Jump to content
SAU Community

Topgear 3rd Ep.

jlards

By jlards,
in General Automotive Discussion

 Share

Recommended Posts

madbung Grand Master

madbung

Posted
Posted

Although production values have improved i'm still waiting for something interesting to happen or maybe even a decent review..

It's pretty Charlie cox atm.

commodores again next week....lmao

mad082 Grand Master

mad082

Posted
Posted
i still cant stand it.. australia just doesnt get enough good cars.. and we dont have good enough roads.. and honestly, what is with the test track?? surely someone will let them on a proper race track like oran park or something..

and another thing... did anybody actually see what the mercedes looked like?? all i saw were artsy camera angles and contrast changes... my eyes were hurting trying to focus and catch a glimpse of whether it was a 2 door or 4 door..

was good to see them rubbish the stupid bmw "thing" though.

that was about all i saw, heck, it makes idol almost worth watching.. atleast i know the judges on it and they have their own characters.

the whole idea of the test track is to make a track that pushes the cars to its limits. so a long straight to test the higher speeds, some corners with sudden changes in direction, to test the chassis and brakes, etc. not just a track that is nice and flowing where all cars might do well. that is why the UKTG track was designed by lotus.

Although production values have improved i'm still waiting for something interesting to happen or maybe even a decent review..

It's pretty Charlie cox atm.

commodores again next week....lmao

you can joke about more commodores but i think the 427 is going to be a serious bit of gear. i don't like holdens but even i am will to admit that the new 427 is going to have some serious go.

Beelzebub89 Grand Master

Beelzebub89

Posted
Posted

lol the porsche thing is classic. They had one of their engineers go out and try to get a decent time. While nissan use an actual racing driver and they wonder why they can't get near the time?

I still can't wait for these 8 episodes to be over so I can go back to watching the Uk top gear. Clarkson, May and Hammond make top gear what it is.

kermit Community Regular

kermit

Posted
Posted

for me it still sucks arse . its gotten to the point that it doesnt matter what they do on the show the hosts themselves taint it by being soo annoying . last month the cars were at least interesting . these guys claim to be able to drive but so far ive seen nothing to indicate that at all .

and blaming roundabouts on the english ? wtf ? australia needs more roundabouts to get rid of all the traffic lights . keeps traffic moving for gods sake . he admitted that aussies dont know how to use them but blamed the english for australia for having them ?

everything they say has no credibility at all , sooner the show dissappears forever the happier i will be

kermit

mad082 Grand Master

mad082

Posted
Posted
lol the porsche thing is classic. They had one of their engineers go out and try to get a decent time. While nissan use an actual racing driver and they wonder why they can't get near the time?

I still can't wait for these 8 episodes to be over so I can go back to watching the Uk top gear. Clarkson, May and Hammond make top gear what it is.

who happens to be an expert on the ring.

eitherway they should both do their laps at the same time (obviously with a gap between cars so there is no slipstreaming) so that each manufacturer can look at the other car.

or even have nissan buy a gt2 from a dealership and have porsche buy a gtr from a dealership so that each company can know for sure that the car is 100% stock and then have them take them to the track and just have nissans driver hop in the gtr and porsche's driver hop in the gt2 and away they go.

NZM.031 Grand Master

NZM.031

Posted
Posted

ive seen motokhana courses in a carpark that are in better nick than their test track. and the old drift corner at oran park would even be enough to keep a mercedes black on its toes.

if i had $150000 i definatly would not even consider a holden.. i will give them the fact that the cars are much much better in that sort of price range from holden than a normal SS.. but still.. there are much nicer cars out there.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • Duncan
      R33 GTR running -9 with no tune

      By Duncan · Posted

      Sounds like you've got an interesting adventure ahead here with local support if you have trouble! My guess is that, unboosted, you will be OK with a small upgrade like -9. What will happen is that once the stock ECU sees more airflow than it expects it will add a heap of fuel and pull a heap of timing to be safe because it can't understand how it could get that much air without there being an issue. You will see clouds of black smoke and it won't pull hard through the midrange and top end. So, overall it will be a bit frustrating but should be OK. If you are still nervous set the base timing back 2o through the CAS, but it will be even more sluggish everywhere. As said above through...this is not my guarantee your engine won't be blown into a million pieces, leaving you looking for very hard to find parts A better idea is get a computer with logging ASAP, wire in a wide band O2 sensor and a use remote tuner. I've done multiple cars this way and while it is not as good as a specific tune on a dyno they can get it 90% right. I'd suggest if you can afford an R33 GTR these days you can afford an ECU and tune. And if you can't afford that you sure won't be able to afford the rebuild if it goes bad in the meantime,.  
    • Duncan
      New kid on the block

      By Duncan · Posted

      Yeah it would be nice if someone took the time to put that sort of information together, but there are a lot of variations in looms. I think you are making this way hard for yourself if you just want to get it running....sourcing an SR20 with the right wiring will be a billion times easier than matching the RB loom to an S15 chassis. If you do end up going this way, you just need to trace every wire in the loom with a multimeter, 95% of them will go to a location you can confirm at the ECU.....and then post it up for the next person who needs it  
    • Duncan
      Coolant leak?

      By Duncan · Posted

      Just top it up with water, and keep a general idea of how much you added. It is normal for water to be pushed into and pulled out of the reservoir through the cap, and it should not be more than half full or it will be likely to overflow when hot. Any decent mechanic can do a pressure test of the cooling system to confirm if you have a leak. Keep in mind if it is only leaking a little and when hot it may well evaporate before you see it hit the ground
    • GTSBoy
      Coolant leak?

      By GTSBoy · Posted

      I'd ask the shop what they used and use that. Mixing coolants is sometimes OK, sometimes not, and you have know the details of each coolant to know whether it's a good idea or not.
    • Chupapy
      Coolant leak?

      By Chupapy · Posted

      Is it alright to top up with just another green coolant?
×
×
  • Create New...