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[nos man]

G'DAY my name is Son! i am 18 year old bloke and i don't have a car yet but i will be getting one this year! well at first i wanted a r32 gts t or a vl turbo but then reality struck me! the reality is since i'm a full time student and i'm not making any income but through my parents well i can't afford to maintain a performance car! so which means i'll be looking at a family type of car, something like a maxima, pulsar, bluebird or something along those lines! but rest to sure my next car will be a gtr! it's my dream to own one but most perferably a r32 gtr but any of them would be fine, just as long as it's a gtr well i am a skyline lover and i now know my reason for living on this planet! it's to own a gtr! but the reason why i'm here is to learn, build onto my knowledge of skylines and get some advice on modifying skylines so i might be asking a few questions if none of you don't mind that!

well enough about me and skylines rule the streets(sex on wheels) ooh yeah baby

[Madaz]

well hello son of a skyline

b4 u give me puzzeled looks play on words

[Cubes]

As with all cars... You can buy a lemon that requires you to spend $$ on repairs or you may get lucky and hardly have to spend a cent.

I am lucky... I have hardly spent a cent over the 4yrs (137,000km's) i've owned my R32.

Top radiator top tank - $90

S/h Clutch fan - $70

Clutch master and slave cylinder - $75 and $35 respectively.

Pretty damn reliable.. Much more reliable than the 3yr old VS commodore I bought prior.. Within 9 months I had spent almost $5000 in repairs. Pwr steer pump, a/c, rear subframe, gearbox and diff.

I'm at uni full time in my last year.

Work through the holidays for mod $$.

I have recently muched an rb20det gearbox as they don't like the 3ltr's torque. So my fault..

[Madaz]

have u had to buy a clutch yet cubes

and wot sort of life expectancy should i expect out of a Extreme HD in the gts4

[Cubes]

Yep replaced 2 clutchs, one was a organic HD, that did ~110,000km's and still felt good when it came out, it was getting low though.

Ive since dropped in a ceramic 9 puk 1 tonne job to hold the 3ltrs torque and power.

I've clocked 30,000km's on mine now and it still feels new and has plenty of meat on it.

I don't consider clutch's to be maintenance, they are like brake pads & shockers.

I haven't replaced my shockers yet.. :S 204,000km's in total they have done. Still feel firm but could do with replacing.

[Madaz]

hmmm well mine doesnt even come close to even a RB26 torque but i sure do drive it like its a GTR

it still gets me wondering wot sort of lifespan it will get

when i saw the clutch b4 install i swear there was like 1 to 1.5mm of meat on it and i thought to my self omg is that all they come with

[Cubes]

The 3ltr is a torque monster... Its was origionally making 100rwkw by 2000rpm then just over 110rwkw at 2500rpm. its now up to 128rwkw by 2500rpm.

[pokie]

skylines (sex on wheels)

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yep i agree with you on that one

welcome to the SAU forum, hope you learn

a majority of stuff on here

[Madaz]

cubes i take it u saw ur clutch plate b4 it went in ..??

how much meat was on the pads

[Cubes]

Yep.

It looked ~50% used. Lots of short trips, traffic, other half driving it and now 34,000km's.

I will buy one again.. Just a little lighter on the pressure plate.

Next time around I will go the 800kg item.

[Madaz]

cause i bought a Xtreme HD clutch the cheap1 with 850kg pressure cost 500 and 400 to install

i was wondering wot sort of life i should expect from this clutch

i do like to occasionally do the 5000rmp launch

when i saw my clutch out of the car (the new1) it had about 1 too 1.5mm of meat and i though OMG is that all

[Cubes]

$400 to install.. Thats a rip, who did that?

Generally a clutch install is around the $250 mark.

Do remember clutch pads don't have much meat anyhow, maybe 3-4mm in total??? never measured but from memory it doesn't look to be much.

[Madaz]

Kent Brake and Clutch my car is AWD remember ?

[Cubes]

Ahh yes... Different ball game for the install and if the clutch is suitable..

No idea.

[Madaz]

ye the clutch is suitable i email support @ extreme and Brad Fox from adelaide clutch services said this

"i have a heavy duty cushioned button clutch which will have good street driveability but hold your power and have the performance of a ceramic clutch kit..."

and then he quoted part number KNI24001DCBHD for 500bux whick i then took that letter to kents and they got the clutch and did the install

too which ive been happy with had a couple funny noises which 1 person told me it was sprigget bush and other said it wasnt

so anyways ye pretty happy

[Deluxe]

ye the clutch is suitable i email support @ extreme and Brad Fox from adelaide clutch services said this

"i have a heavy duty cushioned button clutch which will have good street driveability but hold your power and have the performance of a ceramic clutch kit..."

and then he quoted part number KNI24001DCBHD for 500bux whick i then took that letter to kents and they got the clutch and did the install

too which ive been happy with had a couple funny noises which 1 person told me it was sprigget bush and other said it wasnt

so anyways ye pretty happy

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LOL Brad Fox is a good mate of mine.........he has been working at Xtreme(Adelaide Clutch) for as long as i've known him which would be about 6-7 years now. He used to race Go Karts and now races a Saloon Car. He and his old man build motors in their shed and have done so for many years. He is a very reliable source when it comes to cars and their parts.

[Madaz]

ah kool

he replied very quickly to my initial email

[Deluxe]

ah kool

he replied very quickly to my initial email

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Yeh sweet, he's a top bloke. I was thinking of asking his boss if he wanted to give SAU people a 5% discount when they say they are with SAU. As he has a 34 GTR himself! Might see what he has to say about it!

[savage GTR]

ye the clutch is suitable i email support @ extreme and Brad Fox from adelaide clutch services said this

"i have a heavy duty cushioned button clutch which will have good street driveability but hold your power and have the performance of a ceramic clutch kit..."

and then he quoted part number KNI24001DCBHD for 500bux whick i then took that letter to kents and they got the clutch and did the install

too which ive been happy with had a couple funny noises which 1 person told me it was sprigget bush and other said it wasnt

so anyways ye pretty happy

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your right its the sprigget bush. the harder you drive it the worse it will get. by the way to fix it its almost the same as a full rebuild. got to take all apart remove every gear cog to get to it .

[Cubes]

?

The spigot bush is located in the snout of the crank.

Its easy to remove but the gearbox does have to come out, the part is only a couple of dollars.