What have you done to your car lately?

[lonewolf1983]

cdti conversion and vxr turbo on today...
gone from 10-12psi overboost holding 8-9psi to 16psi overboost holding 14psi = wooooow

also now back to factory boost control, appears to spike a little in 3rd gear but much smoother everywhere else

[Shay]

Resprayed the hideous green stripe back to factory glacier white, colour coded the bump strips and bought a white line rear swaybar... wooo

Awesome, would love to see pics...

[xplosv57]

2.2 - Fitted standard suspension =( Going from 70mm drop to stock is hard to deal with. Also chucked in new sway bar links and removed the Whiteline front strut brace and rear sway bar.

Turbo - Fitted rear brakes from 2.2 and Eibach Sportlines in the rear.

Got a whole heap of VXR bits and intercooler to fit hopefully next weekend, if anyone's available to help let me know!!

Also broke my brake fluid cap and rear number plate light, so need to get those as well.

[hazrd]

how the hell did you break the cap?! lol
im in Sydney again next weekend but if theres anything you dont get finished next weekend im sure i dont have anything on the weekend after!


Me, checked out the tyres on the AH... hmmm... inner fronts are worn a bit. and the inner rears are completely ****ed... like... bubbling ****ed :facepalm:
So have started shopping for some more rubber... thats 6 tyres we need now (rears on the GTi are nearing the indicators)

[xplosv57]

how the hell did you break the cap?! lol
im in Sydney again next weekend but if theres anything you dont get finished next weekend im sure i dont have anything on the weekend after!


Me, checked out the tyres on the AH... hmmm... inner fronts are worn a bit. and the inner rears are completely ****ed... like... bubbling ****ed :facepalm:
So have started shopping for some more rubber... thats 6 tyres we need now (rears on the GTi are nearing the indicators)

LOL was rushing trying to finish the car before it rained today, use a little too much force to tighten the cap and it split open.

tirerack.com has some good deals and peopel seem to use them heaps.

[PaulyJ]

Got a wheel alignment done today with -1.5deg camber.
Drives straight and feels suburb!

[mickos]

Put fuel in the car:)

[gman]

Got a wheel alignment done today with -1.5deg camber.
Drives straight and feels suburb!

Taking advantage of those Bilsteins I see.. :)

[PaulyJ]

I'd be stupid not too...

[mickos]

Whats a decent shock to replace the VXR ones, koni, bilsteins?
With out sacrificing the ride quality like coil overs can do

[Nurb608]

Whats a decent shock to replace the VXR ones, koni, bilsteins?
With out sacrificing the ride quality like coil overs can do

B8's

[gman]

+1 for Bilstein B8's.

If not them then H&R.

Not a fan of Koni's since they changed ownership.

[guy 27]

topped up fuel tank, reset tyre pressure. car is all ready for hardtuned.net track day on wednesday. :)

[UnKnOwN]

sold it... T__T

[PaulyJ]

Swapped rims temporarily with Rory...

[mickos]

B8s hey the vxr have a good ride firm but not to harsh.

Never want to spoil that

[Nurb608]

B8s hey the vxr have a good ride firm but not to harsh.

Never want to spoil that

I found the B8's to be similar in ride comfort but alot better in the corners

[imemi]

Radiator Back in! Thermoswitch to fix. Then Andy is back on the road!!!!

[Corsa SRI Guy]

Just finished replacing the gear linkages on the Corsa. Easier than I thought but I had to destroy the pivot cap to get it off. Omg it feels so much better!!

Also replaced the key buttons and they now work every time 😁

[Shay]

had a front left tyre blow out... not fun.
will just have to put the track wheels on a bit prematurely...

[gman]

had a front left tyre blow out... not fun.
will just have to put the track wheels on a bit prematurely...

I know where some well priced tyres are :lol:

[Shay]

I know where some well priced tyres are :lol:

the r888's? they wont fit my 18's ;)

Looking at getting KU36's from tirerack.com
Should be able to get them here for 990 or so...

[daves_cally]

replaced heater panel bulb and cleaned out some dead bugs from the dash cluster.. nfi how they got in there!

[DWS 92]

Sprayed 2 of my 16 inch wheels charcoal metallic and purchased a high flow catalytic converter.

[lonewolf1983]

flashed the car with the VXR IPF tune and its dropped boost from where it was, odd!
Maybe the ECU is still learning boost settings or such and it'll sort itself out, or i wound the actuator too far back when installing, hmmm.

Anyone tell me how many theads they have showing on their VXR turbo on sri-t?

[hazrd]

Tested alternator because the stereo kept cutting out and was getting the battery light

14.08v normal and 13.6ish when everything is on (hibeam hazards rear fogs etc)

seems alright. I think i need to give the throttle body a good clean because ive now noticed it happens when the car is cold and the throttle drops to almost a stall but recovers itself... this is when the radio has been cutting out now ive noticed (but only got the battery light once, weird)

[boorny88]

What phase mate is it the 3 or 3.5?


Sent from the middle of butt f**k nowhere

[lonewolf1983]

What phase mate is it the 3 or 3.5?


Sent from the middle of butt f**k nowhere

Phase 2 (the 400nm LEH turbo one)

[guy 27]

took it out to the holden driving centre for some fun. :)
found that putting cold pressure up 1.5psi does not equal ~2psi hot. not much grip with the fronts at 43.5 and rears at 40ish :lol:

[Nurb608]

flashed the car with the VXR IPF tune and its dropped boost from where it was, odd!
Maybe the ECU is still learning boost settings or such and it'll sort itself out, or i wound the actuator too far back when installing, hmmm.

Anyone tell me how many theads they have showing on their VXR turbo on sri-t?

