Duncan

Yeah f**king great as usual. I drove through this morning at 8am. 1 degree and heavy fog

+1 worked fine for me. replacement not necessary unless they are physically rooted

32-34gtr /32-33 gtst /c34 are all the same rails

if you want an unobtrusive way to make sure it doesn't start, just unplug something important in the engine bay, but leave the plug touching but not properly plugged to it's normal place. The crank angle sensor plug, ignitor pack or resistor pack would all make the car crank but not fire. assuming they aren't towing it away

like I said, put a rope around the end of the spanner it will give you the grip to pull it down. If you are still stuck tomorrow let me know, I'm heading back down there in the morning.

14psi is not guaranteed instant death for a turbo. It's heat that kills them so if you only boot it occasionally and for short periods you will probably be OK for a while. But 14psi would not be OK for regular, full throttle stuff like multiple drag runs or a track day where it has long periods of high boost and no time to cool down. I reckon NAP is onto it, there is probably a simple plumbing problem. As for gtr turbs....n1 spec is OK if they are ball bearing (ie R34) but terrible if they are bush bearing R32, R33 or "nismo". They are still a pretty small upgrade, so maybe not worth all the hassle unless you are doing it yourself

pretty sure you mean an r32 gtst wastegate actuator. It's the brass fitting that controls boost through the turbo's internal wastegate. But unless you can easily find one, it is just as easy to use a standard actuator and a bleed valve to get 10-12psi. If you are running 14psi someone has already been fiddling with your boost control, but it's not really like an instant turbo death sentence

underneath mate. Try a stubby 14mm ratchet with a piece of rope on the end to pull down.

Motorkhana on Monday http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/topic/423799-s-a-u-n-s-w-texikhana-queens-birthday-holiday-monday/page-6#entry6862890 Tech night in a few weeks. http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/topic/426197-s-a-u-n-s-w-tech-night-for-members-5th-july-servicing-blue-slips-eng-certificates/#entry6873740 Just keep an eye on the events section

Why did I park the golf on the middle of the oval like an arsehole in the middle of a cricket match?

I took the golf

getting better.....but I think it has intake issues

sorry to hear that mate. sorry you bought a frontera I mean

yeah it's funny how things change in 15 years, isn't it. You'd probably struggle to get $5k for it now....and yet some bloke in ACT thinks his 32 GTR is worth $75k

what's a mag, old lady? I paid forty something for my r33 gtst back in the olden days.

Just a quick note on Cruise Control installs. I've had an electric cruise control in the stagea for about 7 years now, and it has been excellent. However, when I changed to the forward facing plenum and moved the throttle I didn't bother hooking it back up again. Now I'm driving the stag to Canberra each week I decided I needed the cruise hooked up again, so I called the guy who installed it on the number from his old card. Surprisingly, I got the same bloke, Nigel, and he was happy to come out and fix it (nice and cheap too). So this is just a quick recommendation....if you are thinking about getting cruise control installed (or didn't know you even could), give Nigel at Cruise Control Specialists a bell. His number is zeo four 18 116 404. An electric cruise system will set you back $780 for dash mounted or $850 for stalk mounted like I have. Nigel was professional, courteous, tidy and careful with the install, and the repair he did for me was cheaper than estimated. Can't ask for more than that The control unit is the black box mounted neatly out of the way in the corner of the engine bay. Cable runs to the throttle body

A long, but interesting read. Thanks Harry

Is there a vacuum line from your plenum to your brake booster (the large circular piece that the brake master cylinder is bolted to?) Maybe a pic of the driver's side rear of the engine bay would help

I had to research FML FML means Fix My Lighthouse. Back in the 17th Century, lighthouse keepers were tthe butt of everyone's jokes. When a lighthouse keeper was made fun of, his retort would be "why dont you fix my lighthouse!" which was shortened over time to FML. This term was made famous in the great battle of the Sole Bay in 1902 where 14 peolpe died and 1 person broke their glasses. "if you are going to take the piss out of me then why don't you FML!

FML. I might buy another car to cheer up. I reckon a figaro would rock parked next to the superturbo.

hey N.A.P. what is wrong with your lighthouse that it needs fixing?

yeah that is a cool vid. amazing what people just do at home these days, when I was young you needed a video editing suite, and we had to walk to school in the snow every morning we had bread and butter sandwiches for lunch but we couldn't afford butter.

But I guess he means the whole car's lines, not just the part to the hub. You should be able to buy a set from a gtst wreck

lol that makes more sense....would have preferred to buy one locally. BTW weather wasn't very wet this morning you pussies.

No, but it is more likely to throw an error code when then engine is running, and more specifically after driving for a few minutes (ABS and g sensor inputs won't work while stationary)