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ah k thought that might be the case, cheers

Just so as not to start a new topic, is it worth replacing the dumps if i'm only looking for 300-320kw? got a 3" cat back on it.. (standard cat though) should i just replace the cat? i dont mind a few less horses but dont want it to be a big restriction

thanks heaps for that mate, i had no idea.. now i just need to find a job that pays more than $14 an hour the collar kits costing $100 so thats all good, my mech has suggested a metal head gasket ($500) and also suggests i replace the rods if i want 320kw+-.. i dont like to tell him his job but i dont really want to spend another $900 on rods.. is there a way you can check the condition of the rods or something to tell if they're going to last?

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hey, does anyone know why my tuner suggested replacing the crank with an r33 item if i'm replacing the oil pump with an n1 version? Is this a must or to be safe? Also will stock rods be sweet for 320kw

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it was running 14 psi the 2 years i had it (pcm valve with no copper restrictors in them) and i bought the controller just to drop it down to about 11.6 to be safe.. somehow the controllers still caused detonation though, mech said it might have been a particularly cold night or something.. i dunno but it sucks and i'll be ditching my turbotech for a profec b or something in future Also the car noise has always sounded the same, i have a pretty good ear for pinging so you'd think i'd pick up it detonating.. didn't notice any difference.. I had put it through a 7k clutch drop and pushed it very hard earlier in the night, it's sort of weird it didnt let go then

idk i had been giving it a bit during the course of the night but at the time i was cruising in 5th (this about a minute after a few 7k rpm shifts) and yeh it just died luckily the head is fine (didn't expect that) so it's just going to be ported and reshimmed (noisy) and back on and yeh thats the plan baron, a reliable 320kw would be awesome cheers guys

Problem is 3 melted pistons, caused by detonation.. Damn annoying, i bought a boost controller so i could run 10 psi (pcm was running 14) and somehow it's started detonating and blown it all so gonna throw in some forgies, keep my current rods, get everything machined, new big end bearing and fuel pump, maybe a sump baffle kit some adjustable cam gears and throw it back together, probably lob some turbos on it down the track

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Damn thats shitty if it helps u feel any better i gotta rebuild my engine :<

not sure whether they were related but i ruled the lack of power out altogether.. i think with the new clutch it was just alot more constant instead of slipping at certain points and the feel was just different.. i took my mech for a drive in the car at the time and he said power seems about normal so it's not that car is still being ripped apart, interesting to know what did it.. was advised i'm better off rebuilding than selling car for 10k as car is in good overall condition

price drop 1200 Car just blew up -_-

woooooooooooooooooooooo rebuild YAY compression at: 1)100 2)60 3)40 4)0 5)0 6)0 Time for engine loan on top of car loan.. engines being stripped apart atm to figure out what went wrong.. got no idea atm now i just need a job..

was that yours sitting down there towards the lights? fark that sucks that urs was broken into I broke down a bit further up from you, was gonna leave it over night ended up hiring a trailer from bp and towing it, lucky i did it seems.. think the car is absolutely f**ked though, so not so sure how lucky i am

ah can't do this, it's getting dark outside and it's on a trailer :S wouldn't it be noisy as hell if something like a broken cam shaft had happened

timing belts still in one piece (has markings about every half centimeter that seem to coincide with gaps in the teeth but am assuming these are duel to normal wear) which is good.. people were making me hell paranoid haha, any other suggestions

oh yeh didnt think of that, brb pull it off

yeh it was definitely machined by the workshop, why?

sum1 just pointed out it'd be easy to tell whether it was turning over from looking at the fan (which is turning) so it's turning over obviously.. anyway he said it might be the cam belt.. but if a cam belt snapped wouldn't it not turn over because the pistons would interfere with the valves? I dunno why it randomly stalled and why it won't start again but i've kind of already decided if the engines broke i'll sell the car for 11k and just pay the loan off ._. sarks

Yo, coming off the highway last night, chucked the car into neutral was just cruising and the car stalled, so i chucked it back into 4th to get it started again and it made this grinding noise (sounded like clutch, wasn't very loud) so i quickly put clutch back in and coasted to a stop. Got out checked oil which was fine, tried to start it and it sounded like the starter motor wasnt engaging (but i'm pretty sure it is). Anyway so it turns over but won't start, i cant really hear it as loud as it used to be either (like either it's getting no spark or getting no compression) Anyway there was no real banging noise so i'm hoping the engine hasnt gone.. i got a new clutch about 500km's ago, could it be something flywheel related (i.e. maybe it's quiet cos the starter motor isn't engaging properly or smtn) or if it was getting no spark wouldnt it turn over quieter (on account of no ignition etc) or if it were not getting any fuel (on account of less compression) any suggestions.. dad reckons if something had blown up i would have heard it

thanks, i dunno either to be honest, thats what the wheel dude where we work told me to check.. something about the fitment cheers for the info

Yo, just had a look at the links in the sticky and am still not sure what offset a r32 gtr has on standard 16" rims, does the face of the rim come back further than the caliper?.. can anyone help me out? I'll measure it myself on the weekend but i'd like this just as a reference point to double check cheers