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How does freezing the post stop bad traders? All i can imagine it doing is shortening the life span of their login.. which means they just have to work a bit harder to cycle their logins and get them ready for posting. From both a buyer and seller perspective it makes the Parts for Sale Section harder to use. Adverts with multiple items can go on for weeks and have a lot of responses. I will normally continue to edit my first post to make it easy for people to get the most up to date information. With the lock in place people will have to scour through the whole thread before they know if they're wasting their time. One might then think to post separate items in separate threads but then you introduce other problems because an add won't stay in the first 2-3 pages long enough for people to browse it. Most purchases are made through browsing. thanks Wegs

Item: GTR power upgrade. (Couple parts are specific to 32 & 33 GTR's and can be excluded from sale) Age: See below, most parts are 4 months / 2000kms Condition: Excellent Price: $5300 (have receipts for most items. Buy price was $7974 which is before you add dyno tune and extras thrown in To Fit: GTR's (piping kit to suit 32 only, ecu to suit 32/33 only) Location: Adelaide Contact: PM, email vehiclefx@gmail.com or call 0413 250 250 A/H Comments: I fitted the bulk of this in January 08 and have only done 2000km's since then. As my upgrade came to fruition my financial situation changed and I now have to sell my car. It seems fitting to return my car to standard before selling because it's a better illustration of it's past, and at the same time offer someone with same goals as myself an opportunity to buy the lot in one go and avoid the hastle and waits i went through. This can all be fitted yourself with a shed and normal tools. The only additional expense might be a fine tune on the dyno to add other mods you run, or to get more power out of the tune. My goals for this upgrade were reliability, response/drivability, economy, to appear stock and to only use parts that were necessary. I experimented with some other expensive boltons only to find they didn't add much value. The AFR's/boost on this tune are very safe and recorded 305rwkw @ 1.15bar (stock internals). I was getting 480kms around town on a full tank and that was using the power regularly. For the next 2 weeks I will only be interested in queries from people wanting the bulk of the gear. After that I will separate. Item: HKS GT-SS Turbos Age: 2000kms / were in storage for about a year Condition: Near new Item: HKS S/S front and dump pipes Age: 2000kms / 4 months Condition: Near new Comments: Entire length has been covered in thermowrap Item: Bosch 044 fuel pump in tank, Nismo 550cc injectors, Nismo Fuel reg, inline Fuel pressure gauge Age: 2000kms / 4 months Condition: Near new except injectors which were bought 2nd hand Comments: 044 includes Croydon Autosport's GTR speed fitting pack,has been rubber mounted and is silent. If you have an original fuel pump cradle we can swap to save you the trouble. Injectors have been professionally cleaned and flow tested, results were excellent. Item: Justjap FMIC hardpipe kit - this is only suited to R32 GTR. Deduct $300 to exclude from sale Age: 2000kms / 4 months Condition: Near new Comments: Piece near radiator feeding TB is covered in thermowrap. Vacuum line installed in piece after turbo for boost controller. Item: 3" Catco metal cat with 5" body Age: 2000kms / 4 months Condition: Near new Item: Choice of HKS super sequential or Turbosmart Type 3 Dual port BOV. Deduct $150 to exclude from sale Age: 2-4 years Condition: Good working condition. Some scratches on the bodies of both items. I am currently using the Turbosmart item in a fully plumbed back setup for roadworthy purposes. Item: Blitz I-Color Spec R Boost controller with optional tempurature sensor Age: 2000kms / 4 months Condition: As new, still has the plastic cover on the screen Comments: This comes mounted in a custom centre console mount that looks great, can be hidden from view and doesn't require cutting into your dash. Temp sensor has never been used and still in packaging. Item: Power FC with Hand controller to suit R32/33 Age: 2000kms / 4 months Condition: As new, comes with custom mounting bracket to bolt ECU straight in Comments: Tuned by Martin Donnan @ Willall to suit all mods listed here OPTIONAL because nearly every GTR has these Item: Jasma S/S 3" catback exhaust and K&N Pod filters Age: Unknown, are the only mods that were on car when i bought it Condition: good Price: Add $450 Comments: Exhaust has perfect volume for street. Reasonbly quiet until it comes on boost. Will aim to get pics up on weekend, earlier if required. Thanks Wegs

