The Sa Wasteland

[Dohmar]

I understand everything you are saying Ben, but for R&T to say your motor will be fine with the upgraded power level on the basis of a leak-down test is pretty poor. You have only had the car for 3 of its 20 years, so god only knows what maintenance schedule was had before you got it. Unless they have opened the engine and inspected the internal components I just can't understand how they can guarantee you are not going to spin a bearing, crack a ring-land or whatever else.

But it sounds like you are on the right path putting in all new gaskets etc,, so at least they can have a partial visual inspection of your engine internal before the N1s go on.

And on the topic of you 'going easy on while it' while it was mechanically impaired (just in case you forgot), you gave the 32 a fair hiding on the way to Kadina last year and Balgowan also - I saw more than a fair plume of black smoke behind you and you will remember being destroyed by an n/a V35 at one point .... which I now understand now you have revealed your power level issues.

and thats where you're wrong

my so called 'thrashing it' was less than 6500 rpm

i never push my car hard, ever. i could give a f**k if an gtt or any other car can do better. so evidenced by my speeds in the aforementioned trips.

i dont see any part of the postings where i said that R&T guaranteed anything. i work in IT. i know that technology fails. im not going to hold them responsible for mechanical failure, esp when its 20 yr old components.

seriously, u guys need to step back and take a deep breath. I know what ive discussed with my mechanic and tuner. You do not. And Im hardly going to waste my time trying to impress you armchair mechanids when I have good advice on tap.

fot your information on the black plumes -they were done using the retarded tune, after i had replaced the injectors from 444 to 575. and that was before i had a nistune, so duh, naturally it was running rich because there was no f**king way i could have leaned it out safely.

SAFELY

-D

[RubyRS4]

And on that note, I'm going to bed

[Dohmar]

And on that note, I'm going to bed

The world is like a ride in an amusement park, and when you choose to go on it you think it's real because that's how powerful our minds are. The ride goes up and down, around and around, it has thrills and chills, and it's very brightly colored, and it's very loud, and it's fun for a while. Many people have been on the ride a long time, and they begin to wonder, "Hey, is this real, or is this just a ride?" And other people have remembered, and they come back to us and say, "Hey, don't worry; don't be afraid, ever, because this is just a ride." And we...kill those people. "Shut him up! I've got a lot invested in this ride, shut him up! Look at my furrows of worry, look at my big bank account, and my family. This has to be real." It's just a ride. But we always kill the good guys who try and tell us that, you ever notice that? And let the demons run amok... But it doesn't matter, because it's just a ride. And we can change it any time we want. It's only a choice. No effort, no work, no job, no savings of money. Just a simple choice, right now, between fear and love. The eyes of fear want you to put bigger locks on your doors, buy guns, close yourself off. The eyes of love instead see all of us as one. Here's what we can do to change the world, right now, to a better ride. Take all that money we spend on weapons and defenses each year and instead spend it feeding and clothing and educating the poor of the world, which it would pay for many times over, not one human being excluded, and we could explore space, together, both inner and outer, forever, in peace.

-Bill Hicks

-D

[DSTROY]

Whats the point of running 20psi if you say you never push your car hard, ever.

Edited July 3, 2010 by DSTROY

[Jap_star]

Whats the point of running 20psi if you say you never push your car hard, ever.

ignore that. What's the point in even having a gtr. Sell it and buy a Toyota prius, sounds like it suits your needs

[Weezy]

At the end of the day, sell your GT-R and buy something SR................

LOL!

[scandyflick]

so if you keep your motor under 6500, its not thrashing?

i can generate some pretty serious engine load under 6500. dont need to be brushing the red every gear to hurt something.

and because your motor has solid compression, and solid results on a leak down, and youve maintained it well for a portion of its life, itll reliably put down nigh on 300kw? without any risk of failure?

its had 15 years of being treated like a gtr. cars dont age like people, theyre not in their prime when theyre 20. theyre getting pretty tired at 20.

an "apparently" (im with luke, until nissan/autech/etc come out and say, i dont believe it) n1 equivalent block is more resistant to throwing a leg outta bed because of the wall thickness?

ive seen high performance (1000hp+) marine engines lose rods. and those blocks are anything but lightweight.

and even if you do avoid that, bearing failure, oil pump failure, etc, isnt unheard of.

