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still for sale? did you get the pics? do you have another one to sell as well, or just the one?

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Thanks! I'll start looking into this & see how I go. I saw a thread about a boost controller for $22 from jaycar or something... I didn't read into it, but I'm guessing that won't do the job here?

Hmm, that doesn't sound very good at all. Yes, it probably does go past 7, but like you said I've got no idea how far because the gauge doesn't go that far. The werid thing is that I don't have to turn the engine off and back on for it to start working at full boost again, all I have to do it jump off the loud pedal, wait for boost to drop below zero and then jump back on and it's okay again and I get the kick in the pants I'm after. So could it be something simpler than this? I sure hope so. What's the best way to diagnose what the actual problem is? * Wire up another boost gauge and see what's happening? * Find a stock GTR bov and put that back in? * Put the boost restrictor back if it has been removed? (how to tell if it has been removed?) * get a knock sensor/readout * upgrade injectors? (shouldn't be necessary as it's pretty much stock car right?) I'm not very mechanically minded, but willing to learn. Thanks for all your help so far.

aah, ok, so it's read in bar, that's fine, and yes it's the stock pod gauges (torque, oil temp, boost) but still it definitely feels slow, regardless of what the gauge says. It's just weird. Sometimes you launch off in first and it goes rather slow, then you shift into second and it pulls harder than it did in first. It also has nothing to do with how many revs I'm running at the time, it's a constant boost all the way from about 3500 all the way up to 7500 (i don't normally redline it), about a quarter of the time it only boosts up to 0.5 bar, the rest of the time it boosts at the normal 0.7 bar

Hi all, Hoping someone can help. I bought a 33 GTR a few weeks ago and it's been great, but I occasionally have this "issue" where the car doesn't seem to pull as hard when on boost. It's hard to reproduce on demand, but sometimes I have my foot to the floor, but the boost gauge only ready about 4, whereas normally it reads 7. I can usually fix it by letting go of the accelerator, letting the boost drop below 0psi, and then accelerate hard again and it'll go all the way up to 7psi. It happens in every gear (usually first or second, as by then I'm already doing over 100, so no need to go any faster). Stock, except for the following performance mods: HKS Priest 3" cat back exhaust K&N high flow air filter New turbos (around 4000-5000km old according to the previous owner) I think it may also have an after market blow off valve, as it is pretty loud and has the slightest bit of a flutter to it. I just had it serviced by RE customs, and they just changed the oils and filter, apparently nothing else needed to be done. Any ideas what I need to check to get this fixed?

lol, and how does that work for ya? it would still lurch forward if you put it from D3 into D2 or whatever right? :laughing-smiley-014: TBH, i've never tried it in an auto.

heel toeing is good fun, makes your driving smoother (good for the car and your passengers) and helps you take corners faster. I use it everyday at least a couple of times, but I don't use the gears to slow down the car when coming to a set of lights for example. Gears are for going, not slowing down the car. I only use heel toeing when approaching a corner i intend to power through Just press the brake pedal as you normally do (with your toes), clutch in, then twist your heel around and give the accelerator a blip, clutch out. Over time you'll get used to the sound of your engine and know instinctively when to release the clutch to make a smooth gear change without even looking at the rev meter. The twisting of the foot feels awkward at first, but it's great fun once you've got it. I wouldn't recommend trying this on a busy street though, you'll probably brake too hard the first few times, etc. good luck with it

hmm.... we'll see about that. i'll probably drive your car into a tree sideways unless you get some proper rubber Then again, i still may cos you only have rwd haahahhahahahaahahhahahah..

i just hope we have as good a run as we did last time... every car we came up to pulled over and let us past.. couldn't have asked for a better result!!

Thanks daniel. Hope we didn't confuse too many people earlier hahhaa..

I checked it out tonight, and it's a pretty good location. There's 4 hand wash bays with the high pressure hoses and also 2 touch free automatic bays (for those of us who are too lazy). There is also heaps of parking around the car wash because there's a motel, pub and some other stuff that all share a big car park. I'm sure even if we have 20 cars there it shouldn't be a problem getting parking I'd be up for this as I'm sure the car will need a wash by then. Perhaps around 9pm on Saturday September the 8th? Well, there's already a pre-meet in cambellfield. I guess if there's enough interest we could have a pre-meet to go to the pre-meet, but that'd probably get confusing I'll be going along this route (no city link cos I'm cheap) and up the Hume to the existing pre-meet, so who knows, we'll probably see a few 'lines along the way.

