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Has it been "hi flowed" properly? They should have a pipe sleeve running through the middle. If not, the change in internal size will be a restriction. You'd be better off with a quality Hi flow 3" cat, they don't hurt power that much. And it's all legit then Note; No responsibility will be taken if you use this post to render a cat inoperative. It's there for a reason, if you're that worried about the extra couple of hp, turn off your aircon, or go on a diet. Be aware that the EPA in NSW do trawl the forums looking for just this type of post to find people breaking the law.

KiwiRS4T, I didn't mean to imply you didn't know what you were doing, was just clarifying the issue a bit. Depending on who's reading these posts down the track, a novice might take it to mean something different. Have been in cars towing some poorly loaded trailers and as you said, it isn't pretty! Was definitely not having a go at you mate! Cheers, Dale

Lucky buggers, even more jealous than ever. Fast cars being driven the way they're supposed to. Never done a track day in a car, done many on bikes though, Eastern Creek, Oran Park, Phillip Island, best fun you'll ever have. Driving Bathurst at that pace must've been a blast.

All good advice so far except for this bit. When you pack a trailer, the object of the game is to evenly distribute the load within the trailer. The further forward you move the centre of balance within the trailer the less weight you will have on the front wheels of the car, this is where your steering and the majority (around 80%) of your braking effort comes from. Most tow bars have a load rating that refers to the amount of weight the car may pull; usually 1200- 1500kg, but they also have a ball rating; usually only around 100kg. This refers to the amount of load that can be applied directly downward on the tow ball. A good indicator is, if you can still lift the drawbar of the trailer and the trailer doesn't want to tip back, you've got the balance pretty right. You don't want excessive weight on the towball, but you don't want the trailer trying to lever the back of the car off the ground. I regularly tow my trailer with two GSX-R 1000's and a bunch of gear, total trailer weight around 900kg and I can easily lift the drawbar of the trailer off the towball by hand. The back of the car drops maybe an inch, if that. Doesn't affect the handling of the car at all, other than lengthen the stopping distance. Hope this all makes sense, enjoy your trip. Cheers, Dale

I anticipate you'd be picking up something SIGNIFICANTLY better than a noodlebox, if you owned a Ferrari 360 . I'd go the Fezza in a heartbeat.

I think my leaf has died, due to my heavy right foot .

Yeah, met one recently at a party, wanted to know what the car was, told him a bit about it, he said, quote "whaddya want all that 4WD bullshit, it doesn't make 'em go faster ya know..." Even my missus thought he was a tool...

+1, this was my first thought. That little cubby was a bugger to get out in mine, thought I was going to bust it, then it finally popped free.

IL11TE, His basic service is around $90 - $100, depending on the vehicle. I would agree with this normally, (I'm a fitter by trade) but to satisfy the conditions of the aftermarket warranties most of us have, the car must be serviced by a licensed mechanic. This is oil / fluid changes etc, you can still change pads, rotors, suspension and the like. So if it must be done, I'll be stuffed if I'm paying some donkey who thinks the Holden red motor is the pinnacle of automotive design , to work on my car. Sasha is no more expensive than any other mechanic I've used, the difference is, he loves cars.

Hi mate, I'm also a Penrith boy, I use Canak Autosport in Production Place in Penrith. Sasha does really nice work, Has built and tuned some big power r33's and r32's and other imports. He's a Nissan trained mechanic, which is good. Has done a bunch of 1jz and 2jz engine conversions, also a couple of Lexus V8 conversions. His service is excellent, well priced and he doesn't bullshit. If you like, let him know Dale with the Black m35 suggested him. He's happy to have a chat, I'm sure you won't be dissappointed. His number is 02 4722 5566. Good luck, Dale

Finally! I was beginning to think it was invisible! I didn't see you tho?(maybe yours is invisible...) Do you still have your r31 wagon? Loved looking at your build on the r31 site. . Cheers, Dale

Don't really like scooters at the best of times, at least if you paint it camouflage, if you see a hot chick you can ditch it in the bushes and tell her you ride a motorbike . When she hears the noise she'll think its a whipper snipper. Seriously; Matt black- it needs all the attitude it can get.

You're not wrong. Plus, instant road trip! I reckon the first road trip you do in one of these will leave you in no doubt you bought the right car

I only noticed where he lived after I'd made the post, some people won't look interstate for cars, is all.

Let the dog out next time, see how funny he thinks it is then... Hate it when people can't keep their hands to themselves.

I got along quite well with Alex from Nagoya, wouldn't hesitate to recommend him.

Sorry just noticed you're in Adelaide, both those dealers are in Sydney, probably not much help.

Try Northshore Prestige or Nagoya Motors, these are two dealers who've sold a few Stageas and have good reputations. The standard low beams are HID standard, although some are removed for compliance, some not, the high beam / fog lights are H4 halogen, could be upgraded to aftermarket HID but are a bit slow to warm up for a high beam, imo. Good luck with the search, you won't regret it!

Those wheels are a fantastic match on your Stag, your offset calculation was perfect, well worth the wait.

Don't know exactly, but I had my fronts done in 20% to match the rears. Apart from a slight difference in colour, it's almost impossible to spot, other than in full sun. I wouldn't want to go much darker, to be honest, it's sometimes diffcult at night as it is.

The other thing I noticed is the sooby is MUCH smaller in the cabin area to the extent that it was not much bigger than my missus Mazda 323 particularly rear legroom. The load area in a sooby wagon is about half the size of the m35 and nowhere near as wide.

Danny, that's got some attitude, with those rims pushed out a bit further, very nice!

Fair call, we've both got enough black anyway, lol. If you could see a bit more of it I'd probably leave it raw.

Agreed, belt grip, it actually does work, just covers up an existing issue, I use it from time to time on multi vee belt set ups (up to 15 belts over 6 metres in length) at work, to get to the end of a production run. But we then change them as a matched set. Put the cash towards a new belt.

With your squeal going away when the rpm drops to 900rpm, its much like backing off the throttle of a spinning tyre to hook it up.