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Hi All, Following up on our recent announcement that we have been appointed as an official authorised dealer for Project Mu, (see http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Tu...ed-t277484.html ) we are now able to supply the extremely hard core Project Mu Billet Racing 6 Piston Big Brake Kit for a range of vehicles, and Project Mu Billet Racing 6 Piston Calipers for custom applications. PROJECT MU BILLET RACING 6 PISTON BIG BRAKE KIT The Ultimate brake upgrade kit. Featuring the awesome Project Mu 6-piston Racing Caliper and disc sizes of 355x32mm or the huge 380x32mm - this kit will outperform on the road or track. A large pad area and disc mass gives the system excellent ability to deal with the high temperatures generated when putting your brakes to a serious test. Each vehicle specific kit includes: - Calipers - Caliper Adaptor Brackets - Brake Pads - 2-Piece Rotors - Teflon Brake lines - Pad Support Springs - All bolts etc necessary Which Vehicles Is This Kit Available for ? This kit is available for the following vehicles (calipers are also available for custom applications - see below for more info) ... full kits are available for ... Mazda RX-7 FD3S (Front 355x32mm kit) RX-8 SE3P (Front 355x32mm kit) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Lancer Evo CP9A, CT9A (Front 355x32mm kit) Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 (Front 355x32mm kit & Front 380x32mm kit) Skyline GT-R R32 V-Spec (Front 355x32mm kit & Front 380x32mm kit) Skyline GT-R R33 (Front 355x32mm kit & Front 380x32mm kit) Skyline GT-R R34 (Front 355x32mm kit & Front 380x32mm kit) Skyline ER34 (Front 355x32mm kit & Front 380x32mm kit) Skyline V35 (Front 355x32mm kit & Front 380x32mm kit) Skyline V36 (Front 355x32mm kit & Front 380x32mm kit) 300ZX Z32 (Front 355x32mm kit & Front 380x32mm kit) 350Z Z33 (Front 355x32mm kit & Front 380x32mm kit) Subaru Impreza WRX GC8, GDA, GDB, GRB (Front 355x32mm kit) Toyota Supra JZA80 (Front 355x32mm kit & Front 380x32mm kit) SOARER JZZ30/31, UZZ31 (Front 355x32mm kit) Soarer UZZ40 (Front 355x32mm kit & Front 380x32mm kit) More Info on the Billet Racing 6 Piston Kits More Info, pricing etc on the Billet Racing 6 Piston Kits can be found here ... http://www.tunersgroup.com/Online_Store/Pr...ing_Kit_6P.html BILLET RACING 6 PISTON CALIPERS AVAILABLE FOR CUSTOM APPLICATIONS For custom applications where no vehicle specific kit is available, we can also supply the Project Mu Billet Racing 6 Piston calipers. Please click here for more info ... http://www.tunersgroup.com/Online_Store/pr...t_calipers.html - The Tuners Group

Virtually every car uses a different method for mounting the factory airbag steering wheel, so there is no commercially available system that I know of to use a factory airbag steering wheel with a quick release. - The Tuners Group

Thanks for the reply absolute perfect I like the lock they have to stop someone using their own steering wheel with quick release! Thats just the ticket exactly what I am after! Anyone know a distributer or seller in Australia with em? We're Works Bell's official Australian distributor (and a long term trader on SAU). - The Tuners Group

Hi All, A brand new Works Bell Quick Release was announced today in Tokyo, the new Rapfix QRS. Please see this post for more info ... http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/An...ks-t281969.html - The Tuners Group

