wagoon

gees 255kw with no cooler and standard ecu
 
i want that tune in mine plz

That's the right attitude and mind set to have. Expect the worst until proven otherwise.
 
As far as the 255rwkw I'm thinking the car would have needed to be just about running on meth not just a spray. The mix of meth to fuel would have had to be pretty high so as to keep the intake temps down at 14psi (or you could use the little magical black switch BHAHAHAHAHA) . When she said she ran out of fuel it was more likely ran out of meth which would have caused all sorts of problems literally.
 
Best thing to do is sit down and make a plan of what you want from the car so you know how far your going to go with it. This sort of project could get out of hand pretty damn quick as everything would be better if it was done again. But if you don't need it done again and it's ok to use then that will save time and money, no point in wasting cash just to redo something.
 
Once I get my car on the road I would be happy to lend a hand if you need/want it.

What he said^^^.
 
the s pac (oil pressure) gauge runs a VDO sensor. It is a round cylinder, about 1"1/2 in diameter and protrudes a long way from the block. It has like a riveted fitting for the wire.
 
The 'low profile' switch you are referring to is the oil light style and frankly they are useless. Well they will alert you to the fact that you have just toasted your bearings. That's about it. A good replacement for that style when not running the gauge is a 30psi Hobbs switch. At least that way you have half a chance of saving your engine.

It all clicked when you said "cylinder". I've seen many different makes of engine but the oil light switch always looks the same on all of them, like a little hat. Anything that looked like a can was generally a gauge sender.

DOH!!!  Spot on Greg, as I read the first few words I said to myself "good on ya of course that's what it is". Yeah Ando your description of the vdo sensor is spot on, that's the replacement one I put on.
 
Guess it's not worth wasting my time and money with getting another pressure switch then. Might just chuck a bung in the the hole and zip tie the connector in the harness up out the way.
 
Thank you once again for pointing out my complete lack of knowledge

Good luck with the build. Sound like some work ahead.
 
FYI Having owed an old mike vine stage two xe, I know he had three stages to choose from. I got a stage 2 which was the below above the stage 1
twin strongberg carbies,
extra heavy duty clutch
and 1.1 bar boost so about 16psi.
 
No meth but same water injection system as stage 1.
Yes it had a green light that light up when water injection was running. Had a 5 litre water tank that you had to check and top up if you were on it too much.
 
Pretty hard to remember what rwkw but at was around the 190rwkw. Brutal turbo lag but fun as hell.
 
 
 
 
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Something just doesnt add up with all the info putting aside the incorrect info. I mean 50 grand spent on the car, where? I know turbo setups arent cheap but unless that 50 grand includes a 25 grand spray job I just cant see it. Also Mike Vine setup that has 255rwkw with no intercooler and only meth injection?!?
And if that wiring was done by someone with OCD I best get myself checked. I consider the wiring I did on my sedan messy but its a pro job compared to the pics.
 
Not trying to be mean and by no means putting the car down as I think its a great platform to work from as it looks like there wont be many expensive things you need to buy for it. Just needs a decent tidy up. Keen to see what you can make out of the car actually.

Winner winner chicken dinner!!!
Changed the oil pressure switch before I left for work this morning, pulled over and checked twice on the way to work as well as at work and no oil leak. Well no major oil leak anyway, just the usual stuff. Thank you SLO. I honestly didnt think the oil switch let go like that, ah well just one more thing to put on the learned from ozfalcon list although its becoming more of a manual than a list.
 
Sly I like that idea with the sump bolts as I know my sump gasket had been weeping ever since I bought the car. So I will get under the car on the weekend and check for loose bolts and try that. Although I will probably start with pliers first as if I use vice grips Im likely to flatten the thread completely.

That's the right attitude and mind set to have. Expect the worst until proven otherwise.
 
As far as the 255rwkw I'm thinking the car would have needed to be just about running on meth not just a spray. The mix of meth to fuel would have had to be pretty high so as to keep the intake temps down at 14psi (or you could use the little magical black switch BHAHAHAHAHA) . When she said she ran out of fuel it was more likely ran out of meth which would have caused all sorts of problems literally.
 
Best thing to do is sit down and make a plan of what you want from the car so you know how far your going to go with it. This sort of project could get out of hand pretty damn quick as everything would be better if it was done again. But if you don't need it done again and it's ok to use then that will save time and money, no point in wasting cash just to redo something.
 
