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ok, just as a follow, i took my car in today to cairncross radiators at albion. turns out the radiator was 90% blocked. since they had already pulled out the old radiator and removed the endtanks, I just got them to install a new radiator (koyo 25mm alloy). Apparently ive been running without a thermostat as well, only the housing was there. they couldnt source the right thermo (they tried to fit a rb30 one in but couldnt), so im still currently thermostatless. so i got it back, and gave it a bit of a thrash on the way home, and the stock temp gauge stayed in the centre (took a while to warm up of course). so it appears to be ok. dunno if i can be bothered sourcing a thermostat. thanks for all your help guys.

awsome, thanks so much for your help

that would be awsome if you could double check for me

excellent info guys. thanks syphon, so its the same as the one on the rb30e?

first thing i would look at is the AFM. i had similar symptoms to what you described a while back. i even replaced my fuel pump with the same walbro pump in that ebay sale (not a bad idea to replace the old old stock one if your still running that). after i replaced the pump it was still jerking around, then i finally isolated it to a bunged AFM. bought a 2nd hand off a mate, and its all sweet (except for my current overheating problem ) edit: just read about the boost guage reading at idle. it should actually be a negative reading. ie. its creating a vacuum, not boost. mine reads about -20psi on a aftermarket guage.

well ive already flushed and treated the system (including core). what im gonna do is drop it into a radiator place sometime this week, get them to rod clean the radiator and change the thermostat and see how it goes. if theres still probs then its time for a new hub. good to know the rb30 and rb25 hub fits on fine too

it doesnt overheat when idle. usually overheats when i load the engine up, say by boosting or going up a hill for a short while. ie. last tuesday night, i was going down ipswich motorway, temp was fine, then i gunned it in fourth for about 20 seconds, and the temp guage was 3/4 the way up. when i pulled over, the coolant was boiling thing is im getting a kit put on this monday, so i wont be getting the car back till tuesday. so i cant do much till later in the week. i guess ill get a radiator place to rod clean it out and replace the thermostat. would radiator places carry the right thermostat for a rb20det? cheers for the help so far

it overheats on cruise. when i brang it down to the rad guy this morning, the system was pretty warm/hot. the needle on my temp gauge was halfway up. i had the engine replaced 3 months ago by mercury after a *ahem incident*, and it overheated on day 1 i got it back. took it back to them, had it pressure tested and it came back fine. they put it down to a bubble in the system. then for 2 more months it only overheated once more, so i put it down to a bubble in the system too (i bled and flushed it after it the 2nd time). However the last 2 weeks its just been getting worse and worse, where its at the stage now whenever i go for a 20+ min drive it will overheat and i have to turn the heater on full to keep it at normal temps also i just rang around some places, 1 wrecker wants $175 for a clutch fan hub, and moorooka nissan said there are no hubs in australia, but can get one from japan for $423 not really sure if the 2nd hand price is fair or not another question...is the sr20 hub a direct replacement, or a rb25/26?

Ok, my r32 gtst is overheating like a cat on heat now, and i just went down to a radiator specialist. turns out the clutch fan can freely move when the engine is turned off, so he reckons its stuffed. It still does spin though when the car is on, but it obviously isnt getting enough airflow. The problem is now, trying to find a working replacement clutch fan. its bloody hard finding one for a rb20. do the rb26 or rb25 ones fit up ok? would i just need the hub? The other option i could go is a thermofan i spose, but im worried about hooking up a controller. dunno what to do about all this

when i do my brothers r33, we use about 4.5litres (changing the oil filter as well)

used airroaddirect to freight a body kit up from melbourne to brisbane. good service, kit came in good condition and their ordering system is awsome. reasonable prices too for door to door

hey mate, ill offer $50 pickup

17" jap rim pics please

dude, you've been pm'ing me since last night. my understanding is you are organising the freight, and will pm me the costs, ill pay, then you ship just to restate what i said in pm, I am really keen for this kit

ill buy it, if your willing to ship

also interested....still available?

also interested where are you? will you be doing a deal to get sideskirts and frontbar togethor? how flexible will they be? and finally, are you going to make rear pods and rear bar as well?

how much is postage (to brisbane)?

have you bypassed the stock boost solenoid?

these still for sale? i assume they would need extra adapters bought for the water loop and oil loop?

thanks to cerb who captured this vid, you can see the moment the heater hose blew: http://cars.aaron-77.com/may2/sad_moment.avi see the trailing mist of steam? thing is couldnt see it till i had slowed down heaps (i.e. in pit) and i couldnt hear the knock cause of the wind, helmut and normal engine noise on top. trying to source a replacement rb20 atm

yer my jaw dropped as well

well im currently cash strapped, so im trying to keep costs as low as possible. cheapest option i think is to get a long rb20 motor and replace it. some mates are willing to help me out (great mates ). i just hate having to impose on people. power wise, the dead motor is stock, so it doesnt worry me about getting a new stocker. ive just got a fmic, walbro 255l fuel pump, cat back exhaust, which i was happy with. however trent at mercury is trying source up a cheap replacement deal, but it could still be over the 3500 mark (originally said about 4k for a rb20 replacement) thanks for the replies

After dropping all my coolant at a track day (due to a exploded heated hose), my r32 rb20det is dead. Ive got mercury motorsport looking at it now. Im wondering what the cheapest option would be to get a rb20det back in (or maybe rb25det). Note I dont have the capabilites to put a engine in myself. (Im so depressed right now, please help) Thanks

well, add another dead car to the list, my engine is buggered, needs to be replaced or rebuilt....