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  1. Kinkstaah
    You could also sell your supercharger, and go with an old school FMIC Centrifugal setup. That is what I would do if I ever went boost, which is also something I would never recommend. You know as well as me that power at low RPM is not an issue with a V8, and people talking 'low torque at low rpm so don't go centrifugal charger' in V8 forums don't know what that even begins to mean.. I _GUESS_ it makes more sense with crazy long gears, but in my application having stock power at 3k rpm and more boost from 3k onward is entirely, entirely usable as 3k RPM + 100% throttle = melted tyres even N/A, so adding more torque there is just... ????
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    It's not only timing pulling, it is the fact the air temp is 70C which is also a massive problem. I mean look at MCM's back to back test on dyno same day, 1 minute between runs. 50C IAT = 306kw 33C IAT = 332kw (settled to like 327 or so) IAT matters.
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    To be fair, my cooling issue seems entirely sorted now, at least in any area I would wanna be in. I am yet to try a 45+C day yet... I do wonder more about it removing engine bay temp re: IAT though, but that will all come after major airbox work, but it is also a bit of a "HEY LOOK AT ME MR POLICE" kind of thing. Ideally I'd love to borrow one to do testing science with before putting the money down tbh.
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    I too am considering saying goodbye to my lovely heat shielded and freshly painted/un-dented bonnet and get a CF one with a big vent for overheating. Also, 4.11 rear and T56 Magnum. It's good, I swear 😛
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    How long do they wear (the 07rs?) given their treadwear they are walking into a R comp land fairly frequently. They are 140TW (not 180 to correct myself). How about prices on the RE71RS? Any other newcomers that you're aware of? I see reviews of Falkens etc overseas, but there seems to be no availability at all in Australia land. I ask because every car community looks to have their own little groups of tyre brands they recommend and it doesnt seem to bleed across much, the Skyline people use Skyline recommended tyres, MX5 people use their own 'known' brands, see also: Euro car people... What other VW nuggets of wisdom can you provide?
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    Thats my point I guess, the RS4 is much better value than the rest for what you get, so you kinda don't get what you pay for. I had a set of AD08R last a grand total of 15,000kms on the front too. The prices were from https://www.dhftyres.com.au/ which is just around the corner from me. I feel prices on tyres don't tend to vary too much nowadays, but if the prices are wildly inaccurate I should shop around more!
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    I had the double, it was great. I never regretted choosing it over the single tbh. You'd hate to not have enough, have to install a clutch twice if you're over 300kw. Buy once, cry once etc.
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    I agree with all of the above but... Zestino 07A (280TW)= $170 Zestino 07R (240TW) = $210 Zestino 07RS (180TW) = $310 Hankook RS4 = $285 (but 4 for 3 is common, literally 100% of times I have bought RS4's..) AD08R = $398, but amazingly becomes $500 per tyre when it goes 4 for 3.... (all prices for 265/35/18)
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    They are however pretty decent for actual motorsport and IMO are the best value for $ road/track tyre that exists right now. No road tyre works for RWD Drag applications. They never have 😛 It is a bit disappointing that this hasn't changed since the RS4 came along. The uber cheap options that were almost as good as the RS3/RS4 are now 90% of the price instead of 50. Looking at you, Federal RSR, Nankang NS2R etc, and you have newcomers like Zestino who are aren't up to the RS4 performance but you just don't save enough money to consider the downgrade.
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    Shrug, same sensor, same car, tested on multiple different days, I watched it live on skype. This is the airbox. There is a funnel/scoop that draws air from a duct made in the bumper. It is sealed all the way till said duct. The sensor itself was pre-TB, but also tested inside the box (initially) then moved to pre-TB to make sure the reading was right. It was all done to convince me to buy a box for my own setup, after many times of me going "But my AIT is fine on the track etc etc". Which it very well may be. But then I went for a drive in the hills and my AIT of about 38-45C as over a 2 hour log of spirited driving seemed fine, then I got out of the car and noticed it was cold AF at top of said mountain. Felt to my un-calibrated skin that it was about 10C at most. Given MCM picked up 25+ kw from dropping air temp from 50C to 33C, it seems like a good idea in my application too, to get those temps as close to ambient as possible. It's entirely plausible we all get dynoed at XYZ KW in a dyno room with the bonnet open, then drive away -20KW due to changing how the engine runs in the real world. In _my_ application at least, being N/A. In any case making an airbox fit fully is a bit of a timesink.
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    Its definitely doable but application obviously changes things. I have seen 60+ temps with an unshielded pod vs 21C temps idling for a good 60+ minutes in a 21 degree shed. Same behaviour at 35, 40C days (though obviously the air temp becomes the new ambient) but 0% heatsoak which was really suprising. Enough for me to get an airbox made up (or in progress) Turbo cars different due to intercooler etc. You really just want to know how close your AIT is to ambient when you're using the car in the manner you care about AIT's in.
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    Surely having a pod in there removing all of the air in the box will cause it to draw from around the edges? I guess not with an air ram/scoop but the proof is in the IAT's really... but as discussed _less_ important on a turbo car as your intercooler is doing most of the work. But it helps to lessen the load the cooler must do though.
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    So... how does it seal, and not just pull air from the engine bay via the gaps?
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    As someone who is just starting to adapt the JSAI alloy airbox into my car..... and realising how 'fun' its gonna be. What's the bottom line of this look like, the one that follows the chassis, lines, etc?
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    An important question is: What actually failed? There's not a lot of logic in upgrading your pistons, if your pistons did not fail. The Engine is only as good as its weakest part, and people OFTEN upgrade things that aren't even close to the weakest link in the chain, and won't be the weakest link in the chain etc. This, when coupled with what you are going to do with the car (honestly) is where money is to be saved, but not so much saved as spent appropriately.
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    The fronts definitely don't (the brackets/mounts are different) but I am sure out there there is a kit to adapt and many R34 GTR style clones out there. Unsure on the rears - I have a sedan myself, I can't see the coupe seats fitting a sedan of any varient.. If they actually do, then I still don't know if the mount points for the GTR rear seats are different from the GT/GTT Coupe.
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    LMCT+ hates him!
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    I mean... what air exactly do you think your pod filter is sucking in? You will see changes if you move it a little out and box it in, and duct it/heatshield it. I have been doing science on it as of late and you should too (as above :p)
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    .... whats your intake/engine bay look like? E85 (in dyno situations) does reduce IAT's on repeated pulls. Most people like to run it if you aren't already. I saw a back to back jump after literally dyno tuning on E85 then putting 98 in the tank and running the car. (I didn't get to 70C IAT mind you, and this was with a return flow blitz SE intercooler)
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    I'm pretty speechless. I don't know if you're attempting to rescue that car.. or you have another car, and you're using the one pictured as a parts car and salvaging as many as possible things from it... Either way this is going to be an uphill battle, I am suprised there is a Skyline (or two?) in Surname!
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    Well, that's uh... a... project.
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    I think this proves my point moreso than yours, this is absolutely a more sporting looking vehicle than a M340i sedan. It is boring to you as you've seen it for many years, this is the human condition 😛
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    Its amazing how ingrained these views get when you look at your car everyday and it's no longer unique to you. It doesn't take long at all for people to look at Skylines (for example) and get used to how they look and to them it's nothing special. But to someone else who hasn't seen them before (or sees very rarely) they are OMGWTFBBQ good looking etc. This could happen even if you have a F40 parked in your driveway.
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    Surely someone with new MX BMW budget money is not buying a new BMW. What a silly proposition.
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    LMCT+ sale when
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