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Perhaps it's called "circuit racing" there? We call it "road course racing" or shortened to road racing, road course, etc. Semantics

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I debated this as well. Questions you will get: Pumpgas, racegas, or E85? Power goal? Use for the car? Drag, street, road course? I found that the proven best singles for use on rowdy streetcar builds for nice response have been: Precision 6262 or 6266 Borg Warner EFR 8374 No doubt these will both out-respond and out-perform your -5's across the board, but on pumpgas the -5's will still make nice powerband while bolting up like factory.

I agree with boost leak or just something flat wrong with the exhaust manifold or design. What manifold is it?? How is the wastegate plumbed? Any pictures? But yes boost leak starts to sound like a really good idea. And I agree that turbo is SCREAMING if it is doing what you say with a boost leak. Block off your BOV and go for a ride...could be something wrong with it and you just aren't seeing it because you are looking in the wrong place for the problem (that or the BOV is only leaking at high boost!). That turbo on a stroker should make pretty much full boost straight off of a decent stall with an auto!

I spoke with Aaron of driftmotion over here. He sells some Supra turbo kits and they use the china gates. He said specifically NOT to use the new ones with V-bands...He said the older Greddy style 50mm and the new flanged 46mm work great. He recommended the 46mm back in the day (when I was thinking about going single on my Supra. http://www.driftmotion.com/46MM-Wastegate-p/dm513.htm This is the one he uses on his car. And...Since i plan on road racing my car I honestly would just spend the money on a proven unit with a warranty...but again safeguards like boost cut could help the issue either way if things went south.

Oh it's YOUR website!

Did you really just post a bunch of links from an importer's website with an agenda to sell you imported cars? Really? And...the "cases" cited regard: VIN swapping, importation illegally, reconstruction of incorrect VIN vehicles, as well as many in california which we all know importing legally past feds is only half the battle. And Kaizo?! Already covered...a clever VIN swap game of taking cars apart and reassembling as kit cars. This is covered previously. ALL of the cars listed were NOT over 25 years old when seized...this includes the fake VIN'd land rover. Can you elaborate on the cfr regarding use and legalities of (sf) 97?

What do you think about my comments? Not trying to be funny, but rather trying to reasonable. As much as you guys would like to paint the government as this unreasonable door-kicking-in guns-blasting group of thugs, I'd think they have bigger border control problems than some 25 year old cars that have been here for years that they may have accidentally released to the public for sale. NOT SAYING I WOULD ILLEGALLY IMPORT ANYTHING, just trying to be reasonable!!!

I agree with this. Set a powergoal, identify maximum boost the engine can handle, and design around that. Given that we are still running relatively small displacement it needs to be done with boost or revs. I can't see running much more than 31 psi though! And if you are still on the map at redline carrying that boost then you need not increase size of compressor (turbine maybe).

Amen brother

Most any firearm you can think of up to and including stuff like this https://youtu.be/b5kqBpiYoQM

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Sweet! congrats! If yours is running and driving you'll still beat mine to the street! Mine's been titled, insured, and registered for a while, but I'll tell you ROD and MAIN BEARING KNOCK isn't good for rides around town. Man your state sounds like a PITA. I'm loving all the R32's popping up on Ebay with "imported legally with all paperwork, HS-7...etc" and the next sentence qualifies it with "NOT FOR SALE IN CALIFORNIA". Although my car didn't go through the same process, I have talked to 3 people that have had cars under the same process since then that reiterated my story in the heated thread that you're talking about. ALL of them have stated that "you will find GT-R lovers that are GT-R owner haters". They will post on your threads, facebook pages, video comments, etc. And none of them know what they are talking about. Supported my findings! I can't wait to slap this 8374 EFR powered stroked motor in my car and do smokey AWD burnouts!!!

Doesn't look anywhere close to direct bolt in from the dimensions from their catalog. Looks like the EFR is significantly larger, plus that strange offset housing with no dimension? And the fact that there is no clearance dimension from the wastegate canister. That being said, I do see that the journal FMW is the same dimensions and is a worthy swap if just trying to get more top end. I'd bet the front housing and wheel are all you'd need and I do recall reading a post where Geoff says that all BW setups are individual component balanced so you can just swap the front wheel and cover without need for complete balancing (I could be mistaken there...I have been reading a ton of turbo stuff lately). Sure would be a cool back to back dyno comparison just showing what swapping a compressor wheel would do! (hint). Hope this helps.

