MNTLRB

Ok sweet I'm takin the car into the workshop tomorrow for them to have a look at it, will let ya know what it was

Bugger I was hoping it might be nice and simple, never the way lol oh well. Yeah will take it back prob on monday, just seems so strange that it'd do the same so soon after gettin fixed lol. Pedal feels completely normal ay, what does that tell you? lol Thanks man

Hey all I have a R33 GTS25t with a fairly heavy duty clutch in it (brand and specs unknown, was installed by previous owner, I don't have any details for it). Recently I had some trouble with it, it suddenly became very hard to get into gear, had to be forced into gear. I took it to my mechanics (who are pretty good, performance specialist mechanice) and they had the whole box etc out and deduced it was a clutch fork ball that was causing the problem, replaced this and reassembled. For 2 days it was like butter to shift...then last night I was downchanging to 2nd as I was coming up to a light, just normally not thrashing it, and it wouldn't go into gear, it's now doing the exact same thing as before, just an absolute b**ch to get into gear.... Any ideas??? Thanks guys

Just out of curiousity, what sort of cost are forged conrods? I know it'll be slightly different here in nz, but what sorta price do you guys pay in oz? I haven't found any on kiwi sights, gonna ask my parts guy next time i'm in there tho...which will be picking up my pistons next wed then the block work can start! yay! lol can't wait for the 30 goodness haha

Hi guys I have a R33 GTS25t s1 which i bought a while back. A previous owner decided it'd be a really good idea to unplug the throttle position sensor and cut the wire out of the loom....I know, stupid, I have been told that 'apparently' the RB goes harder if it doesn't know where the throttle is.... WTF do these people smoke? Basically it runs perfect except sometimes at idle it revs up and down, up and down etc until either I tap the throttle slightly, or it stalls itself, really really annoying. Now my brother being an electrical engineer has the necesary skills to rewire this...except we cannot find on the loom where it goes! No sign of the old wire anywhere. Any help, advice, photos would be HUGELY appreciated, this is really f***ing me off!! Thanks guys, Rhys

Awesome okay i was just a little unsure of the thickness, cos i'd been told that a thicker one would be better as i'm using quite high comp pistons Haha 700hp is a little past my power range so that should be all good lol\ Any other handy hints you wanna pass on? what kinda car & engine do you have? I'm guessing RB30 given how much you know about em lol

Awesome thanks man sounds like I have my turbo choice Any ideas what size head gasket I should use?

Okay sweet, so a GT35 at bout 22-25 psi would get me ~500rwhp? I'd be needing at least 800cc injectors for that would that be correct? In terms of head work i'm basically looking at a full recon, light porting, and some upgraded cams. Also one other thing I wanted to check, the engine is going in my 33 but i'm using a 32 head, i should therefore use the 32 loom so that the plugs match up? I've been told the 32 and 33 looms are slightly different, is this the case?

Yeah, I've basically realised I'm not gonna make my power goals (450-500rwhp) with a turbo that spools as quick as the std 25DET one does...If achieving 500hp means a bit of lag I can put up with that lol. Do you think the t04z would be a good choice? How many psi would i have to run it at to be getting 500hp? And would a 39mm wastegate be big enough or should I be looking larger? Also any help/advice with cam choice would be awesome if you have any ideas... Thanks heaps Rhys

Sweet, thanks for that man After having read thru some more of the dyno posts I'm thinking of using a t04z, what sort of supporting mods would i need to run one of these?

Awesome, thanks for the advice bro. I'm basically looking for something that'll spin up in the same time as the stock turbo on a RB25DET, sorry my turbo knowledge is pretty bad lol. What sort of supporting mods would i need for the t04z? Head stud kit added to my list I'll look at possibly getting a larger exhaust, just i already have the 3in. would that really hold back the setup? I also have to keep it under 95decibel to keep it legal but i guess it'd be possible to get resonators/silencers etc put in? Thanks heaps man

Okay sweet as, sorry i've had a quick look but can't seem to find many details of cubes' setup, where would that be? thanks

Hi guys, I'm in the planning/early stages of building my 30det for my R33 and basically looking for a bit of advice before i spend any money on the wrong things. My current plan is: R31 Rb30e block bored out 20thou oversize, tensioner relocated etc etc.. Arias forged pistons, 9 5 1 compression Stock conrods (won't be going above 7000rpm so these should be ok, in excellent condition) ARP race series bearings all round GTR N1 oil pump with external oil cooler Rb25DET water pump R33 RB25DET engine mounts Head gasket: since i'm using fairly high compression pistons i want a slightly thicker than usual gasket to bring that down a bit, is that correct? and if so, what size etc? R32 RB25DE head crack tested and so forth, ported valves, aftermarket valve springs, new stem seals etc. Cams- help! Basically looking for a nice sounding cam setup that is still streetable...was looking at some HKS 256 degree in/ex. Would this do the trick? Top mount manifold Turbo- help! Haven't had much sucess here. I'm looking for a street setup (occasional drag/drift use but mostly street) my goal is around 450-500rwhp. I've been told that the Masterpowrt t70 would suit, opinions? I don't want anything that will lag heavily, but still want a decent response.(in case that didn't give it away, my turbo knowledge is fairly lacking...) 38mm wastegate plumbed back to 3inch exhaust and 50mm Tial BOV 600x300x76 Front mount intercooler RIPS front facing intake plenum Triple core radiator External oil cooler-help! what size cooler would you guys recommend? Fueling- more help required! (sorry) in tank lift pump- walbro 500hp? leading to boot mounted surge tank-what size? ie 2 litre?? i have no idea 2x bosch 044 pumps Injectors....no idea! what would you recommend given my setup? ECU will be either a Link G4 or Apexi/MicroTech...still deciding between tuners therefore haven't settled on an ecu yet as the 2 tuners specialise differently. I'm also going to be using a reconditioned RB25DET gearbox with an Exedy button clutch. As said before, its mainly going to be a streeter, but it needs to be reliable, will end up being my daily driver hopefully, so I want a setup thats performing well within it's limits, not right on the edge. Sorry I know this sort of stuff has been posted up in the forum heaps before justed wanted advice on this setup especially. I don't have my heart set on any of this stuff especially so don't be shy to tell me if you can spot something wrong! Thanks heaps in advance guys Rhys

I see from their website some of their gear went missing after a break in at the shop bugger maybe the boys in blue can finally earn their pay

Hi guys I'm Rhys from Christchurch NZ, I have a white s1 R33 GTS25t with the plate MNTLRB, hence the username. I'm currently building up a RB30DET for the 33, any advice will be much appreciated!! Looking forward to learning heaps from what seems to be a great site. Cheers, Rhys