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Um, yeah sorry. I got the other Bayside Blue Gt-R mixed up with yours (So common...). Nengun take their time, I would suggest greenline instead. I just used the Nengun links because they took you straight to the parts. The kit with adaptors is about $350. The pod filters you buy without the kit are simply replacement filters. They are insufficient to do the whole job.

Um, I think you are missing the point. The pods replace the airbox. Completely. You want the kit first time up. Try here: http://www.nengun.com/apexi/power-intake-gtr Or, if you decide to go large on the AFM's: http://www.nengun.com/apexi/super-suction-kit-z32-80mm-afm Can I suggest you go back to talk to Danny at Imports101 about your mods. My car was there when your 34 was about (It is a white R32)

Get something with a better lense, eg: http://www.digitalcamerawarehouse.com.au/prod409.htm http://www.digitalcamerawarehouse.com.au/prod413.htm

Then go buy the correct stuff. Shell sell it, I believe. Oxegenated fuel is a good way to develop more horsepower. In fact it is a brilliant way of doing so. No, it does not induce pre ignition/pinging/knocking or much else. Have a look at the Motec website for some work they did on an Evo. Your fuel injectors need to stay clean as well as your valves & other parts. It is not just about your fuel filter. Having crap in the fuel system that hasn't been dislodged yet is like playing Russian Roulette. It is not about the fuel itself. In any case normal petrol has detergent added to it. The fundamental truth here is that the ethonol blend is less dense that its petrol equivalent. So don't worry so much about the fuel consumption, worry about your AFR's.

Well it would be one of those circumstances where you aren't so much moving it outwards as returning it to where it used to be before the top arm was shortened. In any case the bling LCA's on the previous page are a rather sobering $1000 for the pair. Apparently Moonface Racing do an odd balljoint/LCA extender arrangement which also migrates the front roll centre. But I don't want to go down that road again. Wasted time/effort on it previously.

Go and see Dick Ward at Go Gear. And get a 3", not a 2"

No just fill it up. Fluid. Any old stuff. Whatever is on the shelf really.

Even putting aside the elementary problem that no RB26 ever had cam adjustment it is quite scary that an alleged mechanic either doesn't know or can't tell the difference between a VTEC & variable cam timing (NVCS, VVT etc etc) VTEC actually changes the cam lobe the inlet valve is actuated from so you get (or can get) a change in duration, lift & phasing. NVCS only gives you a change in phasing. In any case the correct answer to your mechanic's question must surely have been "Yo".

It is power steering fluid. Check the level in the reservoir as it is common for people to overfill them & thereby get a leak when it heats up. If it is not an overflowing reservoir it is usually the larger of the rubber hoses.

I did sway bars. (Whiteline) Then springs/dampers/caster/camber. (Whiteline/Bilstein) Then more camber. (Home made stuff) Then more springs. (Eibach/Bilstein) Then more sway bars.(Cusco) And I haven't finished yet. Best advice is to think carefully about where you want to end up & listen to some of the good advice you will get on this forums. But in doing so recognise that what some people like may not suit you and what suits some circumstances may not suit yours. If you can do some research on how everything works & what changes have what effects you will be much better placed to understand peoples advice. I mean I have seen some shops recommend 10 & 8 kg/mm spring rates for the street for an R33.....so you can't take it all on trust.

Gees Baron you are like a walking encyclopedia on obscure Japanese aftermarket components & manufacturers. And they say there is a skills shortage in this country. Thanks again.

Hmm, this went ape shit in my absence. 1. Baron I sent you a packet of clips (or was that chips?) before Christmas, but didn't re-check the address before I posted it. If Druncan can't find any I will have another go (after checking the address). 2. Rain? What the fk is rain? 3. I don't like the adjustable arms because I worry that in a moment of kerb hopping excess the rather insipid clamping bolts (that dictate the length) will give up their unequal struggle. 4. Yes I have run out of adjustment on my Whiteline ones. The outer adjuster is wound all the way in & I even had made an offset pin for the inner arm. 5. Duncan, what do you recommend for the longer, lower arm? 6. 32 & 33 arms are fundamentally different.

Thanks Baron.

Cusco used to do a fixed length upper front suspension arm for the Gt-R (Amongst others) Are they still available as I am after some, preferably in a -10mm length or less at a pinch. For a 32 model. I looked but there does not appear to be anyone listing them presently. And yes I have seen the adjustable ones. Also the Whiteline gear.

Thanks, man. That is the nicest thing anyone has said to me in ages.

Well maybe just admire the fact that someone on this forum can differentiate between lose & loose.

Peoples ability to ignore good advice & to externalize blame for things has always amazed me. For the doubters I can only say this. Try some proper motorsport. You won't look back. Now please kill the thread Dan, before we lose any more IQ points.

