damn just hit 59000. should i be thinking on doing Timing belt job or wait till 70k. what do you guy
01-06-2006, 10:08 AM
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yes, he has a dyno too. hes probably okay with straight hardware installs..
..but lately hes been attempting to dyno tune his own car and its been a mess. Im convinced hes already damaged his engine.
I think Gus probably knows a lot more than you'd think from his posts, i think the language barrier makes him sound a bit less knowledgeable than he really is.
That said, i wouldnt leave my car in his care.
I think Gus probably knows a lot more than you'd think from his posts, i think the language barrier makes him sound a bit less knowledgeable than he really is.
That said, i wouldnt leave my car in his care.
01-06-2006, 10:09 AM
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My belt looked fine on the outside, but the teeth had "play" in the gear. New one didn't. So
I wonder how many people that commented as you said had actually put the belt teeth into one of the gers and checked for play? The smooth side of my belt looked much like the new one, but the teeth were another story.
01-06-2006, 12:19 PM
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I meant jumping ship from K04-based turbos I guess...and BTW I plan on enlisting Mark's services...
for tuning my shiz once all my hardware is installed.
I can neither justify nor afford a $13K+ kit for my car. But I hope I can get a ride in yours one day, once it's done =)
I can neither justify nor afford a $13K+ kit for my car. But I hope I can get a ride in yours one day, once it's done =)
01-06-2006, 12:24 PM
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he played with SPS3 and lemmiwinks for a couple days on the dyno without doing *any* logging.
now his car is misfiring like crazy on 4 cyls out of 6 and one of the EGT banks is going nuts.
01-06-2006, 12:27 PM
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the price tag is certainly shocking at first... but once you compare it to going from bone stock to
a full-on K04 kit with headers, the GT kit is actually not much more expensive.
I'll be able to recoup a decent amount of the money i spend by selling my downpipes and chipped ECU once the GT kit is on the car.
I'll be able to recoup a decent amount of the money i spend by selling my downpipes and chipped ECU once the GT kit is on the car.
