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On boost is great too.

My 20det on most days would start singing at 2k and make 10psi at 3k, but for everyday driving I found I had to change gears a lot, it bogged down a lot in low revs.

The 25 with r34 turbo starts around 1.9k and 10psi around 2.5k, but even off boost, say 2k through 4k, I can stay in gear without needing to down shift, like going up highway/freeway onramps, stop start traffic, etc. It's much more tail happy too.

It climbs through the revs with a 5kg flywheel about the same as the 20 with a standard flywheel.

I should've just bought this 25 two years ago haha.

Do it man, you won't look back.

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I hope all you haters are jelly.

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Now, stay tuned for fitment of THIS

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On teh way in the next container.

Hopefully less hold ups on this one.

Oh and for the record, 25DET still running flawlessly every day, unlike that god damned RB20.

Best thing I ever did getting rid of that dudd.

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  • 4 weeks later...

Was starting to hear a harsh scraping sound at low speeds, gradually became louder.

First thought was low brake pads/rotors, but then I kind of got my head around the idea that maybe, finally, the shithouse bearings on the JJR hubs had finally thrown in the towel, since they last about 10'000km max.

Brakes were getting a bit low anyway, and I'd already bought pads, so I swapped out my rotors for another set, got mine machined, and after about half an hour of looking around my house, shed, room, and in both cars, I found the brake pads I'd picked up ages ago.

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Did work at my own house (gravel driveway), and took my sweet ass time.

Was a royal PITA trying to get the pistons in the calipers to retract to fit the new pads over the rotors.

Found the source of that scraping sound too.

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The other 7 pads were fine, at around 25%

Finished last corner after about 2 hours.

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Ran pads in at local industrial area. They're pretty damn noisy between 15kmp/h and 0, but pedal feels twice as good as it did with standard Sumitomo pads.

JJR wheel bearings are still in tip top condition, 35'000kms and still going strong!

New world record!

Edited by Nic_A31

lol

nick it seems your taking after myself a bit, as you know i did the same to my rears, not too long ago did the same on the front pads!

now the point is to take off my calipers and check them properly at times

whats the deal with these JJR bearings, on paper it says they only last 10,000kms? they better not be pricey to replace

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