Hi All, The Tuners Group is very proud to announce the availability of a brand new quick release from Works Bell, the Rapfix QRS ... Following on from the massive success of the world reknowned Rapfix II, the brand new Rapfix QRS was announced today by Works Bell in Tokyo. Like all Works Bell's other world class high quality quick releases, the Rapfix QRS is manufactured in Japan with true Japanese machining precision. The Rapfix QRS consists of two parts as shown above: - the steering plate which you attach to your steering wheel - the Rapfix QRS body which is attached to your steering boss kit. Incredibly compact - Just 25 mm thick For some other companies, it is near impossible to achieve the goal of designing a quick release that features easy operation with no shakiness or play. However, the Works Bell Rapfix QRS achieves these goals by utilizing the lever, cover and ball lock system. In addition, it allows the driver to maintain a comfortable seating position due to it’s very compact low profile design with a thickness of just approx 25mm (1 inch) ! Two foldable levers are designed to make the turning of the cover simple. It is also a safety device because the cover cannot be turned without moving the lever. Steering Wheel & Hub / Boss Kit Compatibility There is no welding required to fit a Works Bell Rapfix QRS Quick Release to your car - it is strictly a bolt on product with no welding required. At the steering wheel end, the Rapfix QRS ships pre-machined with bolt holes in both standard 6 bolt Momo bolt pattern steering (PCD 70mm), and 6 bolt Nardi bolt pattern (PCD 74mm), so it is compatible with a very wide range of steering wheels from a number of manufacturers including Works Bell, Momo, Nardi, Personal, OMP etc. The part of the Rapfix QRS that attaches to the steering boss / hub has a 6 bolt (PCD 70mm) bolt pattern, the same bolt pattern as used on Momo steering bosses / hubs. We can supply a steering boss kit / hub to suit for almost any vehicle - please see the steering hubs / boss kits section of our website and contact us if a boss for your car is not listed. Alternatively, if you already have a 6 bolt Nardi bolt pattern steering boss / hub (PCD 74mm), then the part of the Rapfix QRS that attaches to the steering boss / hub can be attached to many compatible 6 bolt Nardi bolt pattern steering bosses / hubs, by using the Works Bell Conversion Spacer. MORE INFO AND PRICING We are now accepting orders for the brand new Rapfix QRS. Please see this page on our website for pricing, more product information, photos etc ... http://www.tunersgroup.com/Online_Store/Rapfix_QRS.html - The Tuners Group

That is a VERY important point beer baron. The thinking behind that may be so that if a driver is trapped in a car on fire, he can at least have a chance of reaching the fire extinguisher to stop himself from getting burnt. - Adam

What some people do is mount a second larger extinguisher in the car so that if one extinguisher is not enough, then you have a second one on hand - especially in case of a fuel fire. You can find a video here of when the supercharged 911 caught fire at Wakefield ... The supercharged 911 fire was a fuel fire at the track. As you can hear in the video, the small extinguisher was not enough to put it out. Though it doesn't look like a huge fire, the damage was very expensive to fix, and even things like the headliner in the interior needed to be replaced after the fire. My car caught fire (an oil fire) on the road a few years ago, where oil leaked onto exhaust headers and caught fire, and the small extinguisher was barely enough to get it out. After that I ALWAYS carried two fire extinguishers in the car - one up front, and a second larger one behind the passenger seat. At the end of the day, if your car catches fire you want as much chance as you can get to get the fire out quickly, and of course you have to engineer the mounting carefully so that the fire extinguishers are safely mounted. - Adam

The Tuners Group is very pleased to announce our appointment as an official authorised dealer for the world reknowned, Japan based brake manufacturer, Project Mu. PROJECT MU PRODUCTS AVAILABLE The Tuners Group is able to supply the full range of Project Mu products including ... The full range of Project Mu Brake Pads in street compounds and racing compounds for Japanese and European vehicles, including: - Project Mu Bestop Brake Pads - Project Mu B-Spec Brake Pads - Project Mu Type NS Brake Pads - Project Mu Type HC+ Brake Pads - Project Mu D1-Spec Brake Pads - Project Mu Sports Inner Shoe - Project Mu H12 Brake Pads - Project Mu H14 Brake Pads - Project Mu H16-03 Brake Pads - Project Mu Racing Sintered Brake Pads The full range of Project Mu Brake Brake Caliper Kits including: - Project Mu 6 Piston Racing Caliper Kits - Project Mu 4 Piston x 4 pads Racing Caliper Kits - Project Mu 4 Piston Compact Mini Racing Caliper Kits - Project Mu 2 Piston Rear Racing Caliper Kits - Project Mu 6 Piston Slim Forged Caliper Kits - Project Mu 4 Piston x 4 Pads Forged Sports Caliper Kits - Project Mu Slim 4 Piston x 4 Pads Forged Sports Caliper Kits - Project Mu Slim 4 Piston Forged Sports Caliper Kits - Project Mu Forged Sports 4 Piston x 4 Pads SIDE-B Dual Circuit Drift Caliper Kits The full range of Project Mu Brake Disk Rotors including - Project Mu SCR Pure Plus Brake Rotors - Project Mu SCR Brake Rotors - Project Mu SCR-PRO Brake Rotors A range of Project Mu Accessories including: - Project Mu Racing Floating Nut Wheel Nuts - Project Mu Super Lock Nut7 Wheel Nuts - G/FOUR335 Brake Fluid MORE INFO More info can be found on our website at ... http://www.tunersgroup.com/Products/project_mu.html Please contact us via our Contact Us page here for ordering info (private messaging is turned off on the forum)... http://www.tunersgroup.com/Contact_Us/ - The Tuners Group

