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Duration is the enemy of a 2L 6cylinder

Remember the chamois for it this weekend. Its going to be gettin glots of gooey finger prints all over its nice black paintwork

How many times am i allowed to crash in those few years?

Yeh 1, 2, 3 is Williams, Brawn and Toyota. Not hard to see why teams are protesting. And can fully see why RBR are complaining, basically the first non - diffuser team

There is no doubt that an RB20 is breathless compared to the bigger displacement RBs when under 3,000rpm and off boost. BUT do not underestimate the grunt and speed you can get out of a std RB20. There isnt an RB25 going to the track with SAU-VIC that can catch my 260rwkws RB20 at the track. That includes a 320rwkws R34 GTT. Similar power SR20s are also slower, so...dont write off the internally std RB20 as laggy and no good for performance. For a punchy street car, yes they are compromised. But for outright performance they can match up to GT3 Porkas with no real problem at speed. So for all those people saying no good from 200rwkws. Well have a look at the below graphs STD RB20 with a TD06 turbo and ECU upgrade Compared to a std turbo RB26 with Poncams, and same dyno and same tuner As you would expect the Rb26 spanks the RB20 down low, but it has a usable rev range over at usable road speeds. You can see the RB20 punches well above its weight being comparable to a well sorted (breathing mods) std turbo RB26 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And here is the results from a program where it compares different dyno plots, and as you can see my RB20 isnt struggling against a pair of similar powered RB25s from R34s with Hi FLows and Poncams. Keep in mind behind every engine is a gearbox, diff and tyres, so it means DICK at what rpm you make power, its all about at what road speeds you are making good power over !

Yeh, cant wait for this last 25mins. I cant believe that the McLarens, Ferraris, Renauls and BMWs are really the abck order of the grid. Its alarming how quick the Force India are relative to some of the teams who were hoping to make the step forward. Interesting, very interesting. COME ON WILLIAMS, even though i think both drivers are toss pots i want to see Williams back on top

Streaming before i run off to work and am distracted all day wishing i was on the Golf Course with SAU-Vic

Z06 will be interesting against the R35

LOL, to think i knocked back offers for $800 when i am now willing to sell them for $750...lol oops

Yeh the transit time sux. The UK is changing their Teir 1 Visa requirements 1 April which means i cant get work there so was lucky i didnt put a deposit on an M3 last weekend. I get 5 day holidays per month so if i go before July then transit time is critical. Post July i have free time vut looks like i will be in the South of France and Spain if friend gets leave

Sorry OT...700kgs? Would be an amazing (unbelievable) effort if the thing is a std chassis R33, and not a sports sedan tubular chassis with fibreglass/CF panels

So any others doing this. Weather is starting to clear up and i am on the hunt for a car to use. Stooopis thing is i can fly to UK for $800 return, yet to get to Frankfurt its $1700 return

Calipers sold and looks like i am holding onto the 370mm rotors, but they are for play purposes so if you want them you will be saving me money experimenting with stuff for others cars

Bugger you for buying JFKs RB30s... That is all

Speedzone as well

Nah mate, i am stranded in Hyderabad, India. Car is still in pieces too Surely the Garret geeks out there no of a larger housing that can go on the 2530? \ But in the back of my head i am thinking a 2530 with a bigger hot side will help extend the top end. Whether extrude honing and parting the gate flap is all band aids i dont know. Perhaps its easier to jsut go 2535, but then you have the larger compressor to overcome...i

I think you will find there is so much back pressure at that boost level you need a monster spring to keep that bad boy closed. 230rwkws is a SHITLOAD of air and therefore back pressure in the that little housing whish will be jamming that wastegate open... LOL or at least that the theory of these armchair critic

Thats funny warps. A friend has a genuine Holden Dealer Team HK Kingswood rally car. Its ok on trials, but on rallies its simply too big. But nothing kicks up rooster tails and sounds as good through the bush as the big V8 reverberating off the trees and forest. Always a crowd favourite When you are in Vic next Ben you do get the keys to my car at Winton, lol even if i am not in the country. I am curious to see the weaknesses of my car vs yours

Need them sold before they get lost in all the gear i have being thrown into storage

The DBA 5000 seem to be different anmals to the 4000s with none of the problems, well not that i have seen.

Yeh but people keep telling me its important to be fast, not sound fast Party poopers.

Can get some off the car. But relying on friends so may be easier if you can look at it in person if you are in the Cheltenham area

Hey if you think it works then save that bad boy and i will give it a twirl when i get back on the track in a few months. Watching your vid makes me want to drop power and just get more mid as no doubt its quicker...its just not as mcuh fun as the lil peaky top end happy RB20 with a TD slapped on its side =)

Watching that vid a few times now i am not convinced my thing wouldnt be any quicker in a straight line and your car is certainly more balanced through the quick stuff where mine would be very unstable if you changed throttle position. Though my car is worlds better with the Teins but i honestly cant remember driving the car at the track with the Teins as it has been so long and all my vids are from the Bilsteins which sucked ass with semi slicks on the hgih speed stuff at PI

The only smooth thing i like is a tasty schmoo. Other then that smooth is over rated! PS. Tops vid Ben