robbo_rb180

I really liked it. There is a lot of carry over from the 370 interior wise but interior is more on par with other new cars with the digital dash and entertainment system. Going back to a turbo engine is great and will be good for those chasing power. I've enjoyed my 370z being auto for daily duties and the odd fun run but I would definitely get this new Z in manual. Hoping the price will be competitive compared to the supra/z4.

Best to find a local workshop with experience. Google/phone around for quotes. Pricing is going to be different from country to country.

As has been said lots of info out there and being sensible and not just jumping straight in and adding all the timing. When It comes to paying if all the features are being set up correctly and there is no issues with cold starts, rough/surging it is worth it. I had Trent tune a car a long time ago and it was spot on. If you have a go yourself ensure everything is set up correctly with injector info, trigger setup, inputs and outputs as a missed/incorrect setting will stuff up/cause small issues. Have a good look through the link ecu forum. There's plenty of us here that can help you.

Link plugin g4x would be the go. They have plenty of features for future upgrades and the help/user manual is alot better than haltech in my experience. The thing I really like with haltech elite is the wiring assignment and table allocation but the connection time to ecu is horrendous. If you are going to get Trent to tune it have a chat with him first and are you going to do the install & initial setup?

Get that part out sale going and find a 335i coupe.

That sucks, dry sumped billet rb30det with Samsonas time? Hopefully damage isn't to bad and just needs machine work and bearings.

Good to see you got out there. Mechanical sympathy and not shocking the gearbox will definitely help longevity. If torque/ignition curve isn't too aggressive that will help.

@Plattsy has now fitted a G30 to his car and from Dyno and track results its impressive.

As @Dose Pipe Sutututu said R32 ecu with nistune - very capable and cost effective https://www.nistune.com/

Yeah budget a big one. Just priced up a rebuild with standard stuff and a forged one. Not too much difference in the scheme of things but that money could be used to go towards something newer. Definitely won't be getting any phone calls ? The effort vs reward thing is big too but I have a lot of free time to look after a car properly.

Welcome, great collection of cars. How do you go sourcing parts over there?

The current car is very capable but always good for a sanity check and others experience. Smiles are always had when I drive ? Yeah that's one of the things with this platform now that good gearboxes and motors are hard to find for reasonable prices and some classes don't allow gearbox casing upgrades. This car is actually not too expensive to run maintenance wise as it is. So far looked at qld time attack rules and MA regulatory/sprint and qld outlaw racing rules and it's pretty open regards to body, gearbox, suspension, wheel stuff.

Thank you for the advice. Will look at a few categories. Really looking at building a solid base for sprints and circuit/time attack to a club/state level but if going to build a cage want to make sure it's up to national standards. Definitely not going to catch guys who have been driving for years in different categorie but don't want to putt around the back for the hell of it. Have been told to contact norwell for a driver training day too by a local driver who has done a lot of stuff.

If done correctly and supported its fine but will definitely lose momentgram followers. I really should finish my car with DBW so can have a proper go at a few of the features.

Looking for a bit of advice from people who have been racing for a while. After spending a few days around purpose built race cars, I've been thinking about doing a refresh with my current 180sx race car. It's had a pretty hard time before I got it and has a few big crumpled rails, rust holes and poorly repaired inner guard/rad support and need to rebuild or replace motor. I want to get serious about a proper cage too but is it worth dumping money into this platform with parts starting to get hard to get? Or just start with something newer and more capable in standard form? Mainly do sprints and hill climbs and would like to do some more door to door racing. Even if anyone can point me in the right direction to contact someone who builds/preps race cars for a living as we don't have anyone in North Queensland.

More like me trying to flintstone it, had a few oh f#@k moments

Yep, big milkshake under it. Anthony is a big bloke, driver seat is hard up against the roll hoop.

Just go get a roll of red 3mm from supercheap, electrical tape and solder the joints to the z33 pedal loom. Maybe be fancy and use some dual wall heatshrink ?

Haven't checked the logs yet and engine builder will get it and diagnose. But it had seen limiter a bit through the stages and had a fuel problem earlier in the afternoon.

Put 33 in the shed and get a 370z. You won't regret it, they are nice to daily and great to take out for a thrash while going under the radar. I did it and wish I had done it sooner. If want a bit more go a set of headers, Decat pipes and Uprev tune will get a good result. They are starting to get old but so much better to daily than a busted old skyline.

Just need a z33 pedal, 74mm bosch throttle body, relay with fuse and half a dozen wires. Depending how insta spec you want the wiring it's a few hours.

Was having an epic weekend 5th outright and 1st in class and ended up with a hole in the block after the last stage transiting Saturday afternoon. Beat the r35 on one stage. The old vh is a weapon and getting a few upgrades. Going to have a bit of time away from cars................................... For like a week A few pics, there's heaps on the cars facenovel car689 and momentgram ttcar689 I got this pic while waiting for the tow truck

Yeah, it's a different level of car than what I'm used to. Pretty lucky my lifestyle let's me, when is the next time you heading out to the track?

Already straight into the next event Targa Great Barrier Reef, navigating in Classic GT. It's a bit wet which should make it fun

A good set of gloves makes a difference, so since no blower for the cruiseship when is the bike getting one?