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Fortunately, I'm WAAAYYY past ever being affected by anything here. However, I believe my experience gives me the ability to make reasoned judgements as to what will help overcome the problem. They introduced a capacity limit for motorcyclists. There are still some pretty lethal 250cc bikes out there. But I think if you are restricted to a lower powered vehicle, while you can still drive like an idiot, it generallly takes longer to achieve idiot speed. From that viewpoint, I think it has merit. Results by Omission. If you don't have P-platers out at night, they can't be involved in crashes, so the policy works and becomes justifiable. But then, you transfer the poor results to the post-P-plater brigade, because they haven't a clue how to drive after dark! I reckon if it's good enough to insist that police go through advanced driver training, then it's good enough for Joe Public. How can it possibly hurt if every driver on the road has the appropriate skillset to control a vehicle. After all, there is no way Qantas would let you near one of their A340 Airbusses if you only had a licence to fly a Cessna.Also, I think it should be mandatory that you need to successfully complete an advanced driver training course before you get off your Ps onto a full licence. (I would expect that the volume demand for participation in the courses would bring the price down considerably) A guy I worked with taught his sons to drive. Shouted each of them a course at DECA, which they passed. Decide on some professional tuition just prior to them taking their test, told the instructor about the DECA stuff, to which the instructor allegedly commented: "Don't care about DECA, we just teach them how to get a licence" WTF! Is it any wonder the roads are full of incompetent drivers when instructors have that attitude?

ABS is not just the unit sitting in the engine bay. It is a full-blown electronic sensing system. It relies on sensors in the front and rear wheels to inform a computer what is going on, and that computer then makes a decision as to whether or not it needs to tell the ABS unit to bleed off some pressure, and which wheel(s) need it bled. ABS was designed for Joe Average Useless Driver, who has no idea about braking in emergencies, other than to jam his foot on the brake pedal as hard as possible. No finesse at all about that. I learned threshhold braking and I am always watching ahead for possible "situations". As a result, I have a very difficult time getting my ABS to activate - I simply don't get into situations where I need it. So go and spend a lot less than the cost of converting to ABS on an advanced driver training course and learn to threshhold brake (amongst other valuable skills) - the world will be a merrier place.

First off, check that all the connections on the back of the alterator are correct, particularly the plugs. As with anything on a Skyline, it will require the removal of much more than the component of interest to achieve the desired result.

Yes, but that wouldn't cause other bits of the rear end to move around. If anything, I'd be looking at the other end of the shaft, at the wheel bearing maybe collapsing. However I'd expect that to cause a permanent instability in the rear end as the loose bearing allows the wheel to wobble around. That would also show itself in that the first application of brakes might be a bit hairy because the wobbling wheel has caused the disk to push the pads back on the pistons. That makes a bit more sense, but I would still expect a permanent state if instability rather than the occasional instances eXc seems to be experiencing.Checking for worn / broken bits in the rear assembly requires a bit more than 1 man-power. When the car is moving, there are several hundred kgs exerting forces on the components, a lot more than a 100kg (for example) human can possibly exert. This is where crowbars and hoists come in handy. I would recommend the only driving of the car is to the suspension shop for a full physical.

Do you have an aftermarket ECU? As a cheaper option, why not try installing a Malpassi, or similar, rising rate FPR, and increase the base (idle) pressure. Installing huge injectors will cause the car to idle too rich.

Will cousin PJ back your story? If so, get a good lawyer. (Are you in RACQ, because I understand motoring organisations will provide free legal advice.)

It's supposed to sit inside ie bottom out in the end of the crank. Are you putting a manual one into an auto (or vice versa)? If so, you need to get the existing one out first. Get a wheel stud or similar tacked onto the bush, then you will need a slide hammer to drift it out.

Yes, next to the firewall. Undo 4 bolts to remove it from the plenum, then 2 screws to disassemble. Clean with Car-B-Kleen or similar.

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Have you cleaned out the AAC valve (back of the plenum)? Have you set the TPS correctly? Are you sure there are no air leaks?

I think R32 GT-R half-cuts are around 6G, RB25 can be had for around 3G - check the advertisers in Zoom! / HPI. The RB26DETT needs some minor mods on the engine mounts (I think) to fit a GTSt. The RB25DET drops straight in. I've done the swap, and with aftermarket ECU it punches 180 kW thru 4 wheels (mine is a GTS4). That is on 10psi and 95 octane fuel. (This is up from a mighty 115 awkW that the RB20DET punched out.)

Cam gears will make some difference, but not 60+ kw. (AFAIK, all they do is move the power band, they don't necessarily make more power). I suspect it's the tune. I'm running a RB25DET on a Wolf 3D. It has VVT, and is otherwise stock. It was tuned at 10psi on 95 octane, and pushes 180 kW out through 4 wheels (R32 GTS4). Granted it does also have a "hi-flo" cat and a dump pipe, but still runs the factory air box and filter.

My experience was 2 days of mechanic's time trying to work out why we couldn't get spark happening. We were running S2 coils through an ignitor pack, and the coils just did not want to know about it. Removed the ignitor, so that ECU fired the coils directly, and everything worked. (this is with a Wolf 3D, though I would imagine a stock ECU will behave the same)

Same as GTSt

Damn stupid idea. It's already unlawful to use hand-held, but it doesn't stop people using them while driving. What makes these bureaucrats think extending the rule will make the slightest difference. (being disqualified from driving doesn't stop some people from still hopping behind the wheel)

Some of the members can't see the "members only" area, so I'm repeating the post out here in the "general" area. NDSOC will be conducting a night meeting at Calder Park on Monday October 31 (that's Melbourne Cup eve). There will be a motorkhana in the pit area, and sprints on the national circuit. Go to http://www.ndsoc.com.au/mambo/content/view/41/1/ for more info

Are the uni joints aligned properly - each end needs to have the correct angular relationship to the one at the other end, otherwise they "fight" each other.

How about a Nissan dealer? It is a Nissan engine, isn't it?

If the rear shock is kaput, you should be able to easily bounce the rear end of the car. And it will just keep on bouncing. That's the only thing that springs to mind to cause the wobble if you've checked everything else. Can you get someone to drive behind you and watch what the rear end does?

NDSOC will be conducting a night meeting at Calder Park on Monday October 31 (that's Melbourne Cup eve). There will be a motorkhana in the pit area, and sprints on the national circuit. Go to http://www.ndsoc.com.au/mambo/content/view/41/1/ for more info

Same engine as the Z31 (early 300ZX). I think some of the Z32s had it also, before going to the VG30DETT.

Sorry, can't make it! Yes I can! See you all there.

I thought it was the third Tuesday of the month? (1st Tuesday was 2nd August).

Who is supposed to put up the post about the meeting this Tuesday (August 16) ?

My theory on the matter (may not be correct): The alternator is producing all those little electrons. Those little electron things are wandering off, and generally finding their way back to the battery. Suddenly, the path to the battery is disabled. Where do those little electrons go now? Let's see - there's a nice ECU sitting over there, with a path to earth. That's why it's also recommended to turn on parking lights when jump-starting, to create a load to capture the excess electrons when you disconnect the cables. You may well have been lucky that you haven't fried the ECU in any of your ventures into this darker side of auto-electronics.