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Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 10:12 pm 
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How did you end up going with tapping a hole into the sump for the turbo oil drain?
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 11:49 am 
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i used a smaller cordless drill and shortened the drill bit.. it came up a treat...

 

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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:50 pm 
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You drilled the hole with your sump still attached? :shock:
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:59 pm 
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plenty of people have done it :P
i did too.

 

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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 7:56 pm 
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i sure did slow and with plenty of grease it isnt that rare to do...

 

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Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 2:47 pm 
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nice to see a "turbo an xt" thread actually come through!

so many kids say they're gonna do it and hardly any do, so well done mate.

 

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Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 3:44 pm 
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SgtBourne wrote:
nice to see a "turbo an xt" thread actually come through!

so many kids say they're gonna do it and hardly any do, so well done mate.

thanks mate.. ive still got to get a tune...my tuner said they would have to have the car for 7-9 days.. must be gonna cost $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ ohh well things we do. looks like ill be catching the train to work for a week hahaha

 

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Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 6:51 pm 
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104ord wrote:
my tuner said they would have to have the car for 7-9 days


Hmm, i've heard that one before lol.
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Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 8:20 pm 
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for a week stint how much are we lookin at spendin 4-5k or what i have no idea... $195p/h dyno time

 

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Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 8:36 pm 
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Hey that 20" inch decal is hot,
I want one for mine,
whered u get that from?

 

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Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 8:41 pm 
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FUNKXT wrote:
Hey that 20" inch decal is hot,
I want one for mine,
whered u get that from?

ebay in the states.... pretty cheap too they have heaps of styles

 

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Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 8:53 pm 
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Mmm, turbo. Was at the wreckers today. Sad to see BA xr6t smashed up to the windshield. :(

 

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Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 10:01 pm 
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104ord wrote:
for a week stint how much are we lookin at spendin 4-5k or what i have no idea... $195p/h dyno time


They wouldn't have the car on the dyno all day for a week, if the tuner can't get a decent tune happening after five or six hours there's something wrong.
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Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 10:39 pm 
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104ord wrote:
for a week stint how much are we lookin at spendin 4-5k or what i have no idea... $195p/h dyno time


They wouldn't have the car on the dyno all day for a week, if the tuner can't get a decent tune happening after five or six hours there's something wrong.

its rdp (redcliffe dyno performance....) so they should know what they are talkin about.. ill have to wait and see.. ill let you all know

 

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Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 11:23 pm 
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RDP, they will be tuning my car when the supercharger goes on,
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