Duncan

All right settle petals. Chat is not off topic if people are talking about the topic. SAU is a chat forum not a series of 1 way articles like wikipedia.

the point is, RSR is not a semi slick, and Toyo 888 is. The Toyo should be significantly faster than RSR, especially if you are using the soft compound. Federal's semi slick is FZ201.

strange but true. Lots of newer manual boxes run auto fluid.

Doesn't change the fact that superlap is just a supersprint where you need a way overpriced car to win. Boz your civic came 8th in class...I said it is expensive to win, not to run mid pack. Hey if you want to be part of a big event, go for it. Just don't think you are going to win unless you throw stupid money at the event. Seriously, if you are going to throw that much money at motorsport, for god sake buy something and go racing instead!

sure, but they would have local warehouses full of stock they bought at 70c to USD. Any importer with stock in Aus more than 6 months old is in big trouble vs buying direct over the net atm. I guess prices will come down to over the next 6 months.

lol, grog? anyway, agreed...how did you determine you have fuel and spark? Do you have a big air leak in the intake piping (split or blown hose after the AFM?)

look to be honest, I think you are expecting a lot from a relitively heavy car with a 2.5l motor. 200kw is heaps in the real world. 250kw is plenty. If you want more than that you have to be ready for the cost and compromise.....and personally I would (and did) put a 3l motor in. That really helps make up for the 1700kg you are lugging around. Even then I only have about 250kw...but I also chose a turbo for response, I have full boost (18psi) at 2,500...

yep...unlikely to find aftermarket because swapping to a GTR rear end is cheap, easy, and over-engineered from the factory

sure, but I've never had a head gasket problem, even when I've reused them (which I have plenty of times), even on heads and blocks that have not been machined flat. Also...its worth saying you hear very few problems with head gaskets on RBs, almost none in fact.

lol you round down, I round up. Either way, $175k is an expensive cost for the entry level class of a supersprint. And I reckon I'm not far off what it costs to run Open or Pro either. Mark, I like how you think. But there is no doubt that get down to supertaxi speed requires more engineering than just bolting bits on a car.

did you honestly find it interesting? other than lowdnes having a brain explosion, I can't think of much to mention. Last lap was close too I guess.

how do you train the air to go up the hose but not go up the drains? sounds tricky. I know the other thread has been done to death....but if you put a hose high in the head, eg in the welsh plug, of course you are over the oil level and it won't drain oil. Do it properly (large drain, and at the bottom of the head) and I sure it would work properly. But in 99% of cars it is a moot point...they aren't working hard enough to make a difference.

I have a cube too...it is an excellent daily with lots of space and very practical. and the continual "WTF???" looks are classic. someone buy it!

ours has a sticker now

haha, Eastern Creek's operators (ARDC) have no mates! They will hire it to us for $20k for a day. Bit out of our price range. I did actually ask the pres of ARDC last time we spoke about it, but basically they are booked out all year and can charge what they want. They have no interest in acting like a real "club" and helping out other enthusiasts....more like an RSL club....just make more money. Ever since Oran Park is gone it has got much worse. Even Wakefield put their rates up 20% this year, at least they are still an acheiveable price.

lol everyone wants to buy it!

well to be fair, they did deliver a hilarious moment when cars made it down pit lane quciker than the safety car drove down the main straight.....meaning all the cars leaving the pits overtook the cars on the track....and they had to slow down to let the safety car ahead.

lol sif. what a rubbish event, at a rubbish location, with rubbish cars doing rubbish racing. does Cochrane think he is Bernie's mini me?

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lol. probably should double the costs I guess. Duncan spent $250k+ to come 2nd in club last year. No idea what the pulse evo was worth but even the driver (wilfred) would have cost them. I shudder to think what the cyber evo has had spent on it....maybe $1m is right?

I don't think you should write off kincrome so quickly.....I have used them heaps. Unfortunately sidchrome is like snap-on, just not quite as expensive. Very much overrated today, although they did have much better tools years ago. One option you should consider, some tool brands sell blow mould cases with spanner and socket sets in them. Each has a set location so you can see what is missing. And it closes up to be easily portable

100k+ to win open, 500k+ to win pro. a bit out of my budget I think.

but did you run it for 5 minutes at 6000rpm for the test? if you want a vent from the bottom end, venting via the dipstick would make a lot more sense than sending it to the head, then out the breathers.

I remember you! Is the black pearl still red? does it run?

all in and working today, including cb, mp3 input and video first test at the sau day 5/3