Once I get my car on the road I would be happy to lend a hand if you need/want it.

50 grand and can't find room for programmable management or an intercooler? Has a "factory" dry ice setup because it's a rare S Pack, WTF is that horseshit? 255rwkw is nothing to sneeze at but clearly it wasn't engineered/tuned well enough to sustain that power level safely. This stage 1-2-3 talk doesn't mean anything. All of that info is fairly useless other than for some history and what mistakes/abominations never to repeat. Still I agree with the other guys, it's a good starting point for a quick car.

Sounds like some stage 3 wanking going on

I don't believe half the rubbish I've been told about this car. It is satans bastard child and shall be treated as such when I get around to pulling it down.
 
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Something just doesnt add up with all the info putting aside the incorrect info. I mean 50 grand spent on the car, where? I know turbo setups arent cheap but unless that 50 grand includes a 25 grand spray job I just cant see it. Also Mike Vine setup that has 255rwkw with no intercooler and only meth injection?!?
And if that wiring was done by someone with OCD I best get myself checked. I consider the wiring I did on my sedan messy but its a pro job compared to the pics.
 
Not trying to be mean and by no means putting the car down as I think its a great platform to work from as it looks like there wont be many expensive things you need to buy for it. Just needs a decent tidy up. Keen to see what you can make out of the car actually.

Something just doesnt add up with all the info putting aside the incorrect info. I mean 50 grand spent on the car, where? I know turbo setups arent cheap but unless that 50 grand includes a 25 grand spray job I just cant see it. Also Mike Vine setup that has 255rwkw with no intercooler and only meth injection?!?
And if that wiring was done by someone with OCD I best get myself checked. I consider the wiring I did on my sedan messy but its a pro job compared to the pics.
 
Not trying to be mean and by no means putting the car down as I think its a great platform to work from as it looks like there wont be many expensive things you need to buy for it. Just needs a decent tidy up. Keen to see what you can make out of the car actually.

Winner winner chicken dinner!!!
Changed the oil pressure switch before I left for work this morning, pulled over and checked twice on the way to work as well as at work and no oil leak. Well no major oil leak anyway, just the usual stuff. Thank you SLO. I honestly didnt think the oil switch let go like that, ah well just one more thing to put on the learned from ozfalcon list although its becoming more of a manual than a list.
 
Sly I like that idea with the sump bolts as I know my sump gasket had been weeping ever since I bought the car. So I will get under the car on the weekend and check for loose bolts and try that. Although I will probably start with pliers first as if I use vice grips Im likely to flatten the thread completely.

Winner winner chicken dinner!!!
Changed the oil pressure switch before I left for work this morning, pulled over and checked twice on the way to work as well as at work and no oil leak. Well no major oil leak anyway, just the usual stuff. Thank you SLO. I honestly didnt think the oil switch let go like that, ah well just one more thing to put on the learned from ozfalcon list although its becoming more of a manual than a list.
 
Sly I like that idea with the sump bolts as I know my sump gasket had been weeping ever since I bought the car. So I will get under the car on the weekend and check for loose bolts and try that. Although I will probably start with pliers first as if I use vice grips Im likely to flatten the thread completely.

Almost looks like my shed floor except mine has trans fluid too LOL. But I would check the sump bolts first as they have a habit of backing out. If any are loose just get your bolt and grab em with a pair of vice grips enough to leave a mark on em then when you wind em back in the burred up thread hols in the block better.

Doesn't sound like it but make sure its not the oil pressure switch. They go suddenly.
 
If you can deal with the mess I'd say it'll be fine to drive.
 
My old XH pressure switch died about 25kms from a mates place. We had a loaded car trailer on the back. We still drove it back, then returned the trailer and I drove it home before fixing it. It used about 5L for the 10km drive home and tapping away loudly the whole way.
 
Once I filled it and fixed it it wasn't the same but it still ran and drove fine. Just had lower oil pressure haha.
 
If you plan to change the motor, smash some stop leak and thick oil in and drive it.

Something just doesnt add up with all the info putting aside the incorrect info. I mean 50 grand spent on the car, where? I know turbo setups arent cheap but unless that 50 grand includes a 25 grand spray job I just cant see it. Also Mike Vine setup that has 255rwkw with no intercooler and only meth injection?!?
And if that wiring was done by someone with OCD I best get myself checked. I consider the wiring I did on my sedan messy but its a pro job compared to the pics.
 
