NSW Club DYNO DAY Sat. 5th August

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Postby Okibi » Tue Aug 08, 2006 7:35 pm

We had a club member keep the standard radiator on his monster 1.6.

He kept it because it was lighter (carried less water) but after seeing how much cooler it ran once he was forced to upgrade to an aftermarket radiator he was kicking himself he hadn't upgraded sooner.

I think it's a good insurance policy on any turbo engine.
If you had access to a car like this, would you take it back right away? Neither would I.
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Postby AL » Tue Aug 08, 2006 11:07 pm

Okibi wrote:We had a club member keep the standard radiator on his monster 1.6.

He kept it because it was lighter (carried less water) but after seeing how much cooler it ran once he was forced to upgrade to an aftermarket radiator he was kicking himself he hadn't upgraded sooner.

I think it's a good insurance policy on any turbo engine.
I've been lucky that on the track days so far It's been absolutely freezing but as the weather warms.......... It'll have to happen.Can't stop halfway can I!
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Postby Marty » Wed Aug 09, 2006 8:08 am

I'd just like to say thanks to CB and the guys from Dumar for organising the day. It ran very well and I think everyone had a good time.

After seeing how much of a difference the T piece mod has made I had to fit it myself on Sunday. It makes a bloody big difference. Pulls a hell of a lot harder above 4500rpm after the valve timing has kicked in. I'll have to look for another T piece with a tap velve in it so I can switch between high and low boost.

Al, once again that thing is a work of art, and good to see the fruits of your labour have paid off.
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Postby AL » Wed Aug 09, 2006 9:15 pm

Marty wrote:I'd just like to say thanks to CB and the guys from Dumar for organising the day. It ran very well and I think everyone had a good time.

After seeing how much of a difference the T piece mod has made I had to fit it myself on Sunday. It makes a bloody big difference. Pulls a hell of a lot harder above 4500rpm after the valve timing has kicked in. I'll have to look for another T piece with a tap velve in it so I can switch between high and low boost.

Al, once again that thing is a work of art, and good to see the fruits of your labour have paid off.
I'll eat my air filter when I see you running low boost! :lol:
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Postby Marty » Thu Aug 10, 2006 8:05 am

Get your knife and fork out mate. When it rains and I have no tread left on the tyres, I don't want to have to work too hard so it would be nice to turn the boost down.

Also going to need new tyres a lot sooner too but the smile is a lot bigger. :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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