End Of Year Great Ocean Road Cruise (Melbourne) - Page 3

zetec · 10-11-2005, 11:34 PM

Sweet hopw to see you there azza!

melbzetec · 11-11-2005, 10:06 AM

Thanks for the pm Matt.

Would love to come, but huge family commitments (Family from Qld and USA)

Plus I'm saving up brownie points to go the the AFF Dyno day on Nov 26.

Have a great day

Tornado · 11-11-2005, 01:06 PM

I thought my mates other commitment was work, but it turns out he is going to a christening, So we can't make the cruise, But we might come to the Shell for a look at the fine rides and to meet you guys..

zetec · 11-11-2005, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by melbzetec

Thanks for the pm Matt.

Would love to come, but huge family commitments (Family from Qld and USA)

Plus I'm saving up brownie points to go the the AFF Dyno day on Nov 26.

Have a great day

I'll be there. I am currently (as we speak) having my exhaust taken off, never did dyno my car with it on, but interested to see how yours goes!!!

NO probs, have a good weekend anyway!

OZST24 · 11-11-2005, 03:07 PM

What a day, well my brake light turned on which shows something is up with the brakes, went and checked them and they are stuffed! Very little left on the pad.

Repco does not stock anything for my car (Bastards!) and im tossing up whether to upgrade my brakes of to just replace the pads.

Either way my car is without brakes, which is the last thing i need before a GOR cruise. So im going to have to give it a miss untill next time when ill be back better then ever!

Sorry for the let down guys!

melbzetec · 11-11-2005, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by zetec

I'll be there. I am currently (as we speak) having my exhaust taken off, never did dyno my car with it on, but interested to see how yours goes!!!

NO probs, have a good weekend anyway!

Had my car dynoed the other day (Dyno Dynamics Shootout mode). Very dissappointing. 73.1 kW at the wheels.(either 89kW at flywheel or 96 kW depending who you talk to.)

Am adding a Pipercross Viper, Pipercross Induction hose, and custom setup utilizing ST170 snorkel before shootout. Took a base measure so I could see if the Pipercross added anything. Will report the whole exercise to the forums once all set up and re dynoed.

Gotta wonder if the car was getting 96kW in the first place

xurbanx · 11-11-2005, 10:36 PM

Sorry to do this guys :( but I've got little-no money left so I can't make it on Sunday =/ If only I got the job 2 weeks earlier I would've had something decent =x

Sorry guys :(

The MaDDeSTMaN · 12-11-2005, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by melbzetec

Had my car dynoed the other day (Dyno Dynamics Shootout mode). Very dissappointing. 73.1 kW at the wheels.(either 89kW at flywheel or 96 kW depending who you talk to.)

Am adding a Pipercross Viper, Pipercross Induction hose, and custom setup utilizing ST170 snorkel before shootout. Took a base measure so I could see if the Pipercross added anything. Will report the whole exercise to the forums once all set up and re dynoed.

Gotta wonder if the car was getting 96kW in the first place

I got 99.3HP (74.048kW), was that at the western suburbs dyno comp too? Funny thing is, I'm wrapped with that from a stock, 20 year old engine which I thought would be lucky to be putting out 60rwkW, lol

Pretty damn close figure to mine considering mine is a 4.1L 6 cylinder!

FOCUSonTHIS · 12-11-2005, 03:38 PM

I want to dyno my focus now!!! I will have bugger all kW but good for a print out before I drop in the supercharger

zetec · 12-11-2005, 05:01 PM

I got the following, 76.7 kw thus 103HP at the wheels. As for what the flywheel power is, that's a tough one thus I'll stick to wheel power.

zetec · 12-11-2005, 05:04 PM

Just a reminder - this cruise is officially postponed.

The MaDDeSTMaN · 12-11-2005, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by zetec

I got the following, 76.7 kw thus 103HP at the wheels. As for what the flywheel power is, that's a tough one thus I'll stick to wheel power.

Wow, not bad mate! And sticking to wheel power sounds like a wheely good idea to me (sorry, couldn't resist the bad pun).

zetec · 12-11-2005, 06:33 PM

Might I add Stephen (which you will not like) that Dyno was when my car was 12 months old and running stock exhaust, 96 RON fuel and nothing more than a K&N panel filter. Was your dyno on 98 RON Optimax with the Herrod exhaust?

melbzetec · 12-11-2005, 11:12 PM

ouch ouch ouch. Can feel it rubbing in now.

98 ron, Herrod exhaust, BMC panel filter! So one of two things. It was down on power when stock. Or it has gone backwards.

Will have it done again once Pipercross is on.

ps What was your tyre pressure? Doesn't show on the readout.Operator did mine at 50psi

zetec · 13-11-2005, 02:33 AM

I should correct my last post to 95 RON - Caltex Vortex. Must have accidentally typed 96 instead of 95. So my only mod was the filter. I always felt I had a hottie from the factory though, bog stock it kept V6's honest... Commodores etc.

Tyre pressure was stock, roughly 32psi from memory. I odn't remember them increasing it. I certainly never let it out afterwards...

melbzetec · 13-11-2005, 07:56 AM

This dyno discussion is an interesting one, and one not held on the Forums before regarding Focus or Fiesta. We should move it to its own thread so evryone can get in on the issue. How can we do that?

Tornado · 13-11-2005, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by zetec

Just a reminder - this cruise is officially postponed.

Thats why there was no one there this morning..
I should have checked the forums yesturday.... DOH.

zetec · 13-11-2005, 09:58 PM

Sorry chief, we apologise! we will be rescheduling though.

FOCUSonTHIS · 13-11-2005, 10:33 PM

Hopefully you will be able to attend as well!