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  1. Yea, to be perfectly honest, in my experience they all seem the same. Sometime you gta good batch, sometimes it's shit, but that's from all 3 (Ultimate, Optimax and 8000). I am no chemical engineer, but I can't see the 3 fuels being spectacularly different from each other... as long as they are guaranteed 98 octane (which they all are now). Oh and BTW, if you guys think we get a raw deal on petrol, anyone been to the US, they have to pay a shitload, plus they dont even have 98 octane at most servos! i think 95 is the standard for premium over there.
  2. a little off topic... my thrust bearing makes the hissing noise (foot off the clutch)... can someone tell me what exactly the thrust bearing does so i can decide how urgent it is to replace... cheers.
  3. Ahh my bad... well i'll have to have a look for my toolkit, but im pretty sure i got jipped... any idea where i could pick one up??
  4. no point having 1000hp if you are driving a brick.
  5. How did this get from jacks to Air intakes??? Where doesw the toolkit live?? I dont think I got one BTW: my jack is in the passenger rear quarter compartment thing...
  6. Always thought BMW had the most... well they have for the last 2 seasons... Interesting... Where's that salt shaker anyway?
  7. hehe the fact he'd put BIG wheels on it then try and drift is comical enough... good luck drifiting with big heavy wheels
  8. G'day, anyone have there R33 GTS-t stock wheels for sale, or suggest a place where i can pick one up relatively cheap? cheers.
  9. Lunched mine the other night, doesn't matter if it has rubber or not... Don't really know how much to expect, hopefully under $100. cheers.
  10. I'm guessing they would be Gibson Engineering Race Cams (Fred Gibson=engineer/team owner of 92 Winfield GTR), so i'd be thinking they would be pretty good... maybe a bit harsh for street use though :
  11. I wouldnt say i was drifting either... perhaps being a little too clever for the situation and bam.
  12. Sorry to digress, but dont people say that the SII dash/interior looks better than the SI??? My dash looks the same as siksII's, and i reckon my interior seats/mats look better : mine is 93 SI...
  13. yea i was thinking around a grand aswell... i have no idea how i didnt rip the front bar off/smash side skirts etc, but somehow, its just the front left completely farked. By the sounds of it, im in good company though. i was expecting to be mocked and berated but then i realised it was a skyline site hehe
  14. Hey guys, Unfortunately, last night I hit a gutter in the wet, and my front left wheel has seen better days. :Oops: It looks as though the suspension is all bent and I couldnt even drive it home as the wheel is unsiure which way it should be pointing :ghost: While I am upset and the like, life has to go on and now I need to get it fixed. I'm sure i'm not the only person who has ever lost to the curb, and I was wondering just how much this is going to cost me to get fixed. I'm guessing I need my front left suspension rebuilt, possibly the steering arm is bent too. (can't tell at this stage). The only positive side out of it is that I didn't sustain any panel damage as I wasn't travelling particularly fast, just a dud roundabout, wet road, little bit of stupidity mixed in for an expoensive ****tail of lesson learnt. Any suggestions would be appreciated! Thanks. P.s. anyone got a stocker rim going cheap!?
  15. well mine is S1 non-airbag and mine looks better
  16. Heap it seems to do it mainly when its cold (not the engine, the ambient temp), and my car is 100% stock (as far as i know) so its not a pod or anything, although it sounds intake related (obviously). I'm going to get it serviced pretty soon, so i might ask them to keep an ear out... As for driveline, symptoms are exactly as you describe, thanks for the help on that one.
  17. G'day all, I drive a 93 R33 GTS-t and recently I have noticed a high pitch 'whistle' coming from the engine bay upon acceleration. I'm pretty sure its not the usual turbo spool and i'm just wondering what it could be and if it's normal?? Secondly, my drivetrain seems a bit noisy, again, im not sure if that is just a normal thing with a sports car as i've previously only driven family/luxury sedans which would have more sound proofing. I'm thinking its the gearbox because when the clutch is in, the noise goes away, however the gearbox feels pretty good. Just wondering if anyone can give me some suggestions?? Thanks.
  18. Hmmm you need some explanations as you obviously arent all that familiar with what you want to do. RB25DE (as u stated) is an NA engine out of the factory with and hence compression will impair your wish to boost. RB25DET is a turbo engine out of the factor which will have better compression for boosting. RB26DETT is the GTR motor, you do not have to run it in 4WD config as it is the gearbox and electronics on the GTR which enable the 4WD, not the engine. So it is quite easy to set it up as RWD. Once you understand what each engine is, then you can proceed and select which one you think you would like. Is your R32 turbo already? if so, then there is nothing wrong with the RB20DET engine in the first place unless it is cooked. Why would you want a standard R33 side mount cooler, or GTR cooler. Obviously it's not because you're trying to save money since you are thinking of upgrading turbos and the likes. I think you need to do a little more research about oyur car before you do anything to it. Also, perhaps the mods could move this to the correct Forced Induction forum. Hope this helps, I was trying not to be too critical.
  19. Not sure, but I dont see how ethanol would make a difference to using an intercooler or not... Doesn't an intercooler cool the air down because it gets really farkin hot when compressed by the turbo??? What's methanol going to do for it?
  20. Yea,. ive seen one of those around before too. I thought it was just a mid-30something lady havin an identity crisis... like the ones you se in excels wih big exhausts and big spoilers bonnet scoops etc.
  21. hey mate, any chance of sending htem to me too? I'm interested in seeing a GTS-t with Buddyt Clubs. Email is [email protected]
  22. you should have realised when it didnt come on in ACC mode... all my dash lights light up, as they should. Cheers.
  23. yea, i dont 'live' at terrigal either, just drive by to see whats happening, laugh at the shit boxes with neons and drive home/friends house whatever... Live at tumbi, so pretty close. Anyway, might see you guys around sometime.
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