The Bogan

Taxi....

So, the car is going brilliantly, slowly wearing out the tyres, will need some new rubber soon, I'm thinking of going to 225, or a massive 235, maybe???? I'm dropping some leave soon and will have some free time, So... I grabbed a 2.5" aftermarket overpipe. The OEM overpipe is 2", the one I picked up is 2.5". Plus the OEM one has crush bends, where as the new one is mandrel bends and made from multiple sections all welded up nice and pretty, or pretty enough for something that will never be seen again once installed. As for power gains, somewhere around "who knows", maybe 3 donkey powers, maybe 2 torque torques. Plus the cheapo eBay exhaust wrap should see some gains in itchyness during and after installation, win win. The point of the purchase is I want to play with the car, I haven't had bleeding knuckles for ages. Outlay for all the parts was only $140, I estimate it will take 4 Scotch and Cokes to do.

From my experience it comes and goes, movies are good for the scene I found, to a point, not F&F, that sort of was all neons and shit body kits. But for me, going back 35 odd years of driving sporty or performance type cars its the movies that did it for me. Bullet, vanishing point, gone in 60 sec (both new and old), mad max, running on empty. They were epic, new movies like F&F or need for speed, not so much, well for me anyway. The F&F franchise sure put alot if money into the workshops and suppliers though. There are not as many "worked" cars on the road nowdays though, I would say the scene is at a low point, plus with the hoon and P plate laws and such, that has stopped nearly all the street racing, when I was young every second night there was a drag race somewhere, well somewhere other than the drags that is.

Because RWD Check the video clip at the bottom.

How much for this classic beastie?

Red for me And the white one too....

No, this has turned into a childish pissing contest. LOL at R33 GTR "decimating all", where? I'm not seeing it when I visit the creek for a look. Don't get me wrong, if you drop oddles of cash they can be a weapon, until they break that is, and then resale value after spending 6 figures????. My personal opinion is people have their rose coloured glasses on, or, are mentally unstable, or drug effected. I'm not saying that Skylines are shit, I'm saying they are old and finicky, and, compared to some new cars, slow as fark in standard form. As stated, If I had the space I would have a stock mint R32 GTR (The original and only Godzilla, not the later models riding on coat tails of the 32's motorsport success) sitting in my garage to only come out on sunny Sundays. Anyways, enjoy your "investments".....I will be watching the market as all ways. And go

On topic I would rather the Totota to any Holden or Ford if I was looking for a family sedan. They are roomy, comfy and reliable, not bad on fuel either, and after sales service is brilliant compared to most manufacturers. What other 4 door family hacks are people comparing it to? As for the TRD badge, who cares, alot of manufacturers are doing it, Subaru throw on STI badges on non wrx cars for some rims and some...badges, BMW do the same with M, hell, even Mercedes are throwing on AMG badges on their big arse 4wd's. NISMO > https://www.caranddriver.com/nissan/sentra-nismo

Wheels and decals. Like my 86, or is it a BRZ, there's more Subi named bits than the couple of Toyota ones.

Because front engine RWD manual is soooo much more fun IMO. From my experience the only real world benifit of AWD is in the wet or on icy roads. Unless your trying to put down big power, but even then, a well setup RWD can be just as fast, if not quicker. Horses for courses. In the end everyone is an individual (I'm not) so what looks like a boat to one person, looks good to another. I would rather a R31 GTS -R than a 33 or 34. Edit: I owned a 33 GTST a few years ago, f**king money pit.

I like when someone's opinion is questioned. It's like kindergarten. Your wrong, na ahh, yeah, na ahh, my dad could beat up your dad, na ahhh, yes way, your not my friend anymore, but I'm still your mums friend, "BAM", "KAPOW"...FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT

I would like a mint 32 GTST 26/30 and lay mad skids. I'm over AWD. Oh, and a mint stock 32 GTR for the garage. Come on Lotto....

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I was told the torque was chewing the face off the gear. A brand new OEM gearbox lasted 3 passes on Mickey T,s, till it started growling like a dog that is.

My old boat would do this, 900ish nm and sticky tyres would chew up the stock boxes real quick. I even had a good shop (award) rebuild it twice. The poor old boxes are well past their OEM torque specs when the power goes up. Flooging the hell out of them doesn't help the situation, but then why make the power and not use it in anger.

Looks clean, nice.

Does that take the gearbox into consideration?

If I pick up up a car with no, or questionable service history I do everything up and including the service required at the current odo reading or date. For a car with 190k on it I would, without looking at the owners manual because I don't have one... Flush every oil and fluid and replace every oil and coolant, engine, gearbox, diff, coolant, brakes Every filter Timing belt Water pump Idler Spark plugs I would inspect and change if required: All heater hoses Rubber brake lines Brake pads/discs Wheel bearings Serpentine belts Dampers Bushings. There is most likely alot of stuff I've missed. Find a owners manual or post with required services at intervals Once I have serviced the car to the best of my ability I will take it to a "good" workshop and get them to run it up on a dyno for a health check, and inspection, a good mechanic can diagnose and maybe pick some things missed by me. As for parts, only change the things that require changing, it's gonna cost you a heap, don't waste cash on things that may not be required. Once it's serviced the next vital step, which is most important, is to do a skid.... http://www.skyline-owners-club.com/forums/downloads/R33_All_Engine_Manual.pdf

15 years That's gotta be a record of some sort.

Rear OEM muffler delete and knock out cat. Muffler delete costs about $100, made at your local exhaust shop Or cut it of yourself A drill, a big long drill bit, a hammer and big screwdriver for "fixing" the cat. If it sounds loud and shit add a small box on the rear. Done, you car is now like mine, noisy, and slow.......

I wouldn't do it to a clean car, but I would take a grinder to a hack in a minute. If you do do it, do it right, don't just cut and rivet like some drift pig

98 is $1.64 at Cross Roads Costco, $1.60 BP Villawood ATM Get the "petrol spy" app or simular In the end owning a car is expensive, sell car and pick something within your budget. My 86 uses 9L of 98 per 100km, I thrash it everywhere, and yes it is as slow as 10 slow things, but it is as fun as 10 fun things, and it's cheap to run.

More like the computer is so old it takes 15 minutes to do anything after clicking on something. My phone makes phone calls and does the googles, but sometimes I take a pic and they are too big for some forum pages. The computer has that editor thingie that makes the pics "smaller". I would rather spend money on car parts and alcohol than get a new computer, which will sit in the bottom draw and only get used when I rip discs or want to resize a pic. I've never really been a computer person, I was hoping for a easy fix using my phone. And if I ask the missus or kid to use their one they would be all like "see, I told you you need a new computer", which would make me walk outside and yell at clouds....

LOL, my newest laptop computer is about 8 years old and mainly lives in the bottom draw. It comes out every so often to resize pictures and rip new music cd's so I can throw them on a hard drive. No GIMPS for me then. Cheers