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Hehehehe! Man, that stuff makes us English Teachers in Japan look bad! :oops:

Oh yeah... sorry, I'm not down with the Aussie lingo anymore! :Oops:

Yep, thats right. First two kanji are "Baka" (Foolish or stupid) and the second two are "Gaijin" (Foreigner). Thats a cool story dude, keep 'em coming!

A relo? Like a house or something?

funkymonkey, what are you doing in Osaka? Wil you be there for the Osaka Auto Messe?

Periodically, I`ll be posting up what I know about all the famous, and not so famous modified cars to come out of Japan. If anybody has a car that they want to post about, please include at least one photo and some kind of spec sheet or info about the mechanical spec... lets keep the speculation to a minimum! First up... the Nismo 400R... 400R / R33 GT-R (Std.) / 400R improvement: Overall Length: 4,675mm / 4,675mm Width: 1,830mm / 1,780mm / *50mm wider fenders Height: 1,330mm / 1,330mm Wheelbase: 2,720mm / 2,720mm Tread: Front: 1,500mm / 1,480mm / *Offset 30mm>20mm Rear: 1,510mm / 1,490mm Low Rideheight: 30mm / ------- / *For posture + stability Weight: 1,550kg / 1,540kg Engine: RB-X GT2 / RB26DETT / *Increased displacement BorexStroke: 87.0 x 77.7mm / 86.0 x 73.7mm Displacement: 2,771cc / 2,568cc Compression: 8.5 / 8.5 Power: 400ps@6700rpm / 280ps@6800rpm Torque: 47.8kg/m@4400rpm / 36.0kg/m@4500rpm Boost: 1.1 bar / 0.6 bar Power/Weight: 3.88kg/ps / 5.50kg/ps Headgasket: Nismo Metal 1.2mm / Graphite 1.2mm / *High boost durability Camshaft: Standard / Standard Valve Spring: Standard / Standard Oilcooler: Air cooled type / Fluid cooled Oil cooler Turbocharger: N1 spec Highflow / T28 standard / *With stronger actuator Intercooler: Nismo High Efficiency / Standard / *Higher cc/m flow Cat Conv. : 80mm Low Restriction / Standard Exhaust: Titanium Dual 60mm / Standard / *400R Lightweight Titan. ECCS: 400R Special tune / Standard / *High efficiency tuned Fuel Pump: Standard / Standard Clutch: Nismo 8.5" Cro-moly / 250mm Single plate (Twin-plate) Transmission: FS5R30A Standard / FS5R30A Standard LSD: A-LSD / A-LSD Prop Shaft: Nismo Carbon / Standard / *Lightweight Brakes: Standard (Brembo) / Standard (Brembo) Brake Pad: Nismo OriginalType 2 /Standard / *For Street and Track Suspension: Bilstein Shocks / Standard / *Firmer Rate Spring: Nismo OriginalType D /Standard / *Fr:7kg Rr:8kg Engine Mount: Nismo Stiff Mount / Standard / *Stronger Mount Wheels: 10JJx18" / 9JJx17" / *18" 3-piece Forged Tire: 275/35-18 / 245/45R17 Aero Parts: Nismo Original Kit / Standard / *Improved Downforce /Cooling Front Bumper: Nismo 400R Orig. / Standard / *Oil Cooler Duct Front Grill: Nismo 400R Orig. / Standard Front Lip: Nismo 400R Orig. / Standard / *Increased Cooling Side Step: Nismo 400R Orig. / Standard Rear Bumper: Nismo 400R Orig. / Standard / *Improved Aerodynamics Rear Spoiler: Nismo 400R Orig. / Standard / *Increased downforce Bonnet: Nismo GT Type / Standard / *Large Cooling Vent Over Fender: Nismo 400R Orig. / -------- / *25mm wider each side Tower Bar: Nismo Titanium / Standard / *Increased rigidity Badge: 400R Type / Standard / *400R Identification Meter Panel: 400R 320km/h / Standard / *Nismo Cluster - 11,000rpm/ Seat: Nismo Embroidered / Standard / *Nismo Logo Standard Seat Headlights: HID System / Standard / *Optional HID Headlights _____________________ Nissan released only 99 400Rs in Feburary 1996. The V-spec version of the R33 GT-R was used as a base for the 400R, to produce a road-going version of the LM and GT racecars of the day. Most parts have been upgraded, but it`s probably more interesting to look at what hasn`t been upgraded, namely the Brake calipers/disks, the gearbox and the Camshafts/valves. The standard 5MT gearbox is suited well enough to the increased horsepower, as are the Brembo brakes, which only neccessitated a brake pad upgrade. The primary goal of the RB-X GT2 engine design was the increased torque whih came about with the 2.8L capacity increase. 47.8kg/m@4400rpm neccessitates the Twin-plate heavy duty chro-moly clutch upgrade, aswell as the Carbon driveshaft. All these additions serve not to break away from the base GT-R design, but to enhance the base GT-R V-Spec model one rank up in the GT Street class. The retail price of the Nismo 400R in 1996 was 12,000,000 yen. /Rezz

Yes, thats right! I have some goodies from the Nismo Festival to give to one lucky member!!! As an occasion to mark the start of the SAU Japan Forum, I`ll be giving away: 1x 70th Aniversary Nissan Motosports History DVD 1x 2003 Nismo Festival Event Program 1x Nissan "2003 JGTC Champion" sticker 1x Initial D "Lancer Evolution III" Keyholder All you have to do is post up the most interesting Japan related info/story/pic/joke/poem... whatever(!) by the 16th of December and I`ll notify and get details from the winner on the 17th, just in time to collect before Christmas! **Competition only open to Australian residents. So go for it! Make the SAU Japan forum the best! /Rezz

It depends on who you ask really. For example, if you ask a "Luis Vuitton" girl about anime, they get all squirmish and act like it`s the most uncool thing on the planet. Yet just about *anyone* on the peak hour express train will have some kind of manga with them to read... salarymen, teens, convenience store workers... you name it. On the whole, I think it`s neither childish nor mature, it covers all genres so it`ll appeal to SOMEBODY...

