The Sa Wasteland

[Weezy]

I was waiting for him to answer my calling .

[scandyflick]

Quickly everyone, I need help with tyre size choices!

I have a set of Work Meisters as some of you may know, sizes of them are 18x10 +13.

Being on a 32, these offsets are fairly agressive as most of you too would know...

Do I go for a 245/35 or 245/40

I want to try and dodge rolling my front guards, but will be getting my rears done. Opinions PLEASE.

id probably be inclined to go a 245/35 in anything but a feddy (they seem to be a wider mold).

but no matter what you end up doing, id suggest a roll front and rear, its easy enough to do on the rears with some patience, a rubber/plastic hammer, and a heat gun, fronts, i dunno, same again but with more patience and a shit ton more care, being aluminium and all.

hell, maybe even run a 225/35 or 235/35 federal 595ss if you really cant be f**ked with your guards.

ask scandy. hes the king of tyre philosophy imho

-D

oooh, i see what you did there.

Edited March 3, 2010 by scandyflick

[jenkies]

just wondering if anyone can tell me if this is good?? not familiar with stuff this technical

Inlet:

Lift 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800

Flowscale 150 298 298 298 447 0 0 0 0

% of flow 71% 66% 80% 88% 69%

CFM 106.5 196.68 238.4 262.24 308.43 0 0 0 0

Airspeed

Exhaust:

Lift 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800

Flowscale 152 152 320 320 320 0 0 0 0

% of flow 60% 90% 66% 72% 75%

CFM 91.2 136.8 211.2 230.4 240 0 0 0 0

Airspeed

In Ex %: Potential Hp:

@ 500 lift @ 500 lift

77.81% 476.497 Hp

anyone?!?! would prefer not to make a thread about this

[Nightcrawler]

I have just chucked 225/45 18s on my new rims that are 9.5" wide. Let me assure you it is more than enough stretch for me, and I can feel the degradation of the cushy handling of the car - I now well and truly feel every bump and pothole. But the look is awesome!

I would suggest if you want any sort of daily driving pleasant experience you go the highest sidewall height you can go.

Yes I am a soft old man. But I am still hard enough to chuck 18 x 9.5 +20 rims on a car that came standard with 8 +30s

Bad pic I know (I just went and took it in the dark garage then), but you can see the stretch and the rim hanging out.

[Nightcrawler]

No idea Mark, but I am sure if you stopped by Wilall, Morpowa or Boostworx they would be able to explain it to you in a second.

[Dohmar]

I have fought with the shadows on the edge of your vision. I have seen the faces that laugh at you in your nightmares. I have smelt the foetid breath that issues from the mouth of hell itself. I have heard the silent voices that make your spine tingle with dread. I have entered the realms between worlds where there is not time or place. I have clashed with creatures the sight of which would sear your soul to the core. You accuse me of being a madman. What right have you to judge what is sane and what is not?

Reflections upon the void - G. Ravenor

-D

Thought for the day - Pain is an illusion of the senses, despair is an illusion of the mind

[Inline 6]

dohmar lay off the weed man

[Krishy]

I'm looking at getting a recreational licence to use the Bolivar track while I set up the kart and see how competitive it might be in a particular class. Its an old kart being an Arrow AX6, but I'm not expecting Mark Webber results. I'd be happy with practice, then going thru the Probation period, before getting my C grade licence and then looking at a semi-serious kart like an AX9 with a blue-printed motor by Ian Williams or other workshop. ... or a Rotax if I can stretch the money that far, and I think I'm good enough.

why not go a 13B in it.....would be interesting to see it being done

just has to be legal height when engineered and their fine

i have been told in my numerous visit to the pits that to get coilovers engineered so that they are legal you will have to set it at the standard height (which for a R33 GTST is 345mm fronts and 355mm rears) and then get the adjustable bit welded shut so that it cannot be adjusted anymore......

[Inline 6]

then get the adjustable bit welded shut so that it cannot be adjusted anymore......

i concur with the dr krish. got told this by regency and engineer

for some reason they dont like the idea of them being that easy to dump back low after leaving.

Edited March 4, 2010 by Inline 6

[RubyRS4]

And for my 6000th post ... I'm just going to say that I'm a dirty little whore

[Weezy]

Cheers for that Andrew & Dave,

I think I might go the 245/35. Cumfort doesn't really... come into much account with me after all if I wanted cumfort I wouldn't have got a GT-R to begin with and something like the HSV Grange etc or Cima lol. I really don't want to remove the plastic inner guard is all on the fronts and I know alot of places won't touch alloy guards and there is no way I can bring myself to even trying myself.

[writeoff]

Thought for the day - Pain is an illusion of the senses, despair is an illusion of the mind

My response to this thought: F__k your illusions. My pain is real.

