Hey all,
It's been a while since the last update on progress on the Lib. It's been a little bit of a frustrating journey with the car in various workshops for 7 weeks, and not always for go fast bits!
Here's what I've been up to:
- Many weeks back I installed a GFB Mach 2 recirc valve. Nothing exciting, just for avoiding boost leaks from the factory valve.
- Was in the panel shop for 2 weeks for a rear bumper replacement and paint, thanks to a tyre shop for reversing into it! At least they fixed it without fuss and no cost to me.
- Fixed my auto box for this issue:
viewtopic.php?f=73&t=36223 That one hurt the wallet
- Finally received the correct dba XP performance pads for front and rear, allowing me to get all the rotors and pads on the car.
- Got the AVO TBE on the car, which also had a hold up as AVO had supplied some gen4 pipes in the cat-back section
I can't catch a break! However, AVO were awesome in sending the correct parts straight over to my remote WA town.
So I finally have her back. Loaded the TBE tune onto the car and she sounds, drives, pulls and stops great now! Sticking with a 13psi tune for now until I'm happy the auto box is playing nicely. Plus i'm keeping an eye on a potential slow cooling leak, so don't want to push it to the limits.
Some latest pics and thoughts (after being treated to a wash):
dba T3 front slotted with XP pads. This is a great upgrade and the XP pads give great bite from cold. One reason I reckon the T3's are worth it over the T2's is the surface rust factor. The T3's suffer much less from this due to a higher quality steel.
Here are the part numbers for other gen5 owners, since the dba website and many other online retailers do not have this info:
Front pads: p/n DB1722XP
Rear pads: p/n DB1789XP
AVO turbo back exhaust. Very happy with the finish and quality of this exhaust and i'm stoked it fit in nicely with the factory rear skirt, which was one of my concerns with other brands. Very nice tone, not too loud and only a slight cabin drone when the car is loaded at ~1500rpm, which is not many driving conditions. Video to come later this week when I can whip out the gopro!
All clean!