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i didnt think it was even possible to get wastegate flutter. I think you may be meaning an external wastegate? if the car was really loud going past while on boost, it would be that. its a screamer pipe that goes onto the wastegate. this is illegal to have, but on the right setup it sounds good.

My vote would go towards the GT40. They have the history behind them, they have power, they look awesome and they are not like assholes where everyone has one. sure they arent the best car for handling etc, but there is no perfect car. coming close second would be the Revention.

as long as the compressor wheel has minimal shaft play id say it should be fine. It should all come down to the build quality of the turbo. If its an ebay turbo then use at your own risk. Where did you get the turbo from?

I did the same thing with mine, just from paranoia I used 2 hose clamps.

im sorry to hear. i hope you have reported this to the cops. nice custome oil return you have there.

it should go in the exact same way your normal shifter goes in. just remove what you can to take the stock shifter out, then repeat the process in reverse putting the short shifter in. Just the rings holding in the shifter (or whatever they are called) are sometimes a bastard to get out thats all.

Whatever happened to Autosalon? I dont remember there being the Gold coast one this year. I seemed to think it has been going downhill as each year goes by.

how loud is the howl? do you think the timing belt or any of the other auxilary belts could be too tight?

No he doesnt want to touch it. Sorry mate, i thought u had the newer model of the greddy ebc. with the profec B you just adjust the gain until the boost stops dropping off. Are you able to increase the overboost value so that it doesnt kick in?

im putting my money on it being the EBC. especially if it is a greddy, I have a mate with the exact same symptoms at the moment. It shouldnt be the wastegate unless u are running stupid amounts of boost through the car. And if it is the actuators sticking the wastegate shut, shouldnt the boost be creeping up not down? Id say put on a manual boost controller, test to see if it changes how the car drives, and if it is the EBC then look up how to properly tune the EBC. There are threads in here somewhere.

I am extremely interested in doing this and I have a question or two. For a start, for the people who have done this, has anyone had any issues with boost leak? How do you seal the AFM element? Is the electronic/ circuit board part exposed to the vacuum/boost conditions? Secondly has there been any improvement in driveability? if you have had hunting issues in the past, has this helped fix the issue?

sounds like the boost controller to me. have a play with the gain on the EBC.

easy solution is to just get a hicas lock bar and remove the worry all together. Remove the hicas light out of the dash and regularly check your power steering fluid to make sure its topped up. I read somewhere a very long time ago, and I dont know if this applies to the newer models of HICAS where they dont use the powersteering fluid to work, but apparently if there is an Air bubble in the lines (or if it wasnt bled properly) that could possibly trigger the warning light. In saying that, try bleeding the powersteering fluid properly and see how you go.

Mate that is a residential address, does this person operate out of their home? or is there a shop?

Hmm i have never heard of them. And im from Wynnum unfortunately. If you are after a shop in Wynnum, there is still JDM garage, Godzilla motorsports, Millenium, etc etc.

I would be investing in a decent quality Air filter if anything. The only other possible worry would be having blowby/oil elements travelling through the lines. and to help reduce possible elements the the blowby would just to move the blowby lines being returned to the intake to somewhere else like a catch can. But if everyone is so interested in the inline filters, would it be a good idea to look into maybe organising a group buy for these so that we can stock up on these little puppies.

they would work the same, but you wouldnt be fitting such a part to a car. They are a lot bigger and use air compressor fittings to connect up.

I always thought it was to catch any moisture/ vapour in the lines to avoid damaging any of the electrical/mechanical parts inside the boost controller. When you compare this to an Air compressor, Painters usually have a moisture catch in the lines so they dont get any water sprayed out with the paint. as Air compressors usually catch a lot of moisture. Thats how i look at it.

Correct me if Im wrong, but I did this without looking at the motor for a while. Hope this helps

your lucky im at work and have nothing exciting to do. PM me your email and ill send through the pics pointing out where things go ms paint style. I cant upload pics on this computer, but i can email them.

do you know anyone with a skyline in your area? Just ask them to come around and copy what they have. If you were located in Brissy, i could tell you exactly where every hose goes.

Very impressive setup mate. Can you put me on your will? haha

My mate is currently doing the same thing on his s13. he has actually managed to mount the coolerwhere the radiator is located up where the radiator support is, and made custom brackets to push the radiator back a little and now running a thermo fan. If you had a front facing plenum with this setup, it would be quite good. I wouldnt mind trying it on my car. Another possible way to go is to use a liquid to air intercooler made by PWR. Im interested to see the results of this too. http://www.pwr.com.au/#/view=products/s=is/

I originally got a D-Jetro off Nengun years back, but im pretty sure they are discontinued now. I think you will have a lot of trouble locating a new D-Jetro. Why not try out the new Vipec ecu? dont they make them for RB26? Im thinking of getting one of the vipecs and trading up my power fc.

Id say have a crack yourself at it. Sand back the panels, knock out the dents as best you can then bog up the slight imperfections. prep it then take it to the painters to paint the panels and it should just cost you a couple of hundred for the paint and minimal labour. Thats what i would be doing.