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I have used K&filters for over 15 years now. In petrol engine or diesel engine, NAs, turbo and even a rotary (rx8). Never had a problem even ONCE!!. So yea problems with the oils is over oiling and thats not the filters fault i guess. I wash and clean my filters myself and oil it myself and never had a problems of any sort. The product is a good product and i swear by it. If its not good why would i use it for over 15years?! About the filtration capabilities u have no doubt about its ability to filter out dust ETC. Probably you are refering to those foam type. I have an on field cruiser which i use in a dusty condition. And it works just fine and now its on 200,000km on the speedo clock. Fuel economy you can tell the difference from the on board computer in this case in my dad's Bmw 740il. Before and after the installation of the drop in replacment filter the computer was reading 14.7% lower in fuel consumption. So.... As for performance wise on the K&n on the rotary engine. It only gained abour 2hp. Well its up to you guys to decide but im just sold on the k&n cos i have tried it, proven it myself.

how do they exactly recon the ball joint? How long will it last?

you should stick with the same tyre for the front and rears. Anybody knows where i can source some Goodyear super ducaro F1 in Vic?

isnt federal made in taiwan? I find that for a good value than a federal is the sumitomo HTRZ2. the sumitomo is cheaper than federal.

Falken Fk 452 will have that size. Jaxquickfit will have it. Sumitomos doesnt have that size. you will be able to do it under A$1.5k max i think. Dont bother goign for Maxxis too expensive for the size above 265s not worth it.

have you guys swapped the air filter from paper ones into a drop in replacment K&n? It should improve the fule economy up to 14.7%. tested it on my dad's bimmer and thats what the trip comp says.

ohh man looks great.. How i wish i have gotten this set with the eibach spring and blisteins. the best of the best.

ohh ok. have you taken a look into NPC clutch? Apprently i heard they are preetu good and quite cheap to rebuilt it later. Or you can get OS giken and ask him to rebuilt it later if its worn down the track.

How much hp are you going to make? mm get a nismo one i heard its very nice to drive. If not not only your ass will be worked at your left feet to!! LOL!!

wow so its fixed now and its godd? After 2 years of tringing your ass in the stiff stagea you must have a tight ass!!! LOL!! Same like me when i got the standard shocks with aftermarket springs installed by the previous owner in japan, man was it hard!!

hmm where should i start on this topc? Well here goes. 3 main fuel categories are gasoline, diesel and LPG. Each type of fuel has it own pro and cons. Gasoline engine is the mainstream for all car manufacturer since god knows when. Now over the years people have been raising concern over the gas mileage on these cars. Hence all continental cars when down the drain as they as in general suck more fuel compared to the japanese. In terms of power, torque, gasoline engine topped the chart since the muscle car era. until now. Diesel engine the new type "common rail" has able to match or even some cases surpass the performance of the gasoline engine. Proven by the european car manufacturer such as bmws, mercs, audi ,ford, GM, renault, peugot and citroen. And for the first time the diesel engine has finally matched the emmision and perform far better emission than the gasoline engine counter parts. Its the new GM "duramax" engine which will be available at the end of the year fitted onto the Hummer H3 range. Now for LPG. Lpg hmm. I think only australia has utilize it in such a big scale. Although other countires have limitted application on it such as taxis and public transport. Lpg engine tend to run cleaner and its good or if not better for the environment. Its cheap to run like what most people said. And thats true to a certain extend. Cost of converting 3k worth? Now in order to make your money back on the lpg conversion, how many liters of LPG do you need to buy in order to make the savings worth while? Say for an example round figures A$15k @A$1.50/ltr. Thats about 10,000ltr. Now say for Lpg@ A$0.75/ltr for 10,000ltr and that equates to A$7.5k. DOnt forget though theres a difference in fuel comsumption between a gasoline and LPG. Lpg tend to chew through faster at about 30%. Therefore 1ltr of gasoline= 1.3ltr of lpg. SO wheres the savings? And the fact is the govt ( ex horward) was going to raise the cost of LPG by A$0.10/year for the next 10 years. So i think we are goin to get suckered by the government to get us to convert our cars into LPGs!! As fir diesel its out of our league cos we have to get a new diesel car in order to match the performance of the old gasoline cars like the stagea. The diesel cars still have not catch the trend into high perdormance yet. Although the Audis have made an impact on the LE MANS races. We will need a bunch of crazy japanese engineers to make a high performance diesel car!! . then it will be really cool. Just imagine of the high torque that you can get from the car. A mercs 270CDI can generate 400nm of torque and have a low fuel consumption. Im not having a go at LPG. I was actually thinking of geting another SUV and convert it into LPG but the thought of getting suckered into it by the govt puts me off. Even though the Lpg are a cleaner fuel to burn but i will still have to think about it first. Although we can use the United boost 98 now. Thats what im using on my 260rs at the moment. just my 2c worth of BSing.

