Shoota_77

Ok cool. I googled images but couldn't find any decent shots showing so much protrusion. I'll gently sit the head on when I get a chance and I'll soon know. I'll be nervous as all hell the first time I turn it over with the cam belt on!

I finished putting my bottom end together yesterday but it wasn't till I'd finished and turned the engine around to look at the top that I realised how far the peak of the pistons protrude out of the block. Has anyone done a high comp RB and seen that amount of piston out of the block? Obviously I'll find out when I sit the head on but is there enough combustion chamber to even fit that much protrusion?? The pistons are custom CP 9.5:1. I'd appreciate some input!

Unless RIPS have come up with a way to modify the sump, it should go straight on a 26. The only difference should be the modified pickup.

I'd take it for sure but in the same boat, car no go....

I've got two kids. I'm not sure which I would adore looking at more......... Sorry kids....

For how easy it is crazy not to do it while engine is apart.

Need F40 sticker on the boot...... Should be insane.

700HP would be the minimum with two of those old school journal bad boys!! That thing will be insane when it comes on boost, especially with 3 litres in a lightish RWD car like the 31. Needs vids, quickly.

You can but.... The best way to do it is by pullng all of the pistons out out the donor motor and measuring them, then measure the bore and pick the piston with the closest piston to bore clearance as per standard specs. Ideally I'd never recommend doing the as while it's all apart for another $600 and a hone you can put a set of brand new pistons and rings in and have a basically 'fresh' engine. If you can, swap over the "new" piston onto the original rod and use the same bearings as what came out so the clearances should be the same. Again, you should put a new set of shells in while it's apart and plastiguage it to see what the clearances are at. A set of bearings will set you back $250-$350. It's not everyday you have your engine out so you may as well freshen it up while you're in there.

Sometimes it's not as easy as just shutting the doors and walking away. The would be minimal examples of a business being set up with zero initial outlay. When you financially and emotionally commit to starting up a business you a) hope that things will get better and you make a return from the business and b) you don't want to fail so keep pushing that bit longer in the hope that it does improve. I looked at buying a business last year and it made me realise just how successful a business needs to be to make a decent amount of money. You either need huge turnover, huge margins (impossible these days as EVERYTHING is available somewhere else) or minimal overheads. Obviously a combination of all of these would be perfect but in todays competitive, internet driven marketplace that has become just so hard. I respect anyone that has a crack at running a business as it takes huge balls. Desperate times can lead to desperate measures but not when it means rip.ping off customers.

Posting in the R35 section won't help you much! Aftermarket immobiliser? Timing out? Not enough fuel pressure?

Sounds insane! Great work.

Um, I do it too.... God we're a pack of selfish pricks aren't we!!?? Wives really are out to ruin our lives however. The Aussie Post guy at work knows me by first name he brings in so many parcels for me!

I replaced mine. Obviously the lower the kms the engine has done the less likely they would need replacing but if you're chasing big power you'd be mad not to. When you see what a dropped valve does to your beautiful forgies and cylinders you do anything you can to avoid that!

Looks sexy! Wow, $600, that could be a killer.... If my wife knew what I'd already spent on my shed....

How much was the 10L? I've got a 6X7 garage and 14X8 shed to do, both new concrete. Would you still need to etch clean a brand new floor? Obviously clean off the concrete dust and give it a good wash but would it need an etch?

They'll go nicely on your dirty 30 then....

Are the HKS 2530's a touch bigger than -5's or are they the same? Thought I read somewhere they might have a slightly higher output than the 5's.

Yeah I put one in mine and they look a lot better (R33 GTR steering wheels are the same as a S15 steering wheel..... ). I agree with the above though, the car at Import Monster looked amazingly straight and great price.

If the 34 wheel is to hide the condition of the original wheel then the original one must be f#$ked!!! That things rooted! Seems like a pretty good price though. It all looks pretty neat but you'd want to check for rust in the usual places (boot, bonnet hinge area, under front guard area). Not many mods which can be a good thing and a bad thing.

Wow, huge difference. Surely that would have to aid longevity to remove the torsional vibrations that would cause. What is the whole kit worth? Anyone know if you can buy just the sensors and sensor wheel? As in upgrade an existing Ross balancer.

Yeah not a strong fan base to quote.... I haven't seen too many VL's rip out their 30's in favour of a 26..... With your example above ("with similar power levels") it's not a relevant argument. What is a relevant argument is "with the same mods" which would presumably lead to the 30 being more powerful and obviously higher torque. But even if they did have similar power levels the 30 will still have more torque regardless due to the lower stroke so longer period of time the power is being made per cycle. At the end of the day a well set up 26 is more than adequate for 90% of the population. Some people are brilliant drivers and can easily handle/use the extra power/torque then you've got dicks like me that can't drive for shit and just think they need more power. Plus it's just a little bit different, it's about pushing the boundaries of what's possible. If we all did the same thing the world and car scene would be a very boring place...

PM'd re Mines cooling panel.

Will depend on if Vspec and if ABS or not. Otherwise I think ratios are different. Not sure about shafts and flanges. Someone else will know.

Gerg_31 was selling a full setup for normally aspirated RB26, see if he still has it but if not I'm sure he'll happily assist with any advice. Make sure it has pipes like this-