Thread count is always different. Wind the top but out of the way, bottom but up to the wastegate arm holing it closed, then 2 full turns up. Wind top but down to lock. Best way is to find what it should be running and adjust to that

[chrissn89]

flashed the car with the VXR IPF tune and its dropped boost from where it was, odd!
Maybe the ECU is still learning boost settings or such and it'll sort itself out, or i wound the actuator too far back when installing, hmmm.

Anyone tell me how many theads they have showing on their VXR turbo on sri-t?

You may have the rear vac box problem as per the thread recently started. Have you tired bypassing the Rear vac box ?

[lonewolf1983]

interesting thing is that the map that was on there before (I think it was just the normal phase 2, I cant remember) was boosting a fair bit higher - albeit a bit more all over the place.
Hard to get a definitive test given it needs 3rd/4th gear which is rather illegal!

will keep the vaccum box in mind when we start troubleshooting properly

[J]

Tested alternator because the stereo kept cutting out and was getting the battery light...

hazrd: Not sure if this is the same issue as with my G. The car would start cold and then die unless I blip the throttle at that same point, or it would start cold with either an idle that drops to 510rpm before revving up again automatically every 2 seconds or so until the engine gets warm, or it would just stay idling at 1,000rpm if not 1,200rpm even when warm...

Before replacing the entire alternator (which costs more $$$$ but may not be the actual cause of the issue...I have learnt this the hard way!), I would look at:
* the voltage regulator part of the alternator;
* the drive/aux (which I understand is different to the timing) belt tensioner;
* the drive/aux (which I understand is different to the timing) belt.
The above are all wear-and-tear items, but are (from memory) not listed in the handbook as things that need replacing...

[dutchy]

interesting thing is that the map that was on there before (I think it was just the normal phase 2, I cant remember) was boosting a fair bit higher - albeit a bit more all over the place.
Hard to get a definitive test given it needs 3rd/4th gear which is rather illegal!

will keep the vaccum box in mind when we start troubleshooting properly

When my original turbo charger was swapped for a vxr unit, the tuner said I had the same power as before but on lower boost.

[gman]

This is because the turbo is not working as hard (more efficient) to compress the air so it does not heat up the intake charge as much.

Cooler air is more dense and as such you can get same power from lower pressure as the air is denser and contains the same amount of O2 as the hotter air at a higher pressure. :thumbs:

[hazrd]

hazrd: Not sure if this is the same issue as with my G. The car would start cold and then die unless I blip the throttle at that same point, or it would start cold with either an idle that drops to 510rpm before revving up again automatically every 2 seconds or so until the engine gets warm, or it would just stay idling at 1,000rpm if not 1,200rpm even when warm...

Before replacing the entire alternator (which costs more $$$$ but may not be the actual cause of the issue...I have learnt this the hard way!), I would look at:
* the voltage regulator part of the alternator;
* the drive/aux (which I understand is different to the timing) belt tensioner;
* the drive/aux (which I understand is different to the timing) belt.
The above are all wear-and-tear items, but are (from memory) not listed in the handbook as things that need replacing...

Thats awesome J thanks for that :D the drive belt was changed at the 60k service back in September so i guess that leaves the tensioner and the regulator. Will get them tested!

[xplosv57]

The last piece of the VXR puzzle arrived today, now to hopefully fit it all up this weekend!! Still recruiting for helpers too =)

[PaulyJ]

Well the G failed RWC again... this time for the absolute most bullshit things.
Mechanic will be disputing it tomorrow as will I because 2 of the items are factory and obviously these guys have no clue.

[sooty]

The last piece of the VXR puzzle arrived today, now to hopefully fit it all up this weekend!! Still recruiting for helpers too =)

I'm up for helping tomorrow night if you're interested in getting any work done then and aren't going out or anything

[Nurb608]

Well the G failed RWC again... this time for the absolute most bullshit things.
Mechanic will be disputing it tomorrow as will I because 2 of the items are factory and obviously these guys have no clue.

What were they?

[sooty]

Well the G failed RWC again... this time for the absolute most bullshit things.
Mechanic will be disputing it tomorrow as will I because 2 of the items are factory and obviously these guys have no clue.

What'd it fail for?
I'd check the rwc document, it's only 8 pages long, most of the time the guys who do them have no idea what they're talking about.

[PaulyJ]

What were they?

I'll show you tonight


What'd it fail for?
I'd check the rwc document, it's only 8 pages long, most of the time the guys who do them have no idea what they're talking about.

I got the document in front of me and it passes everything
Going to dispute it tomorrow as I picked up the car late.

Beyond ropeable at the moment
So fkn pissed off its not funny!

[xplosv57]

I'm up for helping tomorrow night if you're interested in getting any work done then and aren't going out or anything

That would be fantastic!! I'll send you a text tomorrow!!


What were they?

What he said.

If you fixed everything from the previous time, they can't pick new things to do you for.

[PaulyJ]

Well they did... but as I said all will be disputed tomorrow

[gman]

That is absolute HORSESH*T mate...

[Daisy]

.....

[sooty]

8 pages!? I had one done today and it was just one page - with not very much on it anyway. And it passed. :swg:
The document about was is required to pass roadworthy is 8 pages, not document you get when you pass :lol:

[Daisy]

.....

[PaulyJ]

Well some good freakin news for once...
Mechanic called, said all I need to get the RWC is change the rear braided lines back to standard and lift the car up a bit.
That is all
Thank fk...
Now to get some standard rear brake lines...

[gman]

If the rear lines are ADR compliant, why do you have to change them?? That is retarded!! And why lift the car also? It should be above the minimum height.

