Guest |aunch Posted August 26, 2002 Share Posted August 26, 2002 Just flicking through the threads, I noticed that a few (presumably insurance challenged) ppl seem to have non-turbo R32's and R33's. One of the magazines out at the moment (HPI maybe?) has a shootout between an NA Supra and an NA R33. Do any of the owners have anything to say about their cars? Prices, performance, reliability, availability of servicing/ parts etc? I am off to the newsagents to find a copy of said magazine Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/3033-natrually-aspirated-skys/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
doxximus Posted August 26, 2002 Share Posted August 26, 2002 ello well lets see, parts and whatnot are as easy to obtain as parts for the turbo model hehehe insurance (depending who you search for) is cheaper, performance im pretty happy with it i got about 100rwkw not much compared to a turbo, but lets compare it to a car this guy that i know has he has one of the Ford EA Brock they are 3.9ltr cars, they come standared with extractors and bigger cams....but i saw his dyno sheet it only made 101rwkw after tune, before its tune it made 94rwkw my car is just 2.5ltr with no extractors...(yet)...and made 96rwkw untuned, i have gotten it tuned since then but dunno what it makes yet hehe but yeah i reckon i could stonk some of the commies and the falcons 4ltr's Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/3033-natrually-aspirated-skys/#findComment-52273 Share on other sites More sharing options...
_turtle_ Posted August 27, 2002 Share Posted August 27, 2002 yer i heard that its in the recents months HPI, i'm gonna go out and buy it coz i have a na r33 the na supra is slightly faster than the na r33, but for the price of a na supra, u could buy a turbo r33!!! and i'm pretty sure we all know which one of those is faster! hey doxximus, if u don't mind me asking, where did u get ur car tuned and how much does it set u back? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/3033-natrually-aspirated-skys/#findComment-52317 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Boxhead Posted August 27, 2002 Share Posted August 27, 2002 damm you!!!! i only have a na rb20!!! which means your faster then me.. so.. damit... i mighthave to get some extractors done... mmhmm... Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/3033-natrually-aspirated-skys/#findComment-52321 Share on other sites More sharing options...
doxximus Posted August 27, 2002 Share Posted August 27, 2002 yeah boxhead ask funkiemonkey he has extractors on his rb20 i got my tune done at P.E.T Modifications in Melb they charged me $120 an hour and i think thats reasonable enough with parts and oils and whatever they changed it ended up being around $240 that was with filter changes (air and oil) new plugs, synthetic oil, they did timing adjustments and said my car was way off, i felt the difference when i hopped back in hehe Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/3033-natrually-aspirated-skys/#findComment-52354 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ex-static Posted August 27, 2002 Share Posted August 27, 2002 Originally posted by doxximus he has one of the Ford EA Brock WTF? Ford EA Brock? Never heard of it.. If its named after brocky.. I think something is terribly wrong, coz brocky is strictly a HDT Man Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/3033-natrually-aspirated-skys/#findComment-52362 Share on other sites More sharing options...
doxximus Posted August 27, 2002 Share Posted August 27, 2002 hahahaha nah its legit there was a period when brock went to ford (so i believe) but yeah the EA brock was made and sold and well....i dont like em hahaha wheels are nice though for standared Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/3033-natrually-aspirated-skys/#findComment-52370 Share on other sites More sharing options...
