Ant97GTR

Happy Birthday James!!! May all your dreams come true and your ride in an F14 realized ;-)

U have email....

Do you have a series 2 rb25det ignition coil harness? Its the lead that plugs into the ignitor at the back of the engine and feeds the 6 coils? If it is in good nick I'll take it.

Rezz.....u have email..

I agree Mav the F-16 was always a very close 2nd to the Tomcat in my view. I guess it now takes 1st spot

Tis a sad, sad day :confused:

Hey guys, As per the other post, after the upgrade I have tried to upload images to a thread and they won't display even when clicked on.

And as per Roy's post, I cannot view pics without clicking on them. Also tried to attach two small pics around 80kb and they do not display.

Happy Birthday Jackie.....Glad to hear you had ball sat night

Oh yeah sorry R31nis is correct <89 (its been a while Ash ) Put it this way....in my 1st 3 years of driving my car with a simple muffler (cannon) a little else...being driven under the limit to and from my place to my parents I had 3-4 EPA exhaust notices!!! The last one was a full test conv. after I had other mods fitted. Never pulled over once for any of the notices.....simply driven past a police officer who obviously had a problem with imports who simply noted down my licence plate and forwarded to the EPA....

Well that depends Paul...If you got an EPA to take it to a test station just to test for exhaust noise (<95dB) you would just need to make sure that your exhaust was under that limit. However if it was a full test (ie the Macleod test centre) I'm afraid that every mod that doesn't comply would have to be put back to stock (fuel, ecu, intake, turbo etc etc)

I guess I'll run it till something breaks.....then I'll definiately know what it is Considering it is only selecting 1st, if that goes I have the other gears to get me home Topaz....I'd forget about getting a new box and get your one rebuilt by a pro....a lot cheaper and I'd hate to think of the cost of a new 32 box!! A mate got a new 33 r box from nissan...cost him around 5k and the thing had heaps of problems.

I kind of thought it would by syncros but wasn't too sure. In regard to the box being hot, the only 2 times it has happened has been on days pushing 30+ degrees after a lot of driving. I must say though that even when it was this hot and doing high rpm changes (1-2nd around 7k, 2-3rd around 6k etc etc) it doesn't crunch...sometimes I heel-toe but not always. Like I say it has only happened going into 1st from neutral when stationary. Also the fluids used has mainly been redline shockproof which came very well recommended and up till recently has done the job very well. It sounds as though it might be a combination of a worn syncro and not waiting long enough for the input shaft to stop moving....

Topaz...you would be surprised mate as the best mod to get time off is improvment in driver ability. I went to the same track last year once at the start of the championship and 2nd nearer the end....with no mods to my car I managed to chop 5secs off my first time and all that was down to bigger balls (breaking later, carrying more speed round a corner...)

Thanks wrxhoon...reverse seems to engage with no dramas and no crunch. Trouble is I can't do it when the gearbox crunches as it has only happened (recently) at a set of lights and like I say it engages the gear it just crunches while doing it. The input shaft thing might explain it as it is usually a fairly quick hit the pedal and engage gear movement....maybe I'm too impatient but it never used to do this in the past. Topaz.....I think you have a slightly diff problem and def. sounds like your syncros are on their way out. Simply put syncros are gears that accelerate or decelerate parts of the gearbox to match the speed of the turning bits with the next gear. So if you are struggling to get it from one gear to the next that is probably your problem. You can tell when syncros are worn between gears when you change gears the movement feels very cluncky rather than being a smooth action.

Hey All, Recently during the SAU vic DECA day last year and yesterday while taking the car for a 'shakedown' run, I have had the situation where I have been stationary, engaged the clutch (well the clutch pedal was all the way to the floor) and gone to put it in 1st and it has crunched (same sound as if the clutch wasn't engaged). Each time it has engaged 1st gear and everything seems fine after that. I should note that this only happens rarely...probably 1 in every 50-70 times I have gone for 1st gear if that...and I don't have this problem in any other gear. Also the clutch is not slipping and can still hold up on a heard launch. I have had my car for about 5 years (95' Gtst), 3 of which has been in a modified state and over the past couple of years have taken it to track days. As such I am aware that some syncros are wearing heavily, particularly 2-3rd. I should also note that I change the gearbox oil fairly reg. with top quality fluids. My question is whether this is a sign that the syncros in the 'box are severly worn or that my clutch is on the way out.....

There are heaps of things that could cause these symptoms mate, and without seeing, hearing and taking for a drive it would be almost impossible to work out. I'd take it to a reputable workshop who can diagnose the problems.....

Note only that but as per my posts that somehow disappeared....I am interested in the car but I asked for updated pics sent to my address of the current state of the car.... ie once the dash was back together etc etc. I'm still [email protected]

You mean like last year when I competed against snowy for outright club champion? The current system does allow for a stocky gtst to compete against the faster gtrs, as long as you turn up to as many rounds as you can and take out enough class wins you are rewarded.

I think the ruling goes that you will have to pay the excess because you couldn't identify the other driver. If the police later find the person (and don't hold your breath) you can get the excess back from the insurance company. And as Paul said glad everyone is ok because oncoming car situations normally work out for the worse...

Oh man this thread is gold.....someone telling ylwgtr2 how to charge for a paint job???!!!

well like i say mate those are the rules in vic so im not sure what u get get away with here in WA. maybe post a thread in the wa section?

Phatr32...not too sure about it here but I'm pretty sure they either need to be the std ones or the aftermarket plumb-back type. They don't like BOVs that vent to the atmosphere....

Whilst what azzurra says is partially correct you will also get less of 'contact' patch on the road due to tyre distortion....by forcing a wider tyre onto a rim the middle of the tyre will flex (not only the sidewall) thus getting a convex shape with air pressure inside it. Check a couple of tyre websites (stuckeys / dunlop etc etc) for the optimum size you can fit on a particular sized rim.....

Geez there are a lot of B'days at the moment...gotta keep watch on the ol' B'day list....Happy B'day Kaz