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Yeah it has.. My understanding was that once its signed off by the engineer for compliance it would be sweet but seems like I need the roadworthy certificate for rego here in Qld.

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Yep tickets go on sale from 12am 1/11/2010 and can only be bought online in japan as you need japanese phone number and there are limits to how many tickets you can buy. I bought a bunch for guys here last year and will be back doing some work there from early oct for about a month so will be able to do the same again but this time for a small fee as it takes up my time away from hostess clubs !! Warning... Pit Walk, Track bus ride sell out super super fast !! There are no guarantee of getting these. General admission can be bought at the gate on the day no problems. I already have a few guys so they are first on the list ! Mr Keets I stayed in Fuji town and thats got some errrr 5 star dodgy kyabba kura bars.. Be warned the drive back to Tokyo after the festival on a sunday can be hellish and long as usually there is some accident on the Tomei as a few crew on SAU can attest !!

Had one roadworthy guy have a quick look but wont sign off on it as too many mods....

Jeez someones taken their sarcastic medication lately. Ok, using standard studs it does not bolt straight up as you can tell by the pictures and second, no bolts were supplied with the plenum. As you say it doesnt take common sense to figure what to do and I'd say that the Japanese would know a thing or to about modifying parts . Maybe you should do a trip over there and have a suss of a few workshops to see their level of workmanship. As for the questions the guys from HKS were asking, well they were concerned and always asking questions, as they knew the car was going back to OZ and would have to pass compliance as a personal import and therefore were super over cautious about doing work before checking and making sure whether it was going to be ok for oz. The plenum was not a straight bolt on using standard mounting studs, as it needs different bolts to mount , also it needed sensor mount fitted and last the throttle linkage mount was not a straight bolt up as mine was slightly askew and needed the throttle linkages adjusted to suit, something they said they dont need to do to the Jap plenums. Overall it was not anything major but like I said, they asked questions first before going ahead with any work and yes they figured out straight away what the needed to do but wanted to be sure by asking. As for asking questions..who is us ?? I asked a very few certain people on this site who I new had used the parts in case and at the time asked and respected their opinions regarding using such parts and mounting etc.. Some answers I got included cutting original bolts to suit, which I thought was great engineering. If you read the thread, you will see my whole aim of using the Aussie parts was to show the Japanese that we are making high quality performance parts and also that I believed that these parts were as good if not better than what was on offer in Japan. I cant see anywhere in the thread that conflicts with this and I cant see anywhere I've said any different ! The only things I have said is that as a product it wouldnt cut the Japanese domestic market there due to the fussiness and sometimes ignorant mind of the Japanese consumer. Something you could understand if you if you have done business with them. When you have products from Trust, Nismo, Greddy, Jun etc that come ready to bolt on straight from the manufacturer you can see your product has to be of high standard to compete. The parts I chose were, as I said, because I believed they were the best part for the build and the issues that there were, were quite easily resolved. If I dint think they were suited they would be in the bin !! The Hi Octane sump was supposedly first one of the new type and there was slight mounting issues as it needed some grinding to sit flush and slight leaking on the welding which again was addressed with relative ease. The end of it all is I'm happy with how its all panned out. The HKS boys were highly impressed with the parts and said they would happily use the parts on future builds but would prefer if parts came all ready to bolt on as one it saves time and also saves customer money if having to modify. As for there quality of Japanese engineering ...how many Jap performance parts have you used or are on your car ?? Maybe you should go over there and go to a few tuning shops and have a look at their quality of work and engineering.These guys pride themselves on their workmanship and tuning and spend hours of work, a lot for free,to get things perfect. And again, dont get me wrong here, my aim of using the Aussie parts was to show that our products are right up the top in performance and quality, all I've said is that to compete in a market against the likes of names like Jun, Trust/Greddy , Nismo etc, in the Japanese market place, the Aussie products have to be at the same level for use. Mate I've belted my head against a brick wall for over 10 years plus of importing various products into Japan and its always the same problem. And again, I'm happy with the parts that i chose for the build and how they have performed ! Yeah mate, my piping was pretty spot on. I was going to go with the Trust piping but got offered to good a price.. And good news is I just received a call saying the engineer has signed off on compliance... Next step... roadworthy certificate, which I think will be a headache.