More worried about the fk off big dump truck tyres they use instead of armco at my local track. (Collie). I don't think you would punch through them so much as bounce off them into some sort of geostationary orbit. I suppose anything can be made to go hard if you tip enough dollars into it. 650hp will have to wait until I rebuild the motor. But yes it does make a better starting point than most cars. Anyway, given the thread title maybe we should go back to talking about R31 gearbox fragility & the 1988 Sandown 500. How did they end up fixing it, or didn't they? Also Bo Seton - brilliant engine builder or not. Discuss.

I will try to remember that when I am getting spanked by an Evo. Invincible means you don't have to lift off the throttle, yes?

Point was you said it didn't affect you. I was just explaining why it did. How much of an effect depends on you. Oh and it is not a $10 increase in premiums. Try comparing a quote for a modified Skyline to a bog stock Falcadore. The difference is bloody ridiculous. Then try getting the same insurance after you have had a licence suspension. The last time someone pulled up next to me and wanted to race my Mum was sitting in the passengers seat.....so I just ignored the fkwits in the Commodre like I usually do. I get far more amusement racing against my mates in their cars at places such as Wanneroo, Collie & at hillclimbs. You should try it one day. Infact check the laptimes thread in the motorsport section. See if you can post a halfway competitive time..... Yes there are bigger issues than street racers. Far bigger issues. Which is why the sooner they & the hype surrounding them goes away the better off everyone will be.

I agree with what you are saying 100%. Yes GMS did do well when the V8's were introduced - once the aero updates on the VP Commode were put in place. They continued to do well up until the Yokohamas lost any pretence of competitiveness against the Bridgestones. As for the GT-R outside Group A - again I agree. But it is perhaps a little harsh a criticism given the whole intent of the original GT-R design was to win in Group A. So job done there. If you look at the strong points/weak points of the car you can see how the regulations shaped the design. For example the brakes are rubbish, but the Group A rules allowed this to be fixed so it was all good on the race cars. The pistons/rods are relatively weak. Again, not a Group A problem. On the upside the productions cars' induction system is a work of art - no real manifold freedoms for your race car so you can see why they had to get it right. I could go on for a bit (as far as my memory allows which isn't far). But anyone who has tried to punt a GTR around a race track would be well aware of it being less than the invincible creation that many keyboard warriors insist it is.

Oh dear, where to start. The point is that even if you or your friends or your familly aren't killed you are still affected. You are affected by higher insurance premiums, by higher third party insurance on your rego, you are affected every time you get pulled over by the cops for no good reason, you are affected every time someone makes an ignorant comment about "hoon" cars that pisses you off, you are affected every time Grank fkn Dorrington's self righteous gobshite gets puts on the news. But mostly you are affected because the unrelenting focus on "hooning" etc distracts the police and the government from focussing on doing something effective about the number of people killed on our roads, ie the likelihood that it will be one of your familly or friends... Need I go on? Yes it is obvious that driving like an idiot on the roads is a very bad idea. Yet people still continue to do it. So other than pointing out their stupidity & encouraging them to do the right thing what can you do? Certainly not support them & certainly not give the impression the SAU or Skyline owners in general condone or are indifferent to this sort of carry on. I sincerely hope no one here is killed or badly injured. I know from having it happen to people I care for that it is an absolutely awful waste. So maybe think about that for a little bit.

It wasn't the wrong place at the wrong time. There is no right place to drive like a %^*&wit on the road. Please think about that. What you may not realise is that if you get done at the high end of the speed/fines range it will have a number of knock on effects other than just a fine up to and including: Loss of licence with all the hassle that having to walk everywhere entails. The prospect of very few points remaining on your licence for a number of years. Removal of your car for a period (Now a week for first up offence) Higher insurance premiums for years to come. More negative publicity for your fellow Skyline owners. So it isn't just a case of paying a fine & moving on. The system doesn't let you get away with it that easilly. If you want to get involved with some motorsport try the AHG group near the airport or the no limits group mentioned in an earlier post. This is a safe, legal & enormously fun way to test your car & your skill. The first up experience of running on the track is usually a sobering one. It demonstrates to people how little they actually know.

The comments were contemporaneous, ie from 1988. The 1987 Hardie Ferodo was an absolute disaster for Nissan. Not sure about the claims for the GT-R's. As for distorted reality there is always an amount of spin/lobbying in any pronouncements so you have to factor self interest in.

Maybe check here: http://www.trust-power.com/01exhaust/pe_Ti.html They are supposedly all good to the JASMA standards. Click the Nissan button & have a look at the pdf. My kanji is compelte rubbish so the columns may mean anything.