Roy

And the NA Sierra that ran up against them. They didnt run in the same grid though. I watched the Amaroo round in 93 and recall that they had their own race.

I went backwards with Apexi 260/8.8mm cams so removed them after hours on the dyno and some disappointing results from the test drive. They did sound tough though So I would hold off on cams and go with the oil cooler. The TD06-20G and RB20 will never have the response of some of the other combos, but it will be a reliable grunter able to run 12.2-12.8sec qtr miles so still a respectably quick car. I would prefer it over the other options you have but the real test should be for you to go for a drive or get a steer of a car with a similar setup to see if that's the direction you really want to run.

The important thing that came out of the weekend was that Rugby Union men are tougher then AFL. After hours of debate we cleared the living room and wrestled! Union won!

And its good to know that you can get that result. But if you are thinking about the setup Status posted....first post was SR20 made 400rwkws on a 25G compressor. Great to know..but the 25G was only 30% of the story, the thing was a stroker SR running E85. E85 means the setup jumps from a 340-350rwkws setup to 390-400rwkws setup. So the take away is the trick to that result is to run E85...not run a 25G. A few people ran around Vic tracks for a while said BS to the fact that I was running a std RB20 with a 20G and doing what it was doing. As soon as a few people bought the same setup plenty of people repeated the result. If I had of been playing silly buggers with how I made the power or how much I made, I know of at 3 people who would have been gutted to have spent their hard earned to get a inferior result. So that's all I am saying...make sure the whole story is told, not just the 400rwkws SR20 part. I know I am going to be gutted if this 73HTA doesnt work as per what the yanks have been posting as it will be another case of handing over good money for a kick in the teeth because of people posting BS on the net...lol "who would have thunk it"

Just so I understand, when you say 400kws you mean at the engine, on PULP 98, on E85, at the wheels etc? I woudl have only classified a 25G as a 350rwkws turbo. That would be on a well built and tuned engine with a gob full of boost. On E85 I suppose you can add ~40rwkws. I think that the bigger H turine will only bag you another ~15rwkws This thread is a good read, but every 3-4 pages I am Captain Negativity as I think the numbers that get thrown around are rather dangerous and may see people only ending up disappointed when for whatever reason they cant match what they read. 400kws out of 25G wheel, 260 out of 18G wheel, 300rwkws out of 20G wheels are not "common" results (IMO)

Agree, trying to find gains when everything is so controlled is a difficult task.

LOL, i selfishly want to see someone else buy one and do a good back to back with their current Kando turbo

What ECU and any photos of the underside/rails etc. Any damage? Are they std shocks and bushes through out?

I suspect the TD06L2-20G would be the go. Depends if you are using std or aftermarket manifolds.

What master sizes are you after fella? Will see if I can grab an ex Supercar for you, complete with carbon foot shroud etc

lol, Yep, difference is about 30million a year

I am holding off on going back to the std inlet as the new turbos may benefit from the extra flow up high in the revs at higher boost....the place where the Plazmaman is clearly better then std. If all the fuss over billet wheels hold true then I may get back to what I used to have through the mid range with the std inlet. And yes, I have looked at the EFR turbos. But frankly until they are readily available and stop failing I am going to keep my money in my pocket. Plus, half the fun is playing with these things and seeing if they work or not. I trust that there are going to be dozens of results with the more expensive EFR turbos so will understand the merits of them. Once I am through this round of testing if none set my heart racing I think I have found another setup to trial which should be good for a punchier 280rwkws. Thats the whole point of this testing...how to make the punchiest 280rwks possible More than the turbo tinkering. keen to get my car back and further play with the suspension in it. Should be a little nicer with some recent changes, nothing huge but will allow me to move on knowing that suspension is as good as its going to get for a street car...with some little trick bits that nobody else has

I am off the cans. Need to fit into my swanky Gulf Racing FIA suit...so need to lose that 20kgs I have been talking about losing for a while

