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spotted playful grey r34gtr on epping road alongside lane cove and chatswood

because many are young, and speaking for myself dont think it is always worth the money. if i had comprehensive insurance for the skyline and my old one i would have paid 14grand in insurance over 3 years, if i made a claim now because it was stolen then altogether $16500 and a bad insurance record. this is for a car which is worth less than 20k. i would love to have full comp insurance but i just cant convince myself to fork out that kind of money to insure my car, i would rather be very careful although i know this is often not enough, and everyone gets lazy sometimes. im sure u can see where im coming from?

last three changes have been royal purple, turbolite turbolite, i just ordered 3 5l bottles of delvac 1 5w-40 should have them on wednesday ill see how they go. i know its way better than turbolite i just hope its a good choice for the money ~60/5L it seems to be a perfect viscosity for skylines and our climate at least, and everyone seems to regard it very highly..

Hey Pete, i will probably be going to watch too, not sure if i will come saturday though. See you there!

ah ok i see what u mean by 'developed' it certainly looks fancy! so for ~3x the price what is the real world difference between the two?

hey bass, you may not have seen the clutch i was talking about, there are two available, the one i was reffering to is: 2. Exedy Button Kit incl: * Exedy 5 puk plate * Daiken Pressure Plate * New Bearings This kit can handle 300rwkw $425 that sound like the ones u guys are talking about doesnt it?

are these the ones that c&b is selling in the group buy section?

not sure which i would choose but this might help: i run t1-rs on the back in 255/45/17, and i have a bad leadfoot, so most kms done on these tyres have been 'spirited' although i have not used them (yet) on the track. so far i have used them for approx 12000kms, edges are at around 40% centre around 60% so i expect to get approx 25000kms out of them, although some sections of the tyre will be below the treadwear indicators by then. im sure rt615s are a WAY grippier tyre than the t1-r, as the toyos are really still a street tyre with a lot of emphasis on performing well in the wet, whereas the 615s are a semi slick tyre, useful in the dry only, and will last longer on the track before turning to mush. my point is that the difference in wear would not be as high as double unless u baby the street tyres (and why do that!! )

i said a while ago i got some dunlop sp-sport maxx's, ive had them on for a couple of months now so i can comment i had high expectations of this tyre as it seems to win every tyre test i have read worldwide (for road tyres) and in the recent(ish) motor tyre test they came 1st while t1-rs came second last, i have a set of t1-rs on the back and couldnt believe that result... anyway.. conclusion is they are brilliant in the wet, i cannot explain how good they are in the rain, the front end sticks to wet road like glue, and if they do give, they do so slowly. another point is they refuse to aquaplane, i have driven through what looked like a small lake on the road, and they just chopped through the water like nothing. in the dry similar story, they are very grippy tyres, and the best i have ever driven on, but i did expect more. i believe they will be a lot better as the weather warms up, as all tyres i have used in the past lose a lot of grip in cold weather. an interesting thing i noticed about the sport maxx's are that they seem to soak up bumps well(like a softer sidewalled tyre) but feel very sharp in the corners(like a proper sports tyre) they are on the noisy side, definetly noisier than most tyres including t1-rs. i have them in 235/45/17 on an 8 inch rim, cant comment on treadwear so far as i have only had them on for a few thousand km, other than to say that i dont expect many kms as the treadwear rating is only 240 which is the lowest of any street tyre i have driven on.

thanks the ones posted are reduced from the original size of 1600x1200, so if anyone wants the full size ones just ask i hope whoever took driving shots actually posts them

These were all taken with mobile, you cant really zoom with it which is why there is no action far away shots, hopefully some of the other guys got some good ones of that They are linked from my gallery (very frustrating to use!!!!!) sucked in to any dial up users