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  1. handbrake

    R35 Power

    My car runs 450awkw with the willall turbos and e85. Drives like stock.
  2. post that vid up on all the forums, someone will know the scumbag on boost for sure hope things work out for your old man Gervase.
  3. Selling my number plates as the car is no longer for the street, not much use for them on the track. Qld prestige plates. Black plates with white lettering 'GTR R35' $4,500. http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Se...es-t339023.html
  4. Selling my number plates as the car is no longer for the street, not much use for them on the track. Qld prestige plates. Black plates with white lettering 'GTR R35' $4,500.
  5. Autoart superGT test car http://www.aa-collection.com/web/product/e...F813578D34EEBCE pm sent
  6. new clubman lap record for us out at QR on Tuesday. 56.56 some definite room for improvement here after analysis of the data. also never have had the car on new slicks on a clean dry track so hoping to get into the 55's next outing, conditions permitting. big thanks to all the guys at Mercury for their ongoing support, advice and development of the car. Special thanks to Trent, Gordon, John and Luke, awesome job guys.
  7. Congrats guys, fantastic times. interested to know how the N1's were? what sizes were you running?
  8. thanks Gervase. congrats on taking out the GTR street class! Hopefully the times will be even better when my talent catches up a little more with the abilities of this car. cant wait for a nice clean dry track and a new set of slicks. some of those lines and car set up on exit have ample room for improvement. would love to break into the 55's on the Clubby!
  9. this is the vid of the quickest clubman lap I did on the day. managed to stay on the track for this one despite blasting through the water at the exit of turn 5 onto the middle straight.
  10. good fun day and some good times to boot. a few hairy moments out there with the water and mud on the track in places!
  11. handbrake

    R35 Build

    Yeah, auto salon - all class!
  12. go over to boostcruising if you dare.....
  13. might get some fine weather touch wood?
  14. 09GTR, searching for Q7 ECU upgrades now! there must be more to get out of that monster
  15. cut and paste from elsewhere on the intertubes open.... closed...
  16. the internet is your friend! google it from my discussions with Trent at mercury it is for aluminium blocks where an iron sleeve is used. in production cars that utilise an aluminium block there is normally a gap between the iron sleeve and aluminium block that can be filled or 'closed' to varying degrees. I think once closed it is sometimes drilled for cooling? see pics below maybe a pro can answer more specifically as to when you would consider this application.
  17. just bought one of these after MC posted its arrival over on NAGTROC. ok so it's only 1:18 size but damn it looks bad ass god only knows where i will put it but I couldn't resist.
  18. the offer on the doors and hood hasn't been followed up on, still available.
  19. hoping for fine weather in the morning drew. chance of late rain and thunderstorms.
  20. this is going to be one of those threads there should be an R35 wasteland or 'get in the ring' section for guys needing space to flex their keyboard muscles on a long boring wet weekend.
  21. Nice car Noy. I still need to chat to you re some carbon for me! pm sent
  22. haha very true. Hell I just picked up an Audi Q7 and even though its my wifes car to ferry the kids in I cant help but think of modding that turbo diesel lol might stop short of what they did to this Landcruiser though (aka 'landbruiser')
  23. lets try to put a positive spin on this thread. not everyone can get to the track as much as they would like. I am trying fo 1-2 times a month. Reading between is good to develop strategy. another good way to improve is to perform data analysis, though I find this tricky wihtout a professional looking over my shoulder. here is some literature I have read on engine modding and understanding the car systems, aerodynamics, tuning the chassis and some on Driver training. I am sure some will laugh at some of the titles the speed secrets books are good to start with. training yourself to become more aware of your driving on public roads is well detailed in speed secrets 2 as a way to focus your brain with some drills. I discuss what i read with professionals and people who have real world experience. Any idiot can read a book (unfortunately not enough do), but nothing replaces experience in the end.
  24. For regular track use people are modding their cars for several reasons: brakes are not the best for regular punishment and stock parts are way overpriced. I assume from your avatar (maybe I have the track wrong) that you have tracked your car at QR. brake fade with the pedal mushing to the floor at the end of the back straight stopping from 250kmph to the hairpin of turn 3 is reason enough to want to upgrade, I'd rather not end up in the wall. Stock tyres are ok but easily improved upon, again, way overpriced for regularly trashing on the circuit. More power is so easy to obtain in this car, just as it is with your S15. why stay stock? it is actually quite cheap to add power to the R35. I have found driving my car with the mods has become progressively more challenging as it is faster and capable of more. finding the limit is no easy task. sure I get fast times more easily than I would in a less capable car but this just raises the bar. shooting 57.5 on the sprint circuit with a mild Cobb tune on standard tyres was much easier to me than aiming for 54's with a bucket of mods. I am mentally shagged by the end of a session usually - maybe I'm soft I dont think anyone would disagree with you on improving their skill levels. whilst people post about their car mods openly, not many post about their driver training. Just because it isnt posted doesnt mean it isnt happening. most of the people you read that are modding their car for track work are serious about improving their skills. many take on instruction/practice sessions, read literature on racing and car setup extensively (you should see my library), talk widely with professionals and undertake complex data analysis. no one I know thrashes it blindly on the track and then modifies the car without thought of their own ability and how to improve.
  25. glad to here you got it sorted.
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