Hi There, Am looking for GTR injectors without resistor pack. Do you know what model/year GTR these came from? Do any of them leak as is common with older GTR injectors? PM sent. Thanks Wegs

Turns out these were literally ready to ship 2 days after my post and couldn't be left waiting around in Japan. I have now taken delivery of these which also gives more buyer confidence about these being the real deal and in Oz ready for pickup/shipping. Wegs

Both to suit R32: Seatbelt: only need the mechanism that mounts in the body but willing to buy complete unit. After a working original Jap one which gets replaced during compliance. Vent: The square one on the very left hand side of the dash. PM me if you have one of these, Thanks Wegs

WTB: R32 Jap Seatbelt to suit front passenger. These are normally ditched during compliance work. PM me if you have one for sale and will organise price/pickup from adelaide metro. Thanks Wegs

Correct, I haven't received these yet. I placed the order in November and paid up front (minus shipping). Was told to expect them late January but due to Buddyclub waiting to receive more orders worldwide before producing a batch I had to wait. Was told on friday these are expected from the factory in the next week. Because i won't be keeping them and because i have to pay shipping regardless I am advertising early in case someone can benefit from shipping them somewhere other than adelaide. If they don't sell i will take delivery to Adelaide and then re advertise. Cheers Wegs

Item:Buddy Club QF 18x10 +12 Gunmetal Grey Forged Racing Wheels Age: New Condition: New Price: SOLD To Fit: GTR models Location: Adelaide Contact: PM, vehiclefx@gmail.com, 0413 250 250 Comments: I settled on these wheels after weeks of searching for an affordable lightweight Jap rim to suit my GTR. These also appealed to me because of the offset, tough agressive stance and dish. At same diameter and 1/2in wider they are same weight as Volk's lightest wheel, the CE28N. Buddyclub Australia retail these for $3800 before shipping. These rims took almost 6 months to order from Japan. A lot has changed for me during this 6 month wait and my car will be going up for sale shortly so these are now for sale out of the box at my cost price. More details can be found at http://www.buddyclub.com.au/ I also have 5 sets of 4 lightweight forged Buddy Club racing nuts to suit. These are at a cost of $174 and can be added onto the above sale Looked at wheels for the first time this weekend. These are one very impressive wheel in the flesh. It kills me not to be able to fit these to my GTR Thanks, Wegs

Item: ARC GTR Intercooler Model M073GTRG Age: 5 hours Condition: As new Price: $On Hold Pending Payment To Fit: 100% bolton for all model GTR's (using single entry piping) Location: Adelaide Contact: Email vehiclefx@gmail.com or 0413 250 250 Comments: ARC are renound for their high efficiency cores. Most other jap brands share the same core, ARC is different and this is reflected in their prices. Internal restriction is reduced for increased response, external flow to radiator is increased & weight is reduced slightly. If you are staying under low 300rwkw's this is definately high on my list of mods if your priority is response like mine was. Expect a measurable increase of power in your response & mid range. Have all original packaging, can ship interstate if required. Wegs

Item: K&N drop in air filter for stock R32-R34 airbox Condition: new, not used Comments: Wanted to keep my stock airbox for stealth and CAI reasons but stock airbox won't fit with my new intercooler plumbing Price: Retails for $105ish, selling for $75

Item: Davies Craig Electric Water Pump EWP110 and EWP Digital Controller Age: 3 hours use on RB26 Condition: As new Price: $400 To Fit: Universal fit - am including parts needed to bolton to RB26 Location: Adelaide, will ship to Oz Contact: Email vehiclefx@gmail.com or call 0413 250 250 Comments: Reason for selling is because I have had to cut my performance upgrade short of what I planned and this is wasted on my near stock setup. I am including a piece of radiator hose and smaller alternator belt (pictured) which make installation on an RB26 a breeze. Can't speak for the alternator belt size but the radiator hose will also suit other RB's. This is the latest GenIII ceramic seal and fan cooled model which overcomes design faults of previous models. Just under 2 years warranty remaining on both items. I have spoken to people who use these in road and race setups with increased control/performance without reliability issues. EWP Pump Results: Put simply this was very effective. In my appliation the pump was running at 1/2 rated capacity on consecutive dyno runs under load and the temps didn't go above 70. (Had i known it was this effective i would've changed the target temp from 70 to 75deg). EWP Digital Controller Results: This is the key to the EWP setup. The controller gave me full control of temps and will notify driver if problems arise. It pulses the pump during warm up to make sure engine temps are reached in normal time and to avoid hot spots. As it approaches your programmed target temp the pulsing increases until 5 deg before your target temp when it switches to low voltage (6V) constant pumping. If temps continue to climb after this the voltage ramps up until it reaches full capacity (12V). All wiring and accessories are included like new. I avoided cutting any wiring to make this easy to transfer to any other car. Happy to give buyer advice on how I performed a simple, stealth install on an R32. Regards Wegs

