Countdown to new goodies

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hell yeah ill smile.If hes way ahead of me then hes got a pretty quick au and thats allways good for us ford boys.Not as many lightning AUs around compared with other models but it looks like GnD are doing some good things.
Im up in ipswich so a bit far away...

[Kev_BLNXR8_Ute]

Originally Posted by Dauphin

Hehehe it's pretty funny, eleven pages and not a thing revealed yet.

Thats not intirely true. There has been the odd clue its just a matter of working out what is real and what is not.

Kev.

[Kev_BLNXR8_Ute]

Originally Posted by stiddy

Why is everyone so curious?
Was speaking with Casper its just an oil change and service ;) lol

I think alot of people are going to want there car serived by G&D after they see how Caspers car turns out :P

It suck's that it takes over a week for a service. Must be good oil coz they always go better.. :

[RspecAU]

Funny I seen Caspers car on thursday....din't look like there was any mods getting done to it. I think Glenn only wanted the car there so he could have his own AU show n shine, there was enough Au's there :

[loxxr6]

I'll give one mod and its result away tomorrow... just so I'm not beaten to death at the BBQ.

Fair deal?

Its tomorrow now. Fess up :1syellow1

[Casper]

just putting it together now.. wont be long.

[G&D PERFORMANCE]

It's AU city at G&D at the moment, another forum member has just dropped one off for some go fast goodies.Thanks guys.

[Casper]

Originally Posted by G&D PERFORMANCE

It's AU city at G&D at the moment, another forum member has just dropped one off for some go fast goodies.Thanks guys.

told you we should make the name change permanent

[loxxr6]

Sponsorship of the site would have to be paying itself off.

[JC]

Originally Posted by Casper

just putting it together now.. wont be long.

I'm going to steal some of your thunder then, because you are just too slow (like your car, LOL!).

G&D CAI
G&D Edit tune.
G&D VCT Stage 2 cam

Expected power: 154rwkw

Note: This is purely speculation on my part

[Casper]

Originally Posted by JC

I'm going to steal some of your thunder then, because you are just too slow (like your car, LOL!).

G&D CAI
G&D Edit tune.
G&D VCT Stage 2 cam

Expected power: 154rwkw

Note: This is purely speculation on my part

well, given I know I havent told you what I"m actually getting this is speculation

Anyhow, just waiting for some pics and dyno sheets from Glenn and I'll post up mod number 1.

[The Monty]

Man am I getting edgy. Ive tried to be patient but I just cant hold on any longer. I am going to he golf course, then Ill be back to read what has been done to Caspers car. You have 4 hours, and your time started at the start of this post.

[MoreHPformyXR6]

Originally Posted by JC

I'm going to steal some of your thunder then, because you are just too slow (like your car, LOL!).

G&D CAI
G&D Edit tune.
G&D VCT Stage 2 cam

Expected power: 154rwkw

Note: This is purely speculation on my part

This is also purley speculation on my part but & edit tune & G&D CAI would be givens

[Casper]

Originally Posted by JC

Expected power: 154rwkw

This brings up a good point though. Yes, we do have an expected power level for the mods however, just looking through the forums, I am trying to find the highest rwkw from an NA I6 auto in an AU/E Series. Best I can find is 152rwkw based on a known reputable dyno.

Anyone find something higher? I'm just curious to see what the actual highest rwkw is for an NA I6 SOHC auto.

(dont bother posting numbers unless there is proof and it is done on a dyno that is known to be reputable ie APS, Hallam, G&D, Spiro's etc).

[JC]

I found one e-series showing 179rwkw on JMM dyno. Does that count, LOL.

[Casper]

Originally Posted by JC

I found one e-series showing 179rwkw on JMM dyno. Does that count, LOL.

I'll let others deceide if it counts.

[AUIIIXR8]

NO forced induction, No NOS but a real power gain... YOUR PUTTING A WINDSOR IN IT! LOL.

Seriously enough with the waiting this is post 287!!!!!! and there NO info yet.

[Casper]

OK, as promised, here is the first mod done. Was a no brainer and most would have picked this as the first mod.

G&D Race AU airbox and intake.

(not actually my car, I havent been back to G&D to take actual pics yet)

Estimated result: 5rwkw
Actual Result: 10rwkw exactly (wow!)

