Big Rizza

Dominos?

At my school only a very small proportion of people had their own car during year 12. And none of them were nice. One kid had a Q's Silvia, and he was king of the hill . Due to being skipped ahead a year in primary school (nerd!!!) I didn't get my license until half way through 1st year university. Then I got to drive around in the powerhouse that is my mother's automatic 1995 Hyundai Lantra. Even worse, I couldn't drink alcohol in the tavern at uni until half way through first semester of 2nd year!!! Damn being young!!! The advantage is that I am only 20 years old, but I have my engineering degree and I am in full time engineering work .

Timing belt age would only be hard to determine for the new owner who doesn't know the real kms. Not a concern for the original owner who wound it back in the first place as they would know the real kms. Original owner likely would not care about the new owner's problems.

Bogan idiots have two main requirements for a car. I put these requirements into carsales.com.au to see the results. Firstly, the car has to be under aout $7500 as without a decent job they cannot afford anymore. Second, the car has to be rear wheel drive. This gives improved burnouts, powerslides and street cred. This is the first page of results. Typical bogan cars in red: 1987 holden commodore executive 1993 ford falcon xr6 1987 holden commodore berlina 1995 holden commodore vs 1999 fold falcon forte 1984 mitsubishi sigma - plenty of bogans drive these 1985 holden commodore vacationer 1996 fold falcon futura 1955 hillman minx mark viiia - wont pull a mean enough burnout 1985 mercedes 190e - bogans wont drive German 1972 volkswagen beetle 1300 - bogans wont drive a hippe car 1983 mercedes 380se - bogans wont drive german 1978 holden monaro gts - less common these days, but a prime bogan car 1970 fiat 500f - wont pull a mean burnout 1982 mercedes 380sel - bogans wont drive german 1978 mazda rx7 12a rotary- Street cred does not 1.2 litres give! 1966 chrysler valiant regal - valiant is a bogans wet dream! 1976 holden hr permier - another prime bogan car! 1971 mazda capella rx2 super delux 13b rotary- Street cred does not 1.3 litres give! 1993 Toyota chaser diesel - bogans wont drive diesel from this we can see that bogans actually have very little choice when it comes to cars! And with commodores and falcons being both the most modern and the most common, it is only natural that they become the weapons of choice for bogans.

^^^yes, a personal loan would be the way to go

RB20DET with catback, pod filter and standard boost = 177.6 rwhp

Probably the best course of action would be to get the NA Supra. Once you get used to that, swap in the 5.0 litre 1GZ-FE engine from the Toyota Century. Displacement, cc 4996 Engine model 1GZ-FE Max.power (Net), kw(PS)/rpm 280 ps (205.94 kw) / 5200 rpm Max.torque(Net), N*m(kg*m)/rpm 49.0 kg*m (480.53 N*m) / 4000 rpm Power density 7.14 Engine type V type 12 cylinder DOHC Engine information VVT-i Fuel system EFI (electronic fuel injection) Turbocharger No Fuel type Unleaded premium gasoline LEV system (Low emission vehicle) No Compression ratio 10.5 Bore, mm 81 Stroke, mm 80.8 Then add two turbos and stir. Don't forget the number plates: Supra V12 or something similar