From what I previously read about other manufacturer involvement when Toyota, Chrysler and Mercedes were supposedly sniffing around was that they can run quad cam engines etc, but will need to be tuned to be comparable to the current 5Ls. I say let them run their late model engines with the same rev limit and compression ratio restrictions. Will be real interesting to see if a multivalve engine does the job any different to a pushrod with years and years of development with a fixed CR and 7,500rev limit

Actually the worst thing about Nissan coming back to local tin top racing is having to read a whole new wave of muppet posts about how the GTR was banned

On E85 with the billet gold the same EVO 8 makes 335rwkws

Claim is both runs at same boost, only difference is turbo

Yep, will start planning around April for Sept-Oct

The lack of technical development and speed is a downer. But if they change up the rules every two years then you can see the spend increasing. Despite the series being pretty healthy, a lot of the teams still seem to fly pretty close to the "doors about to close" threshold. Developing a car to its nth degree within controlled regs to be the fastest is far more technical than developing a car within loose regs on the best platform. They are tin tops, if you want the latest tech then need to look at GT1 and open wheelers. Not sure you are ever really going to get massive amounts of development in a tin top series based on models that only get mild face lifts every 4 or so years. I am not sure I agree, but I can see why the limit it, can be a massive spend for no real gain for the series as a whole. I would love to see the V8 Superstar cars and our rules be closer. That way our teams can go and do a few rounds over there and their top teams can come for our major races. Would be cool to see Mercs, BMWs, Maseratis etc up against our boys. But their cars are a lot slower then ours Streamline the regs and as well as every country having their domestic series then you can go up against one another at places like Bathurst, Spa, Monza, Abu Dhabi etc

Price to be $600, ie less than cost of my engine

That Corvette is pretty cool. I love Vettes, but know them well enough to know many are garbage. From memory the 84 Vette has 185hp And being the first of C4s they are pretty rubbish. 89 - 94 is what I would be after. But the biggest problem is housing prices in Aus, I cant afford a house for the toys Hence the plan to get to Europe with work, get the dream car. Import dream car and then when in 4-5 years when I am around 40 build a Caterham with S2000 running gear or Ultima, depending on cash, and what my 22yr old Russian bride prefers

I saw the other night that only just over 1million cars were sold in Aus last year. Holden sold 40,000 Commodores last year. In Japan the last few years have been lean for them due to a number of reasons yet have still domestically sold 4.5million cars. Thats not including cars they export. So looking purely at domestic markets, the Japanese market is 4.5 times bigger then Australia. Then you have export markets. So they can design cars with far bigger budgets vs local companies. So all things considered I think Holden and Ford do a great job. Hell GM now use the Holden designed chassis as a global platform for the rwd cars Also, when you see the likes of Clarkson and Hammond driving the HSVs and raving about how fun they are, it amuses me when import owners still look at the local product as pieces of rubbish. They have a place. I know if I had kids and needed a 4dr I would be punting around in an Gen Commodore with some pipes on it The fact that we even have a domestic race series is a good thing. Looking OS plenty of countries have hopeless series. The series generally appeals to people who want to see the country's best race teams and drivers race. The series appeals to the average punter as its what their company car is....and its giggles to see what hot rodding mass produce shopping trollies can produce Even if the management of our series leaves the sport generally poorer

Why would Nissan run an AMG V8?

So I am trying the FP Green 73HTA compressor on my TD06L2 turbine and 8cm housing. Who is going to give their TD06L2 to ATP in Melbourne for one of their billet wheel upgrades? I am waiting for a reply to my email at the moment. Real keen to see which of all these turbos makes the numbers or whether all their claims are hype. Here is the claimed difference between their billet 20G wheel replacement (anodised Gold) and the std 20G compressor. The above is on an EVO so you could almost add 30-40rwkws for an indication of what it would make on a Skyline The claim that they also make 30kws more then the FB Green compressor which is a little alarming since that is what I have The wheel looks as close to identical to the BBK billet compressors only gold vs blue.

Ultima is genuinely on my one day list of things. I have the bucket R32 fun club car. Now have the Sierra Cosworth to break down on me and leave me stranded in places. Now I just need a big house/garage to move on to one more project before the Ultima. That is getting a gig in Europe and bringing back the uber personal import