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    Ok this is starting to seem like more hassle than it's worth. Went down to Mighty Mufflers and the guy said they were flat out busy, asked if I could just leave the car there for the day. I hadn't planned for that so I couldn't.

    Was hoping they'd be able to work on it while I was there (expecting it to take several hours of course), I did ask for that while I was on the phone...

    Communication fail I guess.

    Stopped in at Pit Stop in Botany to discuss with them. The owner wasn't too keen, he said it would take hours just to cut open the mufflers and the bill would be too expensive to be worth it.

    Steve, how much did Pit Stop Grey Lynn charge and how long did it take? PM if you prefer not to post it in public. I'd consider buying the modded one off you but I have a coupe so doubt it could fit.

    Was really hoping I could do it this week as I was on leave. Such a pain to organise this when these places are only open while I'm at work :(

    Edit: Called up Pit Stop Grey Lynn and they're not too busy today, will pay them a visit.

    Its definitely not a while you wait job. They have to cut open Mufflers , cut out pipe , weld in new pipe which is tricky as you only have access from top and not a lot of room in muffler. I bought a used exhaust so I could leave with them and also keep my stock one in case I didn't like

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    Pistop Grey Lynn did this exact mod for me and did a great job. But I found it way to loud, I purchased a used 335i exhaust to play on, but I put the original back on. Cold starts it sound like an exotic super car , but driving around was ridiculous. I still have the modded exhaust it you wanted to have a look at there work.

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    Trying to log my old Polo Gti 1.8t with phase 2 was hard enough! What gear do you do it in with these cars? Are you guys running autos? If so, do they hold up ok with these tunes?

    3rd gear pulls, 4th is better for logging ,but even in 3rd you are in big speeding ticket territory . Yeah the autos are good for a ton of power

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    I'll also vouch for PTF. Jake/Dzenno were very patient and did a great job with my car. Took a total of 12 e-tune iterations to finally dial out all boost overshoot/throttle closures. Now it's pretty close to perfect throttle response and pulls incredibly hard. Put down over 400rwhp and 450lbft on dyno (~100hp/150lbft delta over stock map). $250 USD well spent I reckon.

    Steve, is that your wagon on Trademe?

    Cheers,

    Roman

    Jeepers did you have to go logging 12 times. Not easy finding a spot to do them here in AK

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    Hi bro , your car is a beast! I have done it through PTF and I only did one log and they provided the map the next day. Dyno at Hi Verlocity and made 315rwhp . 10hp more than COBB stage2 + FMIC aggressive map. It seems not a Hugh gain over the Cobb OTS map. Modifications done on my car are FMIC, catless downpipe, charge pipe. Do you think they would possibly get more hp out of these modifications? What mods have you done one yours?

    A map after 1 log seems strange, they normally do about 5 at least and send through a new map each time. All dynos read different but I would be expecting more that 315hp

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    I'll also vouch for PTF. Jake/Dzenno were very patient and did a great job with my car. Took a total of 12 e-tune iterations to finally dial out all boost overshoot/throttle closures. Now it's pretty close to perfect throttle response and pulls incredibly hard. Put down over 400rwhp and 450lbft on dyno (~100hp/150lbft delta over stock map). $250 USD well spent I reckon.

    Steve, is that your wagon on Trademe?

    Cheers,

    Roman

    Nope not me

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    Should mention that was on 98 RON with a slipping clutch and boost overshoot/throttle closure through the midrange, hence the Himalaya-like torque curve . Have since replaced the clutch with a Spec 2+ and have the boost overshoot sorted out.

    Nice work! Good to see you PTF Tune is giving you good numbers.

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    Took the intake apart to do a stronger and cleaner repair. Tape + silicone wrap topped off with a metal clamp. At least now I can drive normally while I wait for the new part :)

    attachicon.gifcp repair 2.jpg

    Edit: Found the throttle body clip! Saw a glimpse of something metal in a deep corner behind the engine. Managed to lean over the engine and reach in to grab it, was attached to the chunk of the charge pipe that blew off.

    In other news, my repair holds the pipe on fine, but can't quite hold the boost so car still goes into reduced power mode if I push it.

    Would you like to borrow my stock one in the meantime?

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