I don't think i'm telling tales about the boost but I should clarify... my EBC read a peak of 1.15 after coming off the dyno... but the dyno sheet shows it peaks slightly higher at 1.2 bar before falling back to 1.1bar for the remainder of the run. Yep, sold my LM-1 before getting a chance to use it. I decided not to tune with it so it would've been a waste keeping it for a couple one off uses. I'll leave boost as is for now, might be an area we look at later on. Thanks, Wegs

Thanks for your reply Rev210. I can see what you mean about response. YOu are right about the engine listening to my right foot. I probably should take some focus away from boost but doing so doesn't leave me with much to work with on a stock engine. I will look at improving the efficiency of the intake system and making sure that is the best it can be. I will look at what i can do to reduce drivetrain weight within my budget, thanks Matt, some great stuff here for me to get my head into. I'm starting to think my setup is pretty close to what it should be but starting to sound like there's a bit of improvements to be had which is the purpose of this thread. Would be good for you to have a look at my tune sometime. I'm pretty keen to come out with your mates on a cruise soon to see some other examples. I have another friend who's just about finished his GTR upgrade too and could join. I tested my actuators before installing the turbos. They are HKS 1 bar actuators and using a regulator & compressor i could see they were starting to open at 12-13psi so i left them as is. Interestingly, my tuner didn't discuss or advise on boost at all. Nor did we talk about adjusting the BOV. Currently the BOV is set just above minimum so I will wind it to max and see what happens. As for boost i assumed my max was what was set on the dyno (1.1) and never to go above that? I haven't considered anything over 1.2 - makes me nervous. Given the focus on actuators in these responses I want to retest/reset my actuators to make sure they are spot on - what pressure would you recommend I set them at to start opening and to fully open? Should i really consider upping my boost past the dyno tune max of 1.1? Discopotato03. I was only ever expecting what I was told to expect. The Rb26 is pretty damn good for torque and response in stock form and I never set out to improve on that as it would involve internals. This is why I focussed this thread on boost. I love jap engines and their ability to rev... but I want mine to last and that means keeping away from the factory rev limiter. I don't drive it hard much or in hot weather and always change gears before 7000rpm. If i was just focussed on 1/4 mile runs this whole response thing wouldn't be a discussion. I can launch and stay on boost no problems. But I want a fast street car that when cruising off power, is still quick to get onto boost. Not very technical way of putting it but that's what i wanted to acheive best I could given it's an Rb26. Really appreciate your response Leadfoot. Suddenly all of my attention has turned to your post about the amount of time I should spend setting up my EBC. I am currently running a single channel on manual duty cycle. My peak boost seems to keep changing depending on air temps so I find myself constantly adjusting the duty cycle of the channel to keep it under 1.1bar. I haven't even given any thought to 'tuning' it. The only advice i got form my dyno tune was to experiement with gain on the road... but even now i'm still not sure what that means. The Icolor manual recommends small ball bearing turbos should have gain set between 5 & 15 (factory turbos are 15-25)... and that's on a scale between 1 & 100. Doesn't give me much room to experiement hey. Do you think i can ignore this in my testing and try higher gain numbers? Are boost spikes the only thing to watch out for with gain increases? What is considered safe? I also need to approach this with the multiple channel manual setup. Also i have been questioning the pickup point for my boost controller from the day i installed it. I wanted to take the pickup point after the turbos but there was no factory option to do this. I took it from the same point as the factory boost guage which comes off the back of the manifold. There's almost 1.5 metres of vacuum hosing bewteen the pickup point and the boost controller... i started to wonder if this itself would create delays in actuator response. After reading your post I am thinking about tapping a vacuum point into the hard pipe piece which is directly after the point where the 2 turbo chambers merge on their way to the FMIC. Thanks again for everyone's input. Wegs

