SLVR32GTR

Well I just did some ringing around and got the following info: St George Tyres (Syd) – Sold out of both 245/40 and 255/40 in 17s and aren’t getting anymore in anytime soon due to the aussie dollar falling Stuckey’s (Melb) – Dunlop DZ 03G’s in 255/40 are $567ea + deliv or $20/tyre. Hornibrook Tyres (Bris) – 245/40 Kumho V70a’s $465, 255/40 - $480, Toyo R888’s 255/40 $473, RE55s 245/40 $457 and KU36 in 245/40 $327 Access Autoworks – Federal 595RS 255/40 $320ea + deliv I will keep ringing around and getting prices, but any other contacts you guys could offer would be great thanks!

Hey guys, yeah I have the car tuned for the street with a meaty mid range and good average power, so there isn’t really an advantage to getting every last rev out of the engine. I have the redline set at 7800, but usually change around the 7000 mark. On the first 2 runs I left the car in second for the first corner and hairpin but found there was just too much lag around mt cotton. The last 2 runs I changed to 1st, but yeah, it was very easy to hit redline. Although with semi’s, it should have more grip than the crappy road tyres I had on there and shouldn’t spin up (or atleast as much) making it a bit easier to stay off limiter. I always run atleast an extra 0.5L of extra oil to be safe also. Thanks for the tyre prices too Harry. I can definitely live with $350 a tyre for R888’s! haha. Will call around when I get a chance and get some prices together. I will put them in this thread for reference too. Cheers guys, you’ve been very helpful!

Thanks Alan, i will give them a call and see what sort of prices they can do.

My cars a 92 model, so the smaller oil pump drive. If it wasnt an engine out job i would do the oil mods, but i dont really see the point in spending all that time and money if im not going to forge the engine at the same time. Is there any relatively easy mods to do that could help prolong engine life?

Thanks Ben, im looking forward to getting out on the track. Will see how long the standard bottom end lasts though, as there arent any oil mods except for the 19row cooler and approx half a litre overfilling. hopefully the GT-SS's ive got on there are the best option for the hillclimb circuit.

Thanks for the replies guys, they are very helpful. Im leaning towards some proper semi's in a hard compound at the moment (as i will be doing some sprint days out at Morgan park, QR and hopefully Lakeside as well during the year) I will give the tyre places down south a call as well and get some prices, thanks for the heads up. I am going to check into the Silverstone S585's and see if they are ok to use too. FYI, the second set of rims im putting the semis on are 17x9in all round.

Thanks for the reply. Just to reiterate, the actual hillclimb track is a sealed bitumen track, but the road in off the main highway is gravel. I just pointed this out to explain why i couldnt go out and just drive on the road for say 10km to warm them up prior to doing the hillclimb track.

Hey Guys, I am entering in the Tighe hillclimb series this year that predominantly runs at the Mount Cotton Circuit here in Brizzie. I did the test and tune that was held a few weeks ago and loved it! I will be using my 32 GTR that has 270awkw and is equipped with HKS GTSS turbos and all the supporting mods. I have bought a second set of rims so I can look at some semi slicks or the like. I ran the test and tune on my standard street tyres and really felt the lack of grip in the hair pin and tight corners. Im currently looking into what would be best suited considering the tyres would be cold for atleast the first run (as I would swap wheels once I got there and considering there is a gravel road into the hillclimb complex i couldnt drive there on them to warm them up, and there isn’t anywhere to drive around pre-run to warm them up). At the moment im tossing up whether or not to go something like the Federal 595RS or Kumho KU36 (which I have read warm up quick), or go all the way and get a set of true semi’s like the Kumho V70A (hard compounds). I have rung around a fair few places and have found that I can get the federals or kumho ku36s for around the $330/tyre mark for 245 or 255/40R17’s, and for proper semis like the V70A’s or RE55’s, its around $470/tyre for 245’s. I just wanted to know which way you guys think I should go and why re the pseudo semi slicks or the proper semi slicks. This will be the first decent tyre I will have raced and driven on, so obviously anything is going to be an improvement. Im not going out there to win it either, just have some fun enjoying my car, so squeezing every tenth out of the right selection or class of tyre isn’t imperative. Thanks in advance for your advice guys!!

Hmm, that does seem to be the general consesus going through the offset thread. I am trial fitting some drifteks on the weekend which are 17 x 9.5 +15 i believe, so it will be good to see. Do your rims stick out at all SRB?? Have you had to roll your guards or do any modifications? Is it standard ride height or lowered? If you have any pics you could post or send me, that would be great! Cheers

Im hoping they look sexual on a silver 32 GTR as well, haha. I was hoping to grab the 9.5in wide 17's, but i am thinking that offset might be slightly too much for the 32. Looks like the 17x9's will have to be the ones i get.

