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How often does this thing break down while doing track work? If I remember correctly it DNF'ed at an Auto Salon event, and I remember the car running over 2 minutes on Oran Park South (its a sub minute lap) a while ago because it was having mechanical issues. Never heard of it doing track work aside from at those events, so I am quite curious to know.... Seems like a lot of money to spent on a cobbled-together modified performance car that can't seem to handle being used in a performance environment.

f**k me sideways. When did Bee*R get into this racket?

Wrong. Without getting it engineered, they can defect you for the FMIC and exhaust. Does your aftermarket wheel have an airbag in it? If not, there's another defect. Does the gearshift knob or the shifter surround have the shift pattern? You're right that an engineer's cert doesn't guarantee a lack of defects (since they could say the parts appear to have degraded since the cert was signed off, or they suspect that you've modified it further, or they defect you for something not on the cert) but its a safety net that mitigates that risk. Not having one gives the cop an easy angle to "reasonably" defect you. Also, in NSW you shouldn't be able to get defected for putting on wheels with a different diameter.

Here's an English lesson for you. "Registered" does not mean "Validated". If you have a look at the EPA web site on fuel additive registration, the all that registration does is check to make sure that fuel and fuel additives aren't dangerous, or make the engine exceed the statutory requirements for emissions etc. As long as they don't make things horribly worse in terms of emissions or evaporation rates, any fuel additive will get "registered". It could (and, in the case of these pills, probably will) do nothing and it would pass registration with flying colours. Actually, it doing nothing would guarantee registration as it does not negatively impact otherwise compliant fuels. Here's a hint. If you see an automotive performance product whose evidence involve passing references to unsubstantiated "lab tests" from unknown testing bodies, and lots of testimonals, and its advertised on eBay then it doesn't work. If it did work, they'd be patenting the product and licensing it to car manufacturers or oil companies.

You know what else gives a reddish coating on metal components? Rust.

(Emphasis added by myself). You know what else makes fuel burn quicker? Lowering the octane rating of the fuel you're using. Drop some regular unleaded into your car next time, and you'll see the exact same "gains".

How does a unit that detects a specific band of radar signals, and provide an audio/visual cue, enhance your awareness of the speed in which you're travellling or the inherent road conditions around you? It also doesn't enhance your awareness of the house you're about to crash your car into either. You'd be amazed at what your eyes can see if you one day pull your head out of your arse. Who needs an accident black spot warning system when you can use your (hopefully standard fitment) eyes and brain, and see what the road conditions look like and how traffic flows through it and determine the risk level, or the big f**k-off signs that the roads authorities put in those areas and therefore not need your brain to come to a conclusion? If you genuinely want to be a safer road user, stick to riding a bus. With your mental faculties and driving history, it sounds like the biggest accident-prone black spot in Victoria is anywhere near you when you're driving.

I am booked in.

The Brembos come up for sale on a regular basis, especially from Z33 owners going to a big brake kit. I got mine for $2500 with calipers, rotors and OEM pads...and that was over a year ago. Price should have dropped since then. I've seen quite a few people selling just the front calipers as well, so its also an idea.

Is it just the photographer bias, or is the competition dominated by Nissans?

/Proof Read British.

Another reason why, if you do something illegal, you keep your pie hole shut. But given how close the Australian and British legal systems are, this could potentially affect us. If we have any lawyers in the house they might be better to comment, but from what I've heard case law in other countries that have similar justice systems to ours can sometimes be applied. Read the Full Article: Pistonheads

Turbo selection, compression ratio, and good tuning. Since OEMs don't design with the aftermarket in mind, they put in parts to suit their aims (which is drivability). As such, they'll run engines with smaller turbos that match the engine's flow characteristics (for faster spooling), low boost and small intercoolers to keep the response up, and high compression ratios inside the engine to make it as efficient as possible. Better modern fuels and ECUs, along with a conscious decision to run a low boost / high compression engine, are probably where the biggest "gains" are found. The exhausts etc are pretty efficient as well (my mate's just gotten a Polo GTi, and apparently an aftermarket catback is only worth 5fwkW, which is sweet FA).

Your old man's a cop, yet you refer to people like him as "stupid morons" that should "get off there high horse n come back to reality"? Has someone got replacement globes for the #2438 model of bullshit detectors? Mine just blew.

Dude I think I just filled the cup.

Duplicate.

Don't they also get a higher conviction rate? I know that not very many countries have a presumption of innocence. For example in France, there isn't. If the police / prosecutor has enough evidence to actually go to court, they assume you're guilty and you have to prove your innocence. Presumption of innocence is a relatively new development for legal systems. Islamic law, given the....erm....quaint nature of some of their punishments, don't strike me as being up with those kind of concepts. That and they're more likely to allow a consider that a fictitious deity will spare the innocent, rather than cognitive conclusions based on rules of evidence and due process. As such, its also a deterrent. If you get caught you're less likely to get off. There's no "innocent until proven guilty" or "beyond reasonable doubt" for the prosecutor. So you get caught under dubious circumstances and, innocent or not, you can't expect the balance of probability to let you off. However, the whole "I'd rather let a guilty man go free than punish an innocent man" is something I'm OK with. People make mistakes all the time, and sometimes people are law enforcement. If you're going to err on one side, I'd rather be living in a society that errs on the side of freedom.

