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    Replacing The Canon On My Exhaust System

    in Forced Induction Performance

    Posted

    You covered your own question without realising :P

    Head to a good exhaust place, and you'll have it sorted out easily and pretty cheaply, very common to have a stock style muffler rather than a big cannon etc.

    Heh, figured as much :) Just wanted to see if anyone that had done it had any particular advise / suggestions about where to go and what to get done.

    I'll check out my local exhaust place soon and see what they can do.

    Thanks all, and thanks for that pic too.

    Replacing The Canon On My Exhaust System

    in Forced Induction Performance

    Posted

    Hi all,

    I have a Xforce turbo back system on my car- it does the job and isn't that loud. I don't like the canon though- too much of a ricer look for me these days.

    Would it be possible to have a muffler made up that had two smaller pipes (like the stock one but not as much like a truck exhaust muffler lol) but not lose any flow? Also, is it likely to sound any different? (not that worried about sound, more concerned with getting the most flow through the system).

    I'm hoping it is as easy as going to a good exhaust place and getting one made up and fitted.

    Anyone done something like this before?

    The Crap Parking At Uws Parramatta!

    in New South Wales

    Posted

    Try UNSW mate. No parking anywhere, unless you wanna spend half an hour traipsing around kensington looking for someone to leave, or park in a 1 hour zone and get booked every week. I haven't even bothered with the carpark, it's around $20 a day or something. Oh and cars get stolen there all the time too. Whenever i take the GTR i spend the whole day shitting myself and breathe a sigh of relief when i find it sitting where I parked it.

    my memories of parking at UWS Macarthur and Bankstown are quite fond actually. Never had any dramas getting a spot.

    I finished up at UWS Macarthur a year ago. It was usually pretty good for parking, and up until the final year of my degree the 'yellow' parking areas were free! Was great while it lasted.

    Fallout 3 Fans

    in PC & Games Discussion

    Posted · Edited by bnew

    No problems.

    It should be noted that just because it may be possible to buy the game overseas that doesn't make it legal. Won't stop most people though.

    Edit: that's twice Cracksta!

    Help With Some General Maintenance On My R33

    in General Maintenance

    Posted · Edited by bnew

    i would use a POR 15 product on the diff cradle - use the prep and finish to kill the existing rust, then protect it.

    you could always go as far as getting it sandblasted and powdercoated.

    Excuse my ignorance, but what do you mean by a 'POR 15' product?

    EDIT: ah, you mean this stuff? http://www.por15.com/

    Looks good, I'll try to order some. Know any good places in Aus to buy it from?

    A silly question maybe but have you filled the P/S while the engine is running and bled it of air. Im guessing your mechanic would do that but thought i may aswell ask.

    Nah, not a silly question. Pretty sure that has been tried though, I'll double check. If I run out of things to try, I might even get the Billion replacement reservoir and see how that goes.

    Thanks for the replies guys.

    Help With Some General Maintenance On My R33

    in General Maintenance

    Posted

    Hi guys,

    My mechanic and I have just been going though some minor issues he has noted with my R33 (1996 R33 GTST S2). Was hoping someone on here might be able to point me in the right direction for some of these things:

    *Minor rust treatment- there is some minor surface rust on the rear cross member (diff support). Am hoping that there is a good spray on solution to deal with this. From searching, I've read that 'Kill Rust' and 'Cold Galv' are good for this kind of thing. Where would I get these? Anything else that would be better to treat rust?

    *Driver's side rear steering rack boot- this boot is split, and I don't want crap to get in there so I'm looking to replace it (am thinking I might as well buy two while I'm at it). I've read this thread but that seems to be in relation to the front. Any tips as to where I would buy these?

    *Gearbox oil leaking out of breather- I recently had my gearbox oil changed and had some Redline oil put in. Apparently a small amount of gearbox oil is leaking out of the breather. Oil levels for the gearbox are fine- doesn't look to have been an overfilling problem. Anyone come across this before? Suggestions?

    *Noisy power steering pump- This is a strange one, and my mechanic says he thinks its just a design flaw with how the pump works. Basically, when you go to full lock or near full lock the pump is really noisy. From what my mechanic has discovered it looks to be a result of the pump ingesting air because of how quickly the fluid gushes out of the reservoir. The reservoir is filled to the appropriate level, and if you watch fluid levels when you turn the car on the reservoir very quickly empties about 1 quarter of the fluid in it. Turn the car off, and the reservoir fluid levels return to full just as quickly.

    Many thanks for any help / advice you can offer. I have tried to search for all of the above on here before posting, so apologies if anything I've asked has already been answered. Cheers.

    Where To Buy Ag Pipe?

    in Fabrication

    Posted

    Hmm, not a bad idea. Only thing is I'm not sure how I'd go about bending it to suit my setup and still maintaining the pipe diameter. Going to need to have a few bends- planning to use the holes from the old side mount intercooler to feed to airbox.

    Where To Buy Ag Pipe?

    in Fabrication

    Posted

    Hi all,

    It's the same old story- I'm using the standard R33 airbox but I've got a front-mount intercooler. So, no snokel for me.

    I was considering buying something like this from nengun:

    http://www.billion-inc.co.jp/billion2006/A...nel/Funnel.html

    but I figure it would be cheaper (and quicker) to make my own.

    So, where is the best place to get 100mm unlsotted (no little holes in it) ag pipe? None of my small, local hardware shops have it.

    Cheers

    Powerhouse Racing Development?

    in New South Wales

    Posted

    Yeah Bnew...need to see you at a meet!!!! :D

    Yes well...in the future, hopefully. Would be nice to meet you all. Still think I'd feel all self-conscious with my stock rims though :) It's not that I wouldn't LIKE a nice set of Jap-style rims, but whenever I think about spending the cash more mechanical/performance things pop into my mind that I could spend it on instead, and that's that.

    I thought it was strange that there was a tuner in Campbelltown and I didn't notice- whilst I don't live in Campbelltown itself I'm there a fair bit. It's a shame there's no workshop in the area though, I would have thought the demand was there for one. A mate of mine was talking about opening one in Narellan, but thus far I don't think anything has eventuated.

    Thanks for the advice guys.

    Powerhouse Racing Development?

    in New South Wales

    Posted

    Hi guys,

    I'm from the Campbelltown area (and yes, haven't made it to a meet yet :D ).

    Currently, I'm taking my car to a tuner a fair way away from me. I'm happy with them, I get good service, good pricing and they are nice guys to boot.

    HOWEVER the hassle of getting to / from the tuners has always been a downside, especially as I'm getting busier work-wise these days. I was reading a Zoom mag today (not current issue, issue 114) and came across a full page ad for Powerhouse Racing Development, apparently in Campbelltown. I've never heard of these guys before, and I haven't heard talk of them on here.

    So, does anyone know anything about them? Anyone used them? In the ad it says they do tuning on S13, 14, 15 and R32, 33, 34s, and that they have a Mainline Dyno.

    As stated, I'm pretty happy with my current tuner and most likely won't go anywhere else, the only thing that tempts me to give Powerhouse a try is that they are closer to where I live.

    Thanks.

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