5L budget - Baleno put through some serious mods

srikant · 25th May 2009, 22:55

This thread is going to be real interesting and its all a suspense and like a movie. I am enjoying it and gettin a first hand experience from the way things are turning up. Cheers karthic. Hope you have a real fast car soon. Waiting ...

crazydiablo · 31st May 2009, 19:14

Whats happening to this project?

IronWolf · 31st May 2009, 19:48

Yeah? Has the Kit arrived. Pics and details.

Where did you decide to do the plumbing and fitting?

srijit · 31st May 2009, 20:00

More important, what car???

mclaren1885 · 5th June 2009, 14:36

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Originally Posted by crazydiablo

Whats happening to this project?

Kindly await the travelogue thread

. His car has been just driven through 8 states, plenty of truck traffic and lots and lots of scenic locations.

crazydiablo · 6th June 2009, 10:45

Come on dont create this suspense. Tell us wht car? all the way from cal or north?

iceman91 · 8th June 2009, 11:37

So buying an out of state car and transporting it, then paying road tax and all other formalities. How much did you save? was it worth it?
What was the savings ?

binz · 8th June 2009, 23:06

The car is a pearl silver baleno 2001.Audio was done today so was a muffler install,The car sounds really good!

JayD · 8th June 2009, 23:08

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Originally Posted by binz

The car is a pearl silver baleno 2001.Audio was done today so was a muffler install,The car sounds really good!

Eh?? ICE and a Muffler?? What happened to the engine swap/ turbo etc??

binz · 8th June 2009, 23:27

That happening shortly,karthik will post when he access to a net connection.

iceman91 · 9th June 2009, 10:39

so which state did it come from ?
how much did he pay?
how much did he save?
Ice and muffler details?

v1p3r · 10th June 2009, 03:05

Buy a stock car out of town -- say 1.5 lakhs. Registration charges in BLR -- around 30k. Then transport cost -- ~20k. Already 2 lakhs for a car that you've never seen before. Might as well have picked up something locally for 2.25 or so that would have come with tints, wheels etc anyway.

Just my 96 paisa, please don't flame or take offence.

mclaren1885 · 11th June 2009, 14:21

After almost finalizing on a couple of OHC's and the deal not coming through at the last minute Karthik calls and decides to go ahead and pick up the Baleno from Delhi. So we flew down, checked the car out, picked it up, headed to JB and Gunbir's place for a head unit install and started the drive back to Bangalore the same night. The drive was amazing, more on that in the travelogue thread. The car had some small issues like AC not working at its best, needed a good service and thats about it. Everything else in pretty good shape given that its a 9 yr old car. Picked it up for 1.5L, car has run around 63k kms. Car returned a range of around ~700 kmpl (give or take) on a tank full with AC on all the time.

Here is a pic of the car we managed to take at my farm in Hubli.

5L budget - Baleno put through some serious mods-img_5050edit.jpg

Right now the car is running a decent ICE setup and a muffler. I think Karthik is going to have to wait a while before the engine mods begin. First attempt is to sort out all the niggles with the stock car and check carefully for minor wear and tear parts and stuff.

srijit · 11th June 2009, 18:36

The car looks nice.

OT: Is that the old grill? Is that still available in the market? If so, what price range?

Also, has anyone fitted a gear lock on their Baleno? Details, please.

racingmachine · 11th June 2009, 19:28

The car looks neat. Congrats on the purchase.

Looking forward to see all the engine mods on this car, whenever it happens.

25th May 2009, 22:55	#166
srikant BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 488 Thanked: 12 Times	This thread is going to be real interesting and its all a suspense and like a movie. I am enjoying it and gettin a first hand experience from the way things are turning up. Cheers karthic. Hope you have a real fast car soon. Waiting ...
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31st May 2009, 19:14	#167
crazydiablo BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore/San Francisco Posts: 854 Thanked: 24 Times View My Garage	Whats happening to this project?
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31st May 2009, 19:48	#168
IronWolf Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Benga-loo-ru Posts: 1,569 Thanked: 45 Times View My Garage	Yeah? Has the Kit arrived. Pics and details. Where did you decide to do the plumbing and fitting?
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31st May 2009, 20:00	#169
srijit BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 598 Thanked: 8 Times	More important, what car???
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6th June 2009, 10:45	#171
crazydiablo BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore/San Francisco Posts: 854 Thanked: 24 Times View My Garage	Come on dont create this suspense. Tell us wht car? all the way from cal or north?
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8th June 2009, 11:37	#172
iceman91 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: melbourne/banga Posts: 1,961 Thanked: 34 Times View My Garage	So buying an out of state car and transporting it, then paying road tax and all other formalities. How much did you save? was it worth it? What was the savings ?
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8th June 2009, 23:06	#173
binz Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,306 Thanked: 431 Times View My Garage	The car is a pearl silver baleno 2001.Audio was done today so was a muffler install,The car sounds really good!
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8th June 2009, 23:27	#175
binz Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,306 Thanked: 431 Times View My Garage	That happening shortly,karthik will post when he access to a net connection.
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9th June 2009, 10:39	#176
iceman91 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: melbourne/banga Posts: 1,961 Thanked: 34 Times View My Garage	so which state did it come from ? how much did he pay? how much did he save? Ice and muffler details?
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10th June 2009, 03:05	#177
v1p3r Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR / DXB / LON Posts: 5,334 Thanked: 6,896 Times View My Garage	Buy a stock car out of town -- say 1.5 lakhs. Registration charges in BLR -- around 30k. Then transport cost -- ~20k. Already 2 lakhs for a car that you've never seen before. Might as well have picked up something locally for 2.25 or so that would have come with tints, wheels etc anyway. Just my 96 paisa, please don't flame or take offence.
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11th June 2009, 14:21	#178
mclaren1885 BANNED Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bangalore (the city of modded cars) !! Posts: 4,820 Thanked: 45 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (10)	After almost finalizing on a couple of OHC's and the deal not coming through at the last minute Karthik calls and decides to go ahead and pick up the Baleno from Delhi. So we flew down, checked the car out, picked it up, headed to JB and Gunbir's place for a head unit install and started the drive back to Bangalore the same night. The drive was amazing, more on that in the travelogue thread. The car had some small issues like AC not working at its best, needed a good service and thats about it. Everything else in pretty good shape given that its a 9 yr old car. Picked it up for 1.5L, car has run around 63k kms. Car returned a range of around ~700 kmpl (give or take) on a tank full with AC on all the time. Here is a pic of the car we managed to take at my farm in Hubli. Right now the car is running a decent ICE setup and a muffler. I think Karthik is going to have to wait a while before the engine mods begin. First attempt is to sort out all the niggles with the stock car and check carefully for minor wear and tear parts and stuff.
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11th June 2009, 18:36	#179
srijit BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 598 Thanked: 8 Times	The car looks nice. OT: Is that the old grill? Is that still available in the market? If so, what price range? Also, has anyone fitted a gear lock on their Baleno? Details, please.
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11th June 2009, 19:28	#180
racingmachine BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 136 Thanked: 38 Times	The car looks neat. Congrats on the purchase. Looking forward to see all the engine mods on this car, whenever it happens.
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