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lock it in eddy. july at the counts. I'll come play at wakefield and EC with you too. and the rest of the time we can watch our spa and nurburgring footage and sink cans in comfort. you'll love the new place mate. I've got your bedroom all set-up with spew bucket and everything....

Jesus, stickied? Better clean it up and only post technical gargon....err my coriolis calculation means if i again start using my reach around shift method not only will my lap times improve to what they used to be but I will probably get more invites for sleep overs :)

Jesus, stickied? Better clean it up and only post technical gargon....err my coriolis calculation means if i again start using my reach around shift method not only will my lap times improve to what they used to be but I will probably get more invites for sleep overs :)

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Its Science

An rb20 thread sticky? What has the world come to.

No sticky threads in this section, it will get too cluttered and it seems the thread on where did my thread go is too hard for some dopey users to find as it is.

Anyway BB thanks for putting it back.

Now, on with the 2L love :)

  • 1 month later...

My poor lil R32...makes no sense, why would you cheat on a pleasant enough, loyal, low maintenance thing...especially when the mistress is a far more expensive old girl with more plastic then substance, and frankly makes you bashful to be seen in public with?

Oh well, the 32 was my second love after my 31 so it could be expected in a mid life crisis I would run off with another 80s slapper.

  • 3 weeks later...

My affection is now split. Both have about 400-420hp of 2L lag-awesomeness...

OLD LOVE

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NEW LOVE

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I still love my R32, but there is something cool about people coming up and talking to me about the Cossie. Whether its UK, Germany, Holland or Belgium. Its a feel good car and gets so many thumbs up. At a race track with Porsches, Fezz everywhere....they all stop and look. LOL, makes me love the unloved R32 even more :)

  • 3 weeks later...

Haha funny, a mate of mine was obsessed with RB20s but ended up falling in love with Sierra's - but when he sold his R32 to move his focus to the Ford, the Sierra started coming up with ingenious ways of making him part with his money and he ended up selling that and pining for his old Skyline. Hope this one treats you a bit better :)

Its a good thing., I drove from London to Hungary and back, including waltzes all over Europe. It survived that test drive so its a good thing :) From the Alps to the dirty back streets of Frankfurt...everybody loves the Cossie :) I now regret going to the Ring and not lapping it. I was a bit concerned about being so low and rubbing tyres on guards + it tramlines rather badly as I think the steering rack bushes are gone...still, I want to go back in time now and put it in the Ring (ashamed I pussied out :( )

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But, it was great getting back into the R32 this weekend. The in line 6s are so much nicer then the 4s, smoother, rev so more freely, and now catn wait to see how the baby Poncams and E85 go in the next fortnight. May throw the T67 on if the E85 does enough of masking as happy to live with nothing under 4,500rpm if it means we bag 310rwkw out of a stock RB20 :)

AND thread name change...need to add "and his Cosworth penile extension"

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