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Apparantly Mercury Motorsport has meets on Thursday nights and the owner - Trent - has zero tolerance for dick heads! Maybe an opportunity for further meets there? Edit - Hey all, just been speaking to trent at Mercury Motorsport. Each thursday night they put on a BBQ and have the dyno up and running so ppl can come down, have a meal and watch us poor auto skyline boys produce minimal rwkw I'll be heading down tonight if anyone is interested (26/08/04) Further edit - Trent is happy to make wednesday night "skyliners night" - comments & opinions ?

Hey MJ - You have a PM GTST - my car is going in next week to get the wolf fitted - just wanted to see what everyone else out there has got.

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Hey Guys (And Gals) I dont want to overstep the mark here but I have emailed the reporter that wrote the story regarding Harry's Diner (an article which pretty much just about sums up the media's views on "hoons") in an attempt to try and put across another side to the story and build some credibility!

It is good to see that I am not the only enthusiast on here that can readily identify the problem that we, as car buffs, face the moment we drive out of our driveways. I mean we have all done stupid shit at some point in time, I know I have, but there is a time and a place for being stupid. If people want to drag race and do burn-outs, then piss of out the back of woop woop where there are minimal people and other vehicles. I agree that the police have a very difficult job to do and I know they are not all idiots (I applied to the police force and went through the entire selection process and it is very very difficult - then they rejected me so now i study law - go figure) but the kind of stuff that they get exposed to ie going to car wrecks and seeing mangled bodies (Been there and seen that). That kinda stuff just wears down their tolerence to stupid behaviour, which i am sure is what they see when young wanks attend harry's all boozed up and after some 16 year old slapper! I think we as a forum should take it upon ourselves to initiate some form of credibility with police and other relevant authorities so that they can see that we are not (all) "hoons".

I have just been reading some commentry on calaisturbo.net - who seem to have attempted to build some sort of a relationship with police and crimestoppers so as to work together in finding a solution to the "hoon" situation. Maybe we need to look at doing something like this. Probably a step in the right direction at any rate.

Hey All, I procured myself an apexi rsm with stand at the recent auto salon last Saturday - only problem is i dont need the stand. Asking $30 which is a little less than what i paid for it. Email or pm or whatever really. Chris

Fro-Daddy - what would you do? Me - I think there needs to be a bit of give and take. For one thing the police to promote a sense of cooperation with venue attendants should not use the culmination of cars as an excuse to set up vehicle inspection points on the opposite side of the road, or video tape cars coming and going for that matter. There should be an increased police presence within the venue as I have viewed numerous fights and issues arise due to overly intoxicated people that frequently appear to be underage - for example an empty beer bottle was thrown at ambulance officers attending to injured people last friday night. If people want to do burnouts and brake the law then i believe the police should book them for whatever law they have broken. If you dont break the law then there will be no dramas. I mean i always hear people asking other skyline owners how often they get pulled over by police - I have not been pulled over once. Maybe that is just luck, or maybe its because i dont drive around like an idiot showing off. If police can be tollerant and allow gatherings like this to occur, and attendants can be tolerant of an increased police pressence within the venue itself then i think it would make for a great night. And who knows, after a while the police may no longer be required to keep an eye on things. I mean i get sick and tired of having to check for empty beer bottles placed under my tyres by losers or keeping an eye on my vehicle when i am trying to eat a meal or talk to friends etc. I dont want to come across as the "moral barometer" or act like i have all the answers - but I think things are getting a little out of control and a bit of give and take would allow "decent" people to better enjoy themselves

Hey all, This is a copy of a letter I sent to the Brisbane Courier Mail in response to recent press coverage which in my opinion labels anyone who drives a performance vehicle as a hoon. I would be interested in any feedback and ideas on how we as a group can act to change this stigma. Letter follows: Re - "Hoons" - Leave the labelling to the printers! For some time now I have been an avid performance car enthusiast, hence why I choose to drive a turbo charged Nissan Skyline, it’s fast, its flashy, it’s my pride and joy, but I am not a “hoon”. Furthermore, I find great enjoyment in attending vehicle gatherings so as to admire the effort and hard work that other vehicle enthusiasts have put in to making their vehicle something other than ordinary. Unfortunately however, a stigma seems to attach to people who, like myself, find enjoyment in owning a performance vehicle, a stigma that is especially evident in a Brisbane Courier Mail article by Richard Finnila appearing on Monday the 23rd of August where he labels a Brisbane northside carpark as a “hangout for hoons”. Richard, in between my working full time and completing my Bachelor of Law degree I take great pleasure in attending this “hoon hangout”, not to do burnouts, but to mingle with friends and admire vehicles that have been lovingly restored. I would agree however that some of the twits who attend this venue are less than admirable. There is no doubt that young drivers in command of performance vehicles often results in a dangerous combination. I don’t know what will resolve this dangerous combination, but granting police additional powers to enable them to simply move private car park “loiterers” on is not the answer. What is the use in giving police the power to tell people to move on, just so they can then go and gather some where else? I think the Queensland Police and the State Government need to think a little harder and take a more proactive approach to monitoring and controlling gatherings such as this. Band-aid patch legislation that would further erode civil liberties is short-sighted and would prove ineffective.