[Matty 31]

gah, cbf'd reading all that, sounds like the usual RD28 vs TD42 vs ZD30 debates from patrol4x4.com

IMPORTANT - NEED SOME HELP ASAP!

anyone able to help me and a mate out today? need a car with a towbar and a 6x4 trailer of some form

need to remove my body trolley from virginia to morphett vale. i would but my RD28 idler pulley decided last night that it didnt want to turn anymore. for one the tow man had to get towed

WILL PAY YOUR FUEL MONEY!

[Matty 31]

*edit*

sorted it out

[Luke_ENR34]

O shit Matty, your car ok? Need that tow on the 17th

[Madaz]

i so wish we had a drag strip

http://www.rexnet.com.au/forum/index.php?showtopic=123658

[craig R33]

<3

and

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[Madaz]

some tough shots there

[skwiz]

After reading what Dohmar has been saying, and what everyone else has been saying, i'm siding with Dohmar on this one.

I have read in a HPI magazine, an article which Martin Donnon wrote a year or so ago, talking about breaking 300kw out of a GTR.

If memory serves me correctly, N1 turbos, AFM's, aftermarket computer, and some fuel/oil upgrades, 300kw should be quite easy, provided the tune is done properly.

I'm trying to find the article as i type..

[J - Rad]

But not at 20psi is what I'm trying to get at.

My plans are HKS GT-SS/ -9. Same response as the N1s but don't fall in the ass higher in the rev range and are capable of more power. Regularly seeing results of 280rwkw at only 15psi with standard injectors and AFMs.

IHMO that would be the better option. Why run more boost and therefor stress the engine more if there is a turbo out there that will be as responsive but make more power at less psi?

[jrm]

Boring Sunday FTL .. so quiet on SAU

[Matty 31]

nom nom nom

wheezy's coupe (not weezy, wheezy LOL). such a nice car that jez has

luke, i dont think its too bad, if jake was to answer his phone i might be able to work some shit out (ive got a tow booked for simon this coming weekend for G1 LOL). plus the fact i currently have no other way of getting around bar using the old's cars

[Dohmar]

But not at 20psi is what I'm trying to get at.

My plans are HKS GT-SS/ -9. Same response as the N1s but don't fall in the ass higher in the rev range and are capable of more power. Regularly seeing results of 280rwkw at only 15psi with standard injectors and AFMs.

IHMO that would be the better option. Why run more boost and therefor stress the engine more if there is a turbo out there that will be as responsive but make more power at less psi?

i cant fault that logic, and its something Im aiming for too - whether or not it needs 20 psi or whether it even gets to 300, i dont really care, however from what Ive read and been told by assorted folks, 20psi is nothing too hardcore. esp when you compare the amount of boost some cars have thru them (60psi ford sierras anyone?). if I get a safe, responsive 280-290 i dont really care what the psi is set to. 300kw is well within safe range of a stock rb26.

-D

[Carbon 34]

Boring Sunday FTL .. so quiet on SAU

Adelaide is boring in general..lol even worse when it's freezing out...lol everyone is out to capture the little bit of sun today

hey where is Dohmar he can perk up the team like last night...hahahahaha sorry ben

[jrm]

Adelaide is boring in general..

Yeah, I mean - I like Adelaide n all - but I gotta agree with you there. Having lived in Brisbane, Newcastle, Sydney, Melbourne as well, it's definitely a lot quieter here and a lot less 'stuff' open on weekends, etc .. very country-town attitude in a lot of ways (which is a real shame for a capital city)

... ah wells .. what'cha gonna do?