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Ok, so we all know HICAS shits itself easily if the steering wheel is non-standard with a non-HICAS boss, and when our steering wheels are not centred. My car came from Japan with a Nardi wheel with an appropriate boss. I had no HICAS light illumination at all. I went to the trouble of removing the wheel and fitted a stock GTR wheel to my car (R32 GTR). Since then, after 10km of driving, the HICAS light illuminates. I put it down to the wheel being off centre, but I can't for the life of me see how I can get it any more centred than it is! The other problem I have relates to the cancellation of turn signals. When my wheel points slightly to the right, I find it very hard to keep the indicator on - the cancellation block is obviously close to the switch, which is terribly annoying. Today I decided to pull the wheel off and have a play around with the HICAS sensor located under the steering wheel, to see if it was perhaps off-centre. A bit more background... with the Nardi wheel, the HICAS lugs sticking out of the steering angle sensor were sitting at the 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock positions; the factory wheel requires them to be in the 2 o'clock and 7 o'clock positions. Is this normal? I took the sensor off to have a look at that, to see if it was perhaps 180 degrees out, but it appears not. I also took the back off the steering wheel to see what's inside... I thought that the lug slots were possibly sitting 180 degrees from where they should. I've attached some pics to show all the details for those who can help, and for those who would like to see how a HICAS steering wheel works. I'm dumbfounded as to the cause of my problem. Can anyone shed any light on the matter?

Just to add some information to this topic... R33 GTS-t exhaust will fit R32 GTR.

Why don't you guys "follow", not "chase" the car? You can follow the car from a fair distance back, all the while being on the phone with the police. They'll send units to intercept the car if there's a known stolen serial in a known location.

Roy, if you had some restraints made up, how much would they cost? You could always have them mailed from Sydney with a $5 expresspost bag.

Where does one buy braided steel cable and latches that will be approved for track use? Got any pics of your Roy?

If it's an LMCT, aren't you protected by Law?

20-25 minutes at a guess, depending on time of day.

I agree with meggala, but a knock of 69 is not "extremely" high. When does that reading occur?

Mine and Tim's are both Daiken Exxedy clutches. Mine's a heavy duty organic, not ceramic, Tims is ceramic. I've got a 2500kg pressure plate from memory; Tim's I've got no idea. Mine feels like a stock clutch, but is very bitey. Tims is a little more bitey, but again as light as stock. The feel is controlled by the pivot point I believe - Ben modified mine to make it feel lighter. When I originally got my car from Japan it had a Nismo twin plate which was a heavy sucker and near impossible to drive in day-to-day traffic. On very steep inclines I found it incredibly frustrating and stalled it frequently. If Ben tunes your car, have a word to him and see what he recommends. Cheers.

All hail King Kev

Ever considered a single plate ceramic? A mate of mine has one and he's running a little more power than I. I'm running a single plate on 2530s and it's fine.

On 2530s? I'm not hitting full boost until 4800. When I had stock turbos I wasn't getting full boost until 4000 rpm, with max torque at 4400. :confused:

Yes Daniel, that's mine in all it's glory... tuned by Ben. There's a couple of pics in my gallery better than my little avatar pic.

Does that mean my 4800rpm is on the money SK?

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Ben is arguably the best in Melbourne.

True, but I want to be able to see my dash when on the track - I use it to examine cornering speed (I've got a mount anchored to the rollcage in my mini). I'm also going to check my 0-100km/h time Also, if I have it sitting any further back (to allow tripod to sit on rear shelf) I may not have enough room to fit the digicam. I'll be playing around with it when I've got a suitable digicam anyway.

Seems to lock onto my window tightly. It's a very tight fit in the rear of an R32GTR - no room for the tripod unless it's placed slightly down the rear seat. I snapped off a couple of pics:

Actually Meggala, 2530s on an RB26 don't hit full boost until about 4800rpm.

Hey Chinny, congrats on the car mate. E-mail me details/pics!

Have you reset the ECU yet? It only takes 5 minutes.

I highly recommend RacePace, as do many people here. Ben is a top bloke and a damn fine tuner. I have no plans of changing to any other organisation. Although I don't know much about ICE from personal experience, I've only heard good things about the guys there.

Ash, his initial message says they've already checked it and can't pinpoint a problem.

Bingo I've got a 102,000km R32 running 2530s, PFC, 660cc injectors, cam gears and a Super Drager exhaust. I'd like to compare the 32 to the 33 brigade

Sid, I thought you wanted to check the sound of mine at the Daylesford cruise... Hiper exhausts are really loud and droney, like an N1 whereas the Super Drager is a lot quieter for normal cruising. When you open up the throttle though, it's still a loud (but awesome sounding) exhaust. I noticed a massive difference in sound when I replaced my stock turbos with 2530s and when the super-high-flow cat was fitted (for a track day of course). Don't bother listening to one on an RB25 as they sound very different to an RB26 from what I can tell. I guess it's due to sound being muffled by 2 exhaust wheels rather than 1. If you can't get one in Melbourne, get one from interstate. I bought mine through these forums and had it shipped from Sydney for minimal cost. My wheels were also procured like that.