Will check out the exhaust system. Km's unknown as speedo was changed at some point. Compression test was 182-187 across all 6. Sounds high but could be the gauge, it was very consistent though. Same reading to +-1psi after repeating 2 more times. Always thought the GT-SS were about as small as you'd want to go.. kept hearing usual comments how they run out in top end. I guess the lesson is it's only relative to what you compare them to. Not true if compared to stock turbos.V Interesting comments about the Mines GTR... nothing is ever as it seems with marketing like that Cheers Roy, Wegs

Good to hear these things from a reliable source. It's starting to sound like my results are close to the norm. I'm happy with the power so it's probably more a matter of adjusting my driving style to get the most out of it. You presumed correctly in the first instance Will look at the HPI mag, thanks for the heads up. Am using the Blitz I-colour R and will have a look at rpm vs boost curve in more detail Thanks Trent, Wegs

Always the way, i posted a very similar post 2 mins before yours! Stock RB20Det's don't have much torque so their lag is more obvious. Have to rev them out to feel fast or do something with turbo/engine capacity. Stock SR20Det's are good for response especially s14/15 versions... full boost low 3000rpm is great. Won't improve much on that. I just went through this on my Rb26. Be careful to get sidetracked by the hype and affect of some mods. Eg Manifolds & Cams in a moderately upgraded setup did very little for me. Some people remove higher volume manifolds on small turbo setups because you can increase in lag.

I have tried searching using keywords +turbo +response +lag but can't find any posts that talk purely about improving response regardless of your turbo choice. I will try to narrow down the discussion using my example of an R32 RB26 but a lot of what i'm asking here is relevant for any turbo setup... just in varying amounts and results. I set out on a simple Rb26 performance upgrade focussed on response. Peak power wasn't the priority but for reference let's say up to 300rwkw. I took a lot of advice from these forums and spoke first hand with guys running identical or very similar mods. The expectations/claims they gave are not what I'm experiencing. My turbos of choice for response are HKS GT-SS. Was running stock R32 RB26 turbos before this which reached a max of 0.8 bar around 3500rpm using elec boost controller. I already had a high flow cat-back setup. So at time of turbo upgrade I installed high quality dumps/fronts for increased flow, high HP BOV, hard piping kit for reduced flex and peace of mind, fuel/ECU upgrades to match turbos and rest remains standard. Had Nismo AFM's ready to go but factory ones didn't max out. Idle timing remains @ 20deg and compression test of all cylinders is within 5 psi of each other. Car was tuned by one of Australia's most experienced RB26 tuners. A comparable setup with built motor on SAU has reported 1 bar as early as 2700rpm! Others with built and non built motors vary between this & 3500rpm. Real world results for me.... postive boost starts around 2000rpm, 1 bar reached around 4000rpm. Changes in air intake temps (35-50deg) shifts the peak boost point a bit but not by much. From here I experimented with different theories. I removed the water pump, clutch fan and A/C from the crank pulley. No noticable change on road or dyno. Installed popular RB26 Jap cams and Manifolds... slight change in midrange power but rest was identical. Boost points didn't change. Things like head porting, intake manifolds, throttle bodies might help in other situations but at this power level on RB26 it wouldn't be worth it. The only thing brought to my attention recently is the FMIC - apparently changing to a high quality FMIC with less internal restriction is best thing i can do for my turbo response. But it's not like the GTR FMIC is known for killing response so how much can i expect to gain from this $1k investment? For all i know it could be a repeat of the cam/manifold story above which i have now removed and sold because they are wasted on my setup. I have tried playing around with gain on the boost controller but the gap i'm trying to bridge is too big to be result of this. Boost doesn't drop off once it peaks, don't believe i have any leaks but can check. Trying to steer clear of a brand name debate here as I can't see how this will prove anything. Are my results what they should be, have others embellished their results or have i overlooked something? Wegs

Thanks for everyone who showed interested. I was contacted early on with offers for both items so at this stage they are pending payment. Will contact via PM if anything changes Thanks Wegs

My apologies Adz2332 but my preference is to sell complete and I have an offer on both now.