Hi All, We are very pleased to announce that we are now able to supply an extremely innovative new product from Japan, the MS2 Pulse Air Gun. The MS2 Pulse Air Gun is a highly innovative Japanese air gun system that uses a pulsing oscillatory wave of air to make machining cleanup and car detailing faster and more efficient. This product is made in Japan. It features a Pulse Tube for forming the oscillatory wave, High-Strength/Super-Lightweight Polypropylene construction, and a regulator for controlling the airflow. WHAT CAN I USE IT FOR ? This product can be used for... - drying washed vehicles - removing dust from the vehicle interior or air filter - drying washed floormats / carpets - drying the washed window screens of buildings dry - cleaning the machining waste of plastic products and metals products after cutting processing / machining etc MORE INFO AND HOW TO ORDER This product can be ordered from this page on our website ... http://www.tunersgroup.com/Online_Store/MS...se_air_gun.html - The Tuners Group

Hi Julz, We have now added a range of Momo Racing Collection Racing Boots to our ordering system ... Momo Pro Racer Racing Boots The Momo Pro Racer Racing Boots (shown above) are professional boots in fire-resistant soft kangaroo leather and suede with grey Nomex quilted inserts for maximum lightness. Complies with FIA 8856/2000 standards. Available in Red, Blue, Grey and a range of sizes. Colour info, size info and price info here ... http://www.tunersgroup.com/Online_Store/Mo...Boots_Blue.html Momo GP2 Tech Racing Boots The Momo GP2 Tech Racing Boots are a professional boot with a thin sole and were expressly designed for use on track where maximum sensitivity is required. These boots are made of fire-resistant soft kangaroo leather and suede with grey Nomex quilted inserts and they ensure maximum comfort and lightness. From the deep study of the feet position during driving, Momo developed an absolutely innovative technical solution: the asymmetric sole. MOMO also added a special protection on the side of the right boot only, to protect the contact area while on the back of the sole follows the natural position of the foot during driving. FIA 8856/2000 Available in Red, Blue, Grey and a range of sizes. Colour info, size info and price info here ... http://www.tunersgroup.com/Online_Store/Momo_GP2_Boots.html - The Tuners Group

Hi All, As we are now an authorised dealer for genuine Momo Racing Collection products, we have now added a range of Momo Racing Boots to our site ... Momo Pro Racer Racing Boots The Momo Pro Racer Racing Boots (shown above) are professional boots in fire-resistant soft kangaroo leather and suede with grey Nomex quilted inserts for maximum lightness. Complies with FIA 8856/2000 standards. Available in Red, Blue, Grey and a range of sizes. Colour info, size info and price info here ... http://www.tunersgroup.com/Online_Store/Mo...Boots_Blue.html Momo GP2 Tech Racing Boots The Momo GP2 Tech Racing Boots are a professional boot with a thin sole and were expressly designed for use on track where maximum sensitivity is required. These boots are made of fire-resistant soft kangaroo leather and suede with grey Nomex quilted inserts and they ensure maximum comfort and lightness. From the deep study of the feet position during driving, Momo developed an absolutely innovative technical solution: the asymmetric sole. MOMO also added a special protection on the side of the right boot only, to protect the contact area while on the back of the sole follows the natural position of the foot during driving. FIA 8856/2000 Available in Red, Blue, Grey and a range of sizes. Colour info, size info and price info here ... http://www.tunersgroup.com/Online_Store/Momo_GP2_Boots.html Other Momo Racing Collection Products Please see this page for more info on our entire range of Momo Racing Collection products. There is also a link on this page to download the Momo Racing Collection PDF catalog ... http://www.tunersgroup.com/Products/momo.html - The Tuners Group

