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I'm running a full AGI cage in my car, easy to install quailty is second to non. IMO. the chaces of going on your lid, isn't the biggest worry, it's side impact...The AGI seems up for the task. As the 600 plus horse power.... Just empty your wallet now .... IMO.... Good luck though, keen to watch the build

At the moment, it's two thumbs up.... 255 35 r17s 120 tread wear... Think they will rrp at around $175 ish - $200. They make noise before they let go, which I find a big plus.

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Hi All, The good the bad and the O s#it not again... Saturday I took the boat for a run at QR for there street sprint day.... 42 degs C air temp and 70 degs C + track temp.... So bloody hot, oil and air temps all good... the good, the car is much better after the stiffer front springs and wants to turn left and right without wanting to spit me off the track... <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/cKUuon6zlA8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> The bad after my last run. I thought doing a burn out in to pit lane was a good idea.... Job done, but the car died, no power, reset the power tried again... no fuel pump sound... So I took a guess the new nismo fuel pump had died. Checked the fuse all good. So no problem winch the car on to the trailer and off home, pretty norm for my car... Next morning bridged out the fuel pump relay started up the pump car fired up. Still had me scatching my head found the feed for the fuel pump relay had not come on. Checked the engine control fuse, winner winner chicken dinner, blown 10 amp (Now I'm a sparky with 20 years exp) I thought bugger it, I've got a 15 amp fuse next to me..... plug her in car started all good in the hood. Tell the smoke ecapped out of the ecu. Full fail..... What a tool... Still second hand r33 ecu is only $100... But still. So I started to check the wiring, which I should have done first.... Here we go again... Found the fault... Bloody O2 sensor had shorted, which feeds off pin 45 in the ecu to control 12 volts... Still $100 second hand ecu and a couple of meters of elect tape and she all good in the hood again. Also Mate of mine got me a set of these to test out Nankang semis.... Must say I was really happy, seem about the same as my nitto nt-01s but about $400 cheaper a set... Have to wait and see how they heat cycle... But I was really happy! Cheers Nigel

You don't sound like a knob.... Tracking a GTR R33 must of made your wallet bleed.

Good luck cheap and race car don't go togeather..... Unless you and spanner yourself. Have you ever tracked or raced a car before? If not try something under powered and good handling. I started in a stock mx5, best bang for buck track car bar none. Your mate will hang s#it on you till you beat them... Skylines are big heavy and handle like a turd... But bucket loads of fun on the track.... Can't see a v8 one been cheap... The weapon of choice these days seem to be evos. Go well, sound and look like s#it. I.M.O. Give me a RB on boost any day....

I think it was 3 mm plate, I found it in my shed. I have know idea where I got it from..... A lot of my mates and I share tools and work shop space. I've got a AC tig welder.... Plus home brew So there is always 1/2 finshed alloy projects lying around. :-) I'm going to have a look at the front end of my car next weekend and do some work. There still seems to be a lot of crap in the coolent system, going to need to clean it out. So I'll take pics then. Cheers Nigel

Much better handing, wasn't really pushing turn one or two, but the drive out of turn 3 and 6 was much better. Brakes, Seemed pretty good, think I only really bedded them in. I was locking the front left a little. I wouldn't call it ducting more of a air guild, dropped the water temps a fair bit around 90 degs, oil about 105 degs. QR national is hard on brakes and engine with all the WOT. Couldn't trail brake at all, seemed very grabby... Maybe I've spent to long on I racing, just about s#it myself going in to turn one, when the car lent in. I'm just happy it's running and didn't bust any thing. Going to leave it stock for a while.

Well..... She's fixed!!! I forgot to turn the go bro on, so no vids.....but, no more engine miss and fuel is not been burnt any where near the rate. Plus I've now got VVT. The ducting worked really well, temps well down. The new winmax pads W7 are very bitty. I'm sure once the rotors have settled down she will be apples. Counldn't trail brake without up setting the car. New front springs have really helped, car is much more balanced. Took 2 seconds off my PB with old 225 nt-01s. With out pushing it. Nice, not to melt, smash anything. So all good. I can now go back fingers crossed and start doing some track days again.

^^^^^ Thx, There was talk last weekend over a couple of beers last weekend, about running the car in next years QR300. Biggest problem is going to be fuel, 90 laps. The boat uses, about 2 ltrs per lap as 9 psi of boost. We are looking at fitting a second, 40 ltr tank, then using a transfer pump to re fill the main OEM tank. Going to be running next Friday at QR in pratice. Hopeful of not blowing, breaking, melting any thing. See how we go, I've not been in the car for over 6 months.

I've also made a start on some ducting around the rad.... Well more of a air guide...

Back to electrical..... My key switch was knacked.... So I fitted a ING, on off and push button start.

Safety...... While I was very happy with my AGI cage, I was a little worried about how it was bolted to the floor pan in the front foot well. So after a bit of head sratching and a phone a friend, it was thought, the best option was to weld a 3mm plate to the vertical section and then on to the floor. What this does, in a roll over the cage should use the vertical section for load not the thin 1mm floor section...... I'm bloody hoping I don't find this out in the real world..... But at least I've given myself a fighting chance, in a roll over. Also fu#k build roll cages for a living, Trying to weld up side down and in a footwell when your 6'2 100kg is not fun!

Well, we using that term loosely.... I.E. got the MS 3 up and running with all sensor running on the bench!!!! Bloody yeah! I've re-fitted a good second hand s2 loom in my car. Fired her up again so she's all running again...... Much to the neighbours delight!!! I.E. ( nothing says get your Bogan on, to your neighbours, like a straight through rb25.... Yes that's right, it's got a rev limiter mother f**ker... What's that can't hear you... More boost... Thats right 2 way kazz.... Nice to be liked in your street!) So to get the Ms3 running, I'm going to test run the boat on the track in a couple of weeks to make sure I've fixed the miss. Then I can take the extra sensors to run the MS3 off the peg board then fit and hopefully test fire the ecu in the car.... Grant will do a write up and steps DIY so if you want to fit one to your car.

Hi Dale, Great to see, what spring rates are you using. Good to hear about the winmax. I never seem to run out of brakes at QR national, even using stock brakes, with the winmax 7 (I'm under stock power though)

Good on you, massive amount of work. My hat is off to you!

Well, The car started to miss, more so than normal. Ended up getting the s#its, started to take a look at the loom. Fair to say it looks like someone has taken to it in the past and dropped a big turd on it. Plus, Grant and I where having big problems getting the MS3 to work. So F#ck it, pull the loom and get my peg board on. This way, we can set up the MS3 pro ECU and test it on the bench, remove sensor not needed and repair the loom. I've also ordered a new coil, injector and knock sensor looms. from this company http://www.wiringspecialties.com/wsprrbs1inrh1.html i would have made my own looms but the JDM plugs are blood hard to get hold of.

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^^^^ So true, big heavy, slide around. One thing in motor sport, I've learnt, I'm not going to be the quickest. But...There a very few things in life better than an, RB25 on full boost, going sideways. It's the most fun car I've ever driven!

Plus 1, After having all sorts of oversteer problems, removed the aftermarket sway bar. Much better. Found it a really hard thing to do. Goes against, what I though I should have done.

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