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thumbup.gif posted on May 18th, 2009 at 07:18 PM



Nice work Mick!

Should be an awesome ride on the street, not long to go now.
Is the subaru ecu reprogrammable, or are you going after market?




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posted on May 19th, 2009 at 08:18 AM



Yeh, the Suby tuner man will program the ECU, remove things, tweaks things etc.

I also bought a 'ECUdatascan' scanner, which will monitor live performance but will also allow on the go tweaking.




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posted on May 19th, 2009 at 11:19 PM



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So do you reckon you may get under 14 on the quarter? :lol:


Not if i want the g/box to survive :no:

The tuner man (wrx man) saw the engine and said it had all the good bits on it, injectors etc - reackens it would be good for 200-220kw

What do you think a 300HP 950kg(im guessing - was 799kg without suby) beetle would do...

Going to be interesting!
ok lookin good....yeh no way that gearbox will survive any sort of thrashin:no: if that motor is goin produce those hps.
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posted on May 20th, 2009 at 07:54 AM



....yep....

we'll see - it may not produce that kind of power - plus, if we dyno it to prove that kind of power, the gearbox may go!




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posted on May 20th, 2009 at 08:56 AM



couple of cheap G50s on ebay mick

only starting at $5.5k :lol:
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posted on May 20th, 2009 at 09:29 AM



what you using Joel?



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posted on May 20th, 2009 at 09:55 AM



I'm taking the jak rizzo approach and seeing how long my supply of $50 Lbug boxes last
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posted on May 20th, 2009 at 09:59 AM



altho im yet to fatally injure one so i hold high hopes
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posted on May 20th, 2009 at 10:02 AM



my hopes a higher :lol:



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posted on May 20th, 2009 at 12:32 PM



Just a reminder about the cd for nats Mick. How much do you want for it btw?



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posted on May 20th, 2009 at 12:38 PM



No probs mate - band isn't really happening much anymore so we're not trying to fund the next EP - on the house for you Simon :smilegrin:



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posted on May 20th, 2009 at 02:48 PM



My brother's Type 3 just munched a gearbox on the dyno. Under power in 3rd gear with just under 14psi boost at 170odd hp atw at just on 4000rpm it took all the teeth clean off 3rd gear. The thing makes 250hp plus but I guess the torque simply took care of the teeth rather easily.



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posted on May 20th, 2009 at 05:06 PM



yeah thats right, but it depend on the gears in the box, unlucky for me my third gear was the fine tooth gear which is a weak point away, hence it macine all the teeth of( photos on my members thread).if you have the larger tooth gear and are gentle with the clutch you should get away with it, i will find out fairly soon as im about to get my box back together and back to the dyno so time will tell.



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posted on May 20th, 2009 at 06:47 PM



Cheers Mick, can't wait :tu:



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posted on May 20th, 2009 at 07:26 PM
Try not to do this chasing HP


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posted on May 20th, 2009 at 07:42 PM



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Have you got a MHI turbo on there instead of the VF30 Mick?


Its an '02' half cut, did the VF30 come from '03' onwards?

Im not to sure really. How can you tell? Pro's and con's of either?



From what little I could see in that photo the comp housing and actuator looks like an MHI turbo rather than IHI VF30. Got a close up shot?
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posted on May 20th, 2009 at 08:12 PM



clutch engagement, take it easy........PFFFT!.........tourque when it comes on boost will strip gears every day of the week........but hey, i hope it lasts a while for you:tu:

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posted on May 21st, 2009 at 09:08 AM



according to dangerous, he ran into the 10s with a similar box as mine and that was with his blown engine which would have heaps more torque then ive got so should be ok under boost now with the 1600 kombi 3rd gear, much larger teeth than what i had..



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posted on May 22nd, 2009 at 10:02 AM



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posted on May 22nd, 2009 at 11:24 AM



Getting picky here, but are you going to fix up all that black paint that's been put over your nice paintjob underneath?
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posted on May 22nd, 2009 at 11:31 AM



in which bits? under the guards?

You can't see it, plus underneath of the car is all black. On the future to do list is re-do paint. Though gearbox is first - what a crap job when it blows! The more we squeeze in the back, the more crap that needs to be removed to take the g-box out.




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in which bits? under the guards?

You can't see it, plus underneath of the car is all black. On the future to do list is re-do paint. Though gearbox is first - what a crap job when it blows! The more we squeeze in the back, the more crap that needs to be removed to take the g-box out.


Yep the stuff under the guards and around the engine bay. Considering it was body colour when you put the car in, I thought it would have been matched. May as well do it right first time. Although, if you're happy with it, then I'm happy.

Personally, I'm just amazed they turned around this job so quickly. It wasn't that long ago you had the 1916 up for sale. Kudos.
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posted on May 22nd, 2009 at 11:44 AM



Yeh they did give me the option of matching the colour once the POR15 was on, but the amount of stuffing around, additional cost etc. didn't seem worth it. YOu wont see inside the wheel well and you wont see much of the engine bay firewall - its tight!!! Plus the car colour is dark, so the black looks fine to me.

I see your point though, green would be nice, but came down to time and dollors - but Westi did offer.

Turnaround is great, would of been quicker if it wasn't for some dodgy parts i bought.




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posted on May 22nd, 2009 at 10:00 PM



that's such a compact little intercooler Mick.
what Rad are you planning on using to cool the cooler?
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posted on May 23rd, 2009 at 05:03 PM



Whatever we can fit in!!! It will be near the g/box with scoop.

Wont make nats :(

Turns out the clutch problem i bought up in the past hit back - there is a problem with the way the pan was converted from auto - so new tube needed and a bit of a play to make sure its all good. Pain in the back, but we were pushing it anyways, let alone upholstery.

At least now i can enjoy the day tomorrow.




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posted on June 6th, 2009 at 08:51 PM



Come on Mick, there must have been some progress in the last 2 weeks. Any new photos. We are all here waiting for the big day, but not half as much as you!

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posted on June 15th, 2009 at 02:47 PM



Well, not too much has happened - mainly waiting.

The clutch cable tube was not worth fixing, so hydraulic it is. The cylinder on the gear-box leaver is fitted, the lines are yet to be run.

Air to water intercooler radiator is mounted - basically sits right under the gearbox THERE IS NO ROOM!

We are waiting on some sensor stuff - some bits have come and are getting tested. All the little fiddly bits add up and take time - we should get an engine start this week - im not goona guess as to a finish time.

Im starting to miss the car a little more now, though things have been really busy, therefore i don't notice it as much.

Should have some photos tomorrow night.




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posted on June 15th, 2009 at 02:54 PM



Good work Mick.

That's a big arse sway bar too
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posted on June 15th, 2009 at 03:02 PM



yep, 22 or 24mm - it was there 'standard' one.

Hey, where are you based Stanley?




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posted on June 15th, 2009 at 03:36 PM



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