Ghostrider

A bit off the track for a moment, but I have an MR30 Hatch, L24E with 8.5:1 comp, planning to transfer all my HR30 turbo bits onto it, including stock ECU or go with a Microtech piggy back system on original L24E ECU. If non intercooled, how high can the boost be and am I going to benefit by fitting a bigger T03 turbo. The L20ET engine has an T03 but only .47 rear housing, yet I have a T03 from an FJ20 that is identical other than a .87 rear housing. Is the L24ET going to benefit by the larger turbo?

Please advise this dumb ass old fart how you get 130rwkw strapping on all the VL turbo bits when the VL turbo was only rated at 150Kw from the factory. It is my understanding that a loss of between 20 & 30% was expected to be lost through the drive train. This would result at the absolute best 120, but more likely 100-105rwkw. Cheers.

Why would you bother??????? You want a good and totally undetectable sleeper????? Upgrade your own RB30E to GTS2 spec, at 140Kw n/a, it's every bit as good as a VL Turbo with 150Kw. Just my opinion :ghost:

You all miss the point, 1. I know what I did and since have found an easier way to and have a higher percentage chance of avoiding them in future. I also know that I would do it again if the need arises. 2. I have never imported car parts from anywhere before excepting a few small items off ebay coming ex USA. 3. I never expected the dramas I had. 4. I would assume that your all not so self righteous that you also would do the same as I did to avoid any duty & GST that is due or not. And your all so hypocritical and expect me to believe you haven't broken the law some time in your life. 5. Some of the things I read on this forum from a lot of people just shows how hypocritical you all are. Like driving back from Wakefield Park with no brakes, the guys that suggested this are also very stupid, for about $20 a cheapo set of pads could be carried as spares. 6. You all just want to stick it to me, read what I said and you will see that I'm pointing out the pitfalls of importing performance parts from Japan as individuals. I'm not trying to justify what I've done. I know and understand the possible short comings of my actions. 7. You all want to stick up for Brent at Nengun, what has he done for you all that's so bloody fantastic that you think the proverbial rising sun shines from his ass. At the death he virtually told me to get stuffed, that he had done all he could and was not prepared to do any more. Why should he I suppose, he's got his money, why should he care? You all must think your god or something??????

Has anyone recently tried buying from an o/seas supplier lately. I have just recently purchased a Trust/GReddy inlet plenum from Nengun @ AU$1267.52, 100500 yen including postage. I could have bought the exact same item for approximately $1400.00 from any number of Australian based imported parts houses. My saga began when I received a notice that a parcel, an xmas gift was being held by Australian Customs, Sydney Gateway Facility at Granville 1st December 2004. They needed to know a value as there was no declared value on the parcel, the parcel was opened and no value (receipt or invoice) inside parcel, so I was requested by customs to provide a declarable valuation or proof there of. I emailed Nengun for an invoice with a value of about 20000 yen, as the first AU$200.00 for an unsolicited gift is duty & GST FREE. I received my invoice for 22000 yen AU$275.00 and the clearance process started. I recently 13th December received a notice that my parcel was being held at Campbelltown post office for collection, BUT! a fee of $91.70 was payable, for customs duty & GST. Wait for it, GST is calculated on 1. Value + 2. Duty + 3. Cost of transportation to Australia and then at 10% which meant $275.00 + 15% duty = $316.25 + $188.45 = $504.70 @ 10% GST becomes $50.47. The initial deal with Nengun is "Delivered door to door" for AU$1267.52 and now plus $91.70, making a total of AU$1359.22 and a whole sh!t load of AGRO & Deception that I don't think is, or should be necessary. Look at the facts and play it by the book, NO SHONKY STUFF. Original cost from Nengun AU$1267.52. Duty on car parts is 15%, so take our original $1267.52 + 15% duty ($190.13) = $1457.65 + 10% GST ( calculated on value + duty + freight) $1267.52 + $190.13 + $188.45 = $1646.10 + 10% GST = AU$1810.71. The legit price including all related charges from Nengun is now AU$1810.71 when it could have been purchased from ADVAN, among others for AU$1400.00 cash money, no eftpos or credit cards etc. GO BUY LOCALLY AT THE BEST DEAL YOU CAN BEG, BORROW, STEAL or MUSTER as in the end, the o/seas supplier doesn't give a stuff, so long as he gets his bit and he doesn't loose as he has his money up front and he knows your up for all these extra charges, but doesn't tell you. They are charlatans to say the least, and unless an extremely low price can be organised I think they are best stayed away from, or remember to do all the calculations before entering into the deal. When advised of my plight today, I sent another email off to Nengun for assistance and received this reply: Hello I have done my best with that part. I mean it was wrapped in Xmas paper, an invoice was supplied saying it was a present. If I write you a letter via e mail how can you prove you didn`t write it yourself. They cost $1267.52 delivered X 25% tax $316.88 AUS and because it is over $1000 They usually make you get a broker which is about an extra $200 to $300 Really, it is not a present is it? So you should be paying around $500 Tax $120 is not bad Regards SO! THEY KNOW ABOUT THE EXTRA TAXES BUT DON'T SAY ANYTHING AT THE TIME YOUR CONTRACTING THE DEAL. THEY or at least this one DOESN'T GIVE A STUFF as he gets his money up front. AND HE IS A SPONSOR OF OUR FORUM, Shell, you asked recently in a letter "do we use our sponsors?" With sponsors like this, how do we have them at all. Cheers & merry christmas to all, Dennis :ghost: DON'T BE CAUGHT, LIKE I NEARLY WAS.

