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R34 GTR V-Spec II Nur... droool.... how can you say they're shit? Why I oughtta... Because it takes more than a few months for nearly everyone to save up the extra $20k+ that an R33 GTR costs over and above a GTS25t. When I bought my car (around 4.5 years ago) an R33 GTR was still hovering around 60 or 70k iirc, which was obviously well out of my price range. Yes I would've liked one, but even if by some miracle I could've coughed up the cash to buy one, two other things stopped me - ongoing costs (insurance, maintenance, upgrades, etc), and the fact that I didn't feel that I was ready for a car that capable yet. That said, if I'm able to go with my plans, I think within the next year or two I'll have a GTR

One with a clutch

Geez, thanks for that, might have to do a bit of research...

I would confiscate their car and ban all others like it, then have the speed limit in the area reduced by 10km/h. Seriously though, generally I'll let people past if it's safe to do so (or if it's even more dangerous NOT to get out of their way), otherwise they can sit back and wait, I'm not going to break the road laws or jeapordise myself and my car/bike to let them through.

I wasn't having a go at you Steve, I just have a grotty mind... sorry if you took offense

Am I the only one that finds Steve's last post amusing? Ahem... probably

Happy birthday Mike

So was it hacked or was it a virus/worm? Props to Mcleod for putting in the hard yards and getting it back up so quickly, you da man :headbang:

Not the word I would have used, but anyway...

The result won't be the same, they'll have a year's driving under their belt. I don't think that anyone should be allowed to jump into a powerful car with little or no driving experience, it's like going to a ski slope for the first time ever and trying one of the 'pro only' courses. While it's also true that there are a few people out there with the maturity to drive a fast car to their own limits, the sad fact is that most road laws are put in place to protect the majority, and much of that majority are idiots.

I love it how they put both babies in the same crib for a while when twins are born, they never used to do it until fairly recently from what I understand.

Good luck with the case, but it may not be a good idea to post up details before the case has been heard. Thanks for the info though

nengun hey? hmmm

I still consider that I was a damn sight more sensible than most people I knew at 18, but I'm glad I didn't have the 33 back then. I just didn't have the maturity or experience to safely drive it, or the cash to keep it in a safe condition. I had a VC Commodore with a mild 202 and 5 speed, which I enjoyed heaps, in which I learned plenty, and which I strongly believe prepared me for the step up to the Skyline. Driving a slower car for a while not only let me experiment with the car at lower speeds (~145 on the main straight at QR vs a lot more in the line), it also gave me time to learn roadcraft, which is something that a lot of people seem to forget. You can have raced gokarts since before you were conceived, you can have been a passenger on every road in the country, but nothing except experiencing it for yourself can teach you roadcraft. And while you might argue that your car goes, stops and corners better than a a sales rep's VX, forget your ego for a moment and remember that the best modification you can make to your car sits in the driver's seat. All that said, I don't disagree with limiting power/weight on drivers fresh off their L's, but I do agree that the focus being solely on P-platers is unfair... and no, I'm not a P-plater, I've been on my opens for close on 5 years. Last time I looked, elderly drivers were also over-represented in crash statistics, but I don't see a huge push to get them off the roads. Why? A few reasons IMHO: 1. Much of the voting public can see themselves in the shoes of elderly drivers in the forseeable future. None have to worry about being 17 or 18 again, so they don't give two shits what happens to that end of the spectrum. 2. The pollies themselves would be fast approaching the age that compulsory retesting or whatever would come into effect, so they don't want to implement something that they themselves don't want to do. 3. The media and pollies haven't been bashing elderly drivers, so there's currently no public uproar on elderly drivers causing mayhem on our roads. 4. The general public seems to regard antisocial behaviour as far more of a problem than the issues caused by elderly drivers. Elderly drivers are often pitied, young drivers are hated. Look at stories on an old person who is massively disadvantaged by an uncaring govt who revoked their license - they suffer a loss of independence, their self-confidence is shot, and frail old Dot can't get to Bingo any more; yet the fact that Dot can't see more than 12 inches from her face and drives at 20km/h isn't mentioned. When a young person's license is taken away for doing 3km/h over the limit in a car with an aftermarket exhaust and FMIC, old people don't give a stuff, and ACA and TT show yet another 'hoon' story. Elderly drivers often think that driving for the past 190 years (without reassessment or, in many cases, even a first assessment) makes them a better driver, and are oblivious to anything they do wrong, like weaving all over the road, changing lanes without looking/indicating, or doing 50 in a 110 zone (yes, that means you Mr Caravan-behind-a-Landcruiser man out near Roma!). Hmm, underskilled and overconfident... doesn't that argument sound familiar!! In Qld (dunno about other states) there is no longer a need to do an eye test when renewing your license. It's OK if you can't see past the steering wheel, as long as you don't speed or have a pod filter. What does that tell you about the priorities of Queensland Transport? I hate it when the Govt brings in a whole stack of things at the same time. They usually do it when there is opposition against one or more of the steps, because that way, if/when it works (as there are sometimes one or two good suggestions) they spread credit across ALL of their options. See, confiscation laws DID SAVE LIVES, it wasn't one of the other, far more sensible options...