[PaulyJ]

$40 for rear lines and nothing to jack it up.
Dude I don't want to argue any more. I just want the thing in my name and that's it.

[gman]

Yeah I hear that!! I just hate the bureaucracy that now comes standard with any interaction that involves government departments which typically stems from some person or other taking advantage of average Joe to rip a few extra dollars out of them!!

But thats me :)

[PaulyJ]

Seriously its bullshit
There are cars on the road which are death traps whereas I've gone through and fixed/replaced everything on mine which they originally said needed to be done.
Then they pick on more!
Get fkd!
I don't give a fk if these guys are having a bad day, don't take it out on someone trying to do the right thing and pick on shit they actually have no clue about.
Aparently my car come standard with 15" rims... really dickhead... what soes the tyre placard say? 7.5x17... did you even look at that?
fkr...
We wrecked him for falsely defecting the car so they said don't worry about all the other stuff, just worry about the brake lines and jacking the car.

[dutchy]

They got you by your balls !!!!!!! :swg:

[gman]

Soooo, the parts buying never ends..

cam gears - bought and paid
cams - ordered
solid lifters & shims - ordered

[lonewolf1983]

Hit the dyno today, safe 238hp at the hubs on 14-16psi.

[PaulyJ]

Very nice! well done!

[BradstaMS]

Jack Daniels can helped me blank my EGR. What a difference. Car feels awesome.

[chris_r]

Got some more bits. New keys (with immo chips) and the ring for the immobiliser. Only just waiting on my wiring harness now.

Also, now that I've finished working on the brother's Combo, I can finally get back to doing some work on the GSi. Meanwhile, I get to use the Combo as a parts chaser, lol. Not that I need another van, I already have two.

[wullieb1]

Removed the centre console as the MFD is knacked and there are a few broken clips on the console.

[PaulyJ]

Changed the rear braided lines to stock (for rwc)

[CNBLU]

Changed the rear braided lines to stock (for rwc)

Source?

On a side note, took the Audi up Dandy mountain on Saturday, damm the paddles are so much fun. Roads were pretty clear and she handled ok for stock suspension

[PaulyJ]

Got them from wreckers, $40 for the pair

[poita]

Drove it home finally, now to run the engine in

[guy 27]

ordered some pictures of it.

[CNBLU]

Got them from wreckers, $40 for the pair


*likes

[2002_XC]

Drove it home finally, now to run the engine in


:woohoo1:

[faneca]

Drove it home finally, now to run the engine in

Cali? Don't brake it
Dropped it off for a good clean, seeing as we have week of decent weather

[poita]

Cali? Don't brake it
Dropped it off for a good clean, seeing as we have week of decent weather

Nope my new addition

[adam_92]

Cali? Don't brake it
Dropped it off for a good clean, seeing as we have week of decent weather

Nope... The golden nugget!!

Paulys old corsa

[morris0893]

washed, rainx, 'clay barred', scratch-X, polished, wheels rotated, tyre pressures checked, oil/filter changed (castrol edge 'titanium'), air-filter cleaned and vacuumed throughout... looks like a new car, drives like one too and feels silky smooth, even the doors still have that nice clunk :D

[wullieb1]

Removed the dash trims from the Astra and cleaned it. Found some broken tabs on the main console part and the MFD is fubar.

New parts needed :)

[PaulyJ]

Put another 200km onto it

[hazrd]

Put another 200km onto it

pfft.... i do that every day

[PaulyJ]

you went to work, i went to light some candles for kylie and rory...

[guy 27]

put race harness back in for tomorrow :)

[PaulyJ]

thinking of getting a race harness
4 point only tho

[xplosv57]

Finally got car running!!

Fitted VXR turbo and injectors, and Eibach Sportlines. Rest of the parts will be fitted at a later stage, just need car running for the moment!

[sooty]

Finally got car running!!

Fitted VXR turbo and injectors, and Eibach Sportlines. Rest of the parts will be fitted at a later stage, just need car running for the moment!

Awesome news mate. Glad you got it all sorted. Feel any different?

[chris_r]

Once again, I've changed my mind with where the GSi's heading. Was originally going to go down the factory Z18XE ECU path, but have thrown that idea out the window now. Just scored a VEMS ECU setup off fleabay. Already got a X18XE1 throttle body, so that part's sorted.

[xplosv57]

Awesome news mate. Glad you got it all sorted. Feel any different?

Haven't driven it yet, still have to put the front bumper etc back on, and get a brake fluid cap from somewhere lol!!

Shouldn't be too much different, maybe might sip a bit more fuel cause of the injectors, but the ecu should take care of that, might try the basic stage 2 map and see how it goes!!

[Ice]

Finally sold....will miss her :(

[Purplehaze]

Started to pull more hair out.

[poita]

oil and filter, tidied up cai, 120k km

baby seat

[mickos]

I cleaned and oiled my K&N geez it was dirty. Put a stubby aerial on.
Picked up a T45 torx to drain the oil soon

[PaulyJ]

Changed rear braided lines to stock, jacked the coilovers up so the car finally passes rwc...

[poita]

Changed rear braided lines to stock, jacked the coilovers up so the car finally passes rwc...

:woohoo: finally!!

[Nurb608]

Changed rear braided lines to stock, jacked the coilovers up so the car finally passes rwc...

Good news!

[PaulyJ]

Well I havent heard from them officially, but its taken over a month now fixing/changing gonig back and forth, them finding more shit...
This better be it...!

[UnKnOwN]

swap out the seats out of my sxi with ones from sri
wtf is with the thread lock on the front seats.. took like 1 hour to finally get out the last screw sigh

[PaulyJ]

Finally got the RWC for the car...