Not trying to be mean and by no means putting the car down as I think its a great platform to work from as it looks like there wont be many expensive things you need to buy for it. Just needs a decent tidy up. Keen to see what you can make out of the car actually.

Yeah ive seen their version but im going full custom as i want air to water cooler inbuilt.
 
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Sounds like a cool project. <br /><br />I see Snort performance do a package for the 4.0 using the bottom of the BBM and a 112 s/c. <br /><br />Picture is off their website and demonstrates the SOHC, but Barra is available. <br />

Afternoon all ☺
Been a very long time since ive been on here. Thought id start a new thread with the new motor going into My 79 TE Cortina Ghia. The crossy is long gone and im going FG barra with T5 now with a twist... Im sick of seeing turbo barra cortys so im going the supercharger route. Number plates still suit my baby then too. Ive got a few photos but progress is slow as i have a Heavy Haulage business and my fleet is demanding haha.
I will be running a BA inlet and standard exhaust for the time being but i have enlisted a Ali fabricator who will help me design the new intake for the M122 i am going to be using.
This time around i will be tubbing it and a spare motor is being built to withstand the power im pushing for.
Anyways pics so far...





 
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Nah dude you were being more environmentally responsible than the prius owner as you were trying to conserve fuel that's why the prius drove away from you. So you have the moral win over the prius owner, on top of you saving fuel they have many batteries and electrical components that were made in china then shipped to butt-fuck-nowhere to be assembled to make the pussbox that is the pruis. That requires more carbon's be pumped into the atmosphere than your 30 year old gas guzzler which is well beyond carbon neutral by now.
 
A win is a win and it doesn't matter by how much, all that matter's is that YOU WON.

Update:
For those that don't read my build thread I thought I would update this thread so hopefully someone gets use out of the outcome.
Thanks to Hendrixhc for the idea on using a time delay board as that's the way I went.
 
So this pic shows the delay board I bought off Ebay for $7, it's not exactly the one I wanted but it was what was available for fast delivery at the time. This board has 2 timed cycles and depending on how you wire it up is how it works, I have wired it so I get a delay time(I have set it for a 15 second delay to start) then after the delay cycle the board has a powered cycle and continues on like this as long as power is supplied . Once the thermatic switch is turned off when it reaches it's listed lower temp the relay board is reset and will start with the delay cycle once power is returned. So I have set it up to work for 15 second delay then 999 second powered cycle(maximum time allowed on the board, just over 16 minutes 35 seconds)

 
To house the delay board I went to Jaycar and bought a universal housing. There are a few options including metal and plastic housing, the one I bought was a water proof plastic housing. The delay board needed a slight adjusting on one of the holes to make it mount but I only mounted the board on 2 mounts, the board doesn't move at all with just the 2 mounts attached. The housing comes in a grey colour that can be seen in the first pic around the delay board, I just painted the housing with a satin black spray can with no sanding or anything. The housing cost me less than $20 and is completely waterproof has lots of mounting options and the cover of the houing can be removed with the base left in place as seen in the above picture.

 

Update:
For those that don't read my build thread I thought I would update this thread so hopefully someone gets use out of the outcome.
Thanks to Hendrixhc for the idea on using a time delay board as that's the way I went.
 
So this pic shows the delay board I bought off Ebay for $7, it's not exactly the one I wanted but it was what was available for fast delivery at the time. This board has 2 timed cycles and depending on how you wire it up is how it works, I have wired it so I get a delay time(I have set it for a 15 second delay to start) then after the delay cycle the board has a powered cycle and continues on like this as long as power is supplied . Once the thermatic switch is turned off when it reaches it's listed lower temp the relay board is reset and will start with the delay cycle once power is returned. So I have set it up to work for 15 second delay then 999 second powered cycle(maximum time allowed on the board, just over 16 minutes 35 seconds)

 
To house the delay board I went to Jaycar and bought a universal housing. There are a few options including metal and plastic housing, the one I bought was a water proof plastic housing. The delay board needed a slight adjusting on one of the holes to make it mount but I only mounted the board on 2 mounts, the board doesn't move at all with just the 2 mounts attached. The housing comes in a grey colour that can be seen in the first pic around the delay board, I just painted the housing with a satin black spray can with no sanding or anything. The housing cost me less than $20 and is completely waterproof has lots of mounting options and the cover of the houing can be removed with the base left in place as seen in the above picture.