HR30's had 3.9:1 ex factory.

VH45 is ILLEGAL IN NSW fitted to any R30. For engine capacity modifications, maximum allowable capacity is calculated on the vehicles body weight. The MR30 Hatch is factory specified at 1250kg and for normally aspirated this has a multiplier of 3 = 3750, and turbo x 2.5 = 3125. An RB30 2.0mm o/size = 3102, my RB hybrid is 1.0 o/size @ 3032. Therefore a VH45 cannot be registered in this state and any other as I am aware, but I may be wrong.

That place is in USA, the freight would be a killer. Probably better trying to get from R31 House in Japan. Go have a look at Fibremaster at Arndell Park, they have all the old GS Motorbodies moulds. www.fibremaster.com.au

Yeh! SLOW. ETA early new year. You back at the gong yet or still in SA.

I'll send it anywhere, if you are prepared to pay the freight. But I would think it be cheaper from here than the land of the rising sun.

I have the HR31 GTS-X rear wing that looks similar, if your interested?

Near enough! Matt, From my research, Cusco was the prolific a/mkt diff centre supplier of our cars era, Nismo got involved more into the HR31 era, but unless you had either of these, you don't have much better than an open diff as it sits standard. It was more a selling pitch as I said before. Look at today, all the new cars have viscous LSD's, but the serious guys are still fitting mechanical LSD's. Bet you don't find many viscous diffs in the WRC, but all to most of the cars sold to the public had them stock. You will have to find a good motorsport guy/mechanic, find a Datsun Rally workshop up there, someone that's been playing for years with 1600's and the like, they will have all the guts on them. Good luck.

It's about the same I believe. As you say you have mixed results with yours which is the problem, with such low preload, the harder you make it work the easier it will release.

4.375 or 4.4 would be a great hillclimb ratio I would have thought. I have 3.9 & 4.1 and looking for a 4.4 R200 for my arsenal, as the so called experts say 4.4 is the right diff for Wakefield Park

Final costing hasn't been done yet Boof, but a guesstimate is; Hoping for about $300.00 each plus respective freight. They would have to be boxed probably a similar weight carton that I sent your bits down in and CUBIC would be the problem. If I could get enough of those cartons, I could extend them so as to limit the cost of the packaging.

I got on to one in Melbourne about 12 months ago, as per attachment. It turned out the person selling was a kid of 16 and we agreed on a deal of $220.00 delivered to me in Sydney, but he procrastinated for about 8 weeks and eventually said he had someone in Melbourne to buy it for the full amount $220.00 and he didn't have to wear the postage. And then I was pissed off, and have been looking ever since again. I know how you feel.

HOW & WHERE do you get these bits. The links often don't work and I have been trying to get a Passage GT rear wing for my R30 for months. I get told all these stories about everyone takes them off, but I can't find one for sale. An R31 GTS-X rear spoiler would be cool as well or in lieu. The side skirts would also fit the R30's.

Don't know about Brisbane, but I know where it can be done in Sydney and for under $200.00 per rim, inner or outer.

Something that should be understood, right from the outset. Nissan stock fit R200 LSD's, that were in all DR & HR30 Skylines were a SALES pitch and had absolutely nothing to do with performance. IF you want your R200 LSD to work like an LSD is designed, you need to have some real dollars spent on it to increase the PRELOAD. Stock, Nissan put less than 20lb of preload in their R200 LSD's unless NISMO spec, which is 50-60lb, my Cusco centre had 50lb and I had it increased to 70-80lb at a cost of $400.00 at Stewart Wilkins workshop at Windsor. rsx84, there could be absolutely nothing wrong with your LSD, if as stock, because they are very prone to wheel spin, same as an open diff, if the preload is not increased. As for OIL! I use Mobilube SHC 75W/90 Mobil Synthetic Gear & Diff Oil in my LSD without any problems, and it's available at any Mobil garage If you are serious with your car, you should be using ALL synthetic lubricants. I recently rebuilt the rear axle assembly, replaced the rear wheel bearings and washed all the grease out of the new bearings and replaced it with synthetic Mobiltemp 220. Did same in front wheel bearings.

OK Guys, You win!!!!! The pic below shows the bar I have, if it's the one you want I will do something about it next week. I will send it away for prepping. Let me know if it's the go.

HELMETS!!!!! This is an interesting point. How much money do I spend on a helmet??????? Just one rule to thionk of and that is, "How much do you think your head is worth" IF you think your head is worth $10.00, then buy a $10.00 helmet, but on the other hand, if you think your head and your life is pretty important, you buy the BEST you can afford. And buy the way, I have a SIMPSON LX Plus, Snell SA90 approved and Nomex lined, open faced with chin guard.

WHY??????? Jim Richards uses a BELL STAR open face helmet in GTP.

Whilst I have this open, Was there ever an N1 spec in the BNR32 series GTR?

I guess I'm wrong, but I was under the impression that the club got the $5 donation from the sales, but I guess it goes to the forum. Maybe the club should re arrange the deal going with the shirt supplier.

Thank you. VL Turbo & GTR same unit, but wasn't sure about N1. Thanks again.