those hot days last week after the run home.

And over the last few days with the cooler weather 32 degrees at most.

You know I'm secretly checking. :lol:

awesome, i started blocking my holes up but need a better system and ill have to wrap my headers too,
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Re: Member Profile - Bass_Straitener

Postby PoidaGT » Mon Apr 08, 2013 6:32 pm

New profile Pic, nice!
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Re: Member Profile - Bass_Straitener

Postby bass_straitener » Mon Apr 08, 2013 7:51 pm

PoidaGT wrote:New profile Pic, nice!


Thanks for noticing.

Got to wash the car today after work so took a couple of pics whilst clean. Pics taken on my iphone so not the greatest by a long shot.

8 days to go to get my timing belt, AVCS cam gears, one step colder plugs, DW65C fuel pump and filter and have all the fluids changed.

Car should feel like new again.
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Postby 3rspecb » Mon Apr 08, 2013 9:21 pm

Looking good Bruce.
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Re: Member Profile - Bass_Straitener

Postby shav » Tue Apr 09, 2013 10:22 am

Car is looking sweet Bruce. :wink:
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Re: Member Profile - Bass_Straitener

Postby bass_straitener » Tue Apr 09, 2013 12:03 pm

shav wrote:Car is looking sweet Bruce. :wink:


Thanks mate. :)
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Re: Member Profile - Bass_Straitener

Postby bigBADbenny » Tue Apr 09, 2013 1:17 pm

So stock yet sooo not 8)
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Postby bosc0 » Wed Apr 10, 2013 7:22 am

You should write jingles Benny!
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Re: Member Profile - Bass_Straitener

Postby bass_straitener » Wed May 15, 2013 4:55 pm

Well my Lib has been running beautifully since I fixed a couple more niggles. The tune is performing brilliantly and I can't find anything else to fault or fix.

So I've bought something else to keep me amused.

It's a 1985 BMW Baur TC with a 323i motor. It's an auto transmission car which currently isn't running.

I've always loved these older BMs from a time when they were made in Germany and were a beautiful bit of technology.

I'm hoping to have it fixed over the winter and ready to enjoy over the summer.

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Re: Member Profile - Bass_Straitener

Postby bigBADbenny » Wed May 15, 2013 5:11 pm

Got lip?
Love that tidy cruiser!!!

What was the solution for the remaining niggles?
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Re: Member Profile - Bass_Straitener

Postby dr20t » Wed May 15, 2013 5:17 pm

Nice find

Always had a soft spot for those

Now throw a dirty old fj20 turbo in there and have some fun

Or if you're real adventrous - an rb26 :)
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