Revhead

Paul, I'm keen...

Haha yeah it was a while I accidentally posted in here while the board was offline, didn't even realise lol

yeah that should be doable Hopefully I won't get stuck at work haha

Trying to hitch a ride Shan?

+11ty, I miss having a car with some horsepower A stocko 33 goes ok-ish I suppose but meh lol. Mind you I'm not sure about a 400kw pushbike being fun, I've heard of/seen bikes that make that and they'd have you screaming in spittle-flecked joy/terror I reckon before they were "fun" But anyway I think this is a great idea! I've never driven a 300ZX but I've heard they're fairly tail-happy, you reckon people are likely to tie themselves in knots? I know QR has plenty of runoff but I also know of at least three cars that have been written off out there, no doubt there are plenty more I'm not aware of so it *is* possible to have a decent stack out there. I'm not trying to put you off, but make sure that your good intentions don't end up costing you heaps

Ooh I'd be up for something. There's probably going to be a TND on this week but if you want something different, build it and they will come I guess lol

When the BOV opens, it allows air to return from the pressurised side (ie, between turbo and throttle body) to the unpressurised side (ie between the AFM and turbo). The weak BOV spring means it can be forced open at high-ish boost levels which means you can, for want of a better term, "lose boost". It's able to leak from the pressurised area back out in front of the turbo, virtually the same thing as if you have a lightly-sprung atmo BOV except that it doesn't stuff the AFM readings. I ran 23psi and I think I could hear it opening, could be wrong though because there was an awful lot of other noise happening at the same time

That's a lot of damage for a roundabout spill Glad to hear he's ok though

eeek

Yeah you don't bend it in a lot, and I just used a vise.It's certainly not the "best" way to do it but it did the job for me on the cheap - I had intended to swap to a proper recirculating BOV (which probably would have given me better results) but sold the car before I did that. What I'm saying is don't look at bending the top of the BOV as a long-term fix, but it might get you out of trouble for now

I've heard the owners of that car are hawt

Geez mate, have some patience, you only posted the question at 7.23pm on a Friday night! Anyway the stock BOV can vary a bit in terms of how much pressure it'll hold, it'll probably start to bleed boost over 10psi but some can go higher. There's a trick where you can bend in the top of the BOV (to preload the spring) which will help it hold more boost, I did that on my old car and it worked fine at well over 16psi. It may have bled a bit but it seemed to do the job fairly well for a part that's meant to hold 7psi. Either way though I don't think a blocked BOV should cause your car to stall all the time, I'd be wondering if they've left something open to the atmosphere or whether you might have some other problem. Try to unblock the BOV and take it for a drive to see if your stalling issue goes away. If it does, look for leaks - if you disconnect the return line and don't block it you'll have stalling issues for example. You can also try resetting the ECU, instructions for that are elsewhere on this site.

Any distinguishing features on the car? Body kit, stickers etc? They're easy enough to change I know but if it's only just happened someone might spot it before they can do anything to it

Heh I've just finished posting this same recommendation in another thread - but contact Dan at Elite Racing Developments. He has looked after quite a lot of SAUers, myself included.

Dan at Elite Racing Developments, he's at Alex Hills (bayside) but is worth the short trip. He'll do an oil change all the way through to full engine builds and I've not seen anyone who looks after customers better. For exhaust work I have been to Rob Bliss Exhausts and was extremely happy with the work done.

HahaYeah it hasn't been driven much lately, we've been ultra busy during the week and we have a daily for trips to work and the like, and I've spent a bit of time cruising around on my bike with the missus on the back. So the poor old 33 has been getting neglected a bit lol Will have to see how I go for a cruise, I'm on call 24/7/365 so it's really hard to nail down availability

200kW @ engine doesn't mean 230-250kW @ wheels. Find me a driveline that makes power and I'll buy it 200kW at the flywheel would be probably closer to 140-150rwkw.

White R31 with a painted silver rear louvre, 937-JDJ, being a massive cockhead on Gympie Rd a bit after 6pm tonight. Used the left turn only lane (and painted traffic island and emergency lane/shoulder...) at a set of lights to try to drag off the straight-through traffic, and kept going up to probably 100km/h. When we caught him shortly after at a set of lights (lol, got you a long way didn't it), he was on the phone too...... You sir, are a tosser. Thanks for being yet more proof of why Skyline drivers are targetted by the cops

Haha nah it's true, any decent car will out-corner a decent bike. Look at the difference in how much rubber is on the road - two contact patches the size of a 20c piece versus four big 235mmx20mm or whatever patches. A well-ridden bike can be damn hard to catch but a well driven car should be able to hold more corner speed, the only saving grace for the bike is that it can use wider lines but it takes a LOT of commitment to ride that hard. It's fun trying though

I'll try again to get someone to contact you mate... really sorry for the stuff around. If I could sort it out for you myself I would

Mornings are overrated, especially when all you do with them is get out of bed, get ready, spend an hour or so in traffic to get to work, then sit at work until it's dark again I feel a burnout coming on, and not of the fun kind

Good moaning indeed Fridays ftmfw

Hmm I'd be happy to run you around for the morning but not sure I can get the time off work ><

Come on fellas, this is a damn cheap car

+ 5 million