doxximus Posted August 27, 2002 Share Posted August 27, 2002 quoted from eafalcon.com "Not everything Peter Brock touched turned to gold in the '80s, though this manual 1989 EA Falcon Brock Signature Edition, owned by Steve W from NSW, is clearly a fine piece of work. Number 058 of 500 produced, it cost $14,000 with only 42,000 kms on the clock when purchased in 2001. The 3.9 litre MPI engine is fitted with extractors and a bigger cam. Its appearance is helped by a muscular body kit, 16" wheels, lowered suspension and tinted windows." this is the pic: Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/3033-natrually-aspirated-skys/#findComment-52373 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest |aunch Posted August 27, 2002 Share Posted August 27, 2002 Heh heh, yeah Doxximus, those EA's were pretty ****e... _turtle_, the HPI guys make that exact statement (about an NA supra costing as much as a turbo skyline). Here is an interesting one for you ex-static, not only did he make up a modded EA, he used to race an AWD Turbo Sierra if my memory serves me correctly... Makes you wonder how much some of these Holden/ Ford only men really go with the brand loyalty thing when the dollars are showing Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/3033-natrually-aspirated-skys/#findComment-52380 Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggala Posted August 27, 2002 Share Posted August 27, 2002 ah you kiddies dont remember brocky getting kicked out of holdn cause of his energy polarizer :_0 they were fun times indeed meggala Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/3033-natrually-aspirated-skys/#findComment-52449 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest |aunch Posted August 27, 2002 Share Posted August 27, 2002 Hell yeah Meggala, how could I have forgotten? Those Polarizers rocked! I hear that the Jap Tuning Boys import them to make their GTR's do 9z. Rigoli uses 'em on his WRX. My cousin has a Barina Swing, and he put on a Polarizer, now it does low elevens I reckon Ahhh, Brocky, the originator of Aussie rice/ no extra performance mods. NB: The Polarizer was the precursor to such favourites as "fluffy dice", and "chrome mag wheel covers" Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/3033-natrually-aspirated-skys/#findComment-52542 Share on other sites More sharing options...
riggaP Posted August 27, 2002 Share Posted August 27, 2002 Originally posted by doxximushe has one of the Ford EA Brock they are 3.9ltr cars, they come standared with extractors and bigger cams....but i saw his dyno sheet it only made 101rwkw after tune, before its tune it made 94rwkw I have an EA. 1988 GL, stock as a rock, no big cams, no extractors, no nothing, and on LPG. I got 89rwkw on the dyno!!! That thing must be claggggged! Unless Fords only give 1rwkw per mod!:lol: Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/3033-natrually-aspirated-skys/#findComment-52566 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Boxhead Posted August 27, 2002 Share Posted August 27, 2002 what is a polarizer??? i dont know.. so someone fill me in... Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/3033-natrually-aspirated-skys/#findComment-52609 Share on other sites More sharing options...
doxximus Posted August 27, 2002 Share Posted August 27, 2002 i to do not know of this polerizer... to me it sounds like it something that belongs at the coldest part of the top of the eart hehe Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/3033-natrually-aspirated-skys/#findComment-52760 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest |aunch Posted August 27, 2002 Share Posted August 27, 2002 Boxhead and doxximus, the "energy polariser" as it was known, was a little plastic box riveted to the firewall of the VL Brock Commodores. Here is what journo Morley (drive.com etc) had to say: "This little device, said Brock, effectively tuned the molecules into one another and made a more powerful, efficient and "together" car. Tosh, said Holden." http://drive.fairfax.com.au/content/199902...s/review69.html Good reading as always Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/3033-natrually-aspirated-skys/#findComment-52815 Share on other sites More sharing options...
riggaP Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 There was a report on Today Tonight (I think) on the polarizer not long ago. Apparently they're huge in the US. The fuel runs through it, and somehow ups the octane value. They dynoed an EF falcon and proved that it was 5rwkw better after the polarizer was installed. Not a bad mod considering they cost ~$50! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/3033-natrually-aspirated-skys/#findComment-52879 Share on other sites More sharing options...
doxximus Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 might need to get me one then, are they leagal ? where can i grab one from? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/3033-natrually-aspirated-skys/#findComment-52885 Share on other sites More sharing options...
riggaP Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 I just realised something. Maybe I can add a polarizer to the EA and have as much power as the EA Brock!:wassup: Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/3033-natrually-aspirated-skys/#findComment-52889 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Boxhead Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 Originally posted by doxximus might need to get me one then, are they leagal ? where can i grab one from? yes yes im with doxx on this one, us NA guys, specially rb20 NA guys need as much as possible!!! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/3033-natrually-aspirated-skys/#findComment-52919 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest |aunch Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 Hah hah hah, riggaP, do you mean that Today Tonight ran a dyno test! Bwahahahhahahahahah!!!! I don't know why, but I find that rather amusing Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/3033-natrually-aspirated-skys/#findComment-53118 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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