This was tested in a “raw factory tune” state in these graphs to show the absolute minimum gain given. The first graph shows the car with the chip torque chip removed as we wanted to get total base readings of everything to start with. This is also with the “pod in a box”, XR8 intake and extra “headlight pipe” intake setup. It was immediately found that this whole setup was massively restricted due to no room in the airbox for airflow. Therefore, to give it every opportunity to produce its best, Glenn reversed the pod to sit above the airbox to get as much airflow as possible. I am stating this so everyone knows the true nature of the testing and can make their own decisions. I personally think that sitting it outside the airbox gave the “pod in a box” setup an inflated figure however G&D wanted to make sure the tests were considered as fair as possible.

The second dyno is the identical setup however the G&D airbox has been installed exactly to Glenn’s specifications. No other changes were made. I think the reading speaks for itself.

On an interesting note, the G&D airbox was tested using the original “tapered” AU piping and with the bigger diameter piping. On every single test done the tapered original AU pipe was at least 1-2rwkw BETTER. It seems one myth is already busted. The original AU tapered piping is proven to be more effective than a replacement larger diameter pipe.


So there you go… mod number 1 as promised. Overall I’m stunned with the results. I have seen less improvement with entire exhaust system changes. Not to mention it looks fantastic, is perfectly legal and probably wouldn’t even raise an eyebrow during a road worthy.

There a lot more to come too, this is the little one. :

[LG]

Nuts, thats awesome!!! I gotta get in and book!

Bring it on!!

[Casper]

Originally Posted by LG

Nuts, thats awesome!!! I gotta get in and book!

Bring it on!!

I had to get Glenn to repeat it to me about 5 times.. I almost fell over. For an airbox its a massive gain. And verified by quite a few people now.

[The Monty]

Hmmm, after my suspension goes in, Im ringing G&D.

[yldxr]

WOW, That's awsome.. Very surprised at such a big gain from a CAI... will be going in to see G & D when i'm next in Vic with the car..

once again WOW

[1TUFFUTE]

Originally Posted by JC

I found one e-series showing 179rwkw on JMM dyno. Does that count, LOL.

nah, they allready have an unfair advantage of a headstart with research on mods _2:
Thats a sweet air box set up..so can u explain how the setup gets such a good gain(such as where the air flow is coming from?)or whatever!!

Reckon ud ever paint the box and other engine bay parts to really shaz it up?

[Casper]

maybe I should just restate, this was with the factory tune and and the exhaust I've had for a while now. No magic, not tweaks. To my knowledge the car never even left the dyno during fitting. It was ran, swaped and ran again.

This is the mod we expected (and still expect) the least gain out of this time round. Get the feeling there is going to be some really cool dynosheets to come in the next week or so? :

[EFFalcon]

snazzy lookin airbox casper.
To be honest i've never really noticed any real high dyno figures from auto I6's.
I'd be interested to see what EL Ghia's car pulled on a more respected dyno but theres prolly no reason your car won't out do them if the results so far are anything to go by.
deffinately a suprising results from a simple airbox!

[Bucknaked]

I got 127.6 at the wheels from my stockie everything. Are you sure those numbers are right as they appear to be very low for all the money your forking out. Poor gains :hihi:

Yeah I know I know. Dyno results mean squat when you have no other cars to compare it against : I would esitimate that my car on that dyno would pull around 110 in stock form. Except for the headers and Tickford Snorkel. I think I'll order my 3" Intake pipe soon.

[Casper]

Originally Posted by dev5 ute

nah, they allready have an unfair advantage of a headstart with research on mods _2:

yeah, hell of a headstart. It was a JMM CAI system we replaced! : Every great empire has collapsed at some stage.

Originally Posted by dev5 ute

Thats a sweet air box set up..so can u explain how the setup gets such a good gain(such as where the air flow is coming from?)or whatever!!

The air is taken from behind the headlights. The design and construction are G&D issues that I'll let them answer if they choose to.. but I'd say that its unlikely they will say exactly what they do.. would you?

Originally Posted by dev5 ute

Reckon ud ever paint the box and other engine bay parts to really shaz it up?

My car is black.. the box is black.. paint adds weight (a gram at a time) so no, I'm not in this to look pretty.

[Bucknaked]

Originally Posted by Casper

My car is black.. the box is black.. paint adds weight (a gram at a time) so no, I'm not in this to look pretty.

Maybe you could get weight watchers to sponsor your car :

[Aaron_EF8]

Very impressive results from an airbox change. Although I do find it quite amazing to be honest that the 'modified' airbox was about an 8-10rwkw restriction below 3500rpm.

Where does the intake box get its air from? Is there a hole in the inner guard?

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u may as well tell, everyone will know soon anyway its only a pod filter.So how much this kit cost u anyway..just the installed airgear i mean?

Get them to leave the gnd sticker of itll save on weight :