Email sent re injectors and fuel pressure reg!

You should see how Nissan Japan treat there customers.. Bend over...next...bend over...next...bend over..next !!

So this stage of the car is finished and the car is in the process of getting back to my hot little hands..Not too long to go. Got a bunch more parts to go on including gearbox, carbon tailshaft, ARC intercooler, Nismo 400R kit (not sure if I'll fit this or sell it) more carbon goodies etc etc. By the way the wheels in the pics Advan TC 2's and some quite stretched 265 tyres. Just put on for shipping as the rims will probably up for sale ! Its now about getting it all nice and pretty and sorting a bullet proof drive train and more importantly....driving the bloody thing !! Stay tuned for more updates as she is a work in progress

RH9 HIGH POWER ALTERNATOR HEAVY DUTY EARTH POINTS NO 1 NO 2 NO 3 CUSTOM BUILT HEADY DUTY DRIVESHAFTS PRETTY MUCH ALL TOGETHER ENGINE BAY AND SOME INSIDE PICS THE LITTLE BUTTON IS FOR 8 SECOND SCRAMBLE BOOST FINISHED AND READY TO SEND TO OZ !!

MORE PICS KOYO ALLOY RADIATOR MEISTER AT WORK DOING NEW WIRING CUSTOM PIPING WITH ADAPTER For HKS BlOW OFF VALVE PIPING AND BLOW OFF VALVE FITTED

Yeah I saw a friend in Japan install the Aerocatch bonnet pins on his race car and was complete pain in the butt !!

Mate senidng it to auction is too bloody たいへん and to most japanese they wouldnt have a bloody clue how to send it to Auction thus take it to a dealer and bend over and get shafted. Ever watched a Japanese tie up a shoelace ?? Very interesting

To the brainwashed Japanese owner, it means when nearing 100,000, its time for complete and utter panic that their car is old and done too many km's and is totally worthless and they have to go trade it on a new upgrade, get completely ripped off on their trade in as once it hits that magic 100,000 no Japanese in their right mind would want it. God forbid spending any money on their current car, let alone opening the bonnet. I've watched time and time again, Japanese mates trade their cars off at a pittance to dealers That little sticker is why the japanese upgrade their cars, not because reg (shakken) is expensive.

Hey mate wasnt saying you were. Just wanted to clarify that I wasnt saying they were inferior products, which by far ,they are not. I was lucky with the price as the bottom fell out of the Aussie dollar and buying with yen the aussie parts were bloody good value.

Hey Fellas dont get me wrong.... If the wasnt good enough I wouldnt have used it. Living in Japan is like being a kid in a candy store. Being able to source parts at good and discount prices I could have used the Japanese gear but I did some research and saw the response guys were getting with the Hypertune plenum and went that road. It definitely wasnt about saving coin. Yeah there was slight problems which were easily sorted out but if you want to crack the Japanese market it just has to be perfect as the Japanese customer wants and expects and has perfection. You got to remember the Japanese customer has been brainwashed over and over into brand buying and its a extremely hard market to crack and its pretty hard to sell them something that doesnt have some famous brand on it. The Aussie gear is right up there but just need that final polish off of quality to crack their market. Thing is at the end of the day the proof was in the pudding..The combo of the Garrett -5's , the Hypertune plenum, some very cutom head work and HKS Step 2 engine kit has produced a package that has impressed the shit out of the HKS mechanics. They reckon its a very torquey beast and they were most impressed how well it held max boost and its very wide torque range compared to what they usually get out of the 2.8 One part that had them pooing in their pants with interest was the RIPS custom Oil Catch can/washer bottle. They reckon the workmanship was awesome and bummer was we couldnt use it as had run the inlet pipe for the Hypertune plenum through the inner guard and ended up not bing able to fit the RIPS custom Oil Catch can/washer bottle. Its now been sold to a Japanese friend of mine and is currently being installed in a HKS Step 0 build. On a very happy note.. I got confirmation the car has arrived in Australia and now time to to get it cleared through customs and off to get complied..

