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wallystyles / gR33ddy: Why don't you get wallystyles to deposit $940.05 (i.e. an extra 5 cents). Would make it obvious who is depositing... Lucien. Edit: help if I got people's nicks right.

Payment recieved. Sold. Thanks for your interest. Lucien.

Oh dear, I am still getting confused PMs I'll take another shot at explaining how they work. Again, the pineapples are spacers. They work with the existing sub-frame bushes. In simple terms, they push the sub-frame hard up against the car so there is less movement in the sub-frame, and therefore the rear end is more predictable. URAS were the first and original suppliers of Pineapples. They can be setup in three basic ways: an 'all round' setup for daily driving and track work, a drag setup, and a drift setup. I've modified a diagram (stolen from Whiteline) to help explain how they work. Standard sub-frame mounting: The standard sub-frame looks this (looking from the side): 1. All round setup: You put both bushes on underneath the subframe, so they are pushing it up against the body. Because both rings are in the same place, the rear subframe remains at the same angle relative to the car (but held more forcefully) as the standard arrangment. 2. Drift setup: You put the pineapple on the front mount below the subframe (as per all round setup), but place the rear pineapple between the sub-frame cradle and the body. This slightly changes the angle of the sub-frame relative to the car by pushing the rear of the sub-frame slightly lower than in the stock arrangment. Thus the the inclination of the sub-frame (and attached items such as the differential) changes reducing the tendency to "squat" (ie. you get less traction, because with drift you don't want the rear end to try and achieve traction). 3. Drag setup: This is the opposite of the drift setup. You place the pineapples in the opposite order: on the front mount, you place it between the sub-frame and body, and on the rear you put it under the subframe (as per all round). Again, it changes the angle of the sub-frame relative to the car -- in the opposite direction to the drift setup -- by pushing the front of the sub-frame slightly lower than in the stock arrangment, but this time encourages the rear end to "squat" for traction. All clear now? Lucien.

Up we go.

No point getting defensive, I was honestly after your opinion. Pointing to the paper specs is not very helpful as they tell you nothing about what its actually like to use. What about cold start, aircon, etc etc? Are all of these accounted for out of the box or do they have to be tuned? Some of those features are available in various forms of PFC (Pro / D-Jetro) or through addons, and its debatable how useful others are. Lucien.

Care to elaborate, or at least point to some supporting evidence? Cheers, Lucien.

Then times by 0.85 (i.e. for 85% max injector rate). Lucien.

I would have thought this was a situation where an RB25+30 combo would be an obvious solution if you can stand loosing some revs for some displacement, particularly if the RB25 head is OK Less RPM + more displacements = generally cheaper as things don't have to be moving as quickly. Lucien.

What went bang? Find the cause of the fuel smell? Lucien.

Rezz use to sell East Bear kit: maybe shoot him a PM. Edit: Greenline (http://www.greenline.jp) also sells East Bear, so maybe try them. Lucien.

Standard injectors too I'll bet

Hi Guys, I've had a couple of PMs from interested people -- all replied too now -- who seem seem a little confused about what Pineapples do. To reiterate, Pineapples are spacers. They help to remove movement in the rear sub-frame by basically pushing it up against the base of the car. They are commonly -- and incorrectly -- referred to as sub-frame bushes, which are something else again: the Pineapples work with your existing bushes. URAS were the first and original suppliers of Pineapples. Here is a nice diagram I stole form Whiteline that explains how they work and can be used for track, drift, and road situations (note that the Whiteline setup is slight different as it has different sized rings: the same principles apply): Any questions, let me know Lucien.

If you look at some of the differential oils -- like Castrol SAF-XA -- they say they are fine for LSD applications: obviously if the oil manufacturer doesn't recommend its use in an LSD, don't use it . What I am saying is you don't need to get the ones with friction modifiers. Lucien.

Hi Guys, I've had a couple of PMs from interested people -- all replied too now -- who seem seem a little confused about what Pineapples do. To reiterate, Pineapples are spacers. They help to remove movement in the rear sub-frame by basically pushing it up against the base of the car. They are commonly -- and incorrectly -- referred to as sub-frame bushes, which are something else again: the Pineapples work with your existing bushes. URAS were the first and original suppliers of Pineapples. Here is a nice diagram I stole form Whiteline that explains how they work and can be used for track, drift, and road situations (note that the Whiteline setup is slight different as it has different sized rings: the same principles apply): Any questions, let me know Lucien.

I'm sure whatever they put in the car they probably called "Turbolight": the fact its got the same product family name doesn't mean its the same stuff. You know the Shell Helix in Ferrari F1 cars is the same stuff in my local servo. Honest. They say so on the ad Lucien.

geno8r: On a GT-R? I removed the windscreen wipers on my R32 GT-R and it took about 30 minutes? Lucien.

There is nothing particularly special about the RB series engines in terms of the oil needs AFAIK. I wouldn't read too much in to the marketing dross these companies spew out.

Maybe try the manufacturer for recommendations? http://www.honeywell.com.au/contacts/consu...er/default.html Lucien.

Yes, a 1/4 drive socket set + unijoint is essential for the turbo removal job. I found myself wedging it between the manifold and turbo joint to get at some of the nuts along the bottom of the front manifold. Knuckles needs about two weeks to recover. Getting at the turbo oil and water lines wasn't so hard, it was keeping the washers in place when trying to do them up. Its one of those jobs you can get lucky and do in five minutes, or be really unlucky and spend half a day trying to finish. Lucien.

Hi Guys, I have a brand new set of URAS Super Pineapples for sale to suit Nissan Silvia S13-S14, Skyline R32-R33 and 300ZX Z32 (not sure about R34s or S15s). I was given them by a retailer for late delivery on another part I ordered. I was going to use them but a truck decided to kiss my car (and run) so I have some other expenses. Apparently you can tell they are Super Pineapples because they are missing the white ring around the circumference of normal URAS Pineapples. Super Pineapples are 5mm thicker than standard URAS Pineapples: I put the calipers on them and they are 18mm thick. According to the retailer they were bought in person at Tokyo Auto Salon For those that don't know about Pineapples, they are urethane 'spacers' which remove movement from the rear subframe assembly, thus providing better and more consistent feedback. They help remove axle tramp and can be setup to change the angle of your subframe for drift or drag. More and bigger pictures are available here (can you tell I was bored? ). Greenline list these for approx. $160 ex shipping and taxes. I'm looking for about $150. Item is located in Leichhardt (Sydney): you're welcome to inspect and happy to send interstate. Edit: Price drop: after $130 for the set Lucien.

... and overhaul your turbos every couple of hundred clicks. Lucien.

Man after my own heart. GT-R or bust Lucien.

I haven't checked for awhile, but the last thing I read (thanks to Rezz) was saying a twin turbo setup with electric motors to "pre-spool" the turbos. I assume by "shitty" you don't mean "shitty" quality but "shitty" size? We'll just have to wait and see, but the gentlemens agreement between Jap. manufacturers is dead and Nissan keeps making hints about challenging Porsche, so I don't think it will be that conservative (though longevity is always a consideration for OEM solutions). I imagine it will be like the existing setups: 100,000KM/5 years before overhaul. Then again, who actually follows Nissan's recommendations Horrendous would be my guess: its going to be used on a expensive sportscar after all. But remember, plain old turbos use to be expensive at one stage. Electric motors should (AFAIK) have no problems going in reverse. Perhaps one of the engineers on here could comment. Lucien.

Are those cars as bad as they look and sound? Lucien.

Are you talking about Arias or Venolias? Lucien.