[CNBLU]

Woohoooo

[poita]

:)

4812

[PaulyJ]

i wish we had some sunshine in our state...

[poita]

The other option was the stupid "Smart State" ones. And fark that!!

Will be retiring the SPW13 plates

[dutchy]

Always wanted a strut brace, for looks, so just ordered a Whiteline one at GSL RallySport. Thx Matt :thumbs: Nearly got the Whiteline family complete with front droplinks already installed and a rear sway bar on the way soon.

[CNBLU]

Bought another intake. Went with the APR Carbonio this time. Fingers crossed there will be no issues

[JohnBu]

Bought another intake. Went with the APR Carbonio this time. Fingers crossed there will be no issues

What did you have previously and what issues you have with it?

Got the APR Carbonio from the USA or mates rates? very pricey.

[CNBLU]

Got a full refund on the twintake. It caused an engine light to come on. Got the APR Stage 2 intake from a guy in Sydney at a reasonable price :)

[glider]

washed it properly for first time in 8 months

[gman]

Got a full refund on the twintake. It caused an engine light to come on. Got the APR Stage 2 intake from a guy in Sydney at a reasonable price :)

I have one of these for my Tiguan and an APR tune as well. Highly rate both.. :)

[xplosv57]

Failed EPA test without test being carried out. Too loud on decel. Have to find a way to get the car there next wednesday so he can fit the standard exhaust.

[CNBLU]

I have one of these for my Tiguan and an APR tune as well. Highly rate both.. :)

Yeah ive read heaps of reviews where the tune coupled with the intake has great gains. Next is APR HPFP and then update tune :)

[dutchy]

Car booked in for the 16th. for a new clutch, flywheel, front strut brace, rear sway bar to be installed. Also gonna have the earth properly re-done and hopefully they'll find that nearly cracked wire in the loom somewhere underneath the battery tray that's causing the engine to nearly stall at times. Then it's off for a wheel alignment and a service / re-tune. :smile5: hmmmm, what's next......

forgot, been in touch with Forge Motorsport to get a recirc valve.

[guy 27]

oil change, reset tyre pressures for road use, dropped rear sway bar setting to 2nd softest. holy crap it turns in so much better now, need to test it on this setting on the track. if its as good there as it is on the road i'm sure i can shave some more time of my pb.

[poita]

Put it up for sale

http://www.opelaus.com/forums/showthread.php?32896-1995-Calibra-One-of-a-kind!&p=763785#post763785

[adam_92]

oil change, reset tyre pressures for road use, dropped rear sway bar setting to 2nd softest. holy crap it turns in so much better now, need to test it on this setting on the track. if its as good there as it is on the road i'm sure i can shave some more time of my pb.

i put mine straight in on the hardest setting. coming home from work last night, damp/greasy roads, shitty tyres and sharp corners i lost the rear end twice and fishtailed in the van. pretty scary when your not expecting it. i know a softer setting will reduce oversteer but does it help handling that much??

[guy 27]

i put mine straight in on the hardest setting. coming home from work last night, damp/greasy roads, shitty tyres and sharp corners i lost the rear end twice and fishtailed in the van. pretty scary when your not expecting it. i know a softer setting will reduce oversteer but does it help handling that much??

i'm still not sold on the rsb. when i first put it on i got massive increase in understeer. had to learn to use the brakes to force oversteer in the car.

[adam_92]

my understeer has pretty much been wiped out, i dont have any other suspension mods either so the rsb is the only thing i can put it down to.

[poita]

Astra J oil cap, fits the calibra no probs :)

Thanks guy 27

[adam_92]

wouldnt it be better to part the car out pete? or do you not have the time?

[poita]

wouldnt it be better to part the car out pete? or do you not have the time?

not really, just want it gone.

and dont want to be left with random bits and pieces that no-one wants.

[adam_92]

yeah true. much easier to get rid as a whole unit rarther than have so break it down and be left with the useless stuff no one wants. makes sence mate

[Shay]

Failed EPA test without test being carried out. Too loud on decel. Have to find a way to get the car there next wednesday so he can fit the standard exhaust.

if your bringing it over to WA soon, why bother?

[DWS 92]

Cleaned the engine bay today, definately looks a lot better without the grime everywhere.

[hazrd]

if your bringing it over to WA soon, why bother?

The 2.2 failed, not the turbo ;)

[glider]

correct me if I'm wrong but the issue needs to be fixed or the car would be de-registered by EPA, which leaves the issue of getting it to WA ;) (if it was going)

[xplosv57]

if your bringing it over to WA soon, why bother?


correct me if I'm wrong but the issue needs to be fixed or the car would be de-registered by EPA, which leaves the issue of getting it to WA ;) (if it was going)

Correct.

[Shay]

Because im sure they give you a couple of weeks to work on it, and hell be on his way over here before then, and then itll need to go over out pits anyway...

But if its the 2.2, then its irrelevant isnt it...

[xplosv57]

Regardless, the car registration wouldnt be transferable because it will be 'black listed' if the car is not repaired in time, so even if i was to bring it across, the vin would have the existing infringement on it.

[sooty]

Saw a couple of pictures in it in June's fast fours

[dsuhiti91]

Yesterday, gave the wheels a weekly scrub up from all the brake dust.

Today, scrubbed a gutter with front right tire at the tight Gold Coast parking...2cm scrub - heart breaker :sad:

[poita]

Moved baby seat to the middle so he stopped kicking the seat.

Got around to taking the parts out of the boot. Have to create a section for the corsa parts in the shed first

[chris_r]

More bits rocked up today. Got the VEMS ECU and the extractors (Hurricane HU445STM). The matching ECU loom is still a day or two away, but will be here before the weekend. Hoping to get some work done on the GSi this weekend, that's for sure.