That sounds pretty good, not too far for me. I drive past there pretty often, but never really paid much attention to the carwash there. I'll check it out on the way home tonight & let yall know, such as number of wash bays, size of parking area, etc. It shouldn't matter too much that it's the opposite direction of the cruise, as it's the night before anyway.

I know I'll be there if it is!!

man, this is going to be awesome cant wait!

OMG! I thought there was some sorta limit to the length of youtube videos... you learn something new everyday. So you're the one that's been slowing me down!!!! I have 1.5GB left to finish it off.. but I've uploaded over 23GB to everyone else. Awesome

Hey, can you PM me the details of where this will be held, and how long we will be required for? I may be able to squeeze this into my day if it's not too far away

midnight purple ftw. out of interest, will you be doing a full engine out respray? i'm guessing not.. probably cost much more.

will that rear seatbelt fit a 33 gtr? does it retract and lock properly? Is there a difference between left and right hand side belts? thanks.

Whoa. that's pretty good. Where abouts is the needle at when the light first comes on? Above or below the empty mark? My fuel gauge was just a tad below the E and I thought i'd better fill up just in case.. but i'm pretty sure i put in less than 60 litres to fill it up again.

well, i'm pretty sure the fuel tank is 65 litres, however some sites say 72 litres. not sure which is correct, but so far i've got about 320km out of my first tank.. but i don't know if my car has a fuel warning light when it gets low or if it works, so there was still quite a bit of fuel left when i filled it up. From what the previous owner said, it's typical to get about 350km max driving in the city, 450 on highway. you may get more if you're travelling at a constant 100km/h from like NSW to VIC or something. If you start putting aftermarket computers on and modifing stuff, this will probably make fuel economy worse. And of course if you really fang it... good luck

lol. well, once you fix it all up in the original post i should be able to make this. it's only about 10km out of my way anyway

