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A similar topic has been brought up in another thread. The reason your 4wd light is coming on is because the ECU is telling you that it has detected a problem in your ATTESSA system - just what the problems is, is anyones guess, but the aforementioned pointers should be a good place to start. The 4WD light coming on does NOT mean it is in 4WD - just the opposite, which is why you only get RWD. I find it inwardly amusing that you mentioned its getting colder in Rocky --- what from 25 down to 20 !!

Thanks dude, I have added it to the Glossary of Terms

And for those of us reading Japanese mags, what is the conversion to PS? Isnt it almost 1:1 ??

This has got me thinking... ...at the next cruise and meet, can you guys see how many bodies you can fit in a Stagea!

Wont somebody answer the man's questions?? Here goes: the boot is 94cm at the strut towers, 138 at the widest, 80cm high and 110cm from the back of seat to tailgate. If you lay the seats down then you effectively double the length - just perfect for transporting immigrants. And now for two questions of my own.... what does FTW mean? Goldzilla - what the heck is that up your exhaust?

Sounds like the same theory diesel engine manufacturers have. Most common rail deisels will produce a difference of up to 200 HP from the same motor simply by programming the ECU. You simply tell them what you want the motor to do and they'll program it for you.

I'm not getting into that argument or this thread will start to look like it should be in the skyline forum. Search for "carbibles" on the web and click on 'oil additives' for a good run down on what works and what is hype. At the end of the day a good oil is a good oil is a good oil. But a bad oil is a bad oil and thats what the V8 was running - a basic crude, straight out of the ground. But hey, if you want to spend the dyno time and money comparing what additives do for your HP figures, then we will read with interest. AC is right, at the end of the day power is not everything when it comes to making a car fast or enjoyable to drive. It's in the how and when you get that power to the ground.

Qiky - your stagea will show mine up any day. By the way, my sister lives in Narangba/Burpengary, so maybe we'll catch up when Im visiting her. If you dont move closer then 129 k's beforehand www.travelmate.com.au is also a very helpful site.

Sk has the formula for power to weight ratio equating to terminal velocity and times over the 1/4. I assuming you know ( but then maybe you dont) that AWKW means - all wheel kilowatts RWKW means - rear wheel kilowatts BHP means - brake horsepower The difference in the first two is just in the way the dyno measures your power output - ie in 4WD or 2WD. BHP is generally the power measured at the crank - ie at the flywheel - this is the power figure you would read when you see a picture of an engine on a stand with a big fan for cooling and cherry red exhaust. A lot of power is lost thru the transmission - upto 30%. What this means for the humble stagea RB25, that is factory rated at 208 kw (at the flywheel), is that your dyno graph may only read 140kw at the wheels - the loss from 208 to 140 is from the transmission and tyre friction on the dyno rollers. I've seen a large 4WD (Nissan Patrol) pick up 10kw on the dyno just by changing the tyres from large 4wd style tyres to smaller car tyres. I've also seen old V8 motors pull 20+ kw just from changing the engine oil to synthetic - the equation is simple - the more you reduce friction, the more power that is available to transmit to the road. A 4WD stagea is going to suffer more power loss in the drivetrain then a 2WD. This is good thing about ATTESSA - it remains a 2WD only until the rears start to slip (I dont have ATTESSA - so someone can correct me if I'm wrong) So the magic 200 AWKW you see touted on these forums means they are lifting the factory set 208kw to something closer to 300KW, which translates to 200AWKW on the dyno, at the wheels. I'll leave space for someone else to answer you other questions.

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Where the heck's your cat???

I must say, I never seen SK sarcastic before...quite witty when he wants to be...he he Maybe that's what SK stands for - S ar K astic. I would be interested to know how it makes a car easier to steal?? Is it easier to hot wire, or do they have to drive off while it is still idling?

That's what they did to mine. I can't believe how pathetic and yellow looking, standard lights are when you've gotten used to Xenon's. Would be peeeerrrfect if the made the high beam spots xenon as well.

It boils my potatoes !!

I WANT A DIVORCE !!

That'd be from the weight of that ICE unit.

Ha ha he he, Looks like Nick stepped into that one. or should we say, he fell for it!!

Dam you guys with money, and no mortgage, no hungry mouths to feed, no wife who doesnt work (except at home), no hassles with staff, no this, no that, just a stagea to spend it on to make it look as good as it goes.. boo hoo, woe is me...

Then my bank manager has the best Stagea in the world and doesnt even know it. Handy advice from the Owners Manual - SFHC Superfine Hard Coat. "Vehicles fitted with SFHC are identified by a label on the rear windows." "The bumpers do not have a SFHC." "Vehicles fitted with SFHC have a surface that repels water, even when just washed with water, to maintain the lustre finish of the vehicle. We recommend you use a Nissan Genuine SFHC car wax. If this is not available, use a metallic paintwork wax that does not contain abrasives." "Do not use any wax that contains abrasives. It will remove the water repellent lustre finish,

I suppose you could review the 'fuel consumption' thread. A couple of us have RWD only S2's. Personally I cant see much difference with mine compared to other 4WD's. From a purely mechanical side it has to be less effort for the motor as the drive train can easily suck 20 - 30% of the engines power. So the 2WD is always going to transfer more of its power to the wheels. Reality is, fuel usage depends on how you drive. For me the boost surge is addictive and therefore, thirsty and expensive.

It would seem a bit odd that both dont work, at the same time. Is this the start of bad luck or do you have to wait till you break one?

I'm with blacky, or silver? Except keep the DIY one as well - most of the threads look like they could be come under the DIY umbrella.

Mucko, you can be whatever you want, but unfortunately the hand-me-downs are gonna be clapped out old commo's, toyota's etc, nothing with a turbo attached. While on the subject of turbo 's - if a fitting a bigger turbo is like a penis extension, then what does that make it when the turbo prematurely blows up?? On a more sentimental family note, I dont know about you guys, but when I log on I always scroll to the bottom of the page to see who else is logged on and say (in my head) hello to you all. Wouldnt it be good to have SAU set up to send a 'nudge' messenger style, just to say hi diddly ho fellow wagoners. From some strange reason I feel for the Black sheep over in Perth since we've all logged off and gone to bed when he's just finished tea - must be lonely way over in the west. So on that note, it's getting late, so good night Dad, good night jim bob, good night marylou...

Oh my goodness, I've given birth to a bastard child that is out of control. Ska (aka Dad)-Thanks for seperating this from the other thread. Now. will someone please cut the umblical cord before this thing starts to breath on its own.

At 22 I thought you would be the hot, older sister. P.S. Happy birthday for next week. Who wants to be the gay uncle??