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hey guys posted something a while back and quite new to skyline scene, (just got out of a long association with rotarys) the thing is i have good basic car knowledge, but want a forum user with a lot of knowledge to look over my car and give me a general run down on it, i have done some very basic mods myself (mechanic- elec boost controler) and the car has had min mods done to it;new rims-some time ago,nismo am 300k dash, pod air filter(dont think they were stock in93 R33's) and one big ass exhaust system- smooth with a nice note, the thing is i have overloaded myself with info on the forums and want some one to look over the car and tell me exactly whats what!! the other thing is that i am in the process of buying what i believe to be one of the last remainig stock of the apexi pfc, i have done a fair bit of reading on this, but the problem is also if i do buy who will tune? i have my 'ol faith mechanic Lorry @ Rotech in D'port, but i get the feeling these days that he isnt so keen to work on my skyline as he was on my Rx7. I believe him to be very compotent but very flat out all the time. so anyone willing to give me a hand so i can bring my knowledge up to speed on skylines? oh yeah I a gun metal grey R33-white rims, cheers any help would be much appreciated, Damo :dry:

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hey guys posted something a while back and quite new to skyline scene....(shortened for easy reading)

Hey mate, I got your pm, i actually live in QLD so i'm unable to help you im sorry. I'm sure there would be someone in here that would be more than willing to give you a hand and let you in on somewhere to get the car tuned. Good luck with it all. Btw Apexi has filed for bankruptcy so i'd be getting your PFC asap.

Matt

Hey mate, I got your pm, i actually live in QLD so i'm unable to help you im sorry. I'm sure there would be someone in here that would be more than willing to give you a hand and let you in on somewhere to get the car tuned. Good luck with it all. Btw Apexi has filed for bankruptcy so i'd be getting your PFC asap.

Matt

yeah i will LOL, cheers, damo

If you are ever in Burnie on a weekend, call in I'm at the Petrol Plus Servo in town, doors always up.

cheers i will be doing that, most prob head up this sat morning, keen to get things checked out, nice!!! :)

hey blokes, thought i would send up a post just saying it was good to meet you all 2day and what an open genuine bunch you all were! (give ureselves a pat on the back!) it was good to get some ideas and information off you all as to the direction in where/how i can take my skyline to the next level. special thanks to Antonio for inviting me up there! oh and guesty in relation to the pfc today, is ure sky a series 1 or 2? i can tell i gunna be cruising up in burnie a bit in the future! cheers Damo

Edited by madaz R33
Hey Damo. It was a pleasure to meet you and your mrs. If you ever need info or wanna catch up or go for a cruise drop me a pm. Cheers Neil.

cool guys!, i was thinkin we should maybe all go for a cruise/catch up fri or sat nite? by the way guesty i thought i heard you and antonia say thet ures was a 1.5 series and in that case it would be closer to S2 running gear? (just trying to guage specs for these pfc's coming over) maybe/mabe not may be hearing things (lol). niel whats the cost of the custom plates and in saying that they are different to personalised plates arent they? cheers Damo

Well of memory it costs $300 to get them made with the first year included. It's $100 a year for fully custom plates five or six digits but if you get three letters and three numbers its $50 a year eg: (SHY033). By the way its not sent out with your rego its a separate bill from the date they are issued. Neil...

Hey Damo. It was a pleasure to meet you and your mrs. If you ever need info or wanna catch up or go for a cruise drop me a pm. Cheers Neil.

What Neil said /\ /\ /\ /\.

Edited by Wogboy

Nah, mines a series one. i replaced my ecu with one out of a series 1.5. how you going with the pfc's? I have both my old manifolds off, and am about to start bolting my new exhaust manifold on and im just waiting on a new gasket to go on my new plenum.

so im not going nuts!!! i thought i heard you say 1.5 at some point,pfc's are still happening bit slow going with all the stuffin about--- ecu back/forth frm melb/sydney then pfc finally down to tas, will let you know what i decied to do asap, pretty keen to head to burnie fri nite for a bit of a cruise if you and the other boys gunna be about (also wanna talk to antonio about fuel pumps) how long till ure bus back on the road? soon hope cheers Damo :P

i will be about friday night. just finished trying to fit my new exhaust manifold, but the it hits on the cylinder block so it will need to be sent back. so at this stage i don't know when the car will be back on the road again. still have the fuel system to install too.

i will be about friday night. just finished trying to fit my new exhaust manifold, but the it hits on the cylinder block so it will need to be sent back. so at this stage i don't know when the car will be back on the road again. still have the fuel system to install too.

whats the setup for the fuel system? i questioned antonio last nite about an upgrade pump, internal or external for you?

Laurie will still do a pretty good job with your car, i know of a few R33's he works on, one of which has done something like 350,000 and hasn't missed a beat.

:) that wasnt the issue, as stated in first post " i believe him to be a competent mech, but extremly flat out" I'm not dissin' him at all i have no reson to, his work is always quality. in his own words "you will need someone else to tune it (pfc) so....? :laugh:

Im gonna run a bosch 040 in tank pump with better power wires running to it, and have the option of fitting a 044 helper pump and a surge tank down the track a bit. not sure on the injectors at this stage. how those ecu's going?

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