PRICE DROP IN SOME CURRENCIES DUE TO CHANGES IN JAPANESE YEN EXCHANGE RATE Hi All, As we noted when Yoshioka's AE86 and the extensive spares package was put on the market, the Japanese Yen was very strong, particularly against the Australian dollar and a number of other currencies. The price in Japanese Yen of JPY 3,500,000 is still the same, but due to recent changes in the Japanese Yen exchange rate, the price of the car in Australian Dollars and a number of other currencies is now much lower ... When the car was put on the market, the price of JPY 3,500,000 was equivalent to Australian $59,500. On today's exchange rate, the price of JPY 3,500,000 for the car and extensive spares package is now equivalent to Australian $45,477. Compared to the price when this car was first put on the market, this is a saving in Australian Dollar equivalent terms of more than AU$14,000 (a saving of roughly 23.5%) Due to the changes in exchange rates of various currencies compared to the Japanese Yen, as at exchange rates on 16 June 2009, the Japanese price equivalent in: - Australian Dollars has dropped from AU$59,500 to AU$45,477 (a saving of approx AU$14,000 or approx 23.5%) - US Dollars has dropped from US$38,000 to US$36,263 (a saving of approx US$1,737) - Euro has dropped from Euro 30,150 to Euro 26,155 (a saving of approx Euro 3,995) - English Sterling £ has dropped from English Sterling £26,700 to English Sterling £22,106 (a saving of approx £ 4,594) - UAE Dirhams has dropped from UAE Dirhams 139,885 to UAE Dirhams 133,155 (a saving of approx UAE Dirhams 6,730). We are advised that Team Droo-P spent roughly Japanese Yen 8,000,000 on building this car. The asking price of Japanese Yen 3,500,000 is less than half this amount. Full specs, photos, videos, details of the extensive spares package, and more info can be found on The Tuners Group website at ... http://www.tunersgroup.com/yoshioka_ae86.html - Adam

Hi All, 2 brand new versions of the Rapfix II have just been announced. See this thread for more info and photos ... http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Br...Be-t274057.html - The Tuners Group

Hi All, For a very limited time we are having a special sale on the Works Bell Rapfix II Quick Release. Our special sale price is WELL BELOW JAPANESE RETAIL PRICES Please see this thread for more info ... http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Wo...ic-t273272.html

Hi R1Nismoid, As we wrote in post 1 at the start of this thread back in January ... In terms of some examples of pricing on other Porsche calipers, we got a quote earlier this week from an official Porsche dealer for a 996 GT3 caliper with a retail price of AU$2,277. As another example, I just spoke to an official Porsche dealer who advised that the Australian RRP on the 997 Cup Car caliper (part number 997 351 431 90) is AU$3,486. There was a Porsche caliper that retailed for around $1,100 a while ago, but we were told by an official Porsche dealer that Porsche's retail prices rose on that caliper recently. So if someone has quoted you $1,100 for a Carrera Cup Car caliper, that's a bargain ! With the greatest respect, you asked about comparisons to "over-the-counter monoblock 6-piston calipers you can get for $700". If you'd like to post some weight, materials and stiffness specs for a particular over-the-counter monoblock 6-piston caliper, I'd be more than happy to compare specs on them for you. Also as I wrote above ... ---- "In the case of Porsche Motorsport Department components, you get the immense engineering knowledge, innovation and experience of both Brembo and the incredible engineers at the Porsche Motorsport Department. In a true racing caliper like these Porsche Motorsport Department calipers, you get optimisation on everything - caliper weight, materials, stiffness, heat handling capacity, resistance to fluid fade etc." ---- Also see post 5 which has a lot of technical info about the ceramic inserts.

