When I went to some dry ice companies near me they said I needed a commercial license to purchase, but maybe that was only in large quantities? Dunno but already removed it all so nvmHi Starke02, great build thread so far man. Really interesting to see people buy these cars and modify them from the base up, brings back memories for myself! I also like your direction of weight reduction and mods youve done so far as that are the type of things i did. Looking forward to seeing more progress!
in regards to the dry ice, in my experience you can buy them without a licence from BOC Gas & Gear in Wetheril Park - although the last time i bought some was in early 2020, so maybe things have changed? I would give them a call for that if your interested.
Oh and I forgot to mention im going to opt for a 65mm tb. 70mm is too large for my application and I feel like I'd stop getting any real gains past 65mm. Low end torque and power may suffer a little more but mid to high range should be much stronger so I'm willing to go this largeTo let the cam breathe even more, I've opted to go for a custom intake manifold and larger throttle body from Luis. If I were to buy this from RPW itd cost around 1500 bucks maybe a little more and with Luis products itd cost me a little over 900 or so, and I dont think there's a quality difference. I have no doubt ill get at the least a 37hp gain, from 113hp to 150hp, with the tb, larger intake manifold, ported head and stage 3 cam.View attachment 8706View attachment 8707
Even though I'm not introducing a whole lot of power after the cam and headwork i can hopefully get about a 40% increase over stock which is very impressive. And with the stiffer valve springs and big cam ill be able to safely raise the rpm limit about 500rpm or a little more so ill be close to optimal power range when shifting into 2nd during 0 to 100 runs so this should rlly lower my times drastically. The main reason why its accelerates so slowly when shifting into 2nd is bc it shifts too low in the rpm range and bogs down a fair so raising it should help the 1st to 2nd gear shift.Thanks bro appreciate it heaps. With just head work and full bolt-ons I aim for around 115kw to the wheels, thatd be a huge increase in power. I want this car to be a na monster that can beat a stock ss from 0 to 100. That is my goal on the street; to hit around 5.5s 0-100. Rn with just ihe and weight reduction im at 7 flat so I think its doable. However I dont just want it going fast in a straight line and I'd rlly love to take it to track days on weekends so after I've got my current engine mods set up I'll be focusing on suspension, such as rear sway bar, coilovers and anti lift kit.
I rlly just want this car to be an ultimate street daily and light track use car without going overboards and making it unstreetable.
when I have another car one day I'll be able to take the engine out and do major work to the bottom end with forged rods and pistons, and will probably stroke it out to 2.0L or 2.1L for some extra well needed low end torque for more street friendly driving
sounds pretty good. when thinking of tyres, i would advise to skip the street tyres like RE003, and spend a bit more money on a AD08R or equivalent.Thanks bro appreciate it heaps. With just head work and full bolt-ons I aim for around 115kw to the wheels, thatd be a huge increase in power. I want this car to be a na monster that can beat a stock ss from 0 to 100. That is my goal on the street; to hit around 5.5s 0-100. Rn with just ihe and weight reduction im at 7 flat so I think its doable. However I dont just want it going fast in a straight line and I'd rlly love to take it to track days on weekends so after I've got my current engine mods set up I'll be focusing on suspension, such as rear sway bar, coilovers and anti lift kit.
I rlly just want this car to be an ultimate street daily and light track use car without going overboards and making it unstreetable.
when I have another car one day I'll be able to take the engine out and do major work to the bottom end with forged rods and pistons, and will probably stroke it out to 2.0L or 2.1L for some extra well needed low end torque for more street friendly driving
Yeah I've also been thinking of this. I dont want two different sets of tires and rims as I wanna save money so when I finally end up tracking the car I'll find a set of tires which are great on track but also decent and safe on the street, and safe in the wet too. And yeah I've heard good stuff about those tiressounds pretty good. when thinking of tyres, i would advise to skip the street tyres like RE003, and spend a bit more money on a AD08R or equivalent.
Are they rlly as good as you say? I'll go and have a look at the prices of them and look at some reviews. Do they last similarly to most performance tires?so i had re003 street tyres for years, then went to the ad08rs - you can still track them and street them, its honestly a great tire. it will only be 30-50bucks more per tyre then a re003.
Just had a look at em, 220 bucks is def expensive but they look incredibly stickyso i had re003 street tyres for years, then went to the ad08rs - you can still track them and street them, its honestly a great tire. it will only be 30-50bucks more per tyre then a re003.
Yeah true true, you gotta decide which trade off you'd prefer.yeh man, i gained 2 secs a lap on luddenham going from the re003s to ad08rs. its worth it
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you might be able to get em for $10-20 cheap per tyre, but that price is ok. you dont need to go bigger then 195 atm as well as you still gotta use your car and see what the different mods do to it
the thing is man, with performance tyres, there not going to last you 50,000kms or more like a regular tyre.
the ad08rs will last you 15000-30000kms with decently hard driving all the time. but the performance is much great. so its a trade off you cant have it all
Thanks man!Yeah nice! Keen to see how this goes! No one has done a lot of NA stuff to a 4g9x in a little while