well thats gotta suck, do u still have stock intercooler, as i was under the impression you are allowed one intake mod in vic, try posting in vic section and requesting to borrow it as they rarely come up for sale, good luck
have u already plugged in the other end to the cluster?? from memory, my cable had a nice loop before coming into the gearbox, certainly wasnt strained like yours??
dont know if gts-t cables are any shorter, maybe wrong cable supplied by nissan.. gts-t ones have few teeths to the gtr so wont work on gtr but not sure if length is different
umm i thought the cable that fits into the gearbox end has a notch and fits only 1 way.. bugger.. maybe try with the old cable on the gearbox to see how it fitted
if u have a jack at home, lift up the front end, and check for play in each wheel horizontly and vertically by shaking side-to-side, also pedders do suspension check for $20 odd which is pretty cheap