My GV1124

[jesiotrot]

There was an incident last night involving some high revs, high boost, and a cheap ebay blow off valve.

The circlip holding the bov in wasn't doing its job properly, so some silicone paste and cable ties were added to help.



Car goes good, turbo is a little laggier than a stocker, but boost comes on hard and it pulls all the way to redline. Got some awesome induction noise too! I should have taken a video.

[cam22t]

I have a genuine version of that. Which is the previous model to what you have, that i dont really need.
Let me know if you need it. Atm it holds up to 300 whp.

I am actually going to run without one for a while.

Its this type.

[cam22t]

Oh btw, Which one is the quicker of the two? Silver or Maroon ? Any predictions ?

[jesiotrot]

Hard to say, will be close though. We'll have to race once i have this clutch [shizzle] sorted out.

And my car is grey Craig, not silver!

[rodhog]

theorectically the Gv1124 as it has less features and can be considered less packed.

but due to osme changes in body - roof and HVC it's proberly very close.

if I'did that conversion my 100KG saving would make a nice difference

on spec I'm betting the Maroon one.

but the GV1023 is still better looking. No sorry let me say that it's THE BEST LOOKING WAGON on this site.

[SABBAi]

yep, the car is kinda fun. Has some angry wastegate sounds which is kinda weird considering it has no screamer pipe. I need to get a boost gauge into it, and get it on a dyno. It's running some kind of boost, with a T20 something or other.

Started pinging when i first put it together, So I just would the boost down untill the wastegate just started opening. No idea what boost it's running. Feel's pretty good though.

Craig, PM sent.

[jesiotrot]

Originally Posted by rodhog

but the GV1023 is still better looking. No sorry let me say that it's THE BEST LOOKING WAGON on this site.

Ha ha thanks Rod

When are you coming to Melbourne?

[rodhog]

well I've got a long list of want things to do

but wha'ts holding me up is work. With the economic down turn - work is up & down - Up and Down.

normally I would take time out now but due to some Health issues - like my wisdom teeth removal in hospital next week sometime.
it's casues all sorts of drama

MNy own wagon is still in body shop- they only just got the rear roof fixed along with making the rear hatch right. so effective the whole rear end is bare metal respray.

then I've got the Mx-6 to do. I just bought a whole lot of corner lights for spares as I could only get new from mazda - front bar cover - re-inforcement bar - and few other plastic goodies.

Plus my Custom Dog box by PPG - still in negotiations and investigations. Time is the issue.

[fredio54]

Car looks great Sabbai! It's that painted grill that really sets it off. Without that that shape looks decidedly ordinary IMO. Good work on the 2.2t/manual swap :-) Mean custom car!

Fred.

[TX5_turbo88]

That grill does look very 90's sports and does the car justice. I also like the newer instrument cluster with the 'through dial illumination' instead of my old 'top lit' one.
I remember reading about the swap...I think Jesiotrot wrote it....

[DQUIK1]

Nice stuff Scott. You're a freak man lol

[TX5_turbo88]

This car HAULS serious ass Scott!
Was really impressed with it.

[SABBAi]

thanks guys. It's not bad for a bitsa!

[SABBAi]

Well time for an update. The car has been fairly reliable to date. Minor problems include a leaking driveshaft seal in the gearbox, and a pinhole in the radiator metal return line.

I've always wanted to run a big cooler on the wagon, even 2 years ago when I first went looking for one. So the time has come. I found a complete setup to suit a 600 x 300 cooler with pipes etc. for $200. The piping was a little rough and some of the joiners were cheap and/or dodgy. I spent $3 on a can of flat black paint, about $40 on some new joiners and got to work.

I used a flapper disc on the grinder to smooth out the messy welds. Only a quick job as I didn't have the time to bog and high fill the areas to get a perfect look and besides, it's the daily driver. I don't like the way that the car would run with or without a BOV, as it would splutter, bog down etc. After I fitted the AFM in the cooler pipes on the black car, there were no issues with any of this or air leaks. So I went ahead and mounted the AFM in the piping on the wagon. It meant that I had to cut out a section of piping to get it to fit. Another plus with this setup is I get to keep my air-con

After all the pipes were tidied up and painted, it was all fitted into the wagon. I didn't have to cut the front bar up to fit it either, which I'm happy about. Also need to re-route the air intake to the turbo and make use of the area the airbox takes up.









I've found that due to the size of the piping and cooler, boost isn't as violent as before with the supra intercooler with 2" piping. But with the T25G and a turbotech boost controller, it still hits very hard and pulls right through to red line beautifully. I feel that this have improved drivability considerably.

Also imported some Capella wagon door scuff plates, just as a finishing touch .

[tx5turbo]

Looks good Scott!

Keep up the good work!