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd145/chris_110980/IMG_20120507_183820.jpg

[wullieb1]

Left it parked in the drive while i rode the CBR to work :) :) :)

[Shadow110]

Replaced the brake fluid tank

[xplosv57]

Cleared EPA on 2.2, but meant Remus had to go. Its lost its soul now =(

[sooty]

Cleared EPA on 2.2, but meant Remus had to go. Its lost its soul now =(

Sell it to the new owner so they can put it on at their discretion?

[xplosv57]

Ill ask him, otherwise ill sell it on here, has all the hangers for an Astra G, just needs a flange welded on.

Can't believe how quiet it is though, still has the cams, extractors, hi flow cat and bigger centre pipe in there!

[Corsa SRI Guy]

Bought a kiwi wifi OBD2 reader and am running Rev2 on the iPhone as software. Pretty cool little gadget - well with the exception of draining my phone at a disgusting rate!!

[lonewolf1983]

These arrived
http://members.iinet.net.au/~lonewolf3/astra/coilovers.jpg

[guy 27]

spilled a bottle of super glue in it. :lol: oops.

[03srit]

Picked it up :P thanks Guy and Benny

[adam_92]

These arrived
http://members.iinet.net.au/~lonewolf3/astra/coilovers.jpg

Yummmmm. How much they coat you??

[rwy16r]

they look good :)

[lonewolf1983]

Yummmmm. How much they coat you??

sub 1k from memory, they're the cheapest KW's you can get
I also ordered alloy front swaybar droplinks

[Numbnut]

That's cheap, less than my my B8's + sportlines.

Opelised mine :smile5:

[metry]

picked it up from the pannel beater yesterday. the car looks imac. pics to come

[sooty]

Organised a tune for it

[Ice]

That'll be exciting Ain.....you'll come back a new man :)

[nigelh]

Fitted a new water pump after it died up at the race track Thursday night. Lucky no engine damage.

[Corsa SRI Guy]

Applied my opelaus.com sticker. Thanks once again Hazrd 😄 not sure if it's the place I want to put it, but have a backup one in case someone has a better place to put it on my Corsa....http://img.tapatalk.com/65771213-9a4f-692f.jpg

[DJM83]

Dreamscience intake, well its coming hopefully next week and RS ECU cover.

[mickos]

:cornut: Uploaded IPF maps on weekend, things peels 2nds now :cornut:

[hazrd]

Applied my opelaus.com sticker. Thanks once again Hazrd 😄 not sure if it's the place I want to put it, but have a backup one in case someone has a better place to put it on my Corsa....http://img.tapatalk.com/65771213-9a4f-692f.jpg


holy crap that got there fast!!

[sooty]

Loaded up ver 1 of the tune.
Some good point, some that annoy me a little.
Will get them sorted for ver 2, and then continue to improve from there

[hazrd]

what are the points?

[sooty]

what are the points?
Good:
Smooth as
Great AFR's
Definitely more response
Bum dyno tells me it's quicker
No error codes

Not so good:
A bit of dead pedal movement on the throttle which shits me, easy enough to adjust with dbw.
That's actually the only major one at the moment.

[hazrd]

thats not so bad. I take it the pinging has stopped?

[Corsa SRI Guy]

holy crap that got there fast!!

I know right!! I think I asked u for them on thursday, and presto - in the mail this arvo! Thanks once again mate 😊

[sooty]

thats not so bad. I take it the pinging has stopped?

Yeah, a tiny bit of knock is detected but it's at low rpm and most likely a function of the 'noise' in the engine bay and signal.
We've taken learning view shots of the 'pulls' and the tuner will now use that info to push the timing advance a little more to keep getting more power and adjust any other features as required

[poita]

holy crap that got there fast!!

derrrr its red........ *shakes head*

[hazrd]

So the white stickers I posted from vic to qld got there fast because the car at the destination was red? :p

[poita]

So the white stickers I posted from vic to qld got there fast because the car at the destination was red? :p

makes perfect sense.

fueled up the corsa
battery flat in wrx
opened door of calibra, looked at it, shut it again.

[hazrd]

makes perfect sense.

:facepalm:

VW - locked away for a month
Astra G - locked in airport parking
Astra H - thought about fitting replacement tyres

[DJM83]

:facepalm:

VW - locked away for a month
Astra G - locked in airport parking
Astra H - thought about fitting replacement tyres
Rental SV6 - Doing skids and hektik drifts

Fixed that for ya hazrd

[hazrd]

Nah cant do that, the IQ system might break under stress and then it wont start

[gman]

So I've ordered more changes and sent the new parts to Oz. bring on July!!! :)

[lonewolf1983]

So I've ordered more changes and sent the new parts to Oz. bring on July!!! :)

you're a sick sick man!

i ordered a dump pipe vband
Holden aus: $168 + delivery
autovaux: $85 delivered

[chris_r]

Fitted the extractors to the GSi. Just need to put the radiator back in, fit up the FPR, sort the wiring out and match the exhaust up and it should be ready to go, hopefully.

[delemonte]

Wow.. Been a while but I'm back! :D

I fitted the new alloy radiator a few weeks ago...
http://www.freeimagehosting.net/t/whs3z.jpg (http://www.freeimagehosting.net/whs3z)
No leaks yet and I'm very happy with it so far. We'll see how it goes :)

Oh, and I just did the 135k service too ;)

[xplosv57]

Said goodbye to the 2.2

Packed the Turbo full of my junk for it's 3400km journey!!