Good to hear

I think there's a typo in the email addy It'd be an optusnet account, the post above is just missing the 's'.

If it's on and stays on, regardless of how you drive, chances are you still have the boost controller function turned on in the PFC, and don't actually have the boost control unit.

I like pretty much anything by Square - Final Fantasy is the poo. Never really got into the Zelda series, they just didn't capture me as much as the FF series. FF7 rocked, and I quite enjoyed FFX as well. I'm playing Conquer at the moment (www.conqueronline.com), Ska actually put me onto it. Yes, it's a MMORPG, but it's pretty good, and it's free, yay

You could try Jim Berry Raceclutch at Woolloongabba/Stones Corner. He did mine, 2750lb pressure plate and 5 puck brass button with sprung centre, still bites as hard as the day it went in, around 2.5 years ago iirc.

If it helps, new Alfas come out of the factory with an offset numberplate. And I've been through a few RBTs and passed countless cop cars with my numberplate way off to the side and none of the batted an eyelid. As someone said above, it just has to sit flat, face forwards and be visible from some arbitrary angle some distance away. I dunno what the numbers are, but 45° and 50m away (measured from the middle of the front bar, facing the front of the car) do ring bells.

Nice - quality photochop work and the car looks sweet! You mis-spelled SAU on the numberplate though

Yes. I have exactly that setup.

You could take it for a run and put the PFC into monitor mode (where you can see the readings for rpm, injector duty cycle etc on the screen). After you've given it a strap, press UP on the controller, which will show you the peak values. If the number is higher than, say 30 or 40, back the timing off. The warning light (check engine light flashes ~10 times/sec) doesn't come on until about 60, by which time it's audible. You should be able to drive it around, but take it easy and keep an eye on it.

When I upgraded my turbo, on the stock ECU the motor would ping as it started making boost (because the surge of power was much more sudden I assume, as well as more air at low boost etc etc messing with the maps). I had to knock around 5 degrees out of the base timing to stop the pinging, which made it not real nice to drive, but got me by until I swapped the ECU shortly after. BUT... you've done the injectors too. Depending on how much bigger your new injectors are, to the best of my very limited knowledge the car will be a pig to drive and will foul plugs in no time. If you give it any stick, it'll piss black smoke out of the exhaust, and your fuel economy will be terrible. If they're a lot bigger, the car probably won't run. You say you have a PFC though, I cbf looking up the exact wording but there is a setting (something like 'Ign Inj Corr' I think) you can adjust to play with your base timing and compensate for injector size. If you absolutely must drive the car, adjust the injector duty cycle down until it runs acceptably (but be careful not to lean it out too much). Keep in mind that you'll need to do this every time you drive the car, as they're reset to zero when you turn the key off.

Shh, you'll blow my cover!!