So we got lucky and was were invited along by our NZ oil supplier of LiquiMoly to attend the 12hr endurance race in Bathurst Australia. Being a car guy this was an opportunity I just could not turn down. Its a circuit and atmosphere that did not disappoint!!! I thought I would share some pics from the weekend….
Pre race day, our first visit to the track.,
Below; The one and only Ferrari on track makes P1 for race day.
Aston, one of the first cars in.
Sunrise, the cars have been out for a while, best part of the day before the Australian heat came on.. Great time for ‘cars and coffee’.
A nice walk around the top of the mountain
Oops, looks like someone’s writing more cheques, Lamborghini pushed off…(
The winner, last lap!!!
We are told there has been some heavy tuning gone on in here, nothing too obvious looking in here aside from the aftermarket air filters.. Think they may have hidden away nicely a big intercooler too…..
Two very nice rides in last week, which would you prefer, AMG or RS4. We like them both!!!
4.0 Land Rover Discovery getting some refurbished heads going on. Repair work for Autosure
Good progress make, 1 rocker cover and the rest of the intake to refit, alternator, AC, oil, Coolant and away we go…!
Bluefin tuning happening today on these Golfs.
Plug and play added horsepower.
Pulling out the original file to keep on hand….
Some great feedback from one of the tune we did (Citroen)
I would like to take the opportunity to say that the car performance/behaviour has changed significantly on take-off, the lag is gone. It also feels quieter and smoother. Overall, a more enjoyable drive. If I only knew that it would perform this better I’d have it done earlier; Satisfaction overcomes cost.
Thank you for all the prompt and clear communication, professionalism and quality of service throughout the process. I will definitely recommend your shop to others.
Have a great weekend!
Kind regards,
Marcelo Wehrs
Some new tints have gone onto this E46 today, looking great.
See before and after…
35% to the Front (max allowed to meet WOF requirements) and a shade darker for the rear of the car…
Very Black, very cool
Late January 2016 we have organised Bluefin/Superchips to be onsite.. As we have a few vehicles lined up while they are here we are able to offer a 10% discount this time around.
We’ve had a huge amount of interest lately for VW Golf GTi and R32, as well as the 2.7 and 3.0 TD Discovery and Range Rover sport engines.
The Turbo engines respond especially well to stage 1 remaps and in a lot of cases fuel efficiency gains have been reported back to us. This is definitely the case with the Discovery/Range Rover engines we have remapped where there is nearly an additional 100NM’s of torque added.
Here is a typical spec sheet for a MK5 GTi Golf with a Stage 1 remap
Volkswagen Golf Mk5 GTI 2.0T FSI (200PS)
9/2004 – 9/2009
Engine type : Turbocharged Petrol
Engine size : 1984 cm3
Cylinders : 4
Original bhp : 197 (147kW)
Original nm : 280
BHP increase : 41 (31kW)
NM gain : 54
Speed Limit Removal : Not Available
Here is a typical spec sheet for a Land Rover Discovery 2.7TD
2004 on
Engine type : Turbocharged Diesel
Engine size : 2720
Cylinders : 6
Original bhp : 187
Original nm : 440
BHP increase : 40
NM gain : 85
VW Golf R32 Miltek complete system
2016 Wish-list
Coming up to our 3rd year anniversary as the new owners in Wellington and we are looking to upgrade/add on to our courtesy cars. With a view to up-spec an already very cool car to showcase some of the things we like to do and certainly the types of cars we enjoy seeing through the workshop. Its a tough decision to know what that car might be and we still aren’t sold on this one yet, however it is a great looking car that is well appointed from the factory, the 2.0 TFSI engine poking out 200 Hp with a DSG S-Tronic gearbox behind it, driving power to 4 wheels, I’m excited.
This pics represents one that’s already been modded, so you get the idea of where this is heading.. We don’t have an unlimited budget, so want to have something that’s reasonably priced from the start, and for an additional $4-5000 can be turned into something very exciting… Is the TT it??
What we might get that’s suits the budget could be: Remap, miltek exhaust and intake mods, some wrapping, some tinting and some lowering, all of which will be done on site…
Our other project is to retire our old P38 Range rover to a new home and get into a later Land Rover Discovery 2.7TD. We see this as a great promotional vehicle for our Bluefin/Superchips product as a demonstrator, with a stage 1 tune boasting an additional 100NM of torque, as well as up to 10% in fuel saving when driven for economy. Also looking to deck out with Rhino-Rack gear so we have it available to show off and demo as needed. We love our old P38 Range Rover but I think its time to upgrade…, again, is this the vehicle we go for, nothing is set in stone, that’s why its a ‘wish list’.
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