captainah

Car has been sold - thanks guys.

ok alignment done, but rear rack has play - so getting that replaced now (car not really drivable for the next week, but people are welcome to come and have a look anyway).

4 wheel alignment being done to the car later this week.

...and 1000 km svc & rack ends replacement (hicas warning light is being reset by the factory next friday, ready for sale). All this spent since April, only done about 1200 kms since then.

And here's the other 5K spend on head work, cam wheels, gasket etc etc.

ACL race bearings, new block, etc. Attached a copy of the receipt extract so you can see (not sure if it will upload ok - hope so).

To answer a couple of questions I've been asked in PM & offline - tyres are in good nic, never boosted past 0.9bar (pneumatic bleed adjuster means it used to momentarily spike to around 0.93, but now have it running 0.87 - spikes to around 0.9 before settling quickly at 0.87 - safe for a GTR) - factory turbos & ECU. Car has been dynoed with 207kws at the wheels. As you can see from the qtr time - it's fast.

price drop to $24.5K.

selling outright. I need the cash to fund some unexpected expenses.....open to offers at this stage (fair offers - have spend $10K on rebuild, and then $300 on hicas steering arm replacement last week at the 1000 km service post rebuild - to prep the car for sale). This car has new rings, bearings, etc etc ie full rebuild.

Immaculate GTR, well looked after & serviced. Currently 95,000kms. Imported at 75,000kms in 2005 after an extensive search in Japan for one in this condition. 1000kms since full top and bottom end re-build of engine by AVO TurboWorld - just run in. Tomei Cam wheels, Stainless Steel head gasket, strengthened Head Studs Speed Technology surge tank & porsche hi-vol fuel pump. Large TRUST Intercooler, Blitz 4 inch Exhaust, HKS Pod filters, Blitz twin BOV, Twin Plate Heavy Duty Button Clutch Fully Adjustable Tein Coil Over Suspension, lowered 1.5 inches, Race Pads & fluid, Nexxen 225/50 16inch tyres, factory rims, strut tower brace front & back. Kenwood MP3 player, speakers & amp. Aust Standard immobiliser & alarm. Blitz Timer & Digital Boost guage. Car has run a 12.6qtr mile. Running 0.87bar. Genuine reason for sale, first to see will buy. $24,500 inc RWC. Car is in eastern suburbs of VIC. Phil. 0412 950 992.

SAU Nickname: captainah Car Make and Model: 1995 GTR V-Spec R33 Circuit Name: Sandown Lap time: 1:30 Modifications : 0.95bar, 4" exhaust, pod filters, pump & surge tank, fmic Engine: stock Power: 217awkws Suspension: stock v-spec (hard!) Tyres: 245/45 17 bridgestone S02 Brakes: R33 stock (brembos) Body weight: stock ----------- Car Make and Model: 1992 GTR R32 Circuit Name: Sandown Lap time: 1:35 Modifications : 0.95bar, 4" exhaust, pod filters, pump & surge tank, fmic, unichip piggy back computer Engine: stock Power: 205awkws Suspension: stock - oversteer city Tyres: 245/45 17 cheapies Brakes: stock (didn't cope well!) Body weight: stock

My understanding is that the stock boost is around ~0.7 bar (I might be wrong). 10psi = 0.69 bar. I recently had the turbosmart manual pneumatic bleed valve installed on my R32. I have an accurate digital blitz boost guage on my car....I have it set to 0.86bar (12.5psi) sustained boost. It spikes momentarily to values in the range 0.9 - 0.95 bar when first comming on boost but only for say < 0.5 seconds and usually more like 0.92 than 0.95. In first gear the spike is more pronounced but in 4th / 5th the boost creeps a little but is still < 0.9bar. On my last 2 GTR's I ran 0.95 bar for 2 years of hard driving with no incidents including multiple track days. From what I've read, the issue is with overspeeding. The bonding of the ceramic exhaust wheel to the shaft can separate/break at certain turbine speeds that tend to correspond with pressures of 1.0bar or higher. I've had people swear black and blue to me that they run 1.1bar all day long....but better to be safe than sorry in my book so I've always stayed below 1.0 bar. The Factory ECU tends to run a bit rich when boost increases (11 - 15psi) but thats a good thing! Certainly an after market ECU will give a horsepower increase from better mixtures (amongst other benefits). I want a PowerFC...mmmm.

I had HA Tein's (with damper adjustment too) on my R32 that I just picked up recently. With mine, my mechanic informed that the spring platform had been wound right up - so high in fact that it was placing pre-load on the springs ie compressing them significantly at rest. (my car was riding way high ie like factory height). I doubt you have this issue - but may be worth checking as it was causing my car to ride a little harsher than now (that it is lowered 1").

Spend a little extra - $26K bought me this: http://www.ndsoc.com.au/coppermine/display...&slideshow=5000 Clean as. ;-)