[Shadow110]

Opened the bonnet, checked the brake fluid, closed bonnet...
Realized I need a new radiator overflow tank... :-S

[guy 27]

ordered paint for my other 17's
ordered some things for my road astra to finish it off
ordered some goodies for track astra

also a couple of days ago. put in handbrake handle with chrome knob, removed richbrook handbrake from old astra and installed standard one back in.

[MAD-16V]

Replaced blower fan behind the glovebox - Painful job - If anyone ever needs to do it PM me and I will tell you what parts to swear at the loudest.

[The 2nd Womble]

VX Berlina sunglasses holder :)http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z312/aussiewomble/f45ab0e3.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z312/aussiewomble/b5a625dd.jpg

[The 2nd Womble]

Lmao!
replaced blower fan behind the glovebox - painful job - if anyone ever needs to do it pm me and i will tell you what parts to swear at the loudest.

[chris_r]

VX Berlina sunglasses holder :)

Nice job. Looks almost factory there too.

[adam_92]

Very similar design to the vectra c sunglasses holder.

[guy 27]

just wired up headunit in the old astra. just waiting on material to come for centre console retrim before the interior gets finished then it will be time to work on the damage.

[mickos]

Picked up oil filter, castrol edge 0w-40. T-45 1/2 drive impact socket for sump bolt, gonna change the oil on weekend.

[chrissn89]

Picked up oil filter, castrol edge 0w-40. T-45 1/2 drive impact socket for sump bolt, gonna change the oil on weekend.

You might find the 0w-40 to light in the z20let. I always stuck with 10w-40 or 5w-... See how it goes tho.

[Nurb608]

You might find the 0w-40 to light in the z20let. I always stuck with 10w-40 or 5w-... See how it goes tho.

It's the oil spec'd for the vxr

[chrissn89]

It's the oil spec'd for the vxr

Fair enough i just knew of a few members that had issues with leaks when using lower than 5w thats on the old G turbos tho. OT the new Subaru FB engine uses 0w-20, basically looks like apple juice.

[Nurb608]

Fair enough i just knew of a few members that had issues with leaks when using lower than 5w thats on the old G turbos tho. OT the new Subaru FB engine uses 0w-20, basically looks like apple juice.


Yep, heard the same thing for the G's. I believe they re-spec'd the oil after that.

[chrissn89]

Just realised Mickos has a VXR my bad ignore me. On my phone his display pic looked like a G SRi-T also not wearing my glasses lol :facepalm:

[Nurb608]

Just realised Mickos has a VXR my bad ignore me. On my phone his display pic looked like a G SRi-T also not wearing my glasses lol :facepalm:

lol. It will only be a matter of time before they tell us vxr owners to change to a 10w40 for the same resons as the LET

[balker]

Pressure flushed the entire brake system and clutch on my own. 1 hour. Very happy!

[mickos]

lol see how the 0w40 goes, i was tossing up the 10w40, going to test the wastegate actuator with mate on weekend for static break off pressure its supposed to be 10psi ?

[Nurb608]

Yep, 10psi.

In regards to the oil, i still use 0w40. The only time i get slight leaks is when it's under boost for prolonged amounts of time, e.g. on the track. No issues with it day to day.

[mickos]

Good to know cheers rory, is the washer on sump bolt reusable?

[mickos]

Or is a copper crush washer

[Nurb608]

Cant actually remember, but i'd change it whilst your there for piece of mind.

[JohnBu]

There isn't a copper washer.. it's actually an o-ring that seals it.

I never changed the o-ring for well over 15 oil changes in my Z20let. Never leaked, well not from the sump plug... lol I eventually replaced the o-ring only when I replaced the sump plug.

Z20let holden spec oil was 15w40! I switched over to 10w40 at approx 100,000km, no adverse affects.. but never tried 5w40 or 0w40.

[mickos]

Hope its the same for z20leh- just bolt out drain bolt in.

[gman]

I've always run my Z20LET on 10W40, even with the Garrett and EFR's. Moving to a 15W50 for the changed spec engine. Running around on the track at 30+psi and 8,000+rpm I want the extra protection. :D

[Nurb608]

Fitted new rear pads after 78,000k's, still had 1/4 pad left and discs aren't even lipped!

Fire Extinguisher now mounted in the front floor using nutsets so the whole back seat is out for tomoorow now :D

Took the pod off finally and remounted the airbox, much quieter and feels good!

[DWS 92]

Broke my new cam position sensor while fitting it.. I have learnt my lesson now, only using geniune parts!!

[guy 27]

Refitted total closure module.

[gman]

Fitted new rear pads after 78,000k's, still had 1/4 pad left and discs aren't even lipped!

Fire Extinguisher now mounted in the front floor using nutsets so the whole back seat is out for tomoorow now :D

Took the pod off finally and remounted the airbox, much quieter and feels good!

You at Winton tomorrow with EXE??

[Nurb608]

You at Winton tomorrow with EXE??

Certainly am ;)

[gman]

Certainly am ;)

Oh how I hate you at the moment!!! :(

Love to be racing around Winton tomorrow!!!!

[dutchy]

received my;
http://i880.photobucket.com/albums/ac8/dutchy_02/recircvalve.jpg

[mickos]

I ended up putting a mix of nulon 10w 40 and 25w 50 nulon in my car today, mahle gm filter was on there so tight when undoing it the filter was collapsing and crunching itself. Seemed to be no oil applied to the rubber seal it was an absolute joke. Resulted to huge multi grips which got the sucker off. Owners manual for z20leh reccomends 5w30 or 15w40 oil.

Mate helped test static break off which was bang on 10psi, adjusted actuator 1 turn to bring on boost earlier.

[xplosv57]

Mixing oil grades can cause oil sludge.

