mad082

have to disagree here. the reason being that the engine takes longer to warm up when just idling, so the car is spending more time with a cold engine, which isn't good, and it wastes fuel. also it doesn't warm up any of the other oils other than the engine oil. just start it up, let it idle for 10 seconds or so to make sure all the oil, etc has had a chance to get to where it needs to, then drive off normally and keep it out of boost range. within about 2 or 3km the car should be approaching operating temp so you can start to get into it a bit more, but leave it another min or 2 before really giving it the beans. as for letting it idle after giving it a hard time, you are best off just doing a lap around the block driving like a granny than just letting sit idling for 30 seconds after pulling up from driving it hard. the reason being is that you will get more airflow through the radiator when driving than just idling, so it will cool down better, as well as the fact that the brakes will cool down a bit. if you just pull up and let it idle the brakes aren't given a chance to cool down so you have a hot rotor sitting in between nice hot pads. with no air flowing around them to cool down.

other than malfunction? not a lot, LOL. as iseekool said, lets you know if the cat is overheating, and if the cat is overheating it is generally a sign that your wallet is going to get emptied very shortly, LOL

could be an issue with the heater core or the tap. also remember that the heater won't put out hot air unless the car is fully up to temp, and if you put the heater on before the car is up to temp the car will take longer to come up to temp.

they aren't really any more expensive to own than a normal GTS-t, unless something breaks (which if you give it a hard time it will as they are getting on a bit now).

where is the power steering leak? is it just out of around where the hoses meet the resevoiur, or is it at the actual pump? if it is the hoses at the top then that isn't a big issue and pretty much ever r32 and r33 skyline i have ever seen has it (unless the car has recently been degreased). rocker covers leaking is nearly as common.

the wire might not be making a good connection with the clip/plug

yes can get defected for not having high mounted brake light not working. have you checked with a multimeter to see if power is getting to the light?

^^^what a panzy. can see who wears the pants in that relationship. LOL i have to get fuel cause the missus has small hands and can't hold the trigger in long enough to fill the tank without getting sore hands. doesn't bother me though since i do most (all) of the driving.

that should only affect it when you put the brakes on. i had a magna that kept warping the front rotors every few months after getting them machined. they were really really bad. even at 60kmh by the time you had gotten down to 50kmh the vibration would be shocking and by the time you stopped it was ridiculously bad, but it never affected how the car drove when you weren't touching the brakes. ended up getting new rotors and it didn't warp them anymore.

that will be because the ps7 will be out by then

yeah i agree with kenny. cars are different lengths

that temp are the spark plugs, and what gap?

i use avast. it is good. ran it on my mothers boyfriends computer which was running some other one (not sure if it was AVG or norton or mcafee) and it picked up 4 viruses when doing a boot scan.

there would be one. every car has one. just sometimes the bulb might be blown or the sender in the tank might be dodgy.

only 1 i think there may be an issue with is the rear bar, but don't know for sure. pretty sure the other 2 things are the same

well that was a really good post to dig up a 10 month old thready with.....

i had the same issue with my 33. cut the hose shorter. lasted a few days before splitting again. new hose is cheap. any auto parts store will have some. as for the bonnet stopper, try your local wreckers. have a feeling that they are a pretty standard thing and not specific to skylines, so even if you get one off a commodore or something like that.

if it only dropped to 7 volts then it may be a cell (or more than 1) in the battery they is gone

i'm running firefox 3.59 and i'm missing all the bold, insert image, quote, etc icons like in the pics basti posted. just happened today. just tried cleared firefox cache and didn't fix anything. just changed to light skin and they are all there. changed back to dark skin and they still broken

yeah check the bonnet stop isn't missing from 1 side, or maybe it just needs to be wound out a touch. as for water temp, should be about half way. below that means your thermostat is dicky (unless you have a lower temp one such as a nismo), but at 43% it could just be the gauge or it could be the thermostat. really need to check it with a consult cable. with the boost gauge, there is a vaccum line that runs from the back of the plenum to a little box with some wires attached to it around the back of the strut tower on the drivers side. it is pretty common for this hose to split and the gauge to stop working as it won't read anything. the sign that this is the likely cause is that it isn't moving from zero, because if it was a turbo problem then it should still read in the negative when idling, etc.

you could try the tyre shops. even if they don't give them away free they might do them cheap. but since it costs them money to dump them i wouldn't be suprised if they give them away, at least the ones that are pretty much rooted

apparently sony has confirmed the october release of GT5, however i won't believe it until i see it on the shelf. this is old but still makes me LOL

doesn't really matter if 1 end is fine and the other end course. get 1 with the right thread to screw into the manifold and then just ask them for a nut to match the other end. simple as that. EDIT: actually get 2 nuts, that way you can install the stud properly

i have seen someone on the QLD transport site that said that there was a 3km/h margin of error that they allowed you before booking you. this has been the case for a few years now. before that it used to be 10%. my whole complaint with hidden speed cameras is that they don't stop people from speeding, they just raise money. i mean how is getting a speeding fine a month after the school holidays supposed to reduce the road toll. if they want people to slow down put neon signs and big flashing lights on the speed cameras, then people will slow down. the more they see of the police the more they will behave themselves. if they don't see any police then they are going to act like idiots and possibly kill someone. sending someone a fine 3 weeks later won't do much good if they've already crashed the car and died.

i don't mind 18's, but personally i wouldn't run them. that partly comes down to the fact that the roads here are crap and i know too many people who have damaged their 18's.