Yeah I know what you mean with the pics but the ones I'm posting up are ones taken and sorted by HKS themselves and theres a few hundred of the buggers so trying to put them in some sort of order. I'm posting them up in the order they were given to me. The main bulk of previous pics were mine and tried to do them in order of the build. When I get time I'll go through them again and see if I can sort them a bit better. With the plenum, what I was told normal boost up to 2bar is supposed to be no problems at all. I cant remember exactly how much but Godzillas is way more than that.

Me too fellas, its been a long, long wait ! ..hopefully sometime in August it will all be complied and registered... Marko they hadnt done many setups using the Garretts . They were surprised to compare the -5's to the Hks 2530's on similar setup engine dyno graphs. Garrett -5's was holding peak power for a little longer than the 2530's. Hey mate hows things?? Cars all finished (well this stage) and hopefully not far off from hitting aussies shores. I'll probably cop a bit of flack here but they definitely were impressed with the Aussie gear and pricing but...there were a few little things in finish quality that would stop them selling in Japan. Had to do a bit of grinding to get the sump to sit up flush and had a few leaks on the welding but we sorted that all. The plenumn...they kept stressing about the alloy being to thin and would bulge or deform but once it was on that was thrown out the door. They are quite thinner than Jun plenumn. Also the standard stud mounts were too long and they thought should have been addressed with the plenumn build. Thing is in Japan, when your a customer and you buy a part form say Jun, Trust, HKS, Tomei, Nismo or any of the big manufacturers, you are buying something that should fit first time and with no mods. Thats the service the japanese expect !! I think with a few of the small problems addressed the Aussie gear definitely has a right to be in the market with the big guns. Mike this will open up a can of worms but we built this engine keeping in mind that it was being built for power and performance but also that at latter stage I might want to go for more grunt. Right now its tuned at bit over a lazy 440kw (600ps) and with right fuel setup and turbo/ s it was built to cope for around 580kw (800+ps) Anyway the original call was to use Endless plenumn http://www.endless-r.co.jp/pe-ji/orijinaru.htm (scroll down) but with the Aussie dollar impersonating the peso and talking to a few crew that were using the Hypertune plenumn it made sense and finacially to go with that. Havent looked back as they reckon its super high quality and the response is awesome, the only hiccup was the dramas with mounting. The Nismo plenumn was never on the drawing board but it would have been easier to use as with the Hypertune we had to cut a hole into the wheel fender for the plenumn piping. (Pics to come) I think for what your going for Mike, the Nismo will be fine. You got to remember the headwork done to my motor was pretty nuts as it got the full treatment from Naprec and then the HKS GTR meisters went to work on it. Hope that all makes sense fellas!!

Hypetune R26 Racing Plenumn fitment Had a few dramas with this as you can see standard throttle studs too long but all good in the end! Cams and cam gears getting dialled in Ok motor back in the car with uprated and modified Nismo Super Coppertwin Racing clutch good for around 580kw Also view of Tomei dumps and head oil return. More later..........

Throttle body manifold also getting the port/polish treatment Engine assembly room kept at constant temperature More match port/polish Garret hairdryers -5's and Tomei dumps

3.5 weeks is nothing..try close to 12 weeks for mine..

Hey Marko I was looking at going the Tomei Expreme manifolds but my mate at HKS jumped up and down and said to stick with standards match ported and polished. He had done alot of their top cars including their Drag 33 and said no reason whatsoever to go with anything else and why change something that works!

Cheers mate The HKS took all these recent ones I've uploaded and they like to take alot of pics of the same shot

HKS STEP 2 2.8 block together awaiting its top half HKS STEP 2 Engine finally together More to come............

The old heart plant out Standard Nissan manifolds given a port and polish More Head pics with port/polish