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  1. vvega

    `92 surf v6 5 speed manual 1uzfe conversion

    awesome . i spend a lot of time up in auckland these days .. if you need a hand give me a yell :D
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    hiace hiace hiace hiace

    very nice indeed .. cert people dont care as long as you do a good job.. crossmembers get modded in just about every conversion done ... if its not the front .. its the gearbox one
  3. vvega

    Castlemaine Rod Shop Toyota V8 Conversions

    you can massage the firewall with a 2" lift and the box does't have to be moved
  4. vvega

    Air/Fuel Ratio for 1UZ?

    on a n/a 13:1 afr is fine .. on a turbo 12:1 under boost criuse ... 15:1 idle ... 14.4:1
  5. vvega

    Sick 1UZ longevity?

    agreeed ... unless you have a rod poking oiut the block ... i woudlnt stress
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    Electrode, Filler & Gas Selections

    I use mg600 series for all dissimilar welding TBH if it wasn't such a expensive rod .. id weld everything with it :D
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    Lots of 1uz's

    hey that all looks familiar :D one of the s4 rx7's left this week as wel your missing the big black 4x4 as well ?? of did i miss that in the pics
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    Has anyone welded Titanium?

    we used to use a argon bath for the aircraft exhausts basically a big box ... argon is heavier than air .. so can be contained in a open top box proper filler rods were used .. they were about 74 bucks each it welds a bit like butter ....and you need to scrub it before you weld it .. otherwise...
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    Hilux A340 to Lexus Output shaft conversion

    the 4wd output shafts have different oiling holes to feed the transfer bearing ... its quite funny .. in all the adaptions ive seen done .. noone has ever picked up on that
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    Water in tranny!!! Now not pulling!

    water in trans's is very bad the glue that holds the friction material to the backing plates on the clutchs ... is water based ... so it disolves in water could also be a whole range of other issues
  11. vvega

    3URFE Engine Exposed

    dont throw it away :D let me know what your doing with it :D
  12. vvega

    Its done!! T70 with a 50mm gate.

    there is a man in New Zealand that dose a compasite chassis for teh cobra he also has a side oiler mustange with a 671 on it :D v
  13. vvega

    Its done!! T70 with a 50mm gate.

    mate i think people dont relise that torque figgers are normmaly quoted @ the fly and hp at the wheels it dose sounds better when quoted at the whells but its just not the so i think you caught a few people off guard great to see though v
  14. vvega

    Possible Warning on SSAutochrome Turbo

    if your smart enought to work out that your smart enought to work out all the crap that is internet falicy about these "knock off " turbo's :D v
  15. vvega

    Possible Warning on SSAutochrome Turbo

    ps definaly a second hand turbine and i doubt you will have any issues getting a refund just tell them its making a scraping noise and the compressor is not running true the scraping noise is enough by itselve dont complicate it with the false advertising crap...while its true kepp it simple...
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    Possible Warning on SSAutochrome Turbo

    its amazing how everone takes what they read on the net at true.... i did a fair bit of reasurch on the whole ss autochrome thing and found that almost every threed linked back to that one page on the honda forum and if you do look at the turbo you can see that thats exactly what it was in...
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    General concerns when contemplating forced induction

    did you not read his post the camparson was between the stock head bolts the 10mm arp's amd the 1/2 " arp's we not talking about grabbing a rusty bolt off the ground i know what a rockwell tester is i used to use one to check tensile strength of solution treated and precepted alloy..... back...
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    General concerns when contemplating forced induction

    now thats some great advice my man :D v
  19. vvega

    General concerns when contemplating forced induction

    been a enginner i will leave you with some facts to ponder for the 1/2 inch headbolts...... yeap i completely agree 1/2 inch headstuds are well within there stretch range @100ft/lbs this i have no issue with as its a good example of how proper engineering can be used to overcome a problem a...


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