Swiper the Fox

A VL up your way ran 9.95 with one...mad turbo for the DiRTy30. My genuine A8 block has had all the Red R Racing treatment...bigger main studs, bigger head studs, bigger bearing feeds, bigger oil drains, bigger bores... Just waiting for the Nitto forged billet full 12 counterweight knife edged i beam custom piston 3.2 litre stroker kit to arrive. 1500hp anyone?

you can send it to me as Paul will be seeing me next week.

you can remove the pin out of the r32 cas shaft and fit the r34 drive...no wires to mess with.

yes but with 34's you have to use the r32 33 cas spline when fitting the earlier cams. You can just use the earlier CAS and swap the cylinder and sync wire over when re-wiring the plug.

OK things are all good from both ends then...sweet. Im in the exact same position as you in regards to machine shop...my guys are craftsmen but they have a slow and steady approach...gets a bit frustrating sometimes but better than having to send stuff back due to rough tolerances...if its not exact it doesn't leave their shop. I have to send tunnel bore jobs to Sydney (we are in Newcastle) as their is little demand for the work up here to justify the huge outlay for quality machinery to perform it correctly (im actually off to sydney tomm to personally oversee an N1 block be fixed). Are the cranks finished here in Australia? and where is the parent material sourced from?

no accusations and innuendo Brad...just guessing what may have been happening as im quite aware of what you are trying to achieve and the pitfall associated with it. Good to see you back with some news for interested parties after a couple of months absent...so the crank you have pictured on your website is not actually the correct design as the picture is of an eight counterweight item...its a little confusing. Couple of thou out and two months plus to rectify...id sack your machinist as thats pretty crook. If you want to use a decent one PM and ill give you some info on who you could use. Personally id ditch the 95mm item and put all your effort into the 93mm one as the 95mm is going to be a cluster fu(k to get right.

id say they are still trying to work out why the main caps keep fretting. good luck. Another option will be available in 4 weeks from another company that are full counterweight (12) instead of 8. Sweedish highest quality 4340 billet steel forged, finished and balanced in the US.

Toyota Australia were looking to release the Mark V Chaser here. but the boffins at HQ decided the Avalon was a better option. retards!!

Try a block of wood behind it and hit that with a hammer alternating from either side...the balancer might be a throw away anyway so if it damages it its no big deal.

I buy my Hardblok from Rocket. Probably cheaper for you to drop the block off at your local engine shop and get them to do it.

Smiley was building engines while most on here were still getting lunch from their mothers tit and seen more rods than the average punter...looks like he's impressed too.

I do them all as a matter of course now. Some of the circuit racers have commented that they have lower logged temps after grouting. When you really think about how a thermostat controlled cooling system works it actually makes sense. If i did my own engine block i would have raced at Compak Attak as where the block split on the friday before the event was at the bottom of the water jacket. So from now on they all get grouted.

about the same with both...although the Nitto's feature 7/16 rod bolts insted of the Argo's 3/8 bolts...the finish on the Nitto's is incredible. They also have the added bonus of having a built in piston oil squirter...very clever. The Nitto's are slightly more expensive as i get a good discount at Argo, but im happy to pay a bit more for Nitto. I have a mate who builds engines for Triple 8 racing who was an avid argo fan in the past but was highly impressed with the new Nitto items...if anyone knows what they are looking at its him.

how much for just the complete head i.e. with cams and springs?

yes Nitto I beams only. 7mm from main bearings back to feed gallery. and yes up to bottom of welsh plugs.

Deburr, oil drains out to 8mm, oil feeds out to 7mm, grout to bottom of welsh plugs and use Nitto RB30 rods as they have an oil jet built into them that jets oil to the underside of piston using a feed off the big end bearing. hope that answers your questions Simon...hows the Vi-PEC?

E46 Msport BMW is what Stacey has ordered...ill have to settle for the VL Berlina...lol. I have some idea's around a 3/4 chassis Silvia with a 3.2ltr Nitto RB stroker that drinks methanol and snorts nitrous. I have most of the parts needed to build it in the shed...including the Silvia.

what can you put together for a VL Berlina turbo that will bolt on...lines mani etc. mint car that needs to look absolutely unmodified. pm or post here.

I have everything you require...Stainless high mount manifold, Tial 45mm wastegate, Plazmaman Plenum and throttle body. Make me a reasonable offer on the package and it will head to Capalaba.

100 inc freight...thats all they are worth for me. Ill give you two Edith Cowan's and you can give me two calipers.

100 for calipers eh? include freight and i may take them

the handle of the hammer i mentioned looks like a crocodile has been munching on it...lol

ahh yes...before i had a rattler i used the wooden handle of an engineers hammer to wedge the counterweight.

Nice one Dave... Until it can be acertained what has caused the failure nothing should be assumed...i.e. it may be something that only destructive testing would have shown up. This is something engine builders cannot undertake with products...thats why i insist that guys only use certain brands/items im confident is going to be up to the task. Even big $$ Jap stuff gets slightly modified when im doing a big horsepower set-up so im completely confident of its ability to handle the high stresses they have to tolerate. A lot of parts are taken out of the box and simply bolted in asuming they are perfect ...thats why a lot of these builds fail early. I have recieved a lot in my 14 odd years of Skyline ownership...there are some very selfless people who give a lot. Im now in a position to help...thats why ive put my hand up to assist.

yep...did it twice yesterday with RB26 engines...they were 350ft/lb tensioned. I do have a good rattle gun though but most reasonable quality ones should be enough for a 25.