My submerge import "traded for vn wagon"

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I stripped the gear clean off the reaction shell on my box with a stock 5 litre a beast reaction shell might be a worthwile investment as well.
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yeah i have a fairly substantial list of parts going into the spare box before it goes in should hold up well hopefully
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well i just realised the car hasnt even been at 7psi as expected i never paid much attention to the kpa area i was tuning LOL seems its been at 3-4psi for 1000km i wondered why the box was handling it .with the solinoid working what i thought was 10psi is around 6-7psi LOL much more power to be had me thinks and its going hard as is this is gonna be insaine at 14psi now i know where its at now
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dodgy gauge or what ?
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well the wastegate was meant to be 7psi but the spring must be soft or something and yeah gauge is as accurate as measuring water with a shovel LOL been boosting round at 127kpa
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be interested to see how long the box lasts now :driving:
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its bad very bad LOL have killed 2 engine mounts most likely the gearbox mount too and done the front universal its sloppy as hell now bloody torque :mrgreen: im trying not to drive it till the corvette servo arrives and i may pull the front off the box and slide in a new band and fit a 0.500 boost valve while im at it need a shiftkit too when money allows
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well they are probably the original nearly 20 yr old ones so im not suprised :D
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maybe i just make some box section solid ones :mrgreen: wont help the viration but wont break them LOL
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just go all out and get an engine plate!!
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