R31 Skyline Owners!

[MrMayhem]

Im waiting patiently for my terbz to arrive.... very very patiently kinda like an catatonic snail really

[N I B]

In about another 10Gs time.

[Guest Miss Silhouette]

Thanks for the info R31 Chick! Might come and have a look on Sunday, but I'm not sure if I want to show off my car yet!! Only got it a couple of weeks ago. Lots of work to do! Still in the process of transferring all the stuff from my smashed R31, fun fun!! Definately interested in future cruises. I think I have been to the R31 Skyline Club page before, I might have to join that too.

Thanks again!

[R31 Chick]

Yeah, come and join! The Motorplex was cancelled to next weekend so if still interested! What happened to the old smashed 31???

[Guest Miss Silhouette]

My smashed R31 is sitting in my drive way at home!! Going to get as many parts off it as possible and scrap the wrecked body. Still have my stereo, exhaust and mags on it. Just need the time to transfer it all across. Need to take the dash and instruments out as well, the dash in my new R31 has been trashed. I think someone has taken it out, but forgotten how to put it back together and they have just glued it! Got an alarm put in last weekend, and hopefully will get the windows tinted this weekend. Keep me posted on any events, I'm very keen!!

Thank you again!!

[R31 Chick]

No worries!

[Nate]

Mundaring Weir cruise coming up Check the site ( www.r31skylineclub.com/forum ) in the WA Announcements or upcoming cruises section

WA site will be up soon also.

[R31 Chick]

Yeah, and Nate is not the map organiser. WHY you ask? The first one he got lost on his own map, 2nd time, we barely followed the map!

Sorry Nate, your a good president though, even after my comment at the last cruise, hehe!!

[3R1K]

I have OnEE

[Nate]

One... ? R31? You should come if so

[rampagex]

i have a stock '86 R31 GXE (first half of '86, so still has square tail lights). i've been seriously considering saving hard for the next five years so i can buy an r34 gtr for around 50-60k in 5 years. Because im only 21 at the moment, insurance is REDICULOUS and obviously r34 gtr's aren't 50-60k yet . BUT - Now i'm thinking of sticking with my '31 for a while and maybe sweetening it up a little. it's such a solid car, but it's in that ugly green colour, so i wouldn't mind a respray, maybe some mags and the possibility of looking at some engine mods - i'm just not sure which engine mods would be suitable. has anybody else had a similar idea to me? if so, could you fill in some blanks for me, like what mods are best for the car?

thanks

[Nate]

oohh... i can help ya there!

First up: Take off that filthy thing they call an airbox.. replace with a pod (Costs: Simota or Cheetah R pods are $35 K&N/Jap Pods are near $100ish)

That will loosen up breathing, and give a tad more power.

Then, get extractors, cat back exhaust or something. Advance timing to 20BTDC, and that should get you a low 16 second car...

15" TRX rims are a really good cheap option if you have 14's on there... i paid $100 for my set Get some nice tyres, and lower the thing, and that will make for nice handling. Better launch and gear ratios for an auto box would be getting a pintara diff (4.111:1 rather than 3.89:1 or something.. on autos that is)

Mods after that, would be head work, new cam, which would put you into the 15's...

If you have even more cash, there was a Ti at the plex this weekend running STOCK with zorst only, and ran a 14.5!! He's ran it down the plex over 50 times or something with that NOS on it.. Its an auto too...

Or u can just go turbo, or put a RB25DE head on it.. the mods are endless PM me for more details about cruises etc, or check out r31skylineclub.com for heaps of tech info on the forums, or on the site

[R31 Chick]

Just do something, Nate is fulla idea's (if you have a look on the R31 page you will see what I mean) but has done nothing yet!!!

RB30's are good with a RB25 head if ya gonna turbo them for the twin cam, if ya keepin it N/A then I wouldn't bother. After market ECU's (Wolf, Autronic) are good with the right one and the correct install and tuning. Standard air box vs pod doesn't make a hell of a lota difference. We have proved that on our 31 on the dyno. If doing a zorst, make sure if you are leaving it N/A you keep some back pressure, to straight through will only slow it down, not speed it up. Manual box and faster diff gears will pull you almost into a 15, it did with ours, we had a standard everythind else (box was standard 5 speed).

[Nate]

Yea, thats true, i always ending up spending the cash on other rubbish. Now i quit my job, so im sorta stuck with these lame tyres i put on the back, go the drag slick look a likes! Should be able to snatch another job sometime soon Looking at doing a STAT test, instead of TEE, so i can work full time for 7 months.. till i get to uni..... mmmm $500pw into my car

[R31 Chick]

And how do you plan to live if all your $$$ go to the car Nate. (Nate ends up skinny rake with hair as long as the Swan River and no clothes as they fell off 50 years ago!)

[Nate]

My living arrangements.. cost me $0

And being as skinny as a rake.. eh.. a year ago i weighed 60kg's.. now.. dont ask.

[R31 Chick]

:looney: :box: :chairshot - silly Nate, you can't possibly live on $0! It is physically impossible! What are you going to do when you clothes and shoes fall off, you run outta toothpaste, can't put fuel in this 31 you have off its face, your hairbrush brakes, and you are a skinny rake!!!!??? I think I will have to :box: some sense into ya boy!

[R31 Chick]

Summoner, my b/f had an idea not quite as crazy as yours but along the same lines. He wanted to out a stroker motor in the wagon and put the 304 V8 (good for 14.7's in the wagon) into a LH Torana for his work car! Your Torana will be mad!

Insurance on 31's for me (18) would be about $600 so it should be cheaper for you.

[summoner]

well insurance said they won't cover me at 20.. but will when im 21.. since im 21 in september they are going to do me a quote so i can find a car soon and it should arrive around time im 21

[R31 Chick]

Won't cover you driving a 31 you mean? WTF? They were gonna insure my old 31 for $6000! Haha, we brought it for $1400! Have you advertised the ute yet? Are you selling it without the plates?