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    Default All hail the Barry mods

    Guys, for those of you haven't done them I wanted to encourage you to contact Barry and spend what amounts to very little dollars on two mods that will make your car run much sweeter. I fitted both kits two weeks ago and am stoked.

    The earthing kit. Can't talk for manual cars, but for auto cars I can tell you that the box will shift so much slicker you will scarcely beleive it. Idle is also firmer. I actually had an interesting chat to an NRMA Roadside Service Tech friend the other day about earthing and he was very interested to look at it. He instantly said it made total sense to do the conversion to ANY AUSTRALIAN MADE CAR. Why? Because in his experience Aust manufacturers take the cheap and easy way out and use the heater and radiator hoses as a form of earthing and therefore very lightly earth through other means. Apart from running rougher than they would if ideally earthed, what he notices is that the heater and radiator hoses on Oz cars persih far more quickly than other cars, Japanese ones in particular. Interesting.

    The fuel rail kit. Has given my car an obvious boost in mid range response, particuarly on part throttle.

    The combined effect of both kits? Smooth is the word. Oh, and Barry's claim of less soot in the tailpipe? Absolutely on the money.

    Thanks Barry for so generously donating your expertise and for taking the time and effort to make your expertise available for what amounts to very little money. It's people like you that make this the best car club I have been a part of in 30 years of car ownership. Everybody else, what are you waiting for? Go get these kits
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    haha glad to see another member happy! I've got both those kits and the thermal gaskets.

    Just wait till you get all the people posting up claiming you are raving/they do nothing/waste of money rarara


    Leaves thread before it turns into another massive argument as to whether Barry's kits are good or not...
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    Sold.

    I've been meaning to buy an earthing and fuel rail kit for a while now. As soon as funds permit I'll be sending a PM your way Baz.

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    Having had his kits installed and dealt with the man himself, I wholeheartedly agree. He is incredibly helpful, happy to share his knowledge till the cows come home, and obviously has had very little financial incentive to do the work he's done.

    The fuel rail and earthing kit combined really does give a very noticeable difference in low-rpm throttle response and smoothness, can't recomend them enough. Perhaps this is particularly noticeable in a manual carm, where after getting the kits I noticed I could hang onto taller gears without the motor feeling laboured, when cruising up hills etc.

    Cheers Barry.

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    sounds good to me. where do you go to get it done? wat prices we looking at?
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    Quote Originally Posted by booost
    sounds good to me. where do you go to get it done? wat prices we looking at?

    https://www.aussiemagna.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=32924

    https://www.aussiemagna.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=23303

    https://www.aussiemagna.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=38061


    Send a PM to BARRY, thats the quickest way for a response, the original thread was locked so maybe he can posts the prices for new/old members.
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    I agree, Barry was very helpful and he even installed the kit for me one day for a small fee (I was happy to pay him alot more, but thats just the kind of guy he is)

    The difference in the feeling of the car with the earthing kit was instantaneous. Love it.

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    Yes, totally in love with the kits. Got the fuel rails and gaskets. Car definitely rides better. And how can I tell? Hmm, cause wife has same car sans mods. Most of the time, it's my car that goes out cause it feels nicer and more responsive according to her.

    And as anybody knows, The WIFE is alway RIGHT
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    Quote Originally Posted by Poita
    Just wait till you get all the people posting up claiming you are raving/they or nothing/waste of money rarara

    Heh, yee.
    They certainly assist fixing earthing problems - if one had bad earthing. I mainly experienced less high RPMs on cold starts, which alone was sufficient reason to install it.
    I did provide Barry some technical points regarding the installation and wording (after doing mine) but dunno if he has done any amendments to his instructions.
    Fuel kit provided smooth run on low BF opening but along with HiFli TB requires bit of learning to feather the pedal to fully utilise the benefits.
    Over all, both kits are beneficial, for some more and for some less but still worth to install.
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    Barry - empty your PM inbox!!
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