in my r33 i use NGK BCPR5EY gapped at .75 mm - i got that advice from a guy with a r32 and i think it was a gtr. Also i know the heat rating is quite high but if you look on the NGK website they recommend using plat's with that heat range.

Hey All I am getting one of these installed in my R33 next week and thought it might be a good idea if we can get a string started were users who have this system can make available there base maps with a list of there mods for comparison. Any thoughts?

Hey all, At the moment my specs are these: Headunit - Panasonic double din with moving facia - cd md and casette Front speakers - Pioneer 6.5 inch splits Rear spreakers - Pioneer 6 inch 3 way speakers Subs - 2 x 10 inch lanzars powered by 2 x 1000 watt Saint USA amplifiers. DVD - Panasonic single DVD player with dash mounted screen.

Hey Blade Yeah the flutter is pretty loud - i tightened my BOV up a bit cause it was opening to much and creating that stalling feeling. I took the car down to Mercury Motorpsort and got them to havea look at it - they said it didnt sound too bad. While i was there I also had the car dyno'ed - it made 157.6 Kw at the wheels, and that as with really bad air / fuel ratios. To rectify this i have to]he car going in to get a wolf 3d system fitted in 2 weeks time with some big gains expected.

Hey All I shoud qualify by saying that i dont think the increased audibility of the turbo spooling is a bad thing - i just wasnt expecting it to be such an increase. 2fardown - I have an aftermarket turbosmart boost controller - all appears normal in that regards but will check it over tonight.

Hey All, Yesterday I had my series 1 R33 (auto) fitted with a 600x300x76 core hybrid front mount. I also had a 3 inch dump pipe installed, a 3 inch hi-flow cat and a 4 inch cat back with sports muffler (forget the brand) installed. All the pipes are mandrel bent. Driving it home the first thing I noticed was an incredibly loud turbo spool. I wanted to know if others with a similar mod have experienced this or if i need to double check the work that was performed to make sure all the welds and joins are secured. Any help would be appreciated.

Hey, Selling my mags only - 17inch - have a look at the photos in the gallery section if interested - $950.

Price has now dropped to $90 - need to get rid of these things.

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Hi all, * I would like to get my hands on a Wolf 3D Version 4 Pluggin with hand controller. * Really need a FMIC - no real preference 75 to 90mm core. * Apexi RSM - latest model with stand prefer g sensor as well. Will pay cash. Either PM or email to [email protected] or 0421 374 178.

Hey Justin If it fits a R33 GTST then SOLD!! PM or email [email protected] or 0421 374 178 or 3211 1433 and we can arrange shipment and payment.

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Hey I saw a car identical to that in Brisbane CBD at about 11:30 am this morning on Elizabeth St - only remember it cause there was a black r32 gtr beside it. Dont know if it had broken mirros though.

Hi All, I have a set of these speakers for sale. They are only a couple of months old and were in the front doors of my R33. I am only selling them because I have only just replaced them with a set of Pioneer splits. The speakers are in excellent condition and i still have the standard grilles they were bought with. TS-A1670S - 3-Way Configuration 180 Watts Max. Power Handling 35 Watts Nominal Rating Dark Blue Interlaced Aramid Fibre Reinforced IMPP Cone Woofer RRP is $179 on the pioneer website - I paid $160 and will sell for $100neg. If interested either PM me of email me at [email protected] or phone 0421 374 178.

Cant quite understand what point your are trying to raise predator but I think we are jumping to conclusions in leaps and bounds if we are talking about a person being sued because someone else acted unprofessionally. If a company does a good thing by someone, that person will tell maximum 3 ppl, if a company does something bad to a person, they'll usually tell 20. It is a sad state of affairs when people bring up crap about lawsuits because a person chooses to share a bad experience. I dont want to be a chode or anything or open a can of worms, but if you had a bad experience with a workshop then i'd want to know so as to make sure I didnt waste my time, money or put my vehicle at risk by going there.

Hey all, Have just been delivered the Engine Service Manual for the RB25DET and RB26DETT engines. As these are a bit of a pain to get hold of I am offering mine as a reference to SAU members. If any information is needed please feel free to PM or email me and i can hopefully provide the appropriate "information".