1. What is your name and where are you from? Dillon, Rowville Victoria 2. What is your occupation? IT Quality Assurance 3. What is your date of birth and blood type? 31/01/1983 O+ I think 4. What are your hobbies? Computers, cars, driving, listening to music, Linux and other geeky stuff 5. How many years have you had your license and what license type are you? About 6 years... license type? Car I guess? 6. How many accidents have you had (your fault) and how many traffic violations have you had? Zero -- whohoo! Once accident not my fault. Person behind me rolled into me while stopped at lights. Maybe they forgot to keep pressing the brake? 7. What was the car you owned before your current one? 2004 Subaru Impreza GX. Lots of fun times 8. What is your current car and it's mileage? Nissan Skyline R33 GT-R. 139,250 9. Is the car Auto or Manual? Manual 10. What part of your car is unique that no one else has? No idea, but I haven't seen anything close to it yet. Purple is a rare color, and haven't seen any skyline with my rims yet... 11. Do you own a motorbike? No 12. Biggest trouble/problem you've ever had with a car you've owned? Too early to tell.. only owned it for a week so far 13. Do you have an in-car navigation system? No 14. Do you have an e-tag/electronic toll unit? What are your thoughts on the system? No 15. Do you have a particular route or road that you enjoy driving on? What is it? Dandenong mountains, Great Ocean Road, Black Spur, Arthur's Seat 16. Do you have a meet point that you prefer? What is it? No 17. What petrol do you use? Why do you use it... Brand, Price or Convenience? BP ultimate in the skyline, regular BP in my previous car. 18. What is your favourite engine oil? Don't know yet. 19. How often do you change the oil in your car? ditto. Planning to change it every 5000-6000 km 20. What make is your tyre, and what size is it? Sumitomo 18" 285 (10") 21. How much tread is left on your tyres at the moment? Brand new fronts, slightly older rears (probably about 3000-4000km older) 22. Do you use winter tyres? No 23. How often do you wash your car? Once so far. Then it rained the next day 24. What magazines do you read/subscribe to? Australian Property Investor 25. What music do you listen to while driving? Eurodance, Dance, Trance, R&B, anything except the radio! 26. Do you listen to the radio in your car? If so what station and/or show do you prefer? Hahaha... NO! 27. When you are stuck in traffic, what do you do to pass time? Tap the steering wheel to the music 28. What products can you simply not be without in your car? Hmm... sunglasses? 29. Do you prefer to take the highway or the scenic route to places that are between 50 to 100 km's away? Scenic 30. Does your significant other prefer to accompany you on your drives in the passenger seat? N/A 31. What is your preferred tuning shop? Probably RE Customs... closer to work than Racepace 32. What is your preferred second hand parts shop? None yet. 33. When you see the sticker "Baby On Board" what do you do or think? n00b 34. Do you like the Nissan models that have been released since Carlos Ghosn took over as CEO? nfi.. who? (seriously... WHO?) 35. Although the R34 Skyline has been replaced by the V35, do you consider it a valid successor? No 36. What are your 3 most favourite Nissan models, excluding the one you own? R34 GT-R, upcoming R35 GT-R, R34 GTT 37. What are your 3 most favourite non-Nissan cars? Subaru WRX/STi Mitsubishi Evolution, VW Golf GTi (realistic options, not like Lamborghini's, etc.) 38. If you were to buy a new car now, what would it be? Mitsubishi Evolution 39. Although its not Nissan, do you like Rotary Engines? Yeah, RX8, etc. 40. What quality do you feel your car lacks? Cup holders! Although I guess the contents of the cup would be all over the back windscreen after the first launch 41. What generation is your Skyline? R33 42. Is your car RWD or AWD? AWD FTW 43. Why did you choose to buy your car? best.awd.car.ever. 44. When you chose your car, what other models did you also consider? Evo, STi, R34 GTT 45. When you bought the car, what condition was it in? Normal or needed some work? Almost Mint. Missing ashtray and stereo not bolted into dash. Gear knob a bit wasted. 46. How many times do you drive your car in a week? Everyday 47. If you had to coin a catchphrase for Skylines, what would it be? no idea. 48. What car would you say is a rival model to yours as far as features are concerned? R32 GT-R, R33 GTS-T 49. What is in your opinion, the best features of your Skyline? RB26 POWAH! Rumble of the exhaust, sound of the blow off valve, comfy seats that hold you in when you need them to. 50. What parts of your car don't work like they should? Gear box a bit notchy, only second gear though. Probably needs gearbox oil change. 51. Have you ever dreamt of your car? Give an example. Hahaa.... no. 52. What do those close to you (family, partner etc) think of your car? They think I'm crazy.. 30 grand for a 11 year old car. But then I take them for a drive 53. What spec would you class your car as? Drift, Drag, Circuit, or Cruiser? Cruiser 54. Which is more important to you about your car? Appearance, Performance/Power or Comfort? Performance/Power, Appearance, "presence" on the street 55. What seats and steering wheel do you have in your car? Stock 56. What brakes does your car have? (Including disc/hub) Stock brembos. New rotors on the fronts (thanks to the previous owner for changing it the day before I bought it... RWC item ) 57. What exhaust does your car have? HKS Priest 3" cat back (or is it 3.5"... ?) 58. What headunit/stereo is in your car? JVC. Has to play MP3s!! Has auxilary input too. 59. What gauges does your car have? Stock 60. What aftermarket suspension parts does your car have? Adjustable suspension 61. What structural reinforcement parts does your car have? None 62. What intake/cooling parts do you have on your car? K&N Air filter 63. Anything else you have replaced on your car? I replaced the windscreen wipers. Does that count so far? lol 64. How many km/l do you get out of your car on average? 