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got a new turbo to install in my car.... :P

what turbo!?

eyes andy suspiciously ... you havent been to jetwrecks have you ? ;)

argh i got delayed again with my suspension and tyres ..not till wednesday now *sad face*

also what difference did the plenum spacer make Dunc - i should probably invest in one of those and leave it on the shelf for two months also :P

I didnt notice the hugest difference with the fmic on a stock turbo.. in fact during the day a slight bit of lag , but a definate improvement at night.

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also what difference did the plenum spacer make Dunc - i should probably invest in one of those and leave it on the shelf for two months also :P

At the moment, just a lighter wallet - could be because its sitting on my shelf next to me still :P

lol sorry dunc .. same boat as me ,

daleo .. you said it made a good difference yeah? :P

and someone here is making these who is it again.. and is there any left ?

Can i get one pls :P

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lol sorry dunc .. same boat as me ,

daleo .. you said it made a good difference yeah? :)

and someone here is making these who is it again.. and is there any left ?

Can i get one pls ;)

Yeah, bucketloads more torque in the midrange, there's heaps more with my new exhaust, so this is just the cherry, on the icing, on the cake :P . Only had about 40km of diving so far, I'll be driving to work tonight; that'll be a better test.

Jetwreck's your man, but I don't know if he has any left :P .

Yeah, bucketloads more torque in the midrange, there's heaps more with my new exhaust, so this is just the cherry, on the icing, on the cake :P . Only had about 40km of diving so far, I'll be driving to work tonight; that'll be a better test.

Jetwreck's your man, but I don't know if he has any left :P .

Cool thanks .. hope hes got some left :S

yeah the dump and full exhaust mod in one go was the biggest improvement my car has seen in performance thus far.

Went to start mine today - it's absolutely DEAD! The fuel pump wouldn't prime, and the alarm/immobiliser wouldn't even turn off.

The battery is fine, but there must be a major issue with the alarm or something. I drove it on Saturday night, it started fine when I was leaving home, but would barely crank when I went to leave my cousin's to come home again. :) Hmmm, if tomorrow is the same (weirder things have happened), it's time to call Unigroup to see if there's a mobile sparky they can recommend.

what turbo!?

eyes andy suspiciously ... you havent been to jetwrecks have you ? :)

He wouldn't let me near his turbo and yours is a long way away...

I had MY spare turbo rebuilt with a Sierra Stage 1 kit..

It will be interesting to see the difference it makes.

Cool thanks .. hope hes got some left :S

yeah the dump and full exhaust mod in one go was the biggest improvement my car has seen in performance thus far.

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Took the front guard inner lining off to run some wires on the 25G. Down the bottom of the guard back towards the A pillar

was chock full of wet mud, so today cleaned out both sides. There was a good double handfull of mud in both sides that were making a very nice rust inducing enviroment. Had done the RS a couple of years ago.

test fitted my wheels! (18 x 9.5 +20) seem to have heaps of clearance atm as i have bugger all camber dialed in, i may end up running a 5mm slip on on the front to bring them out a bit.

ps. yes there rotas bring on the hate! i couldn't resist them at $999 a set with hub rings and a full set of aftermaket lock nuts.

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test fitted my wheels! (18 x 9.5 +20) seem to have heaps of clearance atm as i have bugger all camber dialed in, i may end up running a 5mm slip on on the front to bring them out a bit.

ps. yes there rotas bring on the hate! i couldn't resist them at $999 a set with hub rings and a full set of aftermaket lock nuts.

Looks tough mate. I like it. Do Rotas just get hated on because theyre not JDM, or are they 'considerably' inferior quality? (not being a dick/trolling)

Looks tough mate. I like it. Do Rotas just get hated on because theyre not JDM, or are they 'considerably' inferior quality? (not being a dick/trolling)

just a few...

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and my personal favourite - the before and after track day photos

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seen them all mate really doesn't concern me, believe me its an informed decision it is a daily only car but if they do break I will be the first to post them up. For the same sizes from rays 3-4 grand, just not worth it on a daily.

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Looks tough mate. I like it. Do Rotas just get hated on because theyre not JDM, or are they 'considerably' inferior quality? (not being a dick/trolling