Swiper the Fox

The biggest cost is tooling up to do it. I have spent $1000's on measuring equipment, parts washers, engine stands, presses etc...not to mention spanners, sockets and the like. Most of this stuff is necessary to do the work you want to undertake it properly. Id say if you have the money go for it...as a meticulous carefully measured build can be a lot more reliable than a rushed one done at a workshop that is more focused on turnover than anything else. Just make sure that everything is cleaned properly prior to assembly...as this is what kills most builds earlier than anything.

fly me down and ill do it...easy call Rajab Racing or JPC in Melbourne.

here's a kit that is less than 1/2 price with all the right bits. http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Ge...51#entry5139051

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I have a 3.* litre full counter stroker in the pipeline...ill look into using the large rear housing -10's. Ill let you know how they go.

Aww c'mon Stevo...you are very useful mate, but yes just try a little harder please. I thought it very funny how the pics of the rods you posted up and now are gone...they look exactly like something ive seen before. See you can be our resident imperial to metric converter. Very useful indeed! Just winding you up bud...you seem to enjoy doing it to others. Yes it will be very interesting with all the new developments in tang length etc.

The 3.* litre full counter jobbie i have in the pipeline may finally get the nod of approval from you big cube boffin's then. No forklift block required though. * > Insert number between 1 and 4

when i say big cams lift is what im refering to. Thats why i said if there was no increase in lift swapping the inlet to 270's then he shouldn't bother. The 280's were a better match for your head/turbo combo obviously. 1200hp turbo's with a big head we have found work great with a 290/11.5+ set-up...the 300's were poorly matched to the turbo's and head combo therefore not suitable for optimum performance hence why you found the 280's worked better. My statement may have been better put this way "bigger camshafts than what is usually suggested/accepted can help to bring torque on earlier and hold it close to maximum for longer if the head and supporting mods are properly matched". "We have tested this and found this to be the case in most of the applications we have tested"

you will have to ask Mrs Line that question as ive already ran it past Noel and he insisted a gentleman never speaks. Oh you were refering to my car...sorry... it was at idle with the choke pulled out about 3/4 of the way.

it was supposed to be funny...it was lighthearted.

Whats Stevo ever done that was any good? Robbie Ward however...RB legend!

I think you may have missed the point of what i was trying to say... Ive looked at his combination of parts...rpm range and head mods (porting valves etc) and told him not to change anything if he is not gaining an increase in lift by changing the inlet cam to 272. Does this now make sense to you? Rob, what have you found when testing different combo's for low mount twins or high mount singles on GTR's ? If you have found something interesting from real world testing it would be nice to share some of the results here. A few guys testing them on circuit based racecars have also been surprised with running higher than normally is accepted combo's with low mount twins but only when combined with larger valves and extensive port jobs. Mark Berry's R34 is a perfect example of this and i know that Brad from Autosport in Sydney who specialises in circuit cars does more development than most has also found this correct.

yes...30 bottom ends give you an instant increase in length...your Mrs will be walking like John Wayne tomorrow. Marko Polo...my lowly RB26 made 550AWKW with 26psi using 98 from the BP the other night.

Let me guess...the tuner was Glen at ESP? anyone who lives within an hours drive of Canberra would be bonkers to go anywhere else.

x2....id keep what you have if its only a mild port job and you are running std valves...especially if you are getting no increase in lift by changing them. bit left field but this little bit of info i found the other day supports my theory on camshaft selection... On naturally-aspirated engine configurations, the cylinder head and camshafts are critical in determining where the power band of the engine begins and how much peak power is produced. While some believe that a good flowing cylinder head is not as important on forced-induction applications, the truth is that the cylinder head and camshaft combination make all the difference. In DRAG Sport testing, we've seen the same engine at the same boost level make twenty percent more power and come into boost sooner with a well-matched cylinder head and camshaft combination. For this application, Yokomaku ported the cylinder head and fitted 1mm-oversized stainless valves into the head. VeilSide's custom valve guides, valve springs and titanium retainers were matched to the VeilSide custom-ground camshafts. The camshafts feature an 11.6mm lift with 280 degrees of advertised intake and 290 degrees of advertised exhaust duration. To channel the flow of air into the cylinder head, Yokomaku used a JUN intake manifold mated to a 100mm VeilSide single throttle body. the above is a quote from Veilside....yes big camshafts help bring an engine on earlier. We have tested our theory and have proven it to be correct.

yes...the BOV needs pressure fed to the top to hold it shut...boost is forcing it open without this restricting the boost level.

fishing line or dental floss...then some prepsol.

My car has never overheated...can run it all day on the dyno without issue. changed from engine fan to thermo and had overheating issues...changed back to engine fan...now all cool.

price on cam covers valve covers and RB26 crank please

I have a good mate who's job involves testing piston ring packages...the best performing are JE's

x2...it allowed us to find quite a bit lacking in our set-up. Thanks Shane...Should be sorted for Compak. Awesome time, awesome car and most importantly awesome fella. Well done mate. 1.35 Marko...only a 1.54 today. Stace has done a 1.69 on Federals though...pretty stout!

sell the pistons to me for a reasonable price and buy the right ones for the det head...easy

is this a non vspec?

leave the cams...but upgrade the dumps. A set of camgears or even just one on the exhaust side would be the best way to get the most from the stock cams with N1's and a stock head.

nice couch nigga.