saf_R34GTR

Did anyone go to Shell's launch of their 98 RON fuel, V-Power? I heard they had a V-Zone opposite the Bell Tower and it has some cool stuff in there. F1 car, Ferrari road car, remote control car race track, etc? Looked quite good from what I could see.

Well finally, Shell V-Power has landed in WA to compete with the likes of BP Ultimate 98 and Caltex Vortex 98. Anyone tried it yet, apparently it has been available at some sites across Perth already for the last few days. I know I tried it in the R34 GTR when I was living in Melbourne and did notice some difference.

Will these be coming in 19s? If so what sort of pricing?

Bump for the manifolds...not only do they aid performance they make the note out of the RB26 superb. I have had mine on for over 3 years without any problems, a great addition to the RB

That is the standard front bar with the Nismo oil cooler vent/duct fitted

Superb Vehicle...lots of parts on it that I would love to put on my car! PSI-FED, if the colour is the only thing that is not ideal, I suggest you buy this car, if you are serious. I totally understand that it's your purchase and you should get what you are after, however, as you will only ever be able to buy a R34 GTR second hand the likelyhood of finding the 'perfect' car is inbetween very unlikely and none at all. You may find a Bayside Blue example, but it will definitely not have all the drool worthy bits that are on this car. Ben, if you ever think of selling some of the parts of the car e.g. wheels, skirts etc contact me

JonnoHR31, the best regulator is the customer...if you suspect someone was ripping you off you can report it to the Consumer Protection agency. It is their reason for existence to help you out and investigate this. It is often the case that the most powerfull people, the customer, don't do anything 'cause of the attitude of being just one person and that is why some business's et away with ripping people off!

thanks guys, will check out the above optiions

Anybody know where you can get cheap window tinting for your car. I need to get some for the 'bunky' not the 'R' and just want it to be cheap and ok, don't need it to be fantastic

Fact - The base fuel that the majority of fuel companies in WA use is from the BP refinery. I say most because some cheaper brands like Gull, Peak, United et al, import some of their base from Singapore as they may get it cheaper. Hence, why you never know what type of fuel is in them Fact - All the majors spend millions of dollars on chemist, physicists to come up with mixtures that give them an edge over their competitors, so even thought the base is the same the end product is totally different. Fact - BP Ultimate 98 is the only 98 RON fuel that is made as a 98 fuel from the start in WA. Shell do not supply their Optimax anymore anywhere in the world, they supply V-Power over east because they have refineries in Geelong (Vic) and Clyde (NSW) and ship/truck it to QLD, SA. Transport costs prohibit the supply in WA and they do not want to give BP their ingredients for them to make it at Kwinana, competitive forces at work. All the other 98 fuels in WA are made from additives, so to speak. Fact - Not all fuels are the same, and anyone who thinks so is kidding themselves. A perfect example of this is Ethanol fuel, even with the same Octane rating you get less energy from it then an equivalent RON non ethanol fuel. Sometime you can get more power from 95 RON than 98 RON fuel if the density of the 95 RON is greater, but only if your car doesn't need the heat protection of higher RON, e.g. turbo cars. Fact - They all have to comply with governemnt regulated maximums in sulphur, benzyne and minimums in RON but there are a lot m ore other factors that are not regulated and the different fuel companies use this for the competitive edge. How do I know all this, I work for one of our fuel majors and have lived both here and in Vic. I can honestly say that the best fuel in WA is BP Ultimate 98, but overall the best is Shell V-Power, as I used it when I was in Vic. So, go on and use the cheapest fuel or the most conveniant location on your pride and joy and you certainly will not be getting the most out of it and possibly damaging it.

Anyone interested??? Offers around $50k Will look at swaps with cash my way for certain vehicles listed above. Will be putting it on carsales this week. Surely has to be some interest...good R34 GTRs are getting very hard to get in this condition!

Have been thinking about the sale and am willing to trade/swap on a sports sedan/hatch that is 4 door e.g. Sti, Evo, Golf Gti (to have fun) or 4WD like Navara (towing the boat) plus $25k - $30k my way (obviously). Also, am willing to negotiate at or around the $50k mark, but this will not include any of the standard parts and will be on the standard tyres (Nexen N3000), although these will be an option for the prospective purchaser. You will not get a car close to this for that sort of money!

Phone number for enquiries has changed to 0457 988 899

Oh yeah, I have also recently put on a set of Yokohama Neova AD08 in the 245/40/18, which have seen about 300-400klms. So literally near brand new!

All car club forums such as this, WRX Car Club, HSV Car Club, FPV Car Club, MX5 Car Club etc along with flyers at shops like Wheels World, such as Tech 9 Tyres, etc together with Performance Work shops like X Speed, Garage 101, Fabcar Racing etc would be a great for extra visibility to your audience. I agree that we need to make these sorts of events occur more often here in Perth, as compared to what happens in Melbourne, we don't have anywhere near the level of events like these, even though our performance car scene is just as large, if not larger. Good luck and hope to see you there at the event.