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Hmm, the last person to do that was a bloke called Peter Brock.

Go and have a look who Sato beat to become the F3 Champion......

Probably, but they already have actuators. The question is: are the HKS actuators an improvement over what is bolted on by Garrett?

What are you looking for in a GT-R? Stock or modified? 89 or 94 or somewhere in between?

Are these HKS actuators a useful addition to a pair of Garrett GT28-60 707160-5's going onto an RB26? http://www.hks-power.co.jp/products/turbo/act/act.html

I don't think anyone is bagging him or his idea just trying to make clear that conversions require a great deal of detail work. There was a twin turbo conversion written up in Zoom magazine ages ago (Workhorse wakeup from memory was the title) in which they bolted on a pair of turbos from a VG30 to an old 4.0litre motor from an XG ute. The results were very good indeed. The point I was trying to make is that bolting a turbo onto the Ford motor is much easier, much cheaper & that the torque put out by a 4.0 litre turbo will eat just about anything, traction issues aside.

Country town. Family name will be synonymous with being coppers.

You are getting confused. The Roadpacer was a HJ Holden sold by Mazda (in Japan) with a 12A in it. The Cosmo was something entirely different & it was only the 1990 - 1995 model that ever had a 20B in it.

$14k. WTF? Why do you need a kit? Surely a second hand/reconned XR6 turbo plus exhaust manifold, PWR Intercooler plus some custom induction pipe work will get the job done for far less than that. Then it is just the fuel system, boost control & ECU, ie the normal stuff you need anyway. Installing a manual trannie on the AU Falcons is actually dead easy. No dash out needed. All the manual pedal etc bolts straight up. I would imagine the EL is fairly similar. If you bypass the ECU & keep the auto what are you going to use to run the transmission & to retard the ignition on gear changes etc. Using a manual trannie makes tuning the egine ECU a whole heap easier. The BA never had twin independent VCT, or atleast they are not independent from each other. Only the BF models are. In any case the function is not used a particularly large amount of the time. Also how much resolution are you going to get in your tune? Enough to take advantage of that feature? From memory the AU 4.0L motor in the XR6's could be had with VCT.

Back in the day... They used to cool the fuel when F1 was racing under the stupid fuel volume constraints in the mid eighties. It gave them a little extra capacity. Basically as long as the fuel in the rail is sufficiently cool not to vaporise in your system you don't have a problem. The small difference in density for a change in temps of, say 10 degrees will not make your AFR change in any noticeable way. So it is a waste of time. Keeping excess heat out of the system can come in handy, however. Note though, that there is a larger volume of fuel charging around the system (& returning to the tank) than goes to the motor. So don't worry overly about it. Lastly, in the DR30 Skylines that Freddie Gibson campaigned they used to use the fuel to cool the ECU.

Matt, One minor problem is that Ford build their sixes arse about, ie with the exhaust on the driver's side. Nissan put it on the passenger side. Silly question, by why dont you just turbo the Ford six? A 4.0 litre turbo will destroy any RB25, not to mention your trannie & diff. There are bucket loads of bits for turbo Fords nowadays, thanks to the XR6 turbo. Also, try talking to Sean out at Adrenaline if your are from Bunno.

Try the cost calculator on www.imports101.com.au It is usually pretty accurate & lists what costs you will incur.

Both. The early models & the late models have different arrangements.

The fundamental difference between hydrogen powered & electric cars comes into play when you want to refuel. In an electric car the process takes hours, in a hydrogen fuelled car it can be done in a matter of minutes. Which makes it possible to use a hydgrogen powered car in the same manner as a petrol powered car. Something that (conspiracy theorists aside) proponents of electric cars can never claim.

You can get the forms by downloading them from www.cams.com.au If you join the wascc you will get free entry to most events (V8's included), access to practice days, a quarterly mag & other good stuff.

You need to differentiate the cars handling characteristics during the three (four if you want to be pedantic) sections of a corner. 1. Braking prior to the corner. 2. Turn in. 3. Mid corner. 4. Power down/corner exit. If you trail brake during turn in you will reduce your understeer markedly. This is not a function of brake distribution (front/rear) as the pedal effort used is quite small. In an understeering biased car (read GT-R) it may have the effect of reducing your speed during part 3 (ie mid corner) of the turn. Done properly it will reduce the time spent at low TPS & hence allow the important bit, ie power down to happen earlier. You can then carry more speed down the following straight which is important as it has more of an effect on your lap time than apex speed. You use trail braking to transfer weight onto the front tyres & hence allow them to develop more grip. You shouldn't be trying to unsettle the rear as this will simply lose you time. In any case mucking about with brakes, toe settings & small adjustments in camber will not solve a fundamental issue with the ride height & rake angle. You need to sort this first as some settings can markedly change the behaviour of the car in the different parts of the corner.

Personally I am a big fan of the massive shudder the R spec tyres give when you have gone too far past their optimum slip angle. Off to see the dentist now to get the fillings put back into my teeth. Sweet.

The RT-615 manage to incorporate the negatives of a proper R compound, ie harsh ride, noise & poor wear on the track without compensating by offering the same amount of grip as a proper R compound. In short they are neither Arthur, nor Martha. IMHO if you want a track tyre get a proper track tyre & don't muck about with these things. If you want a road tyre, then get a good road tyre.

It is amazing how narrowly F1 drivers define what is for the good of the sport. Senna kept Derek Warwick out of a Lotus drive in '85. Lotus signed Johnny Dumphries instead. But he didn't like it one bit when Prost did the same to him at Williams. Mansell shot himself in the foot with his ridiculous demands on Frank Williams & to be honest Frank didn't really nead him anymore, let alone at the price Mansell was asking...

Well if he is anything like his old man he will have the thing in the wall at turn one. Team Willie must be looking good for 07. Two test drivers with bags of cash (What you mean they aren't there on talent alone?), Patrick is making a bit of a comeback, new Toyota motor, new naming rights sponsor. Just hope the drivers are up to it.....

So when are the post race interviews ever NOT boring? BIG NEWS PEOPLE. Satoro Nakajima's son has signed as a test driver for Williams. WOOO HOOO

They dont have a particular name, other than intercooler piping. You can add from the turbo to the cooler or from the cooler to the inlet manifold to clarify which one you are talking about. Why don't you just get the ones you have repainted or plated? Having said that any half decent workshop can fabcriate you just about any shape you want your pipes to be....

Not trying hard enough then....

Why brand/type are those rims?