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Hopefully I'm back from Moreton so I can join in with this on the sunday.

Order one of the Apexi pods that Slide is selling on these forums ($89). Bolts straight up to the afm, no issues (though you might want to make a bracket to secure it). Should be even easier to install if you've got a HKS pod on there already, since to don't have to muck around with getting the stock air box off.

Note to self: When attempting to remove one's airbox from one's car, be sure to know the location of one's socket set BEFORE starting. A pair of different sized shifters, a screwdriver as a lever and a set of needle nose plyers does not a socket set make.

Here's what I don't get. Is that lap time with the model they're releasing now (the 353kw version)? Or the stripped out, higher powered model that they're talking about releasing in the future (the Evo model as it's been referred to)? I.e. has it the potential to go a lot faster?

Yeah, it seems that Japans sites tend to call it the 07/08 GTR because that's when it will be released in Japan, but American sites tend to call it the 09 GTR because that's when the americans are expecting it.

Best red car with white wheels is the R31 GTS2. Such a nice combo:

Yeah, I don't get that. Why the hell would I want a slower car just so I can still have a clutch? I applaud the use of the DSG. It makes perfect sense to me

Spotted a yellow R34 driving along Logan Road this lunch time (1ish) and just after, a white R33 S2 with front mount and bronze wheels pulled up next to us opposite RACQ (I was stuck in an Echo)

Split dump/front isn't going to do him much good on a N/A Price up some extractors Depending one what kind of sound/look you're hoping to achieve, you're looking at basically two styles of exhaust: a) Extractors -> Cat -> Front Muffler -> Rear Muffler (all with 2.5" mandrel bent piping) which will produce normally a sound not much louder than stock or b) Extractors -> Cat -> Resonator -> Cannon (with 2.5" mandrel bent piping) which will be a hell of a lot louder (louder than turbo cars, which is something to take into consideration) If you're just looking for the sound without any performance gain, you can forgo the extractors and cat, and just get a cat back system

Weren't there a certain model of aussie made car where it was 1 in 5? I'll take 1 in 8000 over 1 in 5

I might be wrong (I can't remember cause I've never used them, being tiptronic) but my R34 GTT auto only has 2 & 3. They're a 4 speed. I thought the R33's were 5 speeds, but I don't know if turbo's and N/A's are different. Tried just counting how many gear changes you go through to work out if it's a 4 or 5 speed? Don't even have to floor it, just count the changes as you go up through the gears.

There is a rather sexy gun metal silver R34 GTR sitting at Vehicle Inspections here at RACQ at the moment. Somebody getting an early christmas present? I didn't see the plates

I don't have an auto r33, but my thoughts would be - Why would the transmission make a difference to whether the engine has a rev limiter? Or what gear the transmission is in at the time? My answer would be - of course it has a rev limit. 4 speed auto? Probably won't do much, since in this case D and 3rd will be the same thing, but drive will switch it into overdrive (4th, assuming overdrive is selected) if the revs are high enough for it to want to switch. 5 speed? I'm guessing, but going from 3rd to D will just switch it to 4th when the computer wants to (assuming the revs are correct for it to switch to 4th, otherwise it might stay in 3rd), which shouldn't cause it any real issues (* Unless you're doing this stationary, in which case, yeah, it'll probably break something; *reving out 3rd will probably put you beyond any legal speed limit in australia as well) No idea whether the R33's N/A's have 4 or 5 speed auto's though, perhaps somebody can clarify

Spotted a white R34 sedan with a uras kit travelling with me southbound on the gateway, and another white 34 coupe travelling north stuck in all the traffic just past the eight mile plains entry on to the gateway.

There was a white and wingless R32 GTR in VI at RACQ this morning. Belong to anyone here?

There is: Red Top NICS (Early R31) Red Top ECCS (Late R31) Silver Top ECCS (R32) I believe that they're all incompatible as far as ECU's go. I doubt even if the Red top ECCS ECU could work the Silver top properly (which I thought it couldn't), the NICS ECU definately couldn't. Besides from memory, the money to spend on getting the silvertop ECU you'll quickly save with the (far) better fuel economy. The R31 forums are definately the place to get a definate answer though.

Yes. I also believe it sticks out more in front as well

How very true...

I drive a R34 4 door and even I agree with all of the above comments from people. Sure you can make up for weight with power, but you're far better off not having it in the first place

The one on boardman road (in Redcliffe) that tucks itself behind the truck that's always parked there, near the kippa-ring shops, sneaky bastard. I saw it flash one night as I was driving past, scared me as I definately wasn't doing more than 60, till I noticed the guy travelling beside me (who started behind me at the lights) was pulling ahead of me. Sucks to be you.

Spotted at Bunnings out at Rothwell: Red R34 sedan, car looks great in this colour Black R32 - MZR32

Yesterday I saw: Black R34 on levington road turning into Logan Road Blue V35 stuck in the gateway traffic just before the bridge heading southbound. Black/Dark Grey R32 GTR on the gateway around nudgee

Pretty much all cosmetic, different kit etc.

I think the speed alarm is standard on the R33's, search and there'll be a thread on what wire you'd need to cut

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