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i havent ordered any tyres for it yet, i test fitted them on with the car off the ground, sticks out the guards a little, but i spose the car was unladen. Ive seen a few r32 gtrs with the same sized wheels, but unsure if any mods where done to get them on there

anyone?

Recently bought a set of work xd9s in 18x10 with a +18 offset. They havent been fitted to the car yet as its still in peices and waiting for paint. What i need to know is do these go on with out any mods, and will i need to stretch tyres maybe?

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Anyone done this?, if so what did you have to change when doing soo...... if any !

a 6 million dollar workshop recognised all over the country, with a floor scrubber that costs more then most peoples cars do!!!

nicenice. Never really understood the difference between satin and matte. My friends w/shop is bringing in the new matte clear, which was designed for the new lambo colour range. Was thinking of using this, but still kinda undecided

if your talking about the spat that joins to the rear of the side skirt, i priced some of these up the other day from work. I almost fell over when i saw the price looking at around 500 each side, and that staff price for me. I ended up finding some nice carbon ones through matty at new era imports, they arrived in the male today actually. Very nice product and fits very well. (was for the same price as one side of the genuine nismo ones too)

Basically, would like to see what people would think in doing this. Pictures of other matte r32s would be awesome aswell

oh cmon now, bringing the negativity again. It's about time we all got back on topic now dont you think. If you have anyting more to say to me. please contact my privatly. Going on about how many threads i can read in a 4 month peroid, hahahha thats just f**king ridiculous yet typicall for some!

look at the date and see when that was actually posted!

AHAHA oh my god, ask for a little help and get ragged on, heads falling off shoulders due to enlargement........

AAAAHAHAHA cool man

Tomei's are made in there own warehouse as with all there items, they too have very wierd rings, there quite alot smaller?

Thats what im trying to get at here. Tomei states to setup the engine differently to suit these pistons, so of course its been setup differently. Thats just one engine builders advice that has been dealt with personally. The list would be too long of other reports stated on other forums. But yeah like you said im not going against anyone. This is just my opinion on this.

ohh and by the way, im not saying there 'soo bad'. Im just stating would i would choose due to research. each to their own!

But would you have 1000hp blown street engine racking up the kms as a daily driver? And of course your gonna want things looser in a 1000hp motor! Like you said i think its about time we gave it a rest and go back on topic perhaps?

One of the reasons ive gone with tomei pistons, is cause ive taken my time to really research thousands of forum threads, not only on skyaus but others worldwide. What i found is people who have had engine rebuilds (with the said cheaper pistons) have had them fail within 30,000kms of a rebuild, and thats from being built in fairly reputable workshops all over the world (also stated on a thread on skyaus). This is due to various reasons, one of them being pistons slap (even if it cant be heard with the naked ear) and it eventually turning your bores from being circular to more oval in shape. This is caused by the piston rocking on its pin as it goes up and down the cylinder (when cold). Have also found out its to do with the metal expansion rate being too large in some of these said pistons. Having a larger piston to bore clearance is what the manufacturer has put in place to try compensate this. Thats fine once the engine is at normal operating temp, but very disasterous when the engine is still cold. I actually had this happen to a friend of mine. He had a fresh set of (not going to name the pistons) put into is rb26. After 10,000kms piston slap became audible. 15,000kms later ridiculous amounts of blowby. He had his engine builder (fairly repitable workshop here in perth that i will not name) who actually built his engine in the first place strip it down. What he found was excessive wear on the thrust faces of his bores due to piston slap. The engine builder then stated to him that most of the cheaper pistons will do this due to thermal expansion rates of the cheaper styled pistons, and also said it was not the first case of this happening. He also recommended tomei pistons to him and explained the benefits of them too him, so they where indeed fitted. 80,000kms after a set of tomei pistons and a brand new n1 block (block was totaled by previous pistons) and the car hasnt missed a beat. That is also another prime reason i chose tomei pistons. Im not goin to preach to anyone anymore. What im trying to say is do your homework before you get stuck into your build, it will save you a load of money even if it costs a little more!

haha i know that was my problem, thats why it only leaned out on 1 cylinder. As for the tune as stated before it never had one, so i only have myself to blame for it

Just read this for difference in characteristics http://www.tomei-p.co.jp/_2003web-catalogu...iston_rset.html a smaller search and you may find more info. as for his budget, he hasnt actually stated one has he? so its just another one of your assumptions? i know for a fact he was looking for tomei pistons but couldnt find any that were a std 86mm (we work in the same workshop) Have you actually built an engine yourself with tomei pistons? or have you delt with them personally? or is your budget 'too tight?'

not too sure ive heard people say 1500hp?

Hadnt had a tune, stock engine stock turbos stock ecu, but with an injector with alot of crap in it. *sigh*

yeah and that was in regards to piston slap, you seem to think tomei pistons are way out of everyones budget, i picked up a set for a few hundred dollars more, so why not go the extra? also read up on other forums other then skyaus (in relation to piston slap) and see what you find, it may shock you.....

i got my TOMEI pistons for 1600 if that makes you feel better