Hi R31Nismoid, It's all about engineering. When it comes to brakes, Porsche is an absolute world leader, and we can supply exactly the same Porsche Motorsport Department brake components as used on Porsches at races like the 24 Hours of Le Mans and 24 Hours of Daytona. In the case of Porsche Motorsport Department components, you get the immense engineering knowledge, innovation and experience of both Brembo and the incredible engineers at the Porsche Motorsport Department. In a true racing caliper like these Porsche Motorsport Department calipers, you get optimisation on everything - caliper weight, materials, stiffness, heat handling capacity, resistance to fluid fade etc. Just like tyres, and virtually every component on a car, you get what you pay for. Porsche Motorsport Department calipers have proven themselves time after time all over the world, including at the 24 Hours of Daytona and 24 hours of Le Mans. As it says on our website at http://www.tunersgroup.com/porsche_brakes.html ... The Porsche Motorsport Department were responsible for the development of cars like the GT3 RSR shown above. A huge part of the reason for the GT3 RSR's success has been the Porsche Motorsport Department brakes it runs. Porsches came 1st, 2nd and 3rd and totally dominated the GT class at the recent 24 hours of Daytona. Article here ... http://www.automobilesreview.com/auto-news...n-daytona/9046/ Pricewise, these calipers are also very good value for money. As it says on our website at http://www.tunersgroup.com/porsche_brakes.html ... At the end of the day, these calipers are aimed at people who want to cut their lap times and improve the heat handling capacity of their brake systems by using a true motorsport quality caliper designed specifically for motorsport use. And there are quite a few people who would agree that the Porsche Motorsport Calipers definitely do the job time after time after time, very very well indeed ...

Regarding the BMW 135i situation you mentioned (which of course has nothing whatsoever to do with Porsche Motorsport Department Calipers), http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=222949 reads ... You can view photos of the BMW 135i situation here ... http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=222949 Quite clearly any situation with "cut down" pads in a BMW 135i caliper has no connection whatsoever with Porsche Motorsport Department calipers developed by the official racing division of Porsche

With the greatest respect, are you seriously suggesting that the official Motorsport division of Porsche would use any material in brake calipers that is "not very strong" ? The ceramic inserts in the Porsche Motorsport Department calipers are made from a special material called Zirkonoxide. Zirkonoxide is a special ceramic oxide of Zirconium. According to http://www.accuratus.com/zirc.html , Zirconium Oxide (Y2O3 stabilized TZP) has a flexural strength of 120,400 lb (54,612 kg) per square inch ! You can find an explanation of what flexural strength is here ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flexural_strength See the post two posts below this one for an update on the BMW 135i situation. I have never heard of any issue whatsoever with the ceramic inserts in Porsche Motorsport calipers. Strength data on Zirconium Oxide can be found at http://www.accuratus.com/zirc.html That page reads ... In terms of Zirconium Oxide generally, http://www.accuratus.com/zirc.html reads ... We will refer your question about if aftermarket pads are recommended to be used in these calipers to the Porsche Motorsport Department and let you know what they say about this.

Hi All, The Tuners Group is very pleased to announce that we can now supply a range of parts from Momo, including the extremely high quality Momo Racing Collection. The Momo Racing Collection is Momo's range of competition motorsport products. The racing collection includes Momo Racing Steering Wheels, racing seats and seat bases, safety harnesses, fireproof racing suits, fireproof underwear, racing gloves, racing boots, helmets, karting equipment, and racing radio communications equipment ... Shown above is the Momo Racing Collection GP2 Series Steering Wheel with integrated LCD display. Shown above is a Momo customised professional racing suit. Shown above are the Momo Top Light professional racing boots. Shown above is the Momo Top Light 6P Hans Formula Racing Harness Shown above is the Momo Safari Racing Seat Shown above is the Momo Drifting Seat GENUINE GUARANTEE AND COUNTERFEITS WARNING Say no to fakes, counterfeits & knock-offs ! In order to guarantee authenticity so that our customers can be 100% assured of getting the genuine, real deal, Momo product and not some cheap and nasty counterfeit or knock off made somewhere in south east Asia, all our Momo products are guaranteed 100% genuine Momo products and are sourced only through Momo's authorised factory distribution channel. So by purchasing from us you are absolutely assured of getting the genuine, real deal, Momo product. MORE INFO AND LINKS TO BROWSE THE MOMO RACING COLLECTION PRODUCT RANGE For more info, links to browse the Momo Racing Collection product range and for a link to download the official Momo Racing Collection catalog as a PDF, please click here ... http://www.tunersgroup.com/Products/momo.html - The Tuners Group

