
GTSBoy
Admin-
Posts
19,187 -
Joined
-
Days Won
319 -
Feedback
100%
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Events
Gallery
Media Demo
Store
Everything posted by GTSBoy
-
If you have power both sides, then yes, there is no earth. That wire runs through the alternator as the exciter, which causes it to start producing current, which it will not reliably do without the excitation. You can follow it on the wiring diagram to see where it goes.
-
RD28->RB28 conversion, Offsetground crank
GTSBoy replied to Isacnr77's topic in Engines & Forced Induction
If you have to ask, you probably don't have enough legs. Might need to go body snatching. -
r33 GTST brake callipers on r34 GT
GTSBoy replied to calebwatttts34's topic in Suspension, braking, tyres and drivetrain
I'm not sure I understand any of that. R33 GTST front rotors are 296x30. R34 GT-T are 310x30. Not thinner. Are you mixing NA and turbo brakes in the same conversation, without specifying which is which? -
RD28->RB28 conversion, Offsetground crank
GTSBoy replied to Isacnr77's topic in Engines & Forced Induction
The poor man pays twice. -
Possible head gasket fail, or something else?
GTSBoy replied to LeWidget's topic in General Automotive Discussion
It'll be the head gasket. Why would it be anything else after a coolant dump and overheat? -
r33 GTST brake callipers on r34 GT
GTSBoy replied to calebwatttts34's topic in Suspension, braking, tyres and drivetrain
It is so close to "bolt on" that it doesn't even bear discussion. The original threaded inserts push out with almost no effort and the new ones go in with the same total lack of effort. You cannot even tell them apart afterwards, and you can put the original inserts in your back pocket for later if you feel the need. Hell. I even have the 14mm inserts from my R34 calipers here, in a box, from, I dunno Ben...how many years ago is it that I put them on? 5 years? I could walk out to the shed and find them in less than 60s. -
r33 GTST brake callipers on r34 GT
GTSBoy replied to calebwatttts34's topic in Suspension, braking, tyres and drivetrain
So, they 100% line up and all you have to do is drill the holes in the uprights. An alternative is to knock out the knurled and 14mm threaded inserts in the calipers and get some replacements made but with M12 threads in. Which is what I did. -
r33 GTST brake callipers on r34 GT
GTSBoy replied to calebwatttts34's topic in Suspension, braking, tyres and drivetrain
Someone told you, or practical experiment? -
Standard RB26 head flowing almost 2000hp
GTSBoy replied to khezz's topic in Engines & Forced Induction
They didn't really. No actual word on where they fail, apart from generic, unrelated failures, such as stock valve guides. -
RD28->RB28 conversion, Offsetground crank
GTSBoy replied to Isacnr77's topic in Engines & Forced Induction
Here's one image to help. And here's my thoughts, which I hope are all correct. -
Yuh, so break out the multimeter and check the wiring. Pull the dash out and check the globe locally.
-
Yeah, so 8 years later and seeing as this thread came back to my attention, I thought I'd stitch something on to the end of Marcus's posts above, to point out something important that he was doing (wrong) with a little evidence of how to do it right.
-
Yuh. RWD traction control usually needs to reference an undriven wheel to say what "no slip" looks like. With an LSD allowing both wheels to slip at the same speed, rear only speed sensors can't be relied on to tell the controller that traction has been lost. And a gearbox sensor won't help because it'll tell the same story. It's probably possible with sophisticated ramp rate measurement and limits, to say that "this is loss of traction" and "this is just very rapid acceleration while still having traction", but that is going to be gear dependent and surface condition dependent and so on. Prolly too hard for a budget application.
-
Nah. I did it with fricken lasers. I made a mount to hold a mirror tile to the hub. Bolt that on firmly so that the mirror is not going to wobble wrt the hub. Point a laser at the mirror from a couple of metres away, at an angle so that it reflects back to a tall paper target stuck on a board next to the laser. As you move the suspension through its travel the mirror will reflect the dot up and down the paper, and also side to side. The side to side is bump steer, because this comes from changes in toe. You just adjust the arms to minimise the toe change. Or if you cannot minimise it, you ensure that you're getting whichever change you're least unhappy with. ie, toe in rather than out, most of it under droop rather than compression, and so on. Very time consuming. I did write up a more thorough guide to what I did at some point. Probably searchable enough.
-
Any speed sensors on the front? Gunna need something.
-
Anyone running Ohlin coilovers?
GTSBoy replied to kevboost7's topic in Suspension, braking, tyres and drivetrain
Yes. Same same. I'd have to dig through my comms with Gary to find the detail, but obviously enough they need at least 1 circlip groove to hold the perch up, and they have at least 2, and Garry just adds (or added, to keep the tense correct) some more. -
No no. Hammered bearings from detonation are a thing, but you can damage bearings simply from overdoing the torque output in the midrange too. Torque management in tuning is a very real thing. Not pushing it as hard as it might go around peak torque is a survival technique.
-
I hear you, but that wasn't the point of the post. The point was just to push R33 owners' buttons.
-
Nobody cares about R33s. And if they do, they can always use an R32 ECU for Nistune.
-
Anyone running Ohlin coilovers?
GTSBoy replied to kevboost7's topic in Suspension, braking, tyres and drivetrain
No, they come with the grooves. He just added 1 - 2 more of them. -
Anyone running Ohlin coilovers?
GTSBoy replied to kevboost7's topic in Suspension, braking, tyres and drivetrain
When you say "coilovers", are you referring explicitly to proper small spring diameter adjustable coilovers, or "any suspension unit that fits in the same spot"? Because the latter includes things like stock springs on aftermarket dampers, or aftermarket springs on aftermarket dampers. "Coilovers" is usually expressly reserved for small diameter spring adjustable suspension units. The amount of "adjustment" available is a wide variable, but minimally here we'd be talking about height adjustment. Anyone saying they have Bilstein based suspension, like me for example, cannot really say that they have "coilovers". My springs are stock format and could be retrofitted back onto stock dampers. Can't do that with coilover springs. -
100 is hardly sufficiently better than 98 to make it worth considering, especially when it's only available at that one spot. I just don't know why anyone would consider a fixed, unknown quantity tune when you can just put a Nistune into a Nissan ECU and make it do what you want it to do.
-
1993 R32 GTS 4-lug to 5-lug conversion
GTSBoy replied to oversided's topic in Suspension, braking, tyres and drivetrain
Typically AWD rear wheel bearings have the extra ears and RWD ones don't. -
Rb25de neo rear water spigot
GTSBoy replied to Idiotwithaskyline's topic in R Series (R30, R31, R32, R33, R34)
Let's just consider this more fully then, shall we? Not available anywhere? Check. What is it made from? It's made from a threaded fitting and a couple of pieces of pipe. Could it be made in 2 hours by someone with a welder and some raw materials? Maybe a lathe if you want to make the threaded part from scratch? Yep. You bet your girlie arse it could. Would I make it from scratch if I needed it? Yep. Bet your girlie arse again. Would I even go to the lengths of getting it cad plated? Probably. At least zinc passivated. It's not hard to do it yourself, but you could always sneak it into a basket at a plater's for a couple of beers. Useless advice? No f**king way. You are just typical of the weenie approach to everything that the modern generations have adopted. If it can't be 3D printed or bought from an on-line vendor, it is IMPOSSIBLE! Your attitude is the attitude that sucks. Go file your nails and have a facial.