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  1. Duncan
    Just to get this straight if you turn the splined shaft to the outside, it turns freely but the chain does not move? What happens when you move the chain, does the splined shaft turn? Surely the shaft is snapped, or the chain is seized and it took the teeth off whatever great is behind the steel bracket
  2. Duncan
    Good on you for mentioning, that helps as far as other things you might need to check
  3. Duncan
    If you bought them from Russman you may well find they were the very nice Racepace custom valved ones, back in the day there were some very quick street/track cars getting around on them. As you said, they look brand new. I'd bolt them in and try in a couple of events; see if you have a pleasant surprise
  4. Duncan
    I'd suggest Jesse Streeter for stuff you can't just find listed on manufacturer or third party websites; he is good for researching, reliable, and very reasonably priced
  5. Duncan
    You just need a different blue slip shop (preferably one you regularly use as a mechanic), and make sure the coil overs are as close as possible to standard height
  6. Duncan
    yeah the sugar refining companies were pushing for the same in Oz originally, all fuels were going to have 10% ethanol to make them "cheaper" (noting, that the loss in l/100 might be greater than the decrease in price). I guess they won that fight in Canadia
  7. Duncan
    cool car to be working on, but I think you need some really old school help on this one
  8. Duncan
    It's sure fancy, you better go faster now (although I notice it is still bluetooth to the braking system for now, maybe plumb it in?) Will be interesting to see what you think of it and how much you use the adjustment
  9. Duncan
    I've got to be honest, I don't see the harm in people asking on old posts.....I've got a lot of stuff lying around that I never update, and you never know who will remember they have something around
  10. Duncan
    I was going to say the wife's lawnmower, but same concept
  11. Duncan
    lol yes, I have 3 trickle chargers....but even if you don't have too many cars they still need a secure space near 240v to be connected....FWIW I also have battery earth disconnect switches on the cars I use least, just open bonnet and turn switch after use ...plus I think it was earlier in this very thread when Dose had a charger fail and try to burn his car down without warning
  12. Duncan
    I guess it depends how much you use a car, but my #1 reason for killing lead acid batteries is not driving the car (charging the battery) often enough,. I've got sick enough of dying batteries that I've switched to AGM; they are much more expensive but deal better with cold weather and almost always recover from being dead flat, unlike lead acid ones
  13. Duncan
    If you get 12v at one of the relay pins with IGN on, and 12v at another for about 3 sec when you turn the key from ACC to start, then yes you can just earth the relay trigger pin. Just have a look at the top of the relay, it should tell you which pin needs earth when the 12v signal is sent (or if it's not clear, just post the pic and we can work it out). If you always have 12v at 2 pins with IGN on, they it is earth triggered by the ECU which makes it harder to fix (you really need to check the ECU pin is earthing when it should, and if so it is a wiring issue from there to the relay.
  14. Duncan
    Tomei make a 1.5mm restrictor, I'd just use that.
  15. Duncan
    you can enter your VIN (the original, japanese one) here to find the correct part#: https://www.amayama.com/en/genuine-catalogs/nissan however, after all this time it is more likely to be a wiring issue than the sender
  16. Duncan
    no, it was the same here, just flurries but no need to get the toboggan out....but it is exactly the sort of days where its good to have some inside jobs on the list. Speaking of which the fuga is driving properly after 2 1/2 years.....but that is a whole other thread
  17. Duncan
    And yes, put in the restrictor while you are there; a standard engine is fine with a little less oil and you are less likely to run out of oil if you have sustained high revs for any reason eg visit a track one day. How did you clean the cooling system
  18. Duncan
    you enjoying the snow, or did you get back to Sydney first?
  19. Duncan
    If you like more modern stuff than the R series, you should check out a V37 400R, they are pretty mod friendly
  20. Duncan
    I'll bet an app is close enough to be usable for dB; since it is a logarithmic scale; even a 10% error in readings wouldn't make 1 dB difference
  21. Duncan
    Not electric car good of course, it's still just a crappy old ICE
  22. Duncan
    Yeah, but the good news is that can all be tuned out...the V37 has excellent throttle response now, and with the tiny factory turbos is pretty quick without lag
  23. Duncan
    nah, I'd heard the same, they are not doing well with heat management for track use; they are a street use only thing (sure high power, but not high power over a sustained period)
  24. Duncan
    meh, buying a car is an emotional choice, the car makers started it and we all hooked onto it. But yes, people don't know what they are getting themselves in for buying an old car with all their available budget, then finding out that was only the start of the spending
  25. Duncan
    I agree, and it is already happening if you look at the new members from the USA, lots of GTTs and even GT no T being picked up because they find/afford a GTR
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