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 Post subject: Re: BenJ's EB DOHC T5 Ghia Wagon
Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 10:45 am 
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No, the bonnet can stay on, just lift it up if needed to access some bolts etc.

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Ok great will remove mine tomorrow to work on it.

Is it a quick procedure to remove ?

Thank you for that sorry for all the questions and typo's oxy is a hell of a drug



While you are at it, you can put EF/EL weather strips on as well if yours are all rusty.

 

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 Post subject: Re: BenJ's EB DOHC T5 Ghia Wagon
Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 11:05 pm 
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evxr6 wrote:
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No, the bonnet can stay on, just lift it up if needed to access some bolts etc.

BenJ



Ok great will remove mine tomorrow to work on it.

Is it a quick procedure to remove ?

Thank you for that sorry for all the questions and typo's oxy is a hell of a drug



While you are at it, you can put EF/EL weather strips on as well if yours are all rusty.


Didn't see any rust

But thank you Ben J you see BenJ having that index that you have got really helps out people and if it wasn't for it i wouldn't have had this idea yet anther classy mod :)

Also this is the 2nd mod i stole of you as i did EL handles on my EA

So much been happening ?
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 Post subject: Re: BenJ's EB DOHC T5 Ghia Wagon
Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 12:07 am 
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Last week in the USA.

So yes, lots happening, but nothing car related.

Cheers
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 Post subject: Re: BenJ's EB DOHC T5 Ghia Wagon
Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 12:12 am 
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BenJ wrote:
Last week in the USA.

So yes, lots happening, but nothing car related.

Cheers
BenJ


Ahhh yes yes your USA trip forgot all about that read on it breifly

i should feel even more important now you helped me while in the US
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 Post subject: Re: BenJ's EB DOHC T5 Ghia Wagon
Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 1:56 am 
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I am curious did you end up doing a small guide in your old thread regarding the EL fuel lid as i am in the process of doing it

i read a few pages of your old car's thread and found a picture of it fitted but no info after :(

But i have looked at EL wagons in car sales and they have the ugly finger style lid i am after the clean look as you had
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 Post subject: Re: BenJ's EB DOHC T5 Ghia Wagon
Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 11:54 pm 
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Would have to say one of my favourite mods that you've completed would be the EB/BA custom headlights. As well as the Dash install of course, I'm sure you can tell how jealous I am of that lol.

 

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 Post subject: Re: BenJ's EB DOHC T5 Ghia Wagon
Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2013 1:24 pm 
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Hey BenJ I'm getting a EL Futura Wagon next month, so I'll be looking at some of your threads on lowering it and stuff, looking forward to it, taking forever.

 

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 Post subject: Re: BenJ's EB DOHC T5 Ghia Wagon
Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2013 12:23 am 
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quick question Ben ,

As you know i am a lazy sucker ,

If i get a project car and go BA motor will it be any easier if i use vernier cam gears from atomic i know there $700 but if it saves time I am all for it
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 Post subject: Re: BenJ's EB DOHC T5 Ghia Wagon
Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2013 9:09 pm 
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if you're using a BA+ ecu there is no need at all to use cam gears.
cam gears would only be if you wanted to run an AU ECU and dial the cams into 0*

ben, how has your fuel economy been?

 

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 Post subject: Re: BenJ's EB DOHC T5 Ghia Wagon
Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2013 9:52 pm 
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EF_wanabe wrote:
quick question Ben ,

As you know i am a lazy sucker ,

If i get a project car and go BA motor will it be any easier if i use vernier cam gears from atomic i know there $700 but if it saves time I am all for it


I don't see how it would save time. You would spend $700 on the gears, $800 on an Xcal 3 and then an easy $1k getting a custom tune to work with the gears.

You sill have to buy the Xcal 3, but loading up a standard tune (minus all the security crap etc) on a standard engine is simple and straight forward.


misk_one wrote:
if you're using a BA+ ecu there is no need at all to use cam gears.
cam gears would only be if you wanted to run an AU ECU and dial the cams into 0*

ben, how has your fuel economy been?


Well that is a bit hard to measure. The EL trip comp of course doesn't work with the BA donk or PCM. And I run around every where on LPG.

I have a 62l usable capacity LPG tank. Driving every day in Sydney peak hour traffic and the usual family taxi duties I get approx 360kms per tank. When I went to QLD earlier this year, on the way home I got 460l out of a tank. Not too bad for LPG.

When I want to have a bit of fun, I switch it over to petrol, 95ron, and it will rev as far as I want to push it. I have not yet hit the 6300rpm rev limiter lol.

Cheers
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 Post subject: Re: BenJ's EB DOHC T5 Ghia Wagon
Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2013 9:57 pm 
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why does your tuning cost over 1k?

i got quoted by CPV tuning, ( fastest unopened xr6 turbo) 795 for a dyno tune on my car to get more power out of it, i have a custoim tune he stored but i'm not happy with it

 

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 Post subject: Re: BenJ's EB DOHC T5 Ghia Wagon
Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2013 10:12 pm 
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mitchell g wrote:
why does your tuning cost over 1k?

i got quoted by CPV tuning, ( fastest unopened xr6 turbo) 795 for a dyno tune on my car to get more power out of it, i have a custoim tune he stored but i'm not happy with it


It is one thing to take an existing tune that works on a given engine and tweak the tune for more power.

But when you fix the cams in an engine designed for constantly variable valve timing, the time it takes to adjust all the load and timing points adds up very quickly.

Cheers
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 Post subject: Re: BenJ's EB DOHC T5 Ghia Wagon
Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2013 10:17 pm 
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did you lock the cam timing bed?

 

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 Post subject: Re: BenJ's EB DOHC T5 Ghia Wagon
Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2013 10:19 pm 
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misk_one wrote:
did you lock the cam timing bed?


Hell no.

The variable valve timing is one of the real attractions for going to an NA BA setup.

It should be noted I have not had a dyno tune of any type for the BA.

Cheers
BenJ

 

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Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2013 10:24 pm 
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lol sorry dunno why i even thought that!
brain wasn't working for a second.
ill be doing the DOHC setup off an AU ECU in the XH ute ive got but will end up doing locked cams with gears and some wade cams.
just trying to compare a DOHC setup in e-series with the ba ecu vs au in terms of fuel use.
i dont think there is much difference, it still ends up better than a standard e-series setup

 

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