adam 32

fair enough, youd probably be better off giving him a call though...

i may get an aftermarket oil pressure guage then.... its just strange how it reads fine for a while, just when the engine gets really hot that it starts screwing up... the oil pressure still rises with revs, its just really low. im just stressed about it cos i was going to up the boost in a couple of days and last time i did it i blew the engine (am running a T04E)

john @ wheels world isnt just a salesman, he knows what hes talking about. besides if you know what you want (set of new springs) it doesnt take a genuis to sort you out

when you say a dodgey sensor you mean the oil pressure guage could be suspect? well the tuning shop who are servicing the car in a couple of days had no idea when i mentioned it to them, however they suggested i should reassess once i have a new oil/filter in could this low oil pressure be causing internal damage? what precautions should i take while the oil pressure is so low? the oil im running at the moment is a BP oil which came with the engine (had to replace after piston fry). what viscoity would you suggest running, 10W40?

when i first start the car oil pressure is up around 4 which is fine, i drive gently to allow the engine to warm up.... once its warm it can hold good oil pressure for about 15minutes however after that it drops off really badly at idle its on 0, then revving up it only gets just above 2 even at 4-5000rpm my conclusions have been that its not the oil pump as it can hold pressure when you first start the car, could it be related to oil viscocity as the pressure only drops once the oil/engine is very warm. *NOTE: all readings taken from std gauage*

yeh theres lots of other solutions to leaning out up-top.... and that was at 10psi!!!!

macka: is your fuel pump tired/dead or just not keeping up with the fuelling task required?? cos i know replacing the fuel filter and getting biger fuel lines can make a difference here....

yeh you could find the serious buyer also at a car show or something.... or get your tuning shop to market it for you..

interesting.... im gunnah look into it then i actually thought you meant redoing the entire suspension setup for drag ie shocks, spring etc... sorry!!

if youre after springs then john at wheels world will get you an unbeatable price on a set of kings....

but do you really want to sacrifice the day to day performance/handling/looks and setup for drags when you may only visit the plex say 2-3 times a year

yeh ND4SPD i would go to a regular guy, as i stated preciously but im having a few nissan related problems which a regular servicer may not understand ie HICAS, and EGT thats why i wanted some advice on a more specialised service agent

can you pm me the place? i genuinely want to know and i wont argue!

but what if on your way to finding a good tuner you get shagged by a dodgey one...? couldnt you help us out by telling us.....please

yeh ok but remind me to diasble the 180 thing first:D oi and check your PM's im in trouble again!!

well my car works now! so no need to:D

nah other way around grant only deals with turbos and head work/engine rebuilds i thought (but maybe wrong) SST were going to do it but were booked up and i need a service ASAP!!

mines orange/yellow... why u ask macka, are you close to maxing yours out?

that would be me! i swear by perth exhaust centre... very good indeed! the other option is to buy a new/used jap exhaust in which case pretty much anyone can fit em

yeh SST and per4mance are fitting the boost controller and tuning but cant do the servicing... great guys down there though! so recommend taking your car there for sure

cars getting re-tuned next thursday, but the tuners dont do general servicing... i need a oil and filter change spark plugs and possible fuel filter change where can i go to get this done, preferably somewhere with skyline knowledge as i normally take it to the local garage but this is the first service on the new engine and if theres anything wrong with it i need them to pick it p thanks! adam

ive heard NGK coppers are fine you just have to change them more often (10-15000 k's) especially if ur running rich... cant remember the part # but one come in 0.8mm gap theyre the ones il be gettin in a week or so

can anyone help here?

you got a dump pipe?

yeh im in