320km to the tank so far. Probably still had heaps left. I don't know if the low fuel light works or not yet so don't wanna risk it. 65. Do you think you'll be driving the same car in 5 years? Probably. 66. Would you purchase the car you own if it was new? (ie you'd be the first owner of the car) If I had the money, absolutely. But honestly I don't think I'll ever buy another car new, too much depreciation in the first few years. Rather buy a good condition second hand one. 67. If you were given the choice between your car and your partner, which would you choose over the other? Doesn't apply to me. 68. If the Skyline you own did not exist, what would you be driving right now? Subaru or Evo 69. A lot of Skyline owners are changing to Evo's, what do you think of them and would you change? Probably will eventually. Once R33s are getting too old and have too many problems. R34s don't really have the "look" i'm after.. especially the rear of the car... front is awesome looking though. 70. Which headlight do you prefer, projector or non projector and HID or regular? Haven't really experienced the difference first hand, so can't say 71. If you were to respray your car, what colour would it be? Midnight purple. Keep the original look. Why would anyone respray midnight purple to anything else? 72. What is the first mod that you would do on a stock version of your car? I'm not really interested in that... probably suspension (handling, not lowering as such) or aftermarket wheels. I don't like to play too much with the performance of a car, things are bound to break. 73. Is there a mod in particular that you would like to never see done to a Skyline? Veilside kits! No offense to people that have it, but I just don't like the look of it. I would not buy the car based almost on that alone... almost. 74. If your car is RWD, is there any time when you wish it was AWD? Or if your car is AWD, is there any time when you wish it was RWD? No. AWD rocks. 75. Have you ever considered your car awkward or uncool? Why? No. 76. Do you have any brochures for your car? Where'd you get it from? No 77. Do you have a service manual, log book and owner's manual for your car? I have a owners manual of sorts.. looks like someone printed it on their home inkjet though. Oh well.. 78. How do you feel about the price of Skylines on the market now compared to the price you paid for your car? Haha 79. If money was not an issue, what tuning mods would you make to your car? None. Just keep it well maintained, change the fluids, make sure there's no leaks, squeaks and everything works inside and out. 80. Would you upgrade the hub assembly of your car? (eg 4 stud to 5 stud) No. Why? What's wrong with 5 stud? 81. Would you upgrade the air-con system in your car? (eg manual to climate control) Already have climate control. It's pretty good. Doesn't seem as proactive as the one in my Subaru was though.. 82. Have you made any parts for your car, or any DIY mods? No. 83. Do you own any spare parts for your car that aren't needed yet? No 84. If it was feasible to own a second car identical to yours, would you? Not really. One is enough for me. 85. How much have you spent on repairs to your car? $10 so far... on windscreen wipers hahaaha.... Alarm, tinting, and regular service to come soon. 86. If you see another Skyline which has been modified differently, do you pick faults in it? Each to their own. It's interesting to see each person's individual tastes & desires. 87. Have you ever watched Initial D, and do you think your car would have beaten Takumi? Yes I have, but I'm sure Takumi will have beaten me in his AE86 for sure Give me a few months though, I'm working on it... 88. Would you buy a scale model of your car, and how much would you be willing to spend up to on it? Already got a few, although they look a bit different. 89. Would you buy a remote control model of your car, and how much would you be willing to spend up to on it? That'd be interesting, especially if it had the same dynamics and cornering characteristics of a real GT-R.. could practice some drifting 90. Has your car ever been in a magazine? If so what and which issue? no 91. Have you ever participated in a cruise or attended a meet for Skyline owners? yes, even though i haven't been with my skyline yet, I did go for a few in my Subaru 92. Is there any other forum members' car that you idolise or was very impressed by? Not really, but then again I don't really know many people yet. I do like the look of Daniel's 33 with the black bonnet though, looks hot. 93. Would you do a face swap/upgrade (ie R34 front on R32, C33 front on A31, etc)? Hmm... no probably not. 94. What would you consider the locally produced equivalent of your car? Locally produced? So no Jap or Euro cars? Damn. I don't like holdens or fords. sorry. no idea. maybe the XR6T 95. You are offered to pick straws, one straw will get you free mods of your choice and track time to test them, the other will see your car returned to factory standard. Would you pick straws? No. I like my car as it is. 96. You are to attend a track day, however your car gets damaged, and have the following choices: - run the same model as your car, but with a fully tuned RB20E engine. The car has done 150,000kms, and the engine has done 50,000kms. - run the same model as your car, but with a RB20DET auto. The car has done 500,000kms, and the turbo has done 60,000kms. - run your damaged car What would you do? Sit in the car and cry :'( 97. If you were to grade yourself as an expert on Skylines, what would you be out of 100? 20%. I don't know much yet. 98. What is the purpose your car serves in your life? Get me to work, go out with friends, driving for fun, cruising, pick up girls (hopefully) 99. One word that describes Skyline owners in the country and the rest of the world? legends! 100. Other than "that was long and tiring" do you have any comments? Time for some sleep i think..

possibly from the alarm? Does it ever come on? Maybe it's a shift light?

Make a poll!! I vote for week before as well, only because it's sooner