Made the 3400 odd km journey without a hitch and clicked over 190k in the process!

[mickos]

Should be right with 1lt of 25w 50 added, will be changing oil again in 5K anyway.

Yesterday when testing the actuator, discovered the autometre T-piece had a small pin hole in it. Thats why gauge was flickering between 1-3psi under load in high revs. Buying a quality autometre gauge with such cheap crap T-piece looked like it was from a christmas bon bon, they could have given a decent brass one.

New T FTW

[hazrd]

Mixing oil grades can cause oil sludge.

Made the 3400 odd km journey without a hitch and clicked over 190k in the process!

You mean 90k? :p
Glad u got there safely dude. Friday night prinny won't be the same!!

[dutchy]

Put in the Forge recirc. valve which took over one and a half hour ! Wish they had left the damn loctite off.

[benzino]

Put in the Forge recirc. valve which took over one and a half hour ! Wish they had left the damn loctite off.

Review?

[dutchy]

Review?

yeah, will do that in the morning, it's now 1;58 am and don't wanna wake up the neighbours. Besides that, I need to wash all that blood off my hands and see if I can find the skin that was lost in the process ! You've got no space to work and you need a cut off allen key in order to get the bottom bolt out. It's one of the worst jobs there is.
Performance wise, I do not expect a whole lot of difference. The valve is a very nice good looking, well made, piece of porn and it made the turbo charger look a whole lot sexier :arf:

[chris_r]

Finally got the wiring harnesses. After all the time I spent chasing the factory harnesses, I just went down to U-Pull-It in Elizabeth and stripped one off an '01 Astra sitting down there.

Started putting the radiator back in, as well as some other bits and pieces. Need to fabricate a bracket to relocate the coolant reservoir and mount the FPR and accelerator position sensors. Then, the wiring and the exhaust. Since I went for extractors, I'm seriously thinking of going for a custom system whilst I'm at it.

[benzino]

yeah, will do that in the morning, it's now 1;58 am and don't wanna wake up the neighbours. Besides that, I need to wash all that blood off my hands and see if I can find the skin that was lost in the process ! You've got no space to work and you need a cut off allen key in order to get the bottom bolt out. It's one of the worst jobs there is.
Performance wise, I do not expect a whole lot of difference. The valve is a very nice good looking, well made, piece of porn and it made the turbo charger look a whole lot sexier :arf:

Yeah, just interested if it changes the way it drives/sounds.
How was your stock valve when you pulled it out, had it split?

[adam_92]

Finally got the wiring harnesses. After all the time I spent chasing the factory harnesses, I just went down to U-Pull-It in Elizabeth and stripped one off an '01 Astra sitting down there.

Started putting the radiator back in, as well as some other bits and pieces. Need to fabricate a bracket to relocate the coolant reservoir and mount the FPR and accelerator position sensors. Then, the wiring and the exhaust. Since I went for extractors, I'm seriously thinking of going for a custom system whilst I'm at it.

White 1?? There was a white 01/02 astra up the northern yard About 5/6 weeks ago.

[willhouse]

Ordered slotted rotors and Remsa pads from GSL.

[Shay]

Broke my new cam position sensor while fitting it.. I have learnt my lesson now, only using geniune parts!!

genuine one is only 15 bucks from AV...


Should be right with 1lt of 25w 50 added, will be changing oil again in 5K anyway.

Yesterday when testing the actuator, discovered the autometre T-piece had a small pin hole in it. Thats why gauge was flickering between 1-3psi under load in high revs. Buying a quality autometre gauge with such cheap crap T-piece looked like it was from a christmas bon bon, they could have given a decent brass one.

New T FTW

No way. The sludge comes as a reaction between the different additives used in oils.
Nulon 20w50 and 10w40 will use very different additives given that they will both use the same base oil.
The reaction can happen as soon as you put it in the motor.

Never mix oils!

[glider]

fitted provent 200 catch can to the tractor

[chris_r]

White 1?? There was a white 01/02 astra up the northern yard About 5/6 weeks ago.

Yeah, mostly stripped now, although motor and gearbox are still in there, as is the coil pack. Alternator is also gone and cam sensor was butchered too.

[adam_92]

it was mostly stripped when i was there. heavy front end crash. smashed the engine mounts it was so heavy

[chris_r]

Yeah, that didn't bother me too much. Got what I wanted, especially when dumbass wreckers couldn't be stuffed doing what I had asked them to do. Like they say, if you want something done, do it yourself. This seems to apply when purchasing used car parts too.

[gman]

Bought some new tyres for it.. Yokohama A050 225/45/17 in a medium compound...Bring on Wakefield and the Neova Cup.. :)

[Nurb608]

Bought some new tyres for it.. Yokohama A050 225/45/17 in a medium compound...Bring on Wakefield and the Neova Cup.. :)

Do i have to pick these ones up to? lol

[mickos]

Fresh tyres, smash some PBs out

[gman]

Do i have to pick these ones up to? lol

Ah no :) (smart arse :lol: )

[gman]

Fresh tyres, smash some PBs out

Gonna try. Might even see if I can get a decent Neova Cup FWD time on the board!!! ;)

[ben-bru]

Replaced pollen filter. Should've done this a while ago. Old one looked like it never had been replaced, pulled half a tree of leaf litter and dirt out. Had to vacuum the rest of it out once removed.

[sooty]

For version 2 of my tune installed.
Looking forward to version 3, individual waste gate duty cycles per gear and fixing my 480nm map.

[lonewolf1983]

new tyres arrived in time for track night next week

[Shadow110]

Put some form of sticker on mine... :-)
http://img.tapatalk.com/8ba886c7-d50b-2b7a.jpg

[Numbnut]

Ordered slotted rotors and Remsa pads from GSL.