Kono foramu ni youkoso! Welcome guys to the Japan forum. I hope you`ll find what your looking for here, as there are plenty of members who are either living in Japan right now (Demon Dave, DaiOni, Evo_Lee, Streeter, akeenan, DCD, yukz2daizzo, and myself) or have been to Japan before. *This thread in paticular can be used for any feedback that people have about the Japan forum... don`t hold back. So I invite everybody to have a part in making this THE Skyline enthusiasts one-stop forum for anything and everything about Japan... especially the cars! Regards, Rezz

Your in Chiba and you`re not going SW20-GT??? You should come!

Cereal: That logo isn`t photochopped, it is indeed the JMC R34 GT-R Super Taikyu racecar...

Sorry, I meant Toyota Estima "rent-a-car"...!

Sounds pretty difficult! Altough never undestimate the holding capacity of a Toyota Estima...

Sorted. Thanks Blitz!

Aaah PranK? If you read this, can we score some SAU t-shirts or caps or something so we can do the big "SAU - 2004 TAS Contingent Photo"?

Thats cool Funky, whatever suits you best. I wouldn`t mind meeting the J-Spec guys anyway. Theres also 3 or 4 other guys that might be coming along with me, but they`re only tentatively booked.

Yep. I`ll be at the TAS on the 10th with a whole bunch of other guys (foreigners). I probably won`t be going back to Australia for quite some time.... not for at least another 5 years. Whats your clostest Drift Track? Aaaah Tsukuba? Sorry man, I`m in Kobe, and I`ve never been to Gunma. In fact I`d just look on the Internet to find the clostest track... probably what you`ve already done?

Alright! Sounds like we`ve got a contingent going... Franks: You say you`ve got 6 guys coming? Blitz: PM sent mate, sorry. You`ve got 6 coming too. Plus Funkymonkey with the "J-Spec" guys... (how many Funkymonkey?) ...and of course me and Demon Dave and our wives... Thats about 20 people? Two groups of 10? I have a feeling the J-Sec guys won`t want to join our group though?

I`m pretty sure the Skyline will continue on through V36, 37 ,38... but whether it`s ever going to emulate the R31 - 34 series again I don`t know. I hope so, because at the Nismo Festival, the R32s and 34s ruled, there was hardly any kind of enthusiasm for the V35! I like your second question... I agree. There MIGHT NOT be another GT-R for the forseeable future. Carlos Ghosn has pretty much put it on the backburner, and when Car Company CEOs do that, we all know that most of the time it doesn`t go any further. Remember the Nissan Mid-4? Hang on to your R32 -34 GT-Rs!!!

After what Redback suggested about seperate threads for the "Photo Diary" and and "Comments", I thought it might be a good idea... So this thread is solely dedicated to ANYTHING even remotely connected with Japan, or it`s car industry or scene. Fire away with the questions, and if Dave and DaiOni can help out with their expertise in this area, that`d be great. Cheers, /Rezz ...oh, PranK? Could we sticky this one too?

Hi Steve, Did you see me and my wife walking around at the Nismo Festival? Did you meet up with Nick Jenkins from "Croydon Wholesalers" (NZ)? Or did you run into a guy called Rod Wilson and his coworker Nick (maybe!) from Sydney? Sorry for all the questions, I just thought that I had met all the foreigners that were there... but I didn`t meet you!

Nissan Wheel Matching List... I just posted this yesterday Ash... you must have missed it!

Prank, just an extention of what we were talking about the other day, it seems that nobody (regular members) can see the entry fields in the "Avatar" section of the control panel in order to change their cusom avatar. You sent me a screenshot of what it "should" look like, but I`ve had it confirmed by another member that they don`t see all the options in the "Avatar" sectiomn either. Has this feature been disabled for all regular members? p.s. The new look forums are soooooooo easy to use, when I was putting the "Photo Diary" thread together, it was so quick and easy! Cheers!!

Nissan Wheel Matching List... Check it out, theres all the standard wheel sizes, offsets, PCDs and widths. Also, possible inch-up wheel diameters and widths for those who want to upgrade. Sorry, the car names are in Katakana, but you guys should know how Skyline and Silvia etc look in Japanese script, right? /Rezz

Aaah! Another person who can`t alter their Avatar! I was talking to Christian about this, and apparently he can see all the "Avatar customizing" sections in the "Avatar" part of the Control Panel... but now I`m thinking nobody can see it except for him... because I can`t see (or should I say - the customizing avatar entry fields don`t appear) anything in my "Avatar" section, except for a "Do not use avatar" button.