Hi All, A bit of news ... we are now able to supply a range of genuine Syms shift knobs. These very high quality shift knobs are rarely seen outside of Japan. Syms is the manufacturer of the official Team Orange Shift Knobs, so they definitely know what they are doing in developing high quality shift knobs. Available models include ... Syms Round Shift Knob - White Version ... Pricing and ordering info here ... http://www.tunersgroup.com/Online_Store/Syms_WRC_White.html Syms Round Shift Knob - Wood Version Pricing and ordering info here ... http://www.tunersgroup.com/Online_Store/Syms_WRC_Wood.html Syms WRC Shift Knob - Carbon / Charcoal / Black colour version Pricing and ordering info here ... http://www.tunersgroup.com/Online_Store/Syms_WRC_carbon.html CLOSE UP PHOTOS We have an image gallery here showing detail photos of the Syms Team Orange Shift Knob, so have a look at these photos to get an idea of Syms quality close up ... http://www.tunersgroup.com/lightboxes/toknob/index.html THREAD PATTERN AND FITMENT INFO These shift knobs are available in a thread pattern of of M12x1.25 Syms info reads ... "M12×1.25 (SUBARU NISSAN and the like)". - The Tuners Group

Hi Simon, Nice review ! I'm glad you found the installation so easy and simple. Thanks for taking the time to write a review like this. Is that photo of the back of your instrument cluster on your dash ?

Hi All, We got sent these photos this week of an amazing NSX in the US with a Works Bell Team Orange Steering Wheel and Works Bell Team Orange Rapfix II quick release ... We have an article about this car and a link to a photo gallery of it in our customer cars gallery - here's the link for the article ... http://www.tunersgroup.com/Cars/synth19nsx.html This is the Team Orange version of the Rapfix II Quick Release ... Ordering info here ... http://www.tunersgroup.com/Online_Store/Wo...on_Version.html This is the Team Orange Works Bell Steering Wheel (it's available in suede or leather) ... Ordering info here ... http://www.tunersgroup.com/Online_Store/Wo...Or_Leather.html

Hi All, We got sent these photos this week of an amazing NSX in the US with a Works Bell Team Orange Steering Wheel and Works Bell Team Orange Rapfix II quick release ... We have an article about this car and a link to a photo gallery of it in our customer cars gallery - here's the link for the article ... http://www.tunersgroup.com/Cars/synth19nsx.html This is the Team Orange version of the Rapfix II Quick Release ... Ordering info here ... http://www.tunersgroup.com/Online_Store/Wo...on_Version.html This is the Team Orange Works Bell Steering Wheel (it's available in suede or leather) ... Ordering info here ... http://www.tunersgroup.com/Online_Store/Wo...Or_Leather.html

Hi All, We have now started a new Works Bell giveaway, so if you didn't win last time, you might win the new giveaway ! The new giveaway is again for a Works Bell Rapfix II Quick Release and a Works Bell Original Steering Wheel ... All entries from Giveaway 1 are automatically entered into the new giveaway. You can enter here ... http://www.tunersgroup.com/win.html

Hi All, We've had some requests from people to keep the free shipping to Australian addresses special on the Shift-I shift lights going for a couple more days, so we've extended it until Sunday 10 May. So if you want one and want to take advantage of the free shipping to Australian addresses special, you'll need to get your order in by Sunday night. Orders received after 9AM Sydney time on Monday 11 May will not be eligible for the free shipping special. You can view videos of the Shift-I here (including a video of one installed on a GT-R) ... http://www.tunersgroup.com/Videos/Shift-I_...ght_Videos.html There in an interactive online demo here ... http://www.shift-i.org/main_mac_sep06.html All models of the Shift-I Shift Light are priced at just AU$176 including delivery anywhere in Australia during this promo. As mentioned above, this free shipping promo will only run for a limited time, so order early to ensure you don't miss out on this free shipping special. You can find full info about the Shift-I Shift Light System and order yours here ... http://www.tunersgroup.com/Online_Store/Sh...ght_System.html - Adam