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Well after a quick visit to Perth I'm back in the land of Trabants and Ladas. For those I missed out on catching up with in Perth my apologies.

I would like to send thanks to Ant, Hanson and the Xspeed team.

As some of you know, my build-up has been long and drawn out stretching over 2 years now. The past is the past, but the important thing is that the work and the dedication that Ant Scali put into my R is certainly very much appreciated and definately beyond what would be considered "just doing his job". Likewise the build-up pics supplied by Hanson and Jamie along the way and the regular emails and updates were very much appreciated.

Some may accuse me of being a "cheque book tuner", but unfortunately when you live and work in another country you either give up your dream or you rely on others to help you out. All I can say is that it wasn't a cheap dream to live, but the outcome has been well and truely worth it to me. The torque, response and braking package that we've managed to put together brought a smile to my face every time I drove my car over the last couple of weeks. There are a few small "tweaks" left to do (slight revision of intake cam specs and more work on cam timing), but essentially I've got the R that I always wanted.

To the other workshops (particularly Ken at Hyperdrive and Roy at C-Red) who gave unbiased input and advice along the way, thanks also.

Cheers

Gav

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Setup is:

N1 block

HKS 2.8L crank

Nismo bearings

Pauter rods

ATI crank damper

HKS pistons

GT-RS low mounts at 28 psi

HKS bridged manifold

HKS hard piping induction kit

Apexi 136mm IC

Greddy plenum

HKS fuel rail (twin entry, single return)

HKS fuel regulator

HKS 680 injectors

Nismo intank fuel pump (direct power feed)

HKS step 2 cams (264IN, 272EX)

HKS guides, springs and retainers

HKS timing belt

HKS cam gears

HKS metal head gasket

Ported head

Trust oil pump

N1 water pump

HKS dumps, pipes and exhaust

PFC D-Jetro

Blitz dual solenoid BC

Splitfire coils

HKS Twin Power CDI

HKS twin plate clutch

GTS4 diff centres front and rear (shorter ratio than GT-R)

CSC 354mm 4 piston brake kit on the front

Edited by Gav
Likewise the build-up pics supplied by Hanson and Jamie along the way and the regular emails and updates were very much appreciated.

I think he did thank Jamie, moron.

Anyways, great to see your car finally out at the track day Gav. The car is just amazing.

Can't wait to see what time this puts down with an upgraded box.

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Great to hear that the car is back on the road Gav. I bet it will be hard having to wait untill you come back to have another drive.

Did the bridged manifold fix the turbo shuffle problem you originally had with the GT-RS Turbos?

Cheers, Dror

Great to hear that the car is back on the road Gav. I bet it will be hard having to wait untill you come back to have another drive.

Did the bridged manifold fix the turbo shuffle problem you originally had with the GT-RS Turbos?

Cheers, Dror

Hi Dror

the bridged manifolds certainly did reduce the compressor surging or "choo choo train" effect, however it is still present at neutral manifold pressure (i.e. sitting enough boost to counteract engine vacuum).

To be honest with the much torquier engine, it is an area of engine load that really isn't used that much anymore. Highway cruising is now very easy off boost. Spool-up (unless in 5th gear) is generally fast also and you pass through the "shuffle zone" pretty quickly.

Have to admit the extra torque and short diff ratios makes you pretty lazy around town as generally I only use 1st, 3rd and 5th gears now.

Pics added to first post

Looks good Gav....top stuff.

that drama with the crank got sorted i hope.

If ya want a squizz at how ours is progressing see link.

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...howtopic=114653

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Looks good Gav....top stuff.

that drama with the crank got sorted i hope.

If ya want a squizz at how ours is progressing see link.

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...howtopic=114653

Thanks Paul - have certainly been watching your progress carefully.

I'm still in a couple of minds about how good the GT-RS terbs are compared to the 2530s. I did a back to back drive with an R33 running a Jun 2.7L kit and 2530s. Although the dyno graphs showed the 2530s coming on earlier, the real world driving comparison between the 2 was very similar. The GT-RS terbs certainly seem to respond well to high boost levels. Next step will be to revise the inlet cam (change to longer duration 272) and play some more with the cam timing. Rev limit is still set fairly low to 8200 for the moment, however there is probably no reason why this can't be lifted given the supporting hardware.

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