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Ooo, that sounds quite reasonable actually. You may be on to something there. I think I can live with that explanation

Haha, that's pretty rank! We actually picked up one of those just the other day. Waiting for some warmer days now so that the seats get a chance to dry whilst still in the car. Kind of related: do you have any idea what the brown stains are on the carpets in Japanese cars? I have seen it on quite a few imports. Never noticed it on other cars or maybe just didn't pay attention. But, what the hell are people doing? I was thinking maybe it's chewing tobacco or something like that. Boggles my mind.

So what was it?

There's no light on the key. I don't think there's a way to tell whether it's working or not just by looking at it. Personally, I'd try to rule easy things out. Starting with - Does the central locking work with the key in the door? - Does the central locking work with the button in the driver's door? If yes to both then I would think it's less likely to be an issue in the doors themselves. I'd agree with Duncan and try and find out whether the key is actually working or try a different one. I spent some time with a sort of similar issue on my Stagea where remote unlocking works but locking doesn't. It's the same style key and it looks like it's transmitting at 315MHz. Checked it on a Flipper Zero and it picks up something at 315MHz and FM476 modulation when I press the button. In my case the key isn't transmitting anything on the lock button. So the key not working even though it looks fine and has a fresh battery seems to be a thing. Might be worth looking into the service manual if you want to dig deeper. See as an example the section of the Stagea manual where it shows how the key signal is picked and how it's passed on to the doors. And the different ways to program or reset it. Not sure if it'll help much for the R34 though as even between the two Stagea series they changed some of the logic. But surely there's an equivalent R34 manual. stagea_service_manual_central_locking.pdf

Holy shit, this is the first time I see you post a photo of your car @GTSBoy. It's looking great! You should do that more often.

Thank you Duncan! That explains a lot. There are lots of comments on setups being good or bad to drive, but never what it is about it specifically. I noticed the change in bite with the clutch but didn't know it was a thing. Say with a stock clutch there's about 10cm of clutch pedal travel between the clutch starting to bite and fully clamped. With the twin plate it's down to what feels like 4cm of pedal travel for the same. It does make it a lot less forgiving to drive. But after getting used to it I find it's really not an issue. I haven't driven a stock Nissan, but I don't find it any worse than driving a stock BMW or VW for example. It's possible to drive smoothly with it. Can take the in-laws or the dogs in the back and basically go full chauffeur mode and no one is the wiser. Though it's not in a GTR and it's not running 400kw either. This is very much in contrast to some cars I have seen at events where people struggle parking their Skylines on an open parking lot on a level surface. Lots of revving, jerky clutch engagement and stalling. Probably running much more racy setups. My main issue with that specific single plate clutch was actually that the clutch pedal was super heavy. I also have skinny nerd legs so that may add to that. The clutch pedal feel for the twin plate is so light it doesn't feel much different from any OEM clutch. This may be one of those things where everyone's experiences and what people consider nice or not may differ quite a lot

In what way is it different from a single for pulling away from a start?

In case you are not looking at it already, it's worth checking rhdjapan.com as well. For expensive items like that they tend to be a couple hundred dollars cheaper than nengun and justjap. I don't know what the OS Giken is like. But I switched from an NPC heavy duty single plate clutch to the Nismo super coppermix twin plate and it made all the difference. It feels great and it's pretty much like driving a normal car. A nice one at that, not some economy shitbox with vague and wonky pedal feel. It's a bit more noisy as it produces a bit of chatter at idle and low rpm but it's not too bad. In comparison the heavy pedal feel of the single plate clutch was like driving a truck and in start-stop traffic it got old very quickly. Purely in terms of driveability I'd vouch for the Nismo twin plate.

It sounds bonkers as well! I only have one clip from my potato phone which doesn't quite do it justice. Second car after the Evo in the clip. Definitely left an impression! VID_20230902_164218.mp4

Oh wow, that's a good one! Surely it must have been quite satisfying finally working this out

Just how bad are your doors? And where are you located? If it's just the usual rust under the mirrors then you can get that fixed in a shop. Still have to do mine and have been putting it off Considering that doors are somewhat big and heavy, unless you find some local they sound like a bitch to ship

Asian weddings sound crazy! Live stream, angles, commentary... husband optional. I had no idea

Jen and I are going to be there on Saturday. Would love to say hi! What are your plans Rob? Are you driving down or flying down? Staying for the whole weekend? David

I'm enjoying these updates! I don't think I'll ever own a pool so I'm living vicariously through your thread. And that is one super cute puppy!

This is coming up tomorrow! Looking forward to it

Haha, that's modern car design for you!

I think they did pretty well with the i30n Fastback. Looks a bit nicer than the hatchback. It has a bit of that Mercedes coupe swoop to it.

Spam bot shenanigans? Same post from 2014: https://www.cumminsforum.com/threads/butterfly-valve-on-exhaust.1342561/ Yeah, it sticks a sneaky link into the quoted post. Though that original post looks like a real person. I hope he reconsidered it since.

The supporter subscriptions give perpetual edit rights as well. I can edit any of my old posts. Which I presume is what BK had in mind. See https://www.sau.com.au/forums/store/. Plus it comes with the warm and fuzzy feeling of supporting something worthwhile

4 seconds 0-100kmh is serious business! I don't think anyone would see that coming standing at the lights next to you

I can see where you are coming from now. If you have to do daily duties with the Skyline with a kid, or soon to be kids, it is always going to be shit. This is where having things like lane keep assist and collision detection are invaluable. Because kids are distracting and can't and don't want to have to focus on the road at all times. Parking in busy school zones with soccer mums around would be pretty shit as well. I would hate all of that so much. Do you have street parking around you? I'm thinking you need to buy another normal car for daily duties. Your wife can drive the Tiguan and you use the third car for daily duties with the kids. And leave the Skyline purely for enjoyment. And if it all still sucks, go get that BMW

Yeah, I'd be curious to know what's going on mechanically and why it's different. I do want to clarify what I was saying about the Nismo twin plates though. It's definitely not silent. It's just that in an everyday situation, say in the city with even just a little bit of traffic around, it very much blends into the background. But for example at night when it's quiet it is definitely very noticeable. We came home the other night and my partner got out and went "Is that normal? Is that your clutch?", referring to the clonking and chatter from the clutch. IMO a small price to pay for how nice it is to drive.

I then also wonder is how it's handled in modern performance cars. Because surely they have to conform to all the current emissions rules.

I want to agree with Chris and Neill here and it makes me wonder whether you should give the Nismo Super Coppermix Twin a try. I run it in my wagon and it's fine for daily driving. There's a tiny bit of chatter at idle and low rpm but really not much. Not enough for someone who doesn't pay attention to notice. You almost have to open the door and lean out to hear it. And that's in a grandpa spec car so it's not being masked by a loud exhaust or anything. Huge improvement over the single plate clutch that was in there before. I don't miss the heavy clutch pedal feel one bit. I wonder whether the gearbox matters as well. The R34 GTRs that I have seen tend to sound like a bag of bolts in the dryer at idle. Does it make a difference whether it is the 5 speed or the 6 speed Getrag behind it?

Are you going to change it? @The Bogan mentioned the racecraft ones at some point and it has been on my list ever since. Someone pulled up next to me at the lights once to tell me that there was something wrong with my car because it smells terrible. Made me wonder whether stepping up the cat would help.