Updates. STILL waiting on head. Pressure tested good, guides pressed out, they are blending the ports around the guides that I couldn't port with the guides in. So they should be doing work this week. Turbo is selected and purchased. Borg Warner 8374 EFR w/ .92 IWG and I got this on a STEAL. Manifold is yet to be decided...may end up being RAW brokerage's new one for the 8374 EFR IWG, since it clears the AC and PS on R32 and they sell a DP for it. The new clutch arrived. Nismo Twin Disk Coppermix. (sprung hub). Also the Nismo 1.5 way front LSD arrived. I'll be pulling the stocker out of the oilpan prior to welding. I wish I could have gone with a Quaife, but in the US I would have had to order 10 of them. Didn't know but one guy with a Skyline GTR so that was out. Nismo seems to be the next best thing IMO. Transmission will just remain stock and be ready to explode. If I sell some of my gun collection I could go OS88 as insane as that sounds, but if I'm planning on that then it doesn't matter whatsoever. Woot for progress! (slow, but sure and it should be GOOD!).

interested in the cam part as well. I am on Fluidampr harmonic balancer and will need to make something work for it.

Wow that is FAST! Still stock bottom?

Clearly the R33 in question was imported illegally, not released by the government for sale or use on public roadways, and the "obviously you know this" nature of the letter indicates that the owner knew this. California sucks...I read that Arizona ain't far behind. Again provide one single example of your personal experience. Please provide law that pertains to my car's SF97 or shut the F+++ up about it! You are not an importer You are not a government official of importation or enforcement of vehicles driven on the road and no authority to tell anyone anything here You have no direct experience with SF97 issuement, legalization, etc. Your word is no more valid than Richard Simmons' word and you need to accept it.

Ok since you won't volunteer anything REAL, I'll take apart what you have volunteered. A letter about an R33 written in California from the EPA in 2009. Easily found on the internet. R33 model is 1993-1997. Letter written in 2009. Letter written from STATE OF California (literally the strictest state). 2009 (letter)-1993 (oldest R33) = 16. Not 21. This letter says "state of California doesn't like your R33 here" again proving my point that state supercedes feds....THANKS! I'll wait for my letter from the state is Louisiana. Until then cry in jelousy and continue your slanderous name calling.

I'll mirror your questions. Show us your import papers, tell us how you passed CARB, provide all information since you are LEGAL! This should be no problem for you. YOUR car, YOUR registration. What's the build date? Quit dodging the issues. You haven't done it.

File ANY pertinent information and SOMEONE here will start to belive you. Shame on autocorrect. A quick PICTURE or YOUTUBE video will vindicate you instantly. Get smart and think of a way to do it. Words on a forum and letters don't help.

You gave it away first with the "called a USA state dept on friday night/sat morning". Then sealed the deal with the "mate". Where are you from really? We are done here.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/41/102-34.305 Again, more Law as pertains to my car.

