BaysideBlue

any more info or pics of the GTR pods you were referring to? would prefer to buy one of the shelf rather than getting it made.

so can anyone confirm that exedy makes only one type of light flywheel?

Flamming Bathurst now are we? you are looking a good time in this forum. I seem to remember it was AUDI, the german marque who has WON 24hr of Le Mans 6 TIMES. Now, where was the C5 vette again? Running in the midfield "reliably" but constantly getting beaten by Aston Martins, Ferraris and Maseratis of the same class.

You are all over the place mate. No, actually, LS2 is the replacement for LS1. LS7 is a variant of the original LS1, not a replacement for the LS1. Otherwise all the shitty GM coupes would have the 7 litre Covertte V8 which would've been great but not going to happen. LS1 = 350ci and LS7 = 427ci. Clearly the guy was referring to LS1 so keep your smartass comments to yourself.

I said its hardly efficient, not "Very inefficient". Nor did I say its a "piece of junk". like what Scathing said the Z06 engine is not a mass production motor, there might be are more technologies in it than a normal ls1 or ls2. so its more efficient than a lot of other american V8s but its still a push rod engine. lets see, the BMW M5 V10 5.0l: 0-100km/h: 4,2 s Top speed: 250 km/h (155 mph) with limiter; 330 km/h (205 mph) without Power: 507 bhp at 7900 rpm Torque: 520 nm (383 ft. lbs.) at 6100 rpm City (mpg) 12 Highway (mpg) 18 All that in a 4034lb german shit box of a car. You do the math. Scathing has summarised it all very well. all the reasons for anyone to see why it would not win a world engine of the year award.

I had fungus grown on the paint of my side mirror housing once. I was like WTF???

are you kidding me? yes it makes the power but push rod V8 in this day and age is hardly efficient. even ford has moved into multi valve twin cam years ago.

Ive heard for a r34 gtt you need to flush out the gearbox oil before changing clutch. Does anyone know how much gear oil are we talking about for a gtt?

yeah thats about right, a little under $500 delivered is Nengun's price. I guess the "proprietary metal alloy" is refering to forged chromoly then. in that case it should be heaps stronger than the factory one.

my R34 GT-T is poor man's R34 GT-R

Yeah like those pods you see on standard r33 rear bars, only better looking. so any idea where I can get them? here it is:

Any idea where I can get that rear bar "skirts" on the silver car?

Sounds like RE05A is the one to get. Has anyone compared it with S03 in the same size? Is 265 on a 9"rim really that bad with flex and stuff? what if I use higher tyre pressure to make it more "stiff"? Who else makes 265 width tyre in 17s? The ones I have found so far are: Dunlop SP Sport Maxx 265/40ZR17 96ZR Toyo Proxes T1R 265/40ZR17 96Y

Interested to know what did you end up getting? MX5? Boxster? Cayenne? or kept your Skyline?

I found an exedy flywheel on Nengun http://www.nengun.com/exedy/single-sports-light-flywheel. Is this the one you are talking about? It doesnt state the exact weight. Not sure if its chromoly either only says "lightweight aluminium" or "proprietary metal alloy" what does that mean?

You are missing the point. Like I said before, All external variables like dyno tweaks or "tyre slip" are excluded from the equation. Assumed to be remain constant means no tyre slip. When someone's car makes 600rwkw on the dyno, you can not simply say "well, that means you car makes 780kw at fly because theres 180kw worth of tyre slip".

External variables like dyno tweaks have already been excluded from the equation. Assumed to be remain constant. Multiples of 1.30-1.40 are reasonably accurate up to a certain power level for example; 150rwkw x 1.3 = 195kw, 200rwkw x 1.3 = 260 engine kw or even 250rwkw x 1.3 = 325 engine kw. these estimations are acceptable. But what if you have 300rwkw x 1.3 = 390 engine kw ie 90kw loss through drivetrain? you would be question that. and what if you have 600rwkw x 1.3 = 780 engine kw, 180kw loss? what could have possibly robbed you of all that power? It couldnt have been the drivetrain otherwise it would be very inefficient wouldnt it? Its not a question of whether it matters or not. It about knowledge, finding the answer to a question, that many of us do actually wonder sometimes.

that post surely deserves the flame. but the has already proven to be misleading, in this thread.

yeah im willing to accept that compromise. its all part of the skyline experience isnt it? if im afraid of the unpleasantness in a traffic jam i would be driving an automatic wouldnt I? now just need someone to advice me on which lightflywheel to get

So is it safe to assume; a car makes 150rwkw and 206_engine_kw in stock form, which is 55kw drivetrain loss. if every thing else remain constant ie. drivetrain, tyres, dyno setting, temp and etc. the same car now makes 250rwkw, its drivetrain loss or loss to other forms of energy will either remain at 55kw or increase marginally, but not exceed say 65kw? same applys to 300rwkw and 330rwkw?

Thanks for all your valuable inputs guys, especially 2rismo and Cubes.

Thanks Blind_elk. I will go check out that website.

Can anyone answer my above question? or any other light flywheel you would recommend?

Thanks for all your replys guys. I need to go as wide as possible here, is 265 on a 9"rim really that bad with the flex and stuff? what if I use higher tyre pressure to make it more "stiff"? The reason being my car will have over 250rwkw close to 300 when its finished, so i need as much rear grip as possible. Does anyone know which other tyre company makes 265 width tyre for a 17inch rim? The only one I could find is Dunlop sp sport maxx: 265/40ZR17 96ZR. any idea how much they are? Thanks

I would go 36psi front and 34psi rear for 18s. but even 34 and 32 psi should be fine and will give you more traction.