R32 Zilla

Please add me to the list. I will be there. Payment for both club membership and entry fee will be made tomorrow. DIF ..... you have a PM Thanks. Tim.

Is the list on the front page up to date ? Is there still spots left in this event ?

sloutch ....... just wondering if you got my PM ? Thanks Tim.

I am thinking about entering this. My L2S CAMS licence expired about 6 months ago. Would it be possible to renew it in time for this event ?

I got a brand new cat and yeah turbos seem to be number one suspect. Not a real easy job to rip them out to see their condition but it may be the only way. Private race tracks ......... Havnt you seen them on ebay ?

I knew someone would ask about that. Well I have my very own private race track . The truth is the car hardly ever gets driven like that. Definitely not on a regular basis. Though I do have plans to do some hill climbs ect this year and thats part of the reason I want it to be running right. Yes going back to CRD for diagnosis is an option but as good as they are I cant afford to do that just now. Tim.

Say i rev to 7000 in 2nd and then same in 3rd and then change to 4th and just coast along and slow down. Well about 5 seconds after I back off I get about 5 to 10 seconds of white smoke. sometimes get a good backfire and flame too which I know is nothing to worry about. I have a new catch can setup which is vent to atmo but I currently have the pvc valve still attached to the rocker cover. Could I just block off the pvc valve? This would obviously stop any oily fumes getting into the inlet manifold. Tim.

what about the white .. ish smoke on over run after a hard run ?

AFR's should be good as it has just been tuned and by a very good tuner. The smoke starts as a very light grey (almost white) and becomes a darker grey as you rev it out. I still believe there is something causing the whitish smoke on boost but low in the rev range. I think the whitish smoke is simply mixing with rich black smoke higher in the rev range to make the darker grey. if that makes sense. thanks Tim.

Can anyone else help with this ?

I have heard that if it was valve stem seals it would blow smoke off boost as well as on and when free revving. Is this correct ?

Yeah I dont think it is running too rich. It blew smoke before the dyno tune at CRD and then I think even more after the tune. I would expect some black sooty smoke higher in the rev range but this obviously a much lighter grey (almost white) mixing with the black. On overrun the smoke seems to be almost white. Tim.

Is it time for new turbos? or if it was the turbos would they be blowing continuous smoke even off boost? Thanks Tim.

I have an R32 GTR with R34 N1s, rebuilt motor (few years ago now), PFC ect ect. It has recently been tunned at CRD and made 282 AWKW at about 18. It was also comp tested by CRD and they said it was fine, not perfect but fine. Anyway, about 3 months before it was tunned I made a stupid mistake and overfilled the oil after checking it on slightly uneven ground. I drove it for a few weeks before checking it again and realising my mistake and I drained some out. Now Iam not 100% sure but I think it was about this time that it started to blow some smoke on boost. I think it is best if I now just list all the symptoms and things I already know and maybe someone can point me in the right direction. - It blows a greyish coloured smoke and sometimes a fair bit of it. - It does not blow smoke at idle - As soon as boost starts to build the smoke starts and continues right through the rev range. - After a good high revving run it smokes on over run about 5 or 10 seconds after you back off. - It does not use a lot of oil - It does not use any coolant - It goes hard and Jim was happy with the tune. He was going to run more boost but we had some boost control issues which have since been fixed. - i have installed a catch can since the tune but that has made no difference to the smoke. Catch can is vent to atmo type and PVC valve is still plumbed up not blocked off. * The car is a daily driver and it is only a short drive to work. A few weeks ago I drove to Newcastle (from Bathurst) and it got a few good rev outs and I found that the smoke almost completely went away! I got back here and started driving it around town again and after 4 days the smoke was back. I know to expect some black smoke as thats how Jim tunned it and he told me I would get a bit but this is a light grey colour and too much of it. Jim did comment on the amount of smoke on the dyno but he wasnt sure what it was. Sorry ... long post. Anyone ??

I got one of these ....... http://allpurposebatteries.com.au/shop/pro...eafdb6795305e70 Its small and I needed the space Its light - 8KG Its powerful - 380 CCA - Starts the 2.6 without trouble and my alarm doesnt send it flat. Its reasonably priced. Tim.

If you do decide to go 'all out' then consider a Turbosmart EBoost2. I just got one and I am very happy with it. It allows for very good control of boost and has some great features.

Does it also make boost slowly ?? If so then I would definitely check your cat. I mucked around for ages trying to find why my car struggled to make boost. The cat had collapsed and was causing a large amount of back presure. Tim.

Yep Rav that would be good. Where did you get it? or was it alredy fitted when you bought the car.

Yes I realize now that I have a bigger battery then standard and I will change it to fit a catch can. I emailed Greenline about the 3L Cusco one and they said they have none in stock but could get one made. That ARC one for an R32 posted buy Angus Smart looks ok. Thats the style Iam after. Anyone got any info on it or a link i can go to? Cant find it for sale anywhere or any info on it. Tim.

sav man .... The battery I have now is too big but if I bought a smaller battery that is exactly what Iam looking for. How have you got yours set up ? What inlet/outlets does it come with ? Where from and how much ?? I can only find the smaller ones on the net. Thanks Tim.

I have no oil control modifications done apart from a baffled sump.

Hi Kane, yeah it is going well. We will have to meet up and go for a cruise when yours is on the road. i have been following your build thread. where are you going to mount the catch can?

Firstly i have : R32GTR with built motor, R34N1's running up to 21psi. Iam getting a fair bit of oil in my intake and intercooler pipes and i want to fix this asap. The problem is that I have VERY limited space in my R32 engine bay to fit a catch can. As I see it I have 3 options: 1 - Relocate the battery to the boot and fit a decent size catch can in its place. This means a bit of stuffing around with wiring and the loss of some boot space. Would have to buy battery box. Is it legal ?? 2 - Buy a small $300 odyssey battery which would leave room for a catch can in front of it. 3 - buy one of those catch cans thats sits accross cam covers at the back. See pic below. Would these do the job and do it well? It would be the cheapest and easiest option. How big does it need to be? Most seem to be about 800ml to 1 litre. Is that big enough for an RB26 that does the occasional hill climb and drag event? What catch can setup does everyone have in their GTR? Any suggestions would be great. Thanks Tim.

The PFC must use the boost signal only for the boost reading on the handet ? I am not sure. I have found another vacuum source at the rear of the motor. It is only small in diameter and it runs to a small unit on the firewall. Could this be used at all ? I wish I could just take it back to CRD but it isnt that easy for me just now. I am spraypainter not a mechanic but I can normally sort through things like this. Tim.

Ok Iam trying to find another vaccum source to T in a few things. I have 4 things that need vaccum. The PFC, boost gauge, boost controler and fuel presure reg. I cant seem to find any other source other then the one iam using now. I tried one that was close to the one iam using at the front of the motor but it hardly registered anything on the gauge. So where does everyone plumb in all these things ? If I could find just one more source then I could plumb 2 things into each source. Thanks Tim.