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Car is finally booked into Insight on the 19th of April for the ECU, fuel system and sensor wire in plus the tune. Thats the good news. The bad news is that V-cam aint gonna fit with my pistons and ho

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Small update.... ITS RUNNING. Fired first go! Smells like burnt dust apparently .

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A 9174 would just make the EGP pressure issue worse and in my mind it seems like a bit of a GT RS shit going on. Not that it's horrendously bad (It wouldn't be no twin buttplug pressures), That's NOT

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haha!

$3600. Otomoto want $4,500. Fair deal!4/5 gears work, that's fair :P

But the OS 3 speed kit from RHD is only $2000 & the 5 speed kit is $2400…I don't see the limited edition 4 speed kit like the one you have though. :rofl:

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But the OS 3 speed kit from RHD is only $2000 & the 5 speed kit is $2400I don't see the limited edition 4 speed kit like the one you have though. :rofl:

Haha. It's really good. ITs just a REALLY tall 2nd 3rd and 4th. 5 gears are crap, although you really need a torquey engine. :P
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Just put an OS88 into the car …you know you want to , there only 14k landed from RHD.

At least its rated to 1500hp unlike the PPG.

Downside=cost , and who the fark wants to service the thing every 5000kms.

Why can't someone manufacture a damn box rated to 1200hp or so , that can drive like the stock box, no ridiculous service intervals, without needing a kidney donation to fund it. :/

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14k is getting up there. If u could a second hand stock box for $700, u could go thru 20 of these...what a great option :)

Wouldn't be so bad if only took ten minutes to swap them out.

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Just put an OS88 into the car you know you want to , there only 14k landed from RHD.

At least its rated to 1500hp unlike the PPG.

Downside=cost , and who the fark wants to service the thing every 5000kms.

Why can't someone manufacture a damn box rated to 1200hp or so , that can drive like the stock box, no ridiculous service intervals, without needing a kidney donation to fund it. :/

I couldn't a agree more. There is a HUGE gap in the market. Not everyone wants sequentials but they have the power to warrant a bulldog box.

Let's see how this dog box is. Can't be that bloody hard!

What I am having troubles with is a clutch to accept the larger spline. I rung Jim berry and asked if he could modify one if I sent him a brand new coppermix. He wasn't sure. Took my number down and is going to get back to me.

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I couldn't a agree more. There is a HUGE gap in the market. Not everyone wants sequentials but they have the power to warrant a bulldog box.

Let's see how this dog box is. Can't be that bloody hard!

What I am having troubles with is a clutch to accept the larger spline. I rung Jim berry and asked if he could modify one if I sent him a brand new coppermix. He wasn't sure. Took my number down and is going to get back to me.

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Cant be that difficult to have your clutch plate modified to suit the larger spline shaft & reuse your nismo pressure plate.

Have you tried John at Western clutch at St Marys..he might be able to sort you out as well.

Did PPG recommend any particular clutch when using the large input ?

Maybe you can email them a picture of the centre boss of the hub & just say to mod the centre to accept the large spline .

http://www.rhdjapan.com/nismo-super-coppermix-center-boss-hub.html

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Cant be that difficult to have your clutch plate modified to suit the larger spline shaft & reuse your nismo pressure plate.

Have you tried John at Western clutch at St Marys..he might be able to sort you out as well.

Did PPG recommend any particular clutch when using the large input ?

Apparently it is. Something to do with the type of twin they are.

No recommendation. I really don't want to move away from it though. My one has been in the car for 9 years. Don't care if I have to buy a new one, but it works and drives awesome.

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Apparently it is. Something to do with the type of twin they are.

No recommendation. I really don't want to move away from it though. My one has been in the car for 9 years. Don't care if I have to buy a new one, but it works and drives awesome.

I would take the centre boss of the clutch apart and get the splined drive out of it & find a shop who will machine the identical part but with the spline size you require.

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I would take the centre boss of the clutch apart and get the splined drive out of it & find a shop who will machine the identical part but with the spline size you require.

This is the problem.

I don't want any downtime. If I buy a new coppermix and can't get it done then I'm rooted.

Time to keep calling around I think.

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This is the problem.

I don't want any downtime. If I buy a new coppermix and can't get it done then I'm rooted.

Time to keep calling around I think.

You don't need to buy a whole new coppermix ..you can buy the new centre boss for $275 & new clutch plates for $228 from RHD .

http://www.rhdjapan.com/nismo-super-coppermix-twin-plate-clutch-replacement-disc.html

If someone can't machine a new splined drive with a cnc machine then they need shooting.

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Do you know what size & spline count the large shaft is ?..i can't find the info on ppg's site .

I wonder what ppg would charge to make another centre drive to suit their shaft if you supplied the original nismo unit to them ?..it wouldnt hurt to ask if they would or could do it since your willing to drop a bunch of cash on their gear sets.

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