Due to financial pressures I am having to stop well short of my planned RB26 upgrade. This is an extremely regretful sale and was to be the pride and joy of my build up. I bought these parts brand new and fitted them for the first time this week. Now with financial pressures they are a luxury I can't afford at my power level. THIS ITEM WAITING PAYMENT Item: Tomei Expreme SS Manifolds Age: 3 hours Condition: As new Price: $800 To Fit: RB26DETT low mount (factory position) Location: Adelaide Contact: PM or call/sms 0413 250 250 Comments: The finish on these items is 2nd to none. They will be supplied with new gaskets, stickers, tomei instructions, original packaging. I have carefully fitted Tomei heatwrap to both manifolds and did this so that the factory heat shields still fit over the top. Can negotiate shiping to Aus THIS ITEM IS SOLD Item: Tomei Poncams Type B with Tomei adj Cam Gears Age: 3 hours on car Condition: As new Price: $SOLD To Fit: RB26DETT Location: Adelaide Contact: PM or call/sms 0413 250 250 Comments: The general consensus on these seems to be they are the best bang for buck on standard RB26 head setup. Even better, if your lobe clearances are ok now you can expect these to replicate those clearances. Supplied with original packaging, I carefully fitted and ran these cams in as per standard procedure (used run in paste at 1800rpm for 15 mins on first use). Can ship to anywhere in australia. Some pics from my install a few days ago. Thanks Wegs

Item: Nismo AFM's Age: 1 month but still in box Condition: New Price: $700 including shipping to Oz (on hold waiting payment) To Fit: GTR's Location: Adelaide Contact: PM or call 0413 250 250 Comments: These are brand new in the box. They are a direct swap for any factory GTR AFM's and allow you to run same power as Z32 AFMs (a chart is provided with the AFM's to show their resolution is slightly better than the Z32). I bought these with big plans in mind but my finances have been cut short and so my whole setup falls well short of what i had planned. Can post up pics tonight of chart and items. Item: Tomei sump baffle plate Age: 1 month but still in box Condition: New Price: SOLD To Fit: RB26 Location: Adelaide Contact: PM or call 0413 250 250 Comments: Reason for sale is same as AFM's. This in my view is good value for money insurance against oil starvation. Thanks Wegs

Item: Innovate LM-1 Wide Band O2 package Age: Bought 2 months ago but hasn't been out of the box Condition: New Price: $450 To Fit: Any car Location: Adelaide but will ship anywhere in AU Contact: PM or call 0413 250 250 Comments: I was going to use this to tune my Emanage Ultimate but as I am selling that, i no longer require this. This is the next step up from the LC-1 and besides a digital AFR display, it has it's own logging capabilities with inputs for sensors of your choice. But one of it's main features is an AFR voltage output which can be sent to your aftermarket ECU so that you can automatically tune based on the AFR's you specify (check your ECU has an input for this functionality) Regards Wegs

This item is on hold waiting payment Item:Emanage Ultimate with Universal Harness, Manual, Software, USB Cable Age: 2 years, but only used in the past 4 months Condition: Excellent Price:$350 To Fit: Most jap engines Location:Adelaide Contact: PM or call 0413 250 250 for more details Comments: This is the cheapest full tuning solution for most jap engines. This EMU is board version C. Those who know about EMU's will know some of the version C's had problems with the ignition ICU's. This one doesn't have that problem. You can read my posts in the EMU thread to see the learning curve i followed using the EMU. Once you understand the basics it's quite simple to setup/use especially when combined with part below (for 32/33 GTR) Item:Emanage Ultimate R32/33 GTR Plug & Play harness with Injector Adaptor #2 for 6 cylinders Age: 4 months Condition: Excellent Price: $175 To Fit: R32/33 GTR Location: Adelaide Contact: PM or call 0413 250 250 for more details Comments: This is the Plug & Play solution when using the EMU on R32/33 GTR. Connects the EMU to the factory ECU loom without any wiring modifications. The Injector Adaptor is included because I needed it to run my version C EMU. I will sell both together for $450. Shipping is no problem, contact me for details. Thanks Wegs

A big thanks to Trent for his advice and knowledge here. I am now past my first hurdle. Now to decide if i progress with the EMU or switch to the Powerfc I bought during my troubleshooting! Have posted details here: http://www.emanageforums.com/forums/showth...p=5100#post5100 In summary the fix for my rough idle, fuel smoke and bad missing problem (engine wouldn't rev past 3000-4000rpm under moderate loads) was solved using the Injector adaptor #15901504 and setting I/J lag times to 0. I have a version C board which probably explains why I needed the I/J adaptor where other people may not. Wegs

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