Bussey Posted August 6, 2015 Author Share Posted August 6, 2015 Congrats! Time to get those tyres eh Cheers man! And yeah that's the next thing on the list Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Saveferris Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Great result, some awesome power there, maybe invest in some cut slicks on the front to get the power down. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bussey Posted August 6, 2015 Author Share Posted August 6, 2015 Great result, some awesome power there, maybe invest in some cut slicks on the front to get the power down.Going for either some advans or rsr595s mate, should help get the power down, Will have to order next payday though, cars left me in a state of poverty after all the mapping and ecu costs And thanks man Quote Link to post Share on other sites
maddox710 Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Going for either some advans or rsr595s mate, should help get the power down, Will have to order next payday though, cars left me in a state of poverty after all the mapping and ecu costs And thanks man You must have gone #yoloswag Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Idrees Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Awesome power mate, congrats! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
5e colin Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 great nrs mate enjoy it you do know revers is the best traction gear now ha ha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bussey Posted August 6, 2015 Author Share Posted August 6, 2015 You must have gone #yoloswagI base my whole life on yolo swag? Awesome power mate, congrats!Cheers Iddy great nrs mate enjoy it you do know revers is the best traction gear now ha ha Cheers man, yeah I've already beat a gtr in reverse Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Amjad Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Not in time for Japfest then? That's a shame Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobSR Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 1.6 bar mate Also, another 'being a cock' moment from me. Haven't looked at the boost controller since picking the car up, as I didn't think they set it up (did it all on the daztek) Turns out I've had the car on low boost....at 1 bar the whole night thought it was putting 323 bhp down really well!At 1.6bar it's near on un-driveable Will have another go tommorow and try and get some go pro footageNice stuff So is it a gt2860? Sorry if already said - couldn't see anything! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bussey Posted August 6, 2015 Author Share Posted August 6, 2015 Good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daniel_g Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Ohh noooo!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
_shaun_ Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 not a good sign mate it leaking badly or just weaping? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bussey Posted August 7, 2015 Author Share Posted August 7, 2015 not a good sign mate it leaking badly or just weaping?Leaking bad, cars getting put in the garage and it's getting sorted out when I have time, have to order a new HG and do it all properly,Nightmare Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bussey Posted August 7, 2015 Author Share Posted August 7, 2015 Right, done throwing an 8 hour hissy fit Got all weekend off, should be more than enough time to try and re-seal the headgasket. Plus id rather any weak points show them selfs sooner rather than later. That corner has had a fair bit of residue round it from even the first start up, which would lead me to believe it's never been sealed there 100%.Oh well, had all the turbo kit/inlet off more than enough times now, 1 more won't do any harm FML Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sbk replica Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 awesome stuff, to bad its leaking but he, no reason to be bored now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
maddox710 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Wouldn't of thought it was head lift Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Socks Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Least you have a taste of why you need to bother lad!Head off. Skin it smooth. Make sure block is also smooth Reassemble. Jobs a goodun. Map check Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AdamB Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 (edited) What thickness headgasket is it? I've seem before sometimes the larger ones tend to weep a bit on that corner. Not bad numbers you made on the dyno either lad, nice powercurve though, looks good Edited August 7, 2015 by AdamB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
5e colin Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Least you have a taste of why you need to bother lad!Head off. Skin it smooth. Make sure block is also smoothReassemble. Jobs a goodun. Map check can i ad to this list to rub grease on the gasket on both sides ( oldtimers trick ) the grease will make an extra bond/seal so gutted for you dam !!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bussey Posted August 7, 2015 Author Share Posted August 7, 2015 What thickness headgasket is it? I've seem before sometimes the larger ones tend to weep a bit on that corner. Not bad numbers you made on the dyno either lad, nice powercurve though, looks good Cheers mate And 1.4mm Athena, everyone round here I know has had the same problem with trying to get them to seal. Nightmare.Seeing as it's only weeping very slightly, we are going to just try checking and nipping up the head studs slightly more tonight.If that fails then I'll be ordering a cruise headgasket from RHD, no more of this Athena shite. Then it's head off again and all the rest of it.Better finding the weakpoints sooner rather than later I suppose Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bussey Posted August 7, 2015 Author Share Posted August 7, 2015 can i ad to this list to rub grease on the gasket on both sides ( oldtimers trick ) the grease will make an extra bond/seal so gutted for you dam !!!!! Cheers mate, yeah I could do without the headache but it is what it is Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AdamB Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Cheers mate And 1.4mm Athena, everyone round here I know has had the same problem with trying to get them to seal. Nightmare.Seeing as it's only weeping very slightly, we are going to just try checking and nipping up the head studs slightly more tonight.If that fails then I'll be ordering a cruise headgasket from RHD, no more of this Athena shite. Then it's head off again and all the rest of it.Better finding the weakpoints sooner rather than later I suppose Yeah common problem mate, just try checking the torque settings of the bolts now the engines been run, had some heat cycles etc. You might find they've loosened off a little. I have seen Athena's leak before, couple I've had/done I've left it if it only weeps a little and it's sealed itself up and caused no more bother. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bussey Posted August 7, 2015 Author Share Posted August 7, 2015 Yeah common problem mate, just try checking the torque settings of the bolts now the engines been run, had some heat cycles etc. You might find they've loosened off a little. I have seen Athena's leak before, couple I've had/done I've left it if it only weeps a little and it's sealed itself up and caused no more bother.Yeah hopefully it is a simply fix tonight mate.But we all know it won't be And yeah this ones always been strange, on first start up she lost some coolant from that corner, then next startup it was fine....until 900 miles later now, and it's oil? Madness Quote Link to post Share on other sites
turbo-fever Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Nice build thread mate, pretty sick car aswell was running well when you was down southend Wednesday night Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jayc-glanza17 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 I run trd hg becuase of the stories of athena headgaskets..James another thing to check..The o ring on the distributor that sits inside head, is prone to failure and i had a similar mess to what youve got and i thought was headgasket till i read somewhere in tgtt. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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