Let's see how disillusioned you are when being rammed by 1.7 tonnes of 1993 Ford Falcon at 60+kmph. Then do it again at 80+kmph with a 1968 Ford Cortina. Then again at 40kmph with a 1990s Nissan Pulsar. Then again with a 1960s VW Beetle. Then three more times for good measure, just to disillusion your mind. And I'm one of the lucky ones.

People that write that shit don't know what pain and despair are.

[180or200]

Yeah the last night out on karts saw alot of action and fierce racing from the top 4. But yet again, "age and experience" prevailed over "young and dumb"

All in the name of fun however.

I'm looking at getting a recreational licence to use the Bolivar track while I set up the kart and see how competitive it might be in a particular class. Its an old kart being an Arrow AX6, but I'm not expecting Mark Webber results. I'd be happy with practice, then going thru the Probation period, before getting my C grade licence and then looking at a semi-serious kart like an AX9 with a blue-printed motor by Ian Williams or other workshop. ... or a Rotax if I can stretch the money that far, and I think I'm good enough.

I hope your pride can take a whack, the KT class is the most competitve racing in the country, take it out to port Gawler, you'll soon find if your the quickest out there you'll be the slowest at southern!

When I stopped racing couple of years ago the Rotax was a dying class, the leopards are a much better option, so much easier to maintain, can go the whole season between rebuilds etc, much more reliable, and faster!

goodluck with it all, have you looked into joining the Barrossa club, I wish I did, alot more down to earth bunch out there.

[RubyRS4]

I hope your pride can take a whack, the KT class is the most competitve racing in the country, take it out to port Gawler, you'll soon find if your the quickest out there you'll be the slowest at southern!

When I stopped racing couple of years ago the Rotax was a dying class, the leopards are a much better option, so much easier to maintain, can go the whole season between rebuilds etc, much more reliable, and faster!

goodluck with it all, have you looked into joining the Barrossa club, I wish I did, alot more down to earth bunch out there.

I've raced in Brackets, Under 400cc, and Supersport in bike racing ... so I'm use to varied and competitive racing. Kinda found a soft spot for the karts. My cousin raced them years ago when I was younger, and I had a crack at it for a season ... but my love was for two wheel racing. Now I see it as a new hobby more than anything. But its in my DNA to race.

I know the KT class is competitive. Unless you have a blueprinted motor nowdays (especially by a shop like Hurst), don't expect a top 5 finish. I'm just looking at entry level for now and then re-evaluate things say 12 months on.

I certainly want to look into the Barossa Club. They seem to hold more regular races/practice days ... and Southern just don't seem to want to answer my enquiries.

[180or200]

southern has a great track, just not a very good atmosphere, I joined southern but had more fun at the Barrossa, it's a great little track, big gearing and that fast sweeper get the blood flowing.

[Dohmar]

My response to this thought: F__k your illusions. My pain is real.

Let's see how disillusioned you are when being rammed by 1.7 tonnes of 1993 Ford Falcon at 60+kmph. Then do it again at 80+kmph with a 1968 Ford Cortina. Then again at 40kmph with a 1990s Nissan Pulsar. Then again with a 1960s VW Beetle. Then three more times for good measure, just to disillusion your mind. And I'm one of the lucky ones.

People that write that shit don't know what pain and despair are.

Wow. Way to read into something the exact wrong way. Did you get up out of the wrong side of bed this morning?

Next time I film some S&M porno, you can be the #1 pain consultant.

-D

[GoAhead]

looking at ordering an intercooler and ive heard that a smaller one will give me better response, say a 450 x 300 x 76 rather than the standard 600 x 300 x 76

is this true? im not looking at making any more than about 200rwkw....

[writeoff]

Wow. Way to read into something the exact wrong way. Did you get up out of the wrong side of bed this morning?

Then please enlighten me what the exact correct way to read 'Pain is an illusion of the body'. And I understand about electrical signals being sent to the brain and interpreted as pain and how these signals can misfire after trauma to the body.

FYI I got up on the same side of my bed as I always do, but my body does ache more today than... yesterday. I have heard similar comments from doctors and counsellors for years and I have often asked them what real physical pain have they experienced and how long did it last for. If the duration is less than 2 years they don't know shit. If the duration is approaching 5 years then they have a clue. If the duration is greater than 10 years then they might actually know. Mine has been 15 years now and still counting. I believe Tangles would know where I am coming from.

[heslo]

looking at ordering an intercooler and ive heard that a smaller one will give me better response, say a 450 x 300 x 76 rather than the standard 600 x 300 x 76

is this true? im not looking at making any more than about 200rwkw....

Personally it will only make a poofteenth difference. I wouldn't worry too much

[GoAhead]

Personally it will only make a poofteenth difference. I wouldn't worry too much

cheers mate, might just go the larger one incase i get a case on hesloitus and decide to go all out and modify it