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Yup! All those bits are going in this... 5.4lt boss 260 engine.... The baby of the engine group (go to the boss 302 on this model) but still good for 350bhp.

Managed to get to the mechanics before he closed today and grabbed a couple of pics .... First box of goodies: In this box was: Total seal rings.. Clevite Performance rod and main bearings.. I count 8.... 4340 Forged H-beam Rods with ARP Bolts (????) I am querying these though as they are supposed to be Manley rods.... Full rebuild gasket kit 1500hp forged steel Racing crank by kellogg ARP full headstud kit.. My big orange clutch... Good for 500hp and suppose to have a peddle like stock: And finally my birthday present from the missus, Optima yellow top battery.. Block is back from the machine shop tomorrow hopefully. Only about a week behind schedule now. I was hoping to have it back by friday but we estimate wed/thurs next week providing there are no issues. Edit: after a bit of searching, the rods are definately Not Manley rods as advertised but after looking over the MMR website it would appear that these are the MMR rods that are good for 900hp, apparently. An email being sent i think....

Holy crap!

After waiting for my stuff to turn up from the states, it has finally arrived! Oooo... Shiney! On top of the full rotating assembly, i have just ordered a set of ARP head studs so the block is completely ready for any future upgrades! Pistons are with the machine shop, so i guess the rebuild begins on monday. Cant wait to get it back!

Anyone familiar with these things before i set fire to it? Car was fine until we lent it to the missus's parents when they were visiting us. They did nearly 250km on three cylinders with the check engine light on..... Hooked up my scanner when I could and found the temp sensor faulty and misfire on cyl 4. Temp sensor changed which cured that fault code and cleaned the plugs which fixed the misfire.... (altho things arent looking good in that department as i now have excessive oil in cyl4) After also fitting a new water pump and timing belt due to the oval rotation of the old pump:blink: i am now having dramas with the cooling fans not kicking in. they work when the aircon is on so as a temp measure we are using it this way. I have replaced the fan control module after testing and Indicating this was at fault. I guess i just need to pick someones brain that has an idea of how these things work before i go and get parts i dont need! My v8 is no where near as bad as this bloody thing!

Well, i just got mine. Decided not to go for the s3 as they still havent anounced an AU launch date. First impressions are good but the only had it a few hours..

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I bet you clicked the link though!

Didnt see nics link? I do like that dash though.... *heads off to google*

http://www.rimskins.com/ These are pretty popular over her as an alternative

Press and hold the power button for 10 seconds... Thats what it is on my sgs.

I have to agree with you there CJ. With your... Ummmm. ..Technical abilities.. the iphone is perfect for you. It just works and you dont have to fiddle with it too much. I have been tempted by the one but havent taken the plunge yet as i really want an S3 but even then, that depends on the build quality (s2 is crap imho) I also think that custom roms are already being released for the one now. The world of android moves very fast! I jail broke my ipad the other day.... Wanted to see what all the fuss is, and if this is what the apple fanbois rave about then i am glad i am in the android camp! I also love how people rant about battery life. These things are like pocket pcs now. If you get a smartphone, dont expect great battery life. I would be lucky to get 8 hours out of mine with normal use. I just keep a cable at work and in the car, simple. I laugh at some of the people on xda that crave long batterytimes by switching everything off, just to get more than a day out of it... Daft! Im rambling now... What was the question?

Being a little biased here..... The gold coast... With a visit to Tasmania.

Should try some of the roads over here! Some of them are still dirt roads!

Without reading the wall of text....lol This looks like the rental bond board over here. 4 weeks rent must be paid to the board and it's held in trust until a tenant vacates. If there are issues we have to make a claim on the bond to the tenancy tribunal and provide evidence. A tenant can also provide evidence and the tribunal rule. If we win the funds are released to us. Bloody good system and keeps everyone honest.

Interesting!

Just to let you folks know.... iOS 5.0 and 5.0.1 can now be untethered jailbreak. I have just done my iPad2 with greenposi0n without any issues. Might be old news... Jan time... But thought I would mention it

That engine looks familiar..... Albeit minus the charger, but that's being planned now!

Car was completely stock. I have done 180k km in it though but these engines had a habit of failing oil pumps. A common upgrade is a Mellings oil pump to combat this but by the time I did it, I think it was too late and it just got worse until the rattles turned into a knock. I was kind of expecting it but I was hoping it would hold out a lot longer! I have the original pump here so I may strip it down to see if it had or was starting to fail. Never mind, at least I can claim the rebuild in this years tax return to pay it all off straight away! The missus also got me my birthday present this week, an optima yellow top. Should help to drive the 2x15's I am installing. She looked at me strange when I ask for a battery as a present.

That is cool in the petri dish! Showed the missus and the first thing she said was "it's flubber!" then promptly switched off when I said it was for cars....

Hmmm might show it to a mate! He's crazy enough for it!

Well it's ordered! Full kit including a competition clutch for the same price as stock internals from the states. Shipping was a killer but this engine will be able to handle upto 900hp on the bottom end when completed. Now to save for the charger! Just don't tell the missus I have sunk the same cost as her car was into the engine alone...

I remember that first vid. Iirc it was a couple of guys off e36coupe.com in an e30.

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Impressive! As someone else said, that cabin looks in good nick! Suppose that's what happens with cars from the future.... It's a 2013 BMW?