Stop listening to Matvei. He has never imported a car, nor does he know the rules and regulations of importation, nor can he help you out at the point you are in. You know what, neither have I. I only know what CFR's I have read from my brief and limited reading on the history of my car. None of us know about the entire importation procedure. I would consult an attorney if I was having trouble. DISCLAIMER FOR ALL POSTS HERE: THIS IS MY OPINION AND I AM NOT AN ATTORNEY DESPITE THE FACT THAT I CONSULTED ONE. My car's history is near impossible to replicate. Neither he, nor I, know HOW it was actually imported and/or detained by the government. Lots of service folks got cars back into the states from Okinawa, etc and issued SF97's on them - this is likely one of those vehicles. The military humvee's you see around are similar. He may be correct about the fact that the SF97 doesn't clear the car for legal ROAD USE in the US, but it DOES legalize it from the importation issues as there are (as previously cited by myself) OTHER forms that would have been issued for EXPORT ONLY, or if it was a piece of FARM EQUIPMENT, MILITARY VEHICLES, etc (they wouldn't have used an SF97). The CFR (CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS) I posted covers this where it deems that the car listed on SF97 can be sold into commerce for intended use on public roadways. He has no leg to stand on arguing against that it is CITED LAW. What he doesn't want to believe is that It also is the clearing from the CBP that basically registers this VIN with the CBP and I have shown the form clearly. So what, MY car doesn't have the "typical" importation forms he asked for...it is better...it has CBP clearing WITHOUT those forms and the article he posted about the FEAR of buying a car without forms...Is simply false. the article (and Matvei) keep pointing back to "any car ENTERING shall be" and it's simply not true as my car, somehow, entered and was released to the public FOR USE ON PUBLIC ROADWAYS AND INTO COMMERCE, by the government. Maybe it was a shady deal back then, maybe someone got "hooked up" but the CBP missed it AND CLEARED IT THROUGH CUSTOMS so their time has come and gone. This draws the line on the jurisdiction of the CBP and I'll tell you why (but again this is MY OPINION AND I AM NOT AN ATTORNEY): EVERYTHING Matvei is quoting about "any vehicle ENTERING the US..." Is strictly regarding IMPORTATION and clearance by the federal government into our borders. And he IS correct that even with those forms (or SF97) it doesn't magically make the car pass emissions and DOT requirements for the road ESPECIALLY IN YOUR SPECIFIC STATE...but we will get back to that. All the cases that he has "cited" - (LOL internet articles), have dealt with skirting the federal importation process and the people DIRECTLY involved with breaking the laws to do so. When the EPA, NHTSA suspect there was a smuggling issue they then sick the FBI to INVESTIGATE what happened. Once they find malice, they can confiscate the cars for all people involved who "entered cars into the US that didn't...". Sometimes they may find that people approached the importer to get something done illegally. And the government is reasonable and has to PROVE intent. That being said, this is why the end users of Motorex cars got their pass as they thought they were doing things right. I posted an ACTUAL JUDGEMENT from the EPA in such a case...I highly recommend you read it. He has posted internet articles that literally end with..."Faces up to....". No judgements. Nothing in writing that is any more true than stating "faces abduction by martians". My car was already here and owned by the government. It was issued SF97 and was then CLEARED by CUSTOMS (Customs Border Protection) and has the CBP number on the SF97 (which honestly I may have never seen had I not been so attacked on this forum) that says "this car is in the United States and is in commerce for use on Public roads" and that's well and covered already. This step would have put my car where your car is...STATE REGISTRATION which unfortunately varies from state to state. Now in the specific state they may ask for crazy things and NO IMPORTER can help you now other than try to get the documents the state is asking for. See the IMPORTER gets the car into the states and registered with the FEDs (this is where Matvei can't get past)...the rest is up to you. CARB approval, EPA issues, DOT requirements for state registration, etc. This is why in some states you don't need to wear a helmet on motorcycles and some you do. Why some states have emissions testing and others don't. Why some states the license plate stays with the car and others don't. I'm sorry you are in AZ...sounds like an effing PITA. Florida, on the other hand, is extremely lenient (from what I read). Louisiana is tough, but do-able I'm sure (never imported, don't know). I went so far as this conversation goes with my car to then provide MY specific state's requirements when receiving and issuing a title on SF97 (linked in previous post). Now let's be hypothetical since I didn't even file the SF97 with the state of Louisiana (previous owner did). At that point they could have given him a title and then said "Yep you own the car, but sorry you can't register this car for road use because the state of Louisiana says....is required". Maybe they could ask for inspection, or police inspection, or whatever...but my state doesn't (and I posted their requirements). Previous owner got the title, I then consulted the DMV on what was required, they told me, I did it. Now I have an insured, registered for road use, Louisiana titled 1990 Skyline GT-R. Whether Matvei wants to believe that or not is his own personal problem. His SLANDEROUS accounts here are continuing the FEAR propaganda that importers (and big companies that want to stop black market importation) want you to believe. MORAL OF THE STORY: so, BEFORE YOU TALK TO AN IMPORTER, ALSO TALK TO YOUR DMV so you know you have everything you need. You see, smoking dope is legal in Colorado, but not here...and the separation of FED and STATE regulations is a huge issue in the states. The feds want their money and procedures and then EACH STATE wants their money and procedures. Good luck getting it all past both. I hope that we can FINALLY agree that the procedure ISN'T one straight procedure and is dependent on LOTS of variables. Maybe mine is a loophole car? I don't care, I did it all legally to the letter of the law as required by my state and the federal government. Is my procedure replicatable??? I have no clue. but again, he has yet to show us ONE SINGLE JUDGEMENT OR LAW from a person registering a car that he bought on any arbitrary state title (black market or not), that ended in seizure.

Decided to go with Geoff's advice from Full-Race. Even though I'm on relatively small cams, Match bot and real results agree that the EFR 8374 with IWG .92 housing should be an incredible street turbo. the deciding factor was an Ebay auction that popped up and I snatched the turbo in seconds. I will not tell what I bought it for, but it is $600 less than I have ever seen advertised which seems insane to me...and it was a 100% ebayer with the correct BW part number: 179357. We will see if it shows up next Tuesday. now to find a header that fits R32 accessories. Patrick