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trying to turn my exa into a better handling, more responsive street car rather than a dyno monster. with a massive gt2876r and custom manifold (so custom that it has next to no room to get it off and a warped flange to go with it) and 50mm screamer it has 133kw atw when last dynoed by the previous ...

my exa apparently has a heavy duty rpm in it (although I haven't pulled the box off to check), and it seems to hold up fine under 130+kw atw, on ebay they are under $200 from memory

wait, i have it braced off the rear engine mount with a flex pipe there too. i mean to brace it a second time from where the stock gusset would attach to the block. would having stuffed side engine mounts be another cause of blowing the gasket all the time, given that the engine could move around al...

Just picture your exhaust like this..A big ass leaver bar pulling down on your exhaust manifold, ofcourse your going to go through a shit tone of gaskets...have the front section secure to somewhere on the motor, then just after the secure mount, have a nice flex joint, that way the front section o...

everything got done without any major problems (other than limping it over to Chris' place to get the brakes bled properly). also picked up a set of 15" impul rs wheels which look pretty sweet, which will probably get a polished lip and the centre spokes plastidiped either white or fluoro blue....

whilst I know fuck all compared to everyone here I'm only located in carlingford so if you need someone to keep you motivated I can come round and try to help haha?

car's going in the garage tonight, have managed to get some good deals on parts so have: -custom rear braided brake lines -new rear brake cylinders -new rear brake shoes -front brake pistons (already had) -front brake rebuild kits (already had) -front passenger control arm -lower ball joint -nolatha...

Is your exhaust bracketed securely to the ENGINE, so it can rotate around with it, and then a flex joint fitted directly behind the mount? If not, youll spend your life replacing manifots gaskest AND stripped manifold studs. Oracle Yes it is Evan, I'll take a pic to show how the exhaust is set up o...

since I'm about to change from generic 195/50/15's on aftermarket alloy rims to 185/60/14's on stockies, assuming i track down some re001's or other branded equivalent in a 185/55 size, how drastic is the decrease in handling performance likely to be? Ideally I'd love to hear if it is worth putting ...

manifold gasket has blown again, guessing the manifold is warped and needs to be machined, all in good time. Almost ready to rebuild the brakes all the way around the car, and a possible master cylinder upgrade at the same time. Stupidly put the car into a gutter by not driving to the conditions, ra...

Thanks mate, appreciate it

Guys coming out to repair it on the 13th march then I'll re rego it

thanks guys, i got a mobile mechanic specialising in timing belts to come look at it yesterday. told him step by step everything i did and he went over the engine, agreed with Evan that i would need to create a new gasket to put in place. the other problem related to this was that i have caused the ...

there's already a flexi in the exhaust, no leak at the cv's and turned out that engine oil was leaking right down the bell housing from a clamp for an oil line. wasn't able to tell until i started tearing things apart lol dunno about that Baz I'm not the most cluey with cars hahahaha I'll check the ...

assuming most people would have gotten bored of the frantic posts on facebook asking for help when i had problems changing the timing belt yesterday/today. began with a basic gearbox and engine oil change, both went fine. then went to change the timing belt over and replace the cam shaft oil seal an...