hmm i thought the blisteins should be firm not stiff. What was wring with it? I think if you stick with 260mm from center of the bub to the wheel arches you should be fine. What tyre are you running at the moment or which tyre brand are you think of runnning?

if you are thinking of spending 2k im assuming? Why dont you get the Sk's blistein package with the Eibach springs? It probably works out cheaper too.

opps sorry for the confusion. Yea what i mean are the tyres. As for the rims sizes, i was just actually following what the hyper rev mag refers at the stagea demo cars. But the offset is little bit different. Yea i will certainly try the method you mentioned before i go out and buy spacers and tyres needed. Im planning to use the Sumitomo HTRZ2 tyres. Pretty good price for them too. Not much difference from Nexen in terms of price wise.

hmm never thaought of uding the washers before to measure the spacers needed. Good tip!! Will try that. So i guess once i got the rims and before i go out and buy some wheels i will need to figure out the spacers first?

wat are we actually looking at?!

hi guyus, which one is better . The Goddyear super ducaro f1 or the sumitomo htrz2?

how many mm spacers? Does the guards need to be rolled? Thanks agian

true in a sense. But i see it every parts that we buy for the car i see it as an investment in the long term. Blisteins can be rebuilt though. All these years i have known blisteins shocks are one of the best money can buy. But like you said it cost a bit more expensive then the other shocks. But if you can rebuilt it then in the long term its cheaper than most other brands. An example about 60k kms ago my landcruiser 100 series was in need of shock absobers. Did a little bit of homework and i talked to one of my company spare parts suppliers about it. From memory the cost difference of each shock was about A$100 compared between the original toyota and blistein shocks. And i made a decision to go for blistein in like 2 seconds. Why? Blistein can be rebuilt. So in a sense in the long term its going to be cheaper than running the original toyota shocks. And after installing the blistein shocks on the landcruiser, man the difference in the ride and handling is major. To rebuilt the blistien shocks from memory is A$60/shocks. So its up to you which to choose of course. But i think if you have the extra cash just get a blistein and it will pay for itself in the long run. Why pay for a set of shocks when its worn and you have to throw it away. But of course theres a limitation on the rbuilt thoug. Like the clydrical can have any dents or not or the shafts can have any nick on it. If they do they are not worth rebuilding cos its going to cost too much. By the way konis can be rebuilt too. just my 2c worth.

they are in brisbane. I think they are the sole agent for TEIN in oz. They also manufacture super pro.

Will these rims sizes fit the 260rs which is equivalent to an R33GTR with brembos brakes? Front 18×9J　+25　5H　 Rear 18×10J　+40　5H　114.3　 thanks

bkistein is one of the best shock absobers around. Stay away from KYBs and monroes. they are shit@$s.

just get Sk's blistein shock absobers. Later on down the road if its stuffed again you can get it rbuilt too.

yea give them a call in their marooka's office and speak with graham in the workshop. They will include the revalve suited to the oz roads too. It will take about 1 week counting from the day you sent it and get it back.

hmm wont be in melb on that weekend though. ohh well i will have to pass.