The Maxxis MAZ1's are awesome tyres in the wet and this was shown in a Motor tyre test a year or two ago where they beat all the top tyres in the wet. I have run them on my GTR for a year or so and have had no issues at all, so i cant see how its the tyres. In saying that, i had Pedders do an alignment for me to start with that i wasnt happy with. I later had an alignment done by Bob Jane to Sydney kids specs and the car handled completely differently.

Love these rims fatz. I will most probably be keen for a set for the GTR, but will let you know closer to March.

Thanks for the reply guys. Called a workshop to ask about it and they said it would only be a $100 job for them to do it, so might save the trouble and just get them to put them in. It sounds like its pretty straight forward and do-able from underneath for that cost.

Hey Guys, I need to change out my engine mounts with some nismo ones that i have bought. I was just wondering if anyone has done this and what is involved? Is it possible to get at them and do it all from underneath? Or is it necessary to remove the turbos etc to get to them from the top for any reason? Thanks in advance for your help guys.

Hey guys, I have been meaning to do something like this for a while as my intake temps get way too hot at the moment and its sapping all the power. I was unsure what material to use on all the intake piping, but I think i am going to try out the flash tack stuff and see how it goes. Just an idea too, i am a bit worried about getting it off if i have too as well, so i am considering wrapping the pipes in an electrical tape or something similar first to prevent the tar sticking. You may still have to clean off the tape residue when it heats, but that would be easier than the tar i would imagine. I am also installing a pod shield that i am going to line with either the flash tak or high density foam/rubber, and properly vent my oil cooler (positioned on passenger side vent) into the wheel well.

I didnt realise that "Sports Motoring History" was an F1 exclusive comment? Im pretty sure Le Mans and DTM count for something as well. Having a car hold together for 24 hours of wide open throttle and to a budget cap i would say is pretty impressive. Design cues and innovations are more likely to filter down to actual road cars from Le Mans than from F1 also. The R8 was based off the gallardo chassis originally and it sports the awesome V8 engine found in the RS4 that has proven itself to be quite an amazing piece of kit. Not to mention that Lambo only really became a practical and quality brand since Audi took over and instilled some quality to go with the Italian flare.

??? Ummmm, ever heard of the Audi Quattro? The car that dominated world rally and brought 4 wheel drive systems into the limelight. Not to mention Le Mans and DTM racing. Didnt Audi win the Le mans proto race with their new deisel engine? Audi are a big name in motorsport. Not to mention that Audi, VW, Bentley and Lambo are all owned by the same company, along with Skoda and a few others from memory.

Thanks for the replies so far guys, but just to elaborate on the above: I am going to take care of the repairing of my vehicle, it is a cheap smash repairer that I need for the other car, the Hyundai Accent 2000 model. As people have suggested, I am going to price up buying the parts needed to fix the car, but I don’t know if the other party will let me fix it, hence the cheap smash repairer. I don’t believe the front bar of the Hyundai will need repainting, and even if it did, I am not paying for it, as there were scratches and paint from other cars all over it before she hit me. The actual paint transfer from the accident is minimal anyway. So yeah, if anybody knows of a cheap smash repairer to get the Hyundai fixed at, that would be great.

Hey Guys, On christmas eve i was pulling out of the ridiculously dangerous driveway at my complex (which you cant see over the crest of the hill and has cars hammering down the street) and as i edged out, had somebody come flying over the hill and crash into the front of my car. Apart from being completely pissed off at the inevitable situation happened and having my number plate crushed, reo damaged, and front bar dented, i now have to fix the other vehicle. The car is a hyundai accent 2000 model i think and she hit me with the front left corner of her car. The damage sustained was a smashed front left headlight and damaged front left corner of the front bar. I am basically asking around if anybody knows of a smash repairer around brisbane (preferrably West side) that does cheap work to a reasonable standard to get this hyundai fixed. I say reasonable standard, as the car was already sporting different coloured paint from previous accidents and even had some scrape marks on the corner that she hit me with. Any help would be greatly appreciated as there has already been a quote from Toowong Smash, and it came to a wallet hurting $1,600!!! I am going to talk to the chicks dad regarding sourcing parts such as the headlight privately to potentially reduce the fixing cost, as he was very reasonable and sympothetic to the fact my excess would be $2,100 if it goes through insurance. Thanks in advance guys.

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Item: 3 x Summafieldayze tickets for 5th January Location: The Spit, Gold Coast Website: na Reason for Selling: Cant attend due to family commitments Price and Payment Conditions: $90 each Pictures: no Contact Details: call me on my mobile 0407582237 as im not on here between now and Saturday. Any questions or queries let me know via text or call. I live in Toowong, Brisbane and am available for ticket pick up or can organise to have tickets emailed. Cheers guys, let me know asap.

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