your standard smic has probly never come off before so it will be quite STUCK.
when your underneath pulling on the cooler,get a friend to hold the IC pipes sterdy in the engine bay.
Yeh dont forget to flush.you'll SEE the black stuff come out.
dont ask me how,but some people have rb30's underneath their rb20 heads.
my tuner done 1 for a customer in his vl and it was getting good times.(cant remember exactly)
YES, i reckon a blocked cat would rob you of power,not sure exactly how much.
id get it dynoed again after you fix the cat problem.
correct me if im wrong but ive been under the impression that auto's dont read accuratly up top?
would be interested to find out if its a myth or not.
HAHAHA i just noticed your quote under you sig Bubba,,,,nice;)
i just stumbled accross a new trader in our Trader section called JSAI located at guildford,check it out.
Mentions everything you need done including respray
not sure,upto 165rwkw(rb25 turbo on rb20) so far with a better box and suspension and new tires so hopefully crack a high 13
gts4 would be heavier too cause of the AWD components
i think i may have that same 32gtr,mines black and it actually has a big exhaust sticking out instead of the poxy stocker.Not sure if they really did release 1 in 2000.
its fun hammering 2nd and 3rd up those skinny winding roads in that rally course,it pulls so hard up the hill you cant even steer.
I haven't ventured into the european section yet.
15.1 (think it was about 94mph) 2.something 60ft pod & cat-back
i was spewin cause i lost to my mates vlT and got into the whole suspension set ups with a mate who builds drag cars(not the vlT owner) he said id have to move my mounting points of my suspension to achieve a better launch,as std spec is more suited to cornering whereas the vl's suspension is better suited to straight line because of the angle the shocks and springs sit at.
i gave up on that,ill just get more power.
dont doubt yourself,but if Haysey's willing,id take him up on his offer if i was you dude.
i wouldnt do it again but i did mine plus change oil line from 6pm 1 night after work till about
11:30pm with 1 set of sidchrome spanners and im far from a mechanic.
Like i said if you got the time,you cant stuff it up.the only thing is threaded nuts which = TIME
on my 32gtst i have a 34smic. That venting problem you speak of was over-come by not properly tightning up the inner plastic guard then running over it ripping it off.
on the other side where the A/T cooler is i was abit more professional and cut out a square in that same plastic inner guard. Done & Done!