FAO MAD_MAN

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4.2 V8 40v biturbo - 480 bhp (plus)
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Post by drybeer » Thu Feb 02, 2012 12:20 pm

bam_bam wrote:Yeah, it's about £2.5 - £3k to send a car to Oz. I think it'd be cheaper to ship Tozo out here, chain him into a workshop (I'll convert my sex dungeon) and then line all our cars up for the "Tozo bombproof gearbox treatment".
I'll organise it; there will be one of three boxes to tick on the order form.
  • [ ] I would like my OEM gearbox bombproofed
    [ ] I would like a manual conversion
    [ ] I'll have a go on that curvy redhead chained up in the corner (just think Christina Hendricks wrapped in PVC)
My paypal details are to follow very soon. I'm just posting a bounty for Tozo to be delivered to the UK, alive, of course.
Can someone start a groupbuy?

Some of that is not a bad idea at all...
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Re: FAO MAD_MAN

Post by Shoppinit » Thu Feb 02, 2012 12:21 pm

Put me down for option 3.
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Re: FAO MAD_MAN

Post by bilko1 » Thu Feb 02, 2012 3:24 pm

bam_bam wrote:I think the A.C.E needs a good 'box and positive shift from the VB. That said, why not get it all matched together by the one rebuild outfit. I get the feeling the A.C.E TC is a bit binary and could do with a slightly higher stall speed to feel OEM.
What did you have done to your converter Bam? I went with a slightly higher stall speed as Andre recommended it.

If i pay extra options 1 and 3 please :bigblink:
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Post by bam_bam » Thu Feb 02, 2012 3:58 pm

I asked for OEM stall speed.
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Re: FAO MAD_MAN

Post by Mr Footlong » Thu Feb 02, 2012 4:07 pm

I asked for peace on Earth and Christina Hendricks must taste like tinned win.
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Re: FAO MAD_MAN

Post by bilko1 » Thu Feb 02, 2012 4:11 pm

bam_bam wrote:I asked for OEM stall speed.
We'll have to meet and compare. Ooarrh
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Re: FAO MAD_MAN

Post by Mr V10 » Thu Feb 02, 2012 6:02 pm

Well I've found out I'm going to be positioned in California for at least six months to a year with work, I'm now serously thinking about taking the plus out there with me. You can chuck your gearbox in the boot, they won't pay for my car to be taken across. :roll:
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Re: FAO MAD_MAN

Post by HYFR » Thu Feb 02, 2012 6:08 pm

you might want to check the laws Amar, pretty sure USA reg make it impossible to take a Euro spec car over there without modification
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Re: FAO MAD_MAN

Post by Mr Footlong » Thu Feb 02, 2012 6:10 pm

You really want to take a RHD, non soft top car out there??? Yes yes I know the climate isn't amazing all the time out there but still, seems like a buttloaf of flaff and people will think why the hell has this bloke gone to all the trouble to bring over a car that is set up for the wrong side of the road. If you are looking at going out there for that period of time then maybe it really is time to sell her and when you come back look at things again and perhaps go with that RS4 you hanker for.
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Re: FAO MAD_MAN

Post by Shoppinit » Thu Feb 02, 2012 6:21 pm

What dk said. The US can be seriously backwards about some things and trying to register a UK spec car there, especially in CA, would not be very high on my list of fun things to do before I die.

Plenty of cool cars out there. And cheap, too. Grab yourself a 66 mustang and drive a car that's twice your age. Sorry, 3 times :)
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Re: FAO MAD_MAN

Post by bam_bam » Thu Feb 02, 2012 6:31 pm

The infamous Gates 959...
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Re: FAO MAD_MAN

Post by marv8 » Thu Feb 02, 2012 8:36 pm

Scarily moving back towards the gearbox issue these guys are near me and although I don't know them but heard of them via previous cars I have owned and modded - seem to know their onions!
http://www.quaife.co.uk/shop/search/res ... my%253A619

Wonder how much it would cost in r&d to produce a solution for the zf slush (fund) box
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Re: FAO MAD_MAN

Post by Mr Footlong » Thu Feb 02, 2012 8:42 pm

What Quaife don't know about Gearboxes and Diffs probably isn't worth knowing. I have lusted after bits from them in the past but never managed to destroy a tranny (actually I did with the first scoob, had 3 tranny swaps in a year!)
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23' C8 RS6 Vorsprung - 23' RS E-Tron GT Carbon Vorsprung

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"Taz"- C7 RS6 - MRC stage 2 745PS/1095Nm
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Re: FAO MAD_MAN

Post by marv8 » Thu Feb 02, 2012 8:50 pm

Well glad I did not embarrass myself because your modding history is considerably more comprehensive than mine (although pretty bad form until you moved away from pug's)
Seriously though I reckon I would probably pay double for a box that could take the torque and ponies of a modded 6, I reckon they could sell maybe 20 a year...
Maybe I will pop in and proposition them!
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Re: FAO MAD_MAN

Post by drybeer » Thu Feb 02, 2012 9:10 pm

Shoppinit wrote:What dk said. The US can be seriously backwards about some things and trying to register a UK spec car there, especially in CA, would not be very high on my list of fun things to do before I die.

Plenty of cool cars out there. And cheap, too. Grab yourself a 66 mustang and drive a car that's twice your age. Sorry, 3 times :)
You shouldn't have to register the car if you're there on essentially a working holiday. Should be fine.
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