the no dosh Vitara revamp

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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by turbo-tom » Tue Aug 20, 2013 10:18 pm

Luckily you caught them valves quick! Cant beat cherrybombs :D
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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by Jordi » Tue Aug 20, 2013 10:21 pm

turbo-tom wrote:Luckily you caught them valves quick! Cant beat cherrybombs :D
Apologies for the slight hi-jack. I think everyone got the full effect of my new exhaust at the weekend Tom. Think it just has the edge on Twiss'.
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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by donkeychomp » Tue Aug 20, 2013 10:25 pm

Only going to use one cherry bomb, had the exact setup on my old SJ413 and she sounded fantastic, nice and burbly and was great on the overrun. And yes I am very glad I did that gasket!! She runs silky smooth now, did have a tappety noise before and now I know what it was!
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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by Jordi » Tue Aug 20, 2013 10:27 pm

You still running the front silencer?

Mine is just a cherry bomb, a small one at that.
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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by donkeychomp » Tue Aug 20, 2013 11:20 pm

Yes mate, front silencer...through to the cat...then a straight pipe to end in the bomb. Might get motivated and put on my new shocks to lol.
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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by donkeychomp » Tue Aug 27, 2013 7:58 pm

New rear shocks are done...the old ones felt like they had been welded in place, took an age to get them off accompanied by much swearing! It's made such a difference, going to get some new fronts too.
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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by rory-ray » Wed Aug 28, 2013 5:35 pm

good work, what model pro comps are they? es 2000??
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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by donkeychomp » Wed Aug 28, 2013 10:09 pm

Guess it's confession time, they are KYB shocks, perfectly good stuff but a bit bland. I took off the top turrets and painted them white then put the Procomp stickers on. Bit of a cheat but they certainly look the part. Just wanted the old girl to look her best and I can't afford the real McCoy, so... :lol:
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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by rory-ray » Wed Aug 28, 2013 10:11 pm

Ahhh gonna say they looked real different to mine, still though as reps they certainly look the part!
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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by donkeychomp » Wed Aug 28, 2013 10:19 pm

Cheers matey! Fronts to do next, cherry bomb in the post and that should be done quite soon too. Just need to go a bit wider and a bit higher. Might do a small body lift, having a think about it at the mo.
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