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16-01-2007, 03:12 PM
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How u doin guys...
Have had my EA for about 3yrs now, and have spent around $5K on mods so far..dont know if i wanna spend anymore..but every now and then think about putting abit more $$ into it for more power...lol... so far... Blew the original 3.9, so had EB II 4.0L put in, Pacemaker Extractors, HighFlow Cat, 2.5 Inch Straight Through Exhaust System, Wade Cam i think 112?, XH Air Intake, Clear Indicators, Ghia Garnish, "16 EL XR8 Ticky's, Sports Steering Wheel, Sound System, Clarion Head Unit, 2x 12 inch Kicker Subs, Dumped 2.5 inch with Kings Super LowS, advanced timing, EL 3.45 LSD... Is still sadly an auto...might look into getting manual in near future depending on $$ and how long this one lasts..hehe.. have some pics of fukt diff from doin fishies...which made me hurry up n get the diff upgrade...anyways..any tips/advice/experience on next power mod tht would best suit my setup..let me know, much appreciated!!... Robbo
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16-01-2007, 03:18 PM
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get a chip and a dyno tune to get the potential from your current setup.
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16-01-2007, 03:21 PM
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wow, thanks for the quick reply man!...lol....
umm looked into chips, like unichip etc..but aparently $600 or close eh?...wht type of power gain could i expect?...and ur right, still need to dyno it and c wht power range i have coz it aint slow... ;)
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16-01-2007, 03:42 PM
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something like $600
depends on how bad you are out of tune to start with, but possibly another 10+ rwkw is not out of the question.
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16-01-2007, 03:47 PM
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thanks man...
stupid Q, but how many rwkw n KW at the fly wheel do u guys think i have now? or anyone with similar setup had it dyno'd? Robbo
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16-01-2007, 03:48 PM
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at a guess i would say about 120 at the wheels, this also depends on the dyno to a degree and the weather.
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16-01-2007, 03:56 PM
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thanks man...
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16-01-2007, 03:58 PM
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hmmm yeh thts true.... so 120 roughly eh?...
 have a thread with the list of **** done to ur beast mate?
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16-01-2007, 04:01 PM
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Havent bothered with a project thread, to many threads with bits all over the place, and to lazy to find the info and write it up .......
Basically very little original EA bits left, and alot less to be left very soon
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16-01-2007, 04:03 PM
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hehehe nice... how much u spent so far though? n how long has it been goin on?...
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16-01-2007, 04:09 PM
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just on mods spent about $1500 or so, and so far its been an on going project since i got it about 3 or 4 years ago.
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16-01-2007, 04:16 PM
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ah yeh, $1500 isnt too bad. Been doing abit of research for turbo's...but then again tht would set me back like $2500 - $3000 or so eh?....but niiice power gain...would prob have to change the 2.5 inch system to 3inch for maximum power gain though or someshit....not to mention compputer, wiring looms etc eh? .. :(
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16-01-2007, 04:19 PM
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pending the size of the turbo etc, etc yeah about $2500-$3000 at least, 2.5 inch would be fine, you would definately need a chip or something at that point.
PS. You paint code isnt K8 (pearl green) is it, looks more the flat gold colour in the pics anyway.
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16-01-2007, 04:30 PM
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yeh true man..
turbo has to wait awhile unless i upgrade to a V8 or somthin...but K8?? green? wah?..lol..its as gold as they come man... :S ...picked it up off this old grandma 3 yrs ago for $1000..MINT condition..had some idiot do a hit n run on it though, boxing day..woke up n the back door was smashed in!! :(
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16-01-2007, 04:35 PM
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pop the bonnet, read the paint code off the compliance plate.
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16-01-2007, 04:42 PM
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damn its hot outside..lol, just checked n its H7 colour code..built in may 89
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16-01-2007, 04:48 PM
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K8 EA series 1 built in 88
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16-01-2007, 10:34 PM
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Hey blokes just thought i'd jump in on the conversation. Turbo is the go champ, i chucked one on mine and without tuning or aftermarket ecu/chip it's making over 200rwkw's. Thats running good pump fuel with everything totally original and stock, including fuel system. Low thirteens, high twelves easy in street trim. $3,000 it can be done.
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17-01-2007, 01:25 AM
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thanks for the input mate! ..ye i heard alot about turbo EA's...and most said its the go, but then wht about getting canaried? coz ur meant to get an engineers cert. or someshit?..also heard i would have to upgrade to better brakes etc..old wives tale?..lol.. Man how long have u had the turbo? any major hassles? what turbo did u fit?? Robbo
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17-01-2007, 01:44 AM
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Good old EA... Hey robtek did you see anypowet diff between the 3.9 and 4.0?
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hmm yeh was a slight difference..major difference was whn changed the accel cable coz it was fukt..haha...let me red line the beast without keeping it in gear manually..so i guess there was a difference, but nothing major major i would say...kind of had to upgrade to 4.0L anyway coz the oil pump blew + other bits n pieces..
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17-01-2007, 11:33 AM
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Hey an exhaust tip would be an improvement!! LOL! That could be a quick cheap mod for ya!
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Ey Braden hehe a tip u reckon? ;P nah not into shiny metal tips, besides i dont think it would match the best, although a few ppl have told me to get one! **** i wish there was a cheap version of turbo, like say around $400.. or if i somehow inherited one ;) ...but none of this electric supercharger BS, read all the links up on tht..wht a POS..gay ebay.. Robbo
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17-01-2007, 03:18 PM
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whts the cheapest manual conversion anyone has done? professional and backyard jobs...coz one mate says did it himself for $800, another said got it done for $1200 professionally..just want to get some figures...thanks boys..
Robbo
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usually around $500 and do it yourself.
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17-01-2007, 03:58 PM
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I paid $500 plus about another $50 for a manual ECU, and we swapped it over at home. I bought it all off a person on the forums. $500 is fairly cheap, and my T5 is in awesome condition (pity my pedalbox isn't though)
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either from a member or pull it out yourself, most people do it for $500, but beggers cant be choosers
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17-01-2007, 04:02 PM
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hehe lucky i can ask Q's on the forums eh?...otherwise i would get jibbed mate...constantly learning about cars..its taken me 3yrs..lol, most of the mods mates helped me out with em..
hmm well will seriously look into manual conversion in next month or so..how long did it take u Dezza? any major hassles? and how much for u to go through all the pain and anguish again? hahah...2 slabs of black douglas? ;)
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17-01-2007, 04:12 PM
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I organised a mod day, and about a dozen e-series members came over. It took us about a day. It can be a lot quicker though if you use a Mal Wood clutch pin. I took out the pedal box which is a dash out job. Ironically we put the auto pedal box back in in the end (that was a waste of time) and used a homemade clutch pin. A problem I have found is that the pedal box is fairly weak and the side of it has bent a bit. Try to make up a metal plate to reinforce the side of the pedal box where the clutch pedal attaches, and it should be OK. I'd be able to help, but I'd recommend a number of people work on it, particularily when it comes time to lift out the auto. It isn't light! Since there were a dozen of us, I didn't do a huge amount of the conversion. efgiar did most of the work!
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EA, What MOD to do next??
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