It would depend on the reason. If they came in to rob me and we ran into each other, I'd realise that everything was insured and I'd comply. If they came in to kill me and I was awake at the time, I'd do whatever I could to stop them from succeeding. Unlike dnbutts' mate's situation, I could more easily plead self defence. The guy's coming after me, not just my property. If, like in this situation, they came in to kill me and I was asleep I'd probably die. Your original assertion was that we should have guns, so that's what my response was aimed at. I'd agree that the laws in dnbutts' mate's situation is f**ked, but your "guns are the answer" wouldn't have done much good. If the car thief doesn't have a firearm and kill you, then on top of the assault and bodily harm charges dnbutt's mate was up for, he would also have increased the probability of being up for manslaughter if not murder. The last time I checked, potentially dying or having more charges against you wasn't an improvement to a situation. Then again, the whole story isn't provided either. There's a reasonable amount of force you can use. As an extreme example, If I caught you stealing my chips at Maccas no-one would consider it reasonable that I break both your legs. dnbutts' mate broke a guy's face for attempting to steal his car. Was it necessary? For just a potential car theft, non car enthusiasts wouldn't say it was a "reasonable" response. If the thief tried to assault dnbutts' mate when they got caught, or it was a carjacking where the driver was physically threatened, it would be self defence. In my mind, he shouldn't be liable in that situation. A solution would be a more logical change to the relevant laws, with greater protection towards the victims of crime. I'm referring to how people can break into your house, trip over, and sue you for it. You had nothing to do with their illegal activity that resulted in their injury, yet somehow you're liable.

.........so they can learn all their bad habits? What's the likelihood that he has access to a "real driver" over a "pretend driver" or "real commuter"? If nice 28 starts learning from your typical license holder we have to share the road with and copies their "technique", then the balance of probability says he's just become another f**kwit rather than someone who can actually drive in a safe and conscientious manner.

That we don't kill murderers is what makes us better than them. You can't say that killing people is wrong, for any reason, and then kill people for it. You lose what moral and ethical authority you have. Vengeance is not justice, and from the emotive responses by a lot of people who don't actually even know Rick it goes to show why we'd like to think of justice as blind and impartial.

I'm going to try being as civil as I possibly can in response to this, but I seriously cannot believe people outside the US are that stupid. If you can get guns to keep in the house, you can get guns to carry outside the house. Its not like they're chained to your front verandah. Unless you plan on wearing a holster all the time, an armed assailant breaking in is going to have the advantage, since they'll have the gun with them. And if he knows that there's a good chance you'll pull out a gun on him, he's less likely to go easy on you and more likely to shoot you accidentally because he thought you were going for a gun. If I was desperate enough to break into someone's house and there was a good probability they were armed, the first thing I'd do is neutralise them before robbing the place (tie them up or knock them out, rather than just skulk around without them noticing, or take family members hostage to ensure their co-operation). I'd have my own firearm as well, and if I saw someone moving around, I'd shoot first. At least if you don't live in an "armed" culture, the thief knows they have a good probability of outrunning or overwhelming you. Secondly, the guy was stabbed in his sleep. What good is a gun in a drawer going to do you if you wake up already wounded, with your assailant on top of you? It doesn't sound like a robbery from the description, so if your hitman thinks you may be able to shoot him, he's more likely to shoot you first (or just torch your house and ambush you as you try fleeing out the front door, what's the likelihood that you'll grab your gun if you're trying to exit a burning building?). And it also increases the chance of your loved ones getting injured in the crossfire, either by you or your assailant.

Should add W16 in as a poll option, and so he can tell his mates that Bugatti did a VL Commo and bought the Veyron engine from Nissan.

Its not bad. Its a pretty short throw from the factory (not quite MX5 / S2000 short, but still shorter than any other Nissan I've driven) and with well defined gates. The ratios themselves are near perfect for the Z. You're rarely out of the torque curve in the car in any gear. While you need to make 2 gear changes to hit 100km/hr, killing your 0-100 time, it hits the quarter mile traps at redline in 4th so its geared well for that quarter mile run. For me and my requirements (touge and track work, but street driven), I'd only make 2 changes to the gearing. I'd run a shorter final drive to give more acceleration in the middle gears, but then run a highly overdriven 6th for economy. I never hit 6th on any Australian track, so I don't need it to be accelerative. As it is the engine does 2800RPM at 120km/hr when there's more than enough torque to pull the car along at highway cruising speeds below 2200RPM. I'd probably want to pull it down to around 2500RPM at that speed, which would allow me to continue using 6th around town.

I'm noticing a correlation between wanker number plates and the propensity to do burnouts. Where's The Chaser when you need them?

Good f**king luck. There are no factory-fitted SR20DE powered S14s in this country. No-one brought in the S14 Q's under the grey import rules, and I can't imagine there's anyone stupid enough to pull the SR20DET out of an S14 either. But, judging by your mate's track record, he could be the first. He can get an S13 Q's or an Autech S15 if he wants NA, but I hope he doesn't. Silvias get enough idiots buying them, they don't need any more.