I have had interest in hearing more about this for a long time, but there seems to be very little information on it around... So far I have only found this: From http://www.rotormaster.com.au/subPage.asp?cid=64 "Ready to roll...The New Rotor Master RX8 "Supercharger" Kit Supercedes the Stage 1 Turbo Kit! After much research & further development to transform the RX8 Renesis Rotary Engine's power output, the crew @ Rotor Master are estatic with the results of their recently completed Stage 2 RX8 Kit with Joe opting to sideline the Turbo for the Pro-Charger! The first Aussie assult on an RX8, Rotor Master first introduced the Stage 1 Turbocharger kit some 12 months ago & despite the unquestionable power gain, Joe & the crew still sought to increase performance levels. So why the switch? The GT 28 Turbo as used in the RM8 TurboChager Kit did not generate sufficient airflow & there was excessive exhaust pressure... enter the ProCharger with zero exhaust pressure and three times more air flow - a result on par with what you would expect from a TO4 Turbo! Sheer determination coupled with persistant hard work has now produced a better overall product resulting in a kit now capable of producing a 303 rear-wheel horsepowered RX8! (226 rear-wheel kilowatts on just 6 psi of boost with the car still revving to ten grand)... a relishing delight! In terms of ECU, the kit is operational using a piggyback interface unit that manipulates the factory input sensors to obtain desired output (ignition & fuel delivery) when required - it all just simply plugs into place. Enticed Yet? So what's in the Kit? The Rotor Master SuperCharger Kit includes a US-made ProCharger C-2, a DNA Motorsport PowerMod piggyback ECU, Front Mount Intercooler & Mounting components. The Rotor Master Kit is a ready-to-go kit that bolts into place with no major modifiaction work required - in fact installation (drive in-drive out) requires less than one days work! Priced at AUS $11,900 in boxed form (ready to install) the SuperCharger kit is modest value with a 200+ kW rear wheel result with a standard exhaust system ensuring noise maintained at an appropriate level. Plans for a Stage 2 SuperCharger Kit inclusive of an aftermarket fuel pump, larger injectors, aftermarket ignition systems plus smaller pulleys for around 10-12 psi of boost are already in motion. The Stage 2 kit hypothesised at producing over 400 rear-wheel horsepower, or around 300 rear-wheel kilowatts!" Does anyone have any extra info?

As long as the engine isn't labouring too low in the rev range, or screaming its tits off on the rev limiter, the choice of gear is entirely up to you. Having speciffic gears for speciffic occasions is good when you first start learning to drive as you haven't developed good gear selection judgement. But with today's 5 and 6 speed gearboxes, there are often more than one than one ratio to suit a given occasion. On a 50km/h back street, I may choose 3rd, 4th or 5th gear depending on situation, gradient and mood. Going through corners and roundabouts I might choose 1st, 2nd or 3rd again, depending on mood, radius and situation (or 4th gear if I'm in Mum's Alfa Romeo - man that things torquey for an atmo 2 litre!). Won't damage the car in 3rd gear unless the engine is labouring (which you will feel and hear). Changing gear only after exiting the corner completely is about keeping your driving smooth. A mid corner gear change can be difficult to get smooth without practice.

A few Stageas went REALLY cheaply the other day at auction. Anyone here manage to get hooked up? As you can see, one of them went for 48,000 yen!!! That's only about $600 if I remember my conversions correctly!

I looked up what the upgrade to "ECOTEC" status entailed: "The comprehensively upgraded ECOTEC V6 benefited from low friction technology and included a new cylinder block design, lightweight, high-compression pistons, lighter cylinder heads, new Bosch throttle body and sequential fuel injection." So yeah there is quite a bit of difference there. New ECU, new block, new heads, new pistons, new throttle body, new fuel system... Not a lot of the old engine left really! I assume the basic design is based of the same 90 degree Buik V6 from 1954 the original VN V6 was based upon, but it seems most components have been comprehensively redesigned. I was going to say "improved," but I will leave it at "redesigned"

There wouldn't be 4 differentials. Differentials split drive from one source to two places eg. from left to right, from front to rear. If there is 4 motors, one per wheel, then it would have zero differentials for the electric motors because the drive doesn't need to be divided. With a good 15000+ rpm from electric motors with maximum torque at zero rpm, i would say if they have in wheel hybrid motors then they would only have the one ratio, hence no need for four gearboxes. Many purely electric cars only have the one gear, and most hybrids have CVTs, so I guess that gives it infinite gears. No one is putting conventional gearboxes with electric motors into production as far as I know. With all that in mind, the weight penalty of having in wheel electric motors wouldn't be as bad as you perhaps first thought. But I don't beleive that it will have four electric motors. If it does get an electric boost from in wheel motors, it will only be for the front wheels IMO.

