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I spent all of last sunday out at HKS working with the guys on a plan for the build up for motor and car and been flat out since so havent had a chance to get back on this.

Yep beer Baron we talked heaps about the V Cam setup and cam setups and head work..They have lined me up with similar power output GTR34 to go for a drive in this saturday to have a suss..

Basically the guys were reccomending a cam setup of inlet 272°and outlet of 264° and exhaust of 264° to match the Step 2 (2.8) setup and HKS 2530s turbos. The only concern they have is that Japan has cracked down on its emissions test and they reckon this would be 50/50 on a pass but also Torque wouldnt hit in until 3500rpm.. The emissions for rego here is no probs as still plenty of guys here where the old slab on the back seat works magic. Serious side, getting it passed is no probs as my last (shakken) rego I was running straight thru pipe instead of high flow cat and passed sweet as thru my mates tuner shop. By the way high flow Hks cat now installed.

My biggest concern and theirs too, is if the car is being sent to Oz would it pass inspection with this setup. It is definitely going to be private import, I have even gone to the extent of limiting hold to only 3 weeks ouuta the kuntry in the last 18 months to make sure it gets in. I dont wanna sentd it all modified then go thru the bullshit of having everything changed back for compliance. If that does happen I have kept everything that has been taken off just in case..

Anyway back to crux of the story..So this is where the VCam got thrown about. They reckon it rocks. The main mechanic was saying basically they use a cam of 248° intake or about that, cant remember..and exhaust 264°. The intake gives a pretty standard idle and will pass emissoinds with flying colours but hit 2-2500 revs and the Torque kicks in like a mule and climbs and stays right thru the rev range where as the 270/264 setup will peak and then dropp off and the high rev end.. Yep its extra 4,500 - 5000 grand but sounds the go. I want a real torquey car to drive and trying to build a package that when the car sells the potential buyer has a real wicked little munster under the pedal but is still sweet to drive around town. They were recomending Vcam Step B for this build, there seems to be a few different types and go up over the 6k mark.

What I'm wondering is anyone in Oz using these ??? If so how are they finding them. They really seem to be the dutch guts over here but being pretty exxy not alot of crew have the setup.

As for motor etc I'm back out at HKS on saturday for test drive and then go thru everything I'll need to get for the build and then hand over chunk of coin and order up the parts. Its pretty interesting here in japan in the fact of doiung a build like this they want to go thru every little detail with you before I can give them the block. Where as in oz it would be drop the block off , give some coin and order some parts and let the build begin.. Here its done the japanese way and defintiely as spending a chunk of coin your treated with f*kk japanese respect/kata..

Anyway what I'm going to do is start a separate post for the build with pics, write up and vids..boys at HKS are sweet with this..but I'd like to keep this thread going for any info on the VCAM...

I'd be more tham happy for any input or reccomendations from people on the build here or on new post when I start it next week, I'd really appreciate the input...

cheers..

p.s pics soon

hey Mark,

Don't worry about aus emissions. we do not have any emissions testing done either for compliance or for registration. you can get pulled up at some point and be directed to present yourself to a testing centre, but in my life having owned many modified GTRs and my current pre-stage built, ported 13B FD RX7 it has never happened to me.

when you do the personal import where abouts (which state) are you going to send the car? if it's sydney I can help you through that process. I did a subaru legacy GT as a personal import (which my mum now drives!). the paperwork is a bit tougher, but the actual work once the car is here is p1ss easy compared to normal import compliance. you not have to change anything for compliance. being a personal import the car does not actually get 'complied'. there are just a few small items to address, and then an engineers sign off, then just normal rego. none of which involves an emissions test or even a noise test.

so with that in mind, do whatever they think is best for performance, don't let aus emissions requirements dictate what you do with the build.

like I said, my friends 34 in tokyo is HKS 2.8, TO4Z, v-cam, Fcon V pro, built and tuned at top secret and it happily runs all the way to 300kph! but drives around town like a kitten. very smooth at low rpm. so it certainly does work.

I might actually head up to sapporo next time I'm in japan (never been up north that far). I might have to call past and say konichiwa... :P

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Hey Richard..

cheers for the info fella..Thats given me the green light to go the hack. As far as what state, I'm not sure but it will be either Thirroull or the Goldy. As for coming to Sappy you should do it, the girls here are the finest in japan plus I know some great kabba kuras, susukino is famous japan wide for its sleaze. Theres pretty good car scene here as well with illegal street dragging and drifting pretty common on sat nights..plus a few race tracks not too far away. Winter is as picturesque as you can get in Japan but bloody cold but thats what nomi/tabi hodai is for...summer just rocks especially the month long beer festival in the city centre odori park.

I'm looking forward to driving the 34 this sat as the boys at HKS said I will be definitely be impressed with how the V-cam works. I just hope the snow melts as we had a good 30-50cm last night and roads are real slippery and evil. Been hooking around in my wifes Jimmny drifting all over the place today, a hell of alot of the time not by choice.

So hopefully conditions will be good to really see how it runs. Then its just working out the money side of things and the ball will start rolling..

Thanks again for the input and advice..

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