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Was a blast, unexpected BBQ's aside. After getting absolutely owned by the STi on its sticky rubber at the start of the super sprint I was circulating very nicely but developed a turbo flange leak, and now the gasket is stuffed after the drive home so up for a new one. My best I saw was a 2:00.55, on road rubber and dropped boost to 10psi, but maybe a better time in the sprint. I'll allow Duncan to say what his next best time was...............the Honda is a great little machine though. Thanks for the pix.

And TT also bash the speed camera revenue raising...WTF? Anything for a headline. www.roadsense.com.au has good info on the issues. The trucks were limited in top gear so we would just run a little higher revs, drop a gear and go as fast as was necessary. With 20 gears in the rig it was no problems.

Whiteline have a good range of stuff for the Skylines. Got my swaybars there.

well pointed out SK. I was more simple in my requirements....shell is plentiful so I tuned on that.

I have a spare set of standard refurbished caster rods with new bushes from Pedders. I have adjustables for the racetrack so don't need them. I'll take $80 for them if you pick them up. I'll be heading down to PI tomorrow afternoon to race Sunday.

Mmmmm sounds like a great idea. PI also has great B&E rolls for breakfast carefully created to revive the most hungover drivers.

Pete I'll call next week. No sense rushing but I will get one off you before the next outing.

Don't leave the keys lying about or I might drive it like I stole it

On that same dyno on the same day which was frighteningly melburnian (that's right...COLD) I went close to my original tuned figure at Bresciani's of 220rwkw but so many of us were told that our cars were running really lean, while the Bresciani figures were all very healthy and I had the dyno chart to demonstrate. Not having a go at Selectmaz as I have a lot of respect for Issy and their work there so maybe their lambda probe is a bit off the money. Anyway, both were DD and the Bresciani tuning was done in non-shootout, but Selectmaz were running different ramps to Bresciani I was told by the guys that work there. Mine had a heap of trouble keeping traction on the rollers until pulled down hard and INASNT was pulling his usual 320ish rwkw. I don't recall if I intended to make a point, but hopefully have added to the discussion.

But the power cannot go up at the same rpmif the torque doesn't, which means that there has to be more load on the piston, conrod and crank (as well as all the inbetweens) and so it goes. If it was RPM increase alone then sure, inertial forces increase, but more power at the same rpm means there is more air going in, therefore more fuel required for a stoich mixture, so a bigger bang must result. I'd run a little extra power until you are able to get an oil change/oil analysis done, then plan the next power increase. Fuelling is not an issue for your setup though mate. Your call.......

Absolutely right mate. That's why Shan has the contact details for the rep for 3 different concerns. All his baby now.

I'll be happy to crack 2:00 on street rubber. The super sprint wil be awesome if it's what I think it is.

ooh ooh a classmate Was Roy a real nerd then?

Pretty happy so far with the improvement in the gearbox. Cheaper than a rebuild. For manuals you need 5 quarts of the blue lightweight shockproof. I went with the SAE 80W120 for the diff due to the mount of racing I do and the current tired state of the diff. The diff needs 2 quarts to do the job. For the Auto you need to use an authorised service centre due to the need to flush out the old oil in the box and torque converter. Try the website http://www.redlineoil.com.au

OK. Thanks for that. Fito, thats a nice looking setup BTW.

You have to say yes. More power at the same rpm means it has to be exposed to greater stresses due to the increased torque. Depends on how much more power though.

Steve what do you mean by 'narrower'? Mine went straight in with no problems, were all ACL and cost $140 AUD.

Sounds like a come on. He must think we're stupid if he wants us to turn up acting like world beaters, only to get paddled. I'd prefer to be amongst some of the other makes to see what they are running like and where they are fast.

Redline is pricey. I just spent $220 on enough for the gearbox and the diff. Ouch. The lightweight shockproof has certainly helped the gearbox. Just have to make time to do the diff before Phillip Island Sunday.

Or maybe the CFA can do it, but the MFB won't (I asked a mate who's a firey)

Be nice if the car was actually in Australia though Dave I've mentioned in passing what is going on with the club and got some good interested responses so Shan has the details. While the guys on the commitee do a great job, our help can't hurt because we are all in a position to benefit.

Cops in Qld are a little more gun shy than Vic because they have been through their royal commission, well in my experience anyway. The sheer arrogance of the VICPOL has to be seen to be believed but until a decent corruption enquiry there will be no change. Their motto is to protect and serve, from memory, but they come onto people like they are armed criminals and trying to make driving a car a chore. It can be enjoyable too as well as being responsible at the same time.

Thanks Snowie for looking out for us. Chris, I'm coming down Sat afternoon sometime so just a single for me. Thanks a bunch mate. Chipping in is no problem. I know kinda where to go but I'm sure I wont miss it.

I'll take the fuel rail.

Since optimax is plentiful nearby, and where i shop i get discount vouchers (no plugs) I tuned on Optimax. Sure it may be the worst choice of the 3, but if you tune for the good stuff and get caught out it could be an expensive error. I actually found Mobil 8000 pretty good but they are consistently way more expensive and have no discounts. With 220rwkw I don't need to hunt for a couple of kw extra on fuel type, but if the difference was 50kw I would consider it.