Just don't be fooled into thinking that an AWD Skyline will handle anything like an AWD STi. The characteristics are completely different. The AWD skylines are essentially are rear wheel drive car, with some power sent to the fronts when the rears are slipping. It does not offer the idiot proof security of permanent all wheel drive. Definitely have an extensive test drive before you buy. If you are expecting STi handling, you will be disappointed, not because the Skyline's handling is worse, but because the Skyline's handling is different.

Ditto. The stock GTiR is a pretty one dimensional handler. Although I can't comment too much as I am not allowed to drive my mates GTiR (bastard!). Personally I would change the TMIC to a FMIC and sell that awful looking bonnet scoop!

Just throw a bowl of this in the back. Note that I am not laughing And as far as the V6 commo vs. the RB20DE R32, I think the Commodore would win. But let's not turn this into another vs. thread!

I haven't driven a nat atmo skyline of any kind myself, but my stocko R32 turbo sedan get sideways sooo easily in the wet that I'm sure there is plenty of sliding fun to be had, even in the atmo engined models. But just to be sure, I checked the ever reliable Autospeed.com for their impressions. Autospeed is teh bomb. "The vehicle on test here is a RB20E single cam 2.0 litre R32 GTE sedan fitted with a 5 speed manual gearbox. Producing 96kW at 5600 rpm and 172Nm at 4400 rpm, this is hardly a speed machine but, with a free flowing exhaust, we were pleasantly surprised to discover 0 – 100 km/h performance in the mid 10s. Acceleration is enhanced by relatively short gearing. Even with its modest power and torque output, the rear-wheel-drive GTE R32 can easily be provoked into power oversteer. You can’t hold a massive tyre-smoking drift, but the independent rear certainly lets you have some fun. Note that a LSD was fitted to our test car. Wishbone front and a sophisticated independent rear are standard across the R32 range and the GTE’s spring and damper rates are very soft. The GTE 5 speed weighs in at 1240kg – considerably lighter than any of the turbo models." Complete article here http://www.autospeed.com/cms/A_2278/article.html

Wow, that is scary. Someone will end up crying over that car. It looks like it WAS a genuine GTR at some point, based on this pic: But everything that makes a GTR something more than "just" a GTS4 is gone! Someone will see GTR on Ebay, go yes yes yes buy buy buy, then cry cry cry when they realise they have been screwed out of $US18000. I also can't beleive that the previous owner for $45k for that GTR! That is almost BMW M3 money in America!

Yep, i think you've crossed a wire somewhere... The 2.4 litre Nissan Pintara TRX from thye late 1980's was front wheel drive with LSD, and widely disliked for a number of reasons. The engine was a KA24E single overhead cam 12 valve engine pushing out 96kw. There are some running CA18DET engines, but aside from that, extensive modifications are rare because the chassis was always a little ropey. The 2.0 litre Nissan Bluebird TRX from the early to mid 1980's was rear wheel drive, ran an L20 engine, and are more popular for modifying than the Pintara. Many of the faster Bluebirds run FJ20 engines. Click here for an example http://www.turbocreations.com/fj20/troysbluebird/. It's not necessarily a good example, but it was the first one I found and I am lazy. And according to others the R31 Pintara has a TRX version running a 2.0 litre rear wheel drive. So there are your choices - 2 litre rear drive or 2.4 litre front drive. There is no 2.4 litre rear drive as far as i know.

http://www.thecarconnection.com/Enthusiast...S178.A9163.html A nearly identical test mule was snapped in Phoenix Arizona. Why would the VE Commodore be on the road there? Unfortunately this may be one of the last times a new model (other than Aust. built ones) gets spied here in Aust. Many Euro companies are moving to Africa due to similar weather, less traffic, less nosey cameramen, permit for unlimited speed, and less jet lag.

R34 GTR is God himself scaled down into drivable form.

Oh yeah, I get autospeed too, forgot aboot that! :lol:

I buy both Wheels and Motor every month, but I haven't currently got a subscription (have had so in the past). Best magazines on the market .

I'd take both the others for the price of that one!

We may have seen such cars before, but seeing a new one is no less shocking "...the horror.... the horror...."