If you don't mind me asking, how much?

Getting some RE002's fitted tomorrow. Them coupled with the service I just got should give the car a fresh feel.

[willhouse]

$430 all up, and posted. Just ordered front rotors though.

[poita]

tried to take the wheels off

going to get a 5ft breaker bar on the weekend and see how i go.

[Numbnut]

$430 all up, and posted. Just ordered front rotors though.

Ta. Not bad.

[mickos]

Ordered some insignia washer jets on ebay

[Shadow110]

Ordered some insignia washer jets on ebay

I'll be ordering mine next Friday (pay day)

[dsuhiti91]

Ordered some insignia washer jets on ebay

Installed mine a few weeks ago, work well. But enjoy popping them out!

[chris_r]

tried to take the wheels off

going to get a 5ft breaker bar on the weekend and see how i go.

Sounds like some tyre jockey got carried away with the power of the rattle gun.

[Shadow110]

You would think the bolts would break if you need a breaker bar that big...
Maybe someone has done a wobbly on you and done left hand thread on ya...

[xplosv57]

tried to take the wheels off

going to get a 5ft breaker bar on the weekend and see how i go.


Sounds like some tyre jockey got carried away with the power of the rattle gun.


You would think the bolts would break if you need a breaker bar that big...
Maybe someone has done a wobbly on you and done left hand thread on ya...

If it's the old Cali, spray some rust off/WD40 on the bolt, i'd guess it's cause the cars been sitting there for ages!

If it's the Corsa, then I point my fingers at Guy and Pauly...

[guy 27]

If it's the Corsa, then I point my fingers at Guy and Pauly...

we couldn't get it undone here. we were worried we would snap the bolts they were that tight.

[xplosv57]

we couldn't get it undone here. we were worried we would snap the bolts they were that tight.

Maybe PaulyJ loctited the wheel nuts lol!!

[poita]

I had the wheel brace on and I was jumping on it and they wouldn't budge.

I'm about 90kg so the fukers are tight!

Might have to get a tyre shop onto them

[boorny88]

Finally serviced my car today new filter and 10w/40 liquid moly oil car feels happy again


Sent from the middle of butt f**k nowhere

[mickos]

Fresh oil Yew!!!!!

[chris_r]

Just made the car side ECU loom for the GSi. Still have the immobiliser loom and another loom to the engine side of the ECU. Those wires that aren't inside the tubing are for the pedal position sensor, in other words, part of getting around the drive by wire problem.

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd145/chris_110980/IMG_20120526_191740.jpg

[DWS 92]

Paid $650 for rego.. rear sway bar put back another 3 weeks while i save up. :@

[Numbnut]

Did the old pacific highway with my new RE002's. They feel awesome, I have so much confidence in the car now. V difficult to get understeer but still found some so front strut brace and rear shims aren't far off.

[Nurb608]

Did the old pacific highway with my new RE002's. They feel awesome, I have so much confidence in the car now. V difficult to get understeer but still found some so front strut brace and rear shims aren't far off.

Great tyres!

[Numbnut]

Absolutely. The old ones were balding, had cracks in them and howled at anything over 50kph so the new ones are such a big step up.

[lonewolf1983]

Coilovers are in, huge drop at the rear and a decent at the front.
Much firmer than stock, and the car feels great on the road, cant wait to get it on the track now!

also mounted fire extinguisher

[mickos]

Nice one FMIC and Neovas would be GOLD

[gman]

I love my AD08's!!! :D

[mickos]

I am going to wait till my current conti's are cactus then ado8s are going on.

[lonewolf1983]

AD08's are nice, i went for federal RS-R's as they're dirt cheap but still verrrry sticky

[wullieb1]

Absolutely nowt :) :) :)

[rwy16r]

changed oil and oil filter 10w - 40 Valvoline Semi-Syn, cleaned Mass Airflow Meter with CRC spray

[dsuhiti91]

In about 2000k's doing my transmission oil, engine oil/filter and changing the rocker cover gasket. While the cross pipe is off, I want to change it to a 'normal' one, any tutorials anywhere on how to do that?

[Numbnut]

Have a look around on astra owners network. Some good how to's in there.

[Shadow110]

Got me a bargain at pick and Payless today...
Got myself a radiator overflow tank for 20... Practically new!... Then started to poke around inside the car... 2 brand new wiper blades... Those twin blade ones whatever... I needed them... Free!!!
One of those silly plastic cap on the wheel bolts free!
Then noticed that the centre console had cup holders... 15 beans...
Now I have to find out how to fit it..

[benzino]

Got me a bargain at pick and Payless today...
Got myself a radiator overflow tank for 20... Practically new!... Then started to poke around inside the car... 2 brand new wiper blades... Those twin blade ones whatever... I needed them... Free!!!
One of those silly plastic cap on the wheel bolts free!
Then noticed that the centre console had cup holders... 15 beans...
Now I have to find out how to fit it..
geez I wish I had a pick and payless around here... the wreckers are bloody nazis... "I need a nut to match this one [wrecker worker rustles around in box of assorted nuts] ... here you go, $5 please." Go to superepcobarn for pack of 5 for $6
/rant


washed the astra
http://i49.tinypic.com/1peyoo.jpg

[tjay]

Had my paintwork corrected due to some bloody useless foreigners scratching EVERY panel in a hand car wash in my home town!!!!

The pooh is gonna hit the fan because the owner wrote out a rubber cheque for £350.The fella that did the work on my car is a friend from VXROnline,known as THE HITMAN!!!!.....car wash man will regret his actions big time!


Having some FALKEN FK452's fitted tomorrow.