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Hey, Brakes still available?

No, RWD. Don't think there would be anyway to make a 4wd s13 with a rb or equivlant size engine. No unless you wanted to raise it like 3" from stock! Speaking of AWD, I wonder if you could drop in a GTIR Sr20 (east west config still ) complete with gearbox and make an AWD s13 that way? Interesting...

Hey Mase, I don't think modification of the firewall would need occur depending on the crossmember you used. The trans tunnel I would imagine may need some attention such as widening similar to the 'procedure' (hammering the hell out of it) when fitting a RB25 gearbox. The crossmember may need to be fabricated from scratch (Expensive) but I think the dimensions of the 1jz to the rb25 are very similar. Nothing like a wet track and alot of rear wheel power to put a smile on the dial is there! good times

I have a RB25 180sx and the dry weight was 1245. A standard SR 180sx is around 1200 I believe. Add to this I have 18"s then this whole 'wreaks handling' arguement is way overdone! I'd suggest you wont notice any difference unless you are on a fast race track. As for the weight balance question in general, there are plenty of front wheelers out there that handle with the best of them despite 65/35 distribution. As people have mentioned, it's all about correct setup. Anyway why not consider somthing different such as a 1jz? I'm actually selling my RB25 180 to do just that. Starting with a NA silvia chassis then adding a TT model 1jz, w58 manual gearbox and the icing on the cake, a Blitz k26 turbo kit from Japan, plus alot more goddies. You can get a 1jz halfcut (auto) for $2000-$2500. The 1jz is highly underrated, I suggest just as durable bottom end (300rwkw+) as the rb26 but maybe not as efficient topend (cam's, intake etc) in standard trim. Stll you can have four 1jz engines for the price of one rb26...... 'Nistoy' cooming soon

Hey Ants, Check the pics I just took - the story is I bought this some months ago because I thought mine was faulty due to misfiring (due to someones ill advice). Ended up being a fouled plug so I have two AFM's and one car This is the one I had in the car before I changed it with the one I bought. This one was in fine working order for 9 months before I took it out to exhange it. I guarantee it is in perfect working order.

Sure does. Just plug it in and your in business.

As above, $70. In excellent working order. Pics on request. Thanks

Hey Guys, I heard today someone mentioning that external wastegates are illegal in the ACT (maybe aus wide). Anyone know if this is correct? Thanks

Beautiful!!!!!!! Thanks a million, exactly what I was after. Cheers

Hey Guys, Is there anyway you can increase the idle or base idle speed on the RB25det? Reason, mine seems to be to low, 2secs after cold startup the engine struggles badly and you have to give it some throttle for a few around 5 secs in which afterwards it runs fine. Thanks

For sale is a AFM for a series 1 RB25det. For sale due to I beleived my original to be fauty so bought a replacement. Ended up not being AFM so for it's for sale. Obviously has been tested and works fine. Price $100 neg + postage at buyers expense or cod in ACT. Pics available on request

Will do, thanks for the advice!

Hey Sato, It's actually a 180sx with an series 1 rb25det conversion. I've got Splitfire coils which apparently are pretty good. After I changed and gapped the new copper plugs seems to be running fine apart from some heitation on cold starts. Running 11psi on a cold (Canberra) night seems to be fine too. I will clean the coils however as when I was looking at them seemed as if they had been in there for 100 years!

Well I ended up getting coppers (BCPR6ES) because A) no-where I went had them in stock without ordering them in next week and B) the gap on the current ones was 1.1m, and as you guys said gapping them isn't a good idea unless you want to break them. I gapped them to .8mm and after taking my car for a hard 10min run on ~11psi (in like 7c ambient temp) I'm happy to say the misfiring has dissapeared when before it would have been chronic. Thanks for the help!

Hey J, Quick question, what is the easiest way to gap a plug?