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R33, if its this, i wouldn't expect more than $100 to remove and install then another $100 for parts. But don't quote me, cause for all I know it could be something as stupid as a sqealing timing belt tensioner and they charge you $600 cause it took them all day to get it out and back!

If your certain on your belts then I'd be looking at the starter motor next. You could have a faulty/slow returning solenoid. What this means is that the starter motor is being turned over by the engine for a second or two until momentum returns the idler gear. The solenoid is the smaller of the two cylinders on the starter motor and is responsible for the throwing in and out of the gear. It could be as simple as the return spring being broken or dissengauged.

You'll find most post 1980 gear box's synchros can operate with quite a low viscosity and most engine oils will work fine. Auto tranny fluid isn't as bad as is it sounds and a 75-80 isn't that thin. You can quite happily add thickners to this oil if you wanna try it.

your going to need to describe the noise and when it occurs a bit more. Is it only when starting the car or just after started. How long does it last? ( ie as long as your turning the key)

This is the biggest problem with a BOV that's not suited to the engine. My guess is the unit isn't closing quickly enough, which effectivly releases all your intake air to atmosphere. So obviously your going to stall. You either need to re-work/re-adjust the valve for quicker closing or try another style/type/brand. Doubt they're going to give you any money back man, sorry!

I wouldn't recomend upgrading the throttle body untill you've at least fitted a larger lift/duration cam and had some port work done. All of which will will yield better power gains for the money spent. Only once you reach the limits of the factory throttle body should you think about changing it, any earlier and sluggish response and erratic behaviour will result. Like Warpspeed said, multiples are only usefull for hard tuned engines that need very controlled thottle positions. And they cost a bucket, try $2500 for an RB,SR or L-series 6 version.

Can anyone give me the address for the skid pan on saturday?

The best part was its got all the original stuff in the boot (except the exhaust) if I ever want to go back to standard. The condition of it was sweet. Driver seat bolstering was still good which says a lot for r32's

Gonna try and hook a video camera up inside the car to catch all my shit driving!

I got a 60,000Km, charchoal beauty, with 3" system, pod filters, z32 flow meters, GT2540's and power FC for $20K. Sweet. Just need to beaf that up a bit once it gets here!

R32. The prices are ridiculously cheap at the moment.

Definetly a good mod on N/A cause its cheap! Why you passing it on? Getting something better? Got a few more weeks till my GTR lands, and trying not to spend money on my hot-rod.

Auto. Then its second for sure. Have you sorted out everything now? Where's the next pile of money being spent?

Ok let me clarify the sueing issue for you. Local council look after maintenance on roads even though vic roads are the governing body for road location and type. Its completely in your rights to seak compensation for property damage due to poor quality or poorly maintained surfaces, but the problem lies in developing blame. To lodge a sucessful claim or to win in a court case you need to prove that the council was negligent in either they're road construction or maintenance. The problem here is that its near impossible to prove that it was they're fault that the pot hole developed. However if the pot-hole has been previously repaired and has yet again gone sour then you've got a start point. This proves that teh council have acknowledged that a problem exists and have put in place means to fix it which have failed. It is upon that failure that you have a basis for making a claim. alternatively if you can prove that the council have been made aware of potential problem and have not responded in an acording manner then again you have a basis for negligence. Finally if you're really out to screw them, you need to gather a group of people that can individually lodge a complaint to the council regarding the pot-hole and its potential danger to you vehciles safe driving. Then you need to allocate a suitable period of time to allow them to review all the complaints and then source a series of road repair agencies to see an approximate lead time for road repair. With these in hand, you just wait out that time and then lodge your claim stating that the incident occured after that period and thus the council made no attempt to fix the problem that had already been brought to they're attention. However proving how you knew about the complaints might be a bit difficult. GOOD LUCK!

You still got any spots left?