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Which is why alot of the Nismo stuff is better than it has any right to be. In many instances it is stock gear, modified or manufactured differently to more track oriented purposes. EG LCa's are standard ones drilled differently, or tension rods are shorter versions of standard ones with harder bushes etc etc. Just a shame they want drug money for most of it.

Not at all. You can build it as right as anyone knows how and it will still break.

Was cancelled.

Well it wouldnt be the first or the last GTR to have a Nismo speedo fitted, most of them have. Quite when it was fitted is a question that you doubtless wont get an answer to. Doesnt have to be an issue just accept that it hasnt done 73kms. Fits into the same mystery bag as nearly every other GTR then. If the motor compression is good (number read well) and is straight then why not atlest consider it? Also it is not unknown for silver GTR's to come with different colour engine bays ex factory. Also looks to have some Cusco (?) coilovers in it. Will be laggy with those cams.

Pretty much it in a nut shell.

Get comby spanner. Join the ring spanner end of another spanner to the open end of the first one for extra leverage. Grunt a bit. Job done. Win. Or do the hammer trick on the end of the spanner if you are worried about rounding it futher.

Pretty big download but worth it. http://www.renaultsport.com/IMG/pdf/rsf1-moteur2014-presskit-en_final2.pdf

You will get no end of opinions. Or none. Have a look at the Project Mu range for a track pad or a high end street pad they are pretty good.

Energy Recovery Systems (ERS) Long-time fans of Formula One racing will be familiar with the concept of a Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS), technology that was introduced to the sport in 2009 and was a mainstay from 2011. KERS worked by harnessing waste energy created under braking and transforming it into electrical energy, providing an additional 60kW (approximately 80bhp) of power for up to 6.67 seconds per lap. The Energy Recovery Systems (ERS) which form an integral part of an F1 car’s power unit from 2014 take the concept of KERS to another level, combining twice the power with a performance effect around ten times greater. ERS comprise two energy recovery systems (Motor Generator Unit - Kinetic [MGU-K] and Motor Generator Unit - Heat [MGU-H]), plus an Energy Store (ES) and control electronics. The motor generator units convert mechanical and heat energy to electrical energy and vice versa. MGU-K works like an uprated version of KERS, converting kinetic energy generated under braking into electricity (rather than it escaping as heat). It also acts as a motor under acceleration, returning up to 120kW (approximately 160bhp) power to the drivetrain from the Energy Store. MGU-H is an energy recovery system connected to the turbocharger of the engine and converts heat energy from exhaust gases into electrical energy. The energy can then be used to power the MGU-K (and thus the drivetrain) or be retained in the ES for subsequent use. Unlike the MGU-K which is limited to recovering 2MJ of energy per lap, the MGU-H is unlimited. MGU-H also controls the speed of the turbo, speeding it up (to prevent turbo lag) or slowing it down in place of a more traditional wastegate. A maximum of 4MJ per lap can be returned to the MGU-K and from there to the drivetrain - that’s ten times more than with 2013’s KERS. That means drivers should have an additional 160bhp or so for approximately 33 seconds per lap.

Make McLaren in 1988 look like noobs. My question is this: With the rules governing the development of engines when is the soonest Renault and Ferrari can copy the long shaft turbo layout in the Benz power plant?

Only question is will MB will all the races this year? Or get a double DNF at some point.

There are plenty of parts available - you wont be stuck for choice. But the number of thing needing modiying and extensive modifications at that if you want to go properly fast is long. By the way R32s GTR's dont really rust - you shouldnt have a problem with that. Dont know what your looking at, however.

Yeah well I was probably overstating it a bit but it depends on what the original poster means by "fun". Because you can have fun in just about anything. Conversely if your idea of fun is to generate some good lap times a GTR is not light, nor is it cheap, nor is it simple. But then again neither are most things. The faster you want to go the more expensive, the more complex and the more difficult it gets. Hell I've been to track days and had a miserable time of it only to bump into someone loving life who is in much the same car, just 5 seconds a lap slower. At the end of the day car selection isnt a particularly rational. You buy what you love and try and make it work. If it were me and I had the coin I would go the 34. But I would also look at an FD, a Westfield, a hachi roku (New or old, dont care), a GTST and a gutted AU six. All of which can be fun, depending on your outlook.

Cheers man, mine are giving me the shts.

The only well sorted one I saw recently was a 33 for $40k or thereabouts. The for sale thread was full of people whinging about the price.

Show me one that is sorted and for sale.

Do these sit inside the window or outside? How much/parts number etc if they fit outside. By the way I got 57/43 weight distribution but I cannot remember the fuel load and I weigh near on 100kg.

I bought a 32 GTR for this exact purpose about 10 years ago and have been having a miserable time of it. I have taken it around circuits on track days and it hasnt been able to handle everything with ease. Then on the weekends or days I'm off work it sits in the shed unloved and it has been a pita the whole time. In my experience (others may disagree), if there is a part on the car you need fixed/replaced/repaired (And there will be), it can be impossible to get the original bits which are rubbish anyway, but if you're upgrading those bits with aftermarket toys, then it gets much more expensive than any other car you modify. The 32's are getting quite old now, so bushes, steering/suspension and everything else etc are all starting to get well worn, so they are pretty much a definite expense if you're going to take it to the track etc, but like I said, you'd probably do the same for any other car you want to mod as well. So, in summary if you want a fun weekend car dont get a GTR. They arent particularly fun to drive. They are expensive to campaign and not particularly robust in a few critical areas. They are now old and finding a good one is alot of work. There are alot of them about which means you will always be outdone by someone with a bazillion horsepower version of the same thing you have. If you modify them sufficiently to work on a track well then they arent any fun on the road. I would go look for something a little different and cheaper.

That is pretty harsh. The Lotus looked down right evil out there. Fair enough he screwed up but the thing isn't exactly a limo to drive, even by F1 standards. Oh and go Dan. 4:1.

I am after just the bushes that go with the Whiteline KCA336 kit (The kit for the front upper suspension bushes on an R32 GTR). I dont really want to pay $340 for the whole thing as it is just the bushes that need replacing, not the rest of the stuff in the kit. Has anyone bought just the bushes as Whiteline dont appear to list them seperately.

Go and get it inspected before you start spending money on random parts. They will tell you if it is just a wheel alignment, flogged out bushes, buggered shock absorbers etc etc etc. Just go somewhere reputable.

Was the Lola a Lola-Hart or Lola Ford? On another note was reading this book last night. http://www.pitstop.net.au/products/the-v12-engine/ Anyway the section on the 3.5 litre V12's built for F1 before they reverted to 3.0 litre motors was interesting. Turns out Isuzu, HKS, and Nissan all had 3.5 litre V12's. As did Porsche (A complete dog of a thing which some would remember from the Footwork arrows days) and Ford. About the only people to make it work were Honda. And even then it was arguable that with packaging included it wasnt as good as the V10.

Yes quite right.

AU motor in an XG?

The car is from Global Auto in Japan - who usually have very clean cars. So someone can import it - get on with it then. http://www.global-auto.ne.jp/stock/public_model_home.php?model=BNR32