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I was talking about the japanese cars such as the HKS gtr and other tuning house full drag cars. I can undersand keeping a street car manual. But i dont know why say for example the hks gtr is manual still, it could pick up alot of time going to a set up auto even tho the development for that would be a long time int he making.

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Matt, I was thinking about putting a powerglide in the GT-R, yeah and then putting a 350 Chev it in with a Ford 9-inch... what do you reckon?? :D

Hell yeah mate! :( But keep the RB26 in there, just whack a blow-through triple Webber carbie set-up on it.

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Yep I 100% agree with you re the HKS drag car & the like. The HKS car uses an air shifted box doesn't it? I'd have thought it would be reasonably good anyway?

7 grand stall, shit that only leaves 1k rev range on my car! Munro's would be allright revving to 10K.

Just couldn't drive a skyline with an auto, it just seems wrong. Although in my Torana days I had a turbo 350 with full manual valve body, shift kit and high stall....

And it still only ran 13's! :D

Actually, just got HPI no. 39. The cover car (QLD R33 GTS-T) has a race prepped tri-matic in it, has run 10.2 on slicks. So yeah, auto's good for 1/4 mile, but not for flogging through the hills.

yeah i copped a lil sticker on the old jms car.All he was lookin for was a BOV whick i dont have anyway. Dont have to go thru regency i dont think as he made errors filling out the form.

defect least of my worries atm. Spun a bearing later that night so motor is out and gettin rebuilt as we speak.

Cant wait for me fresh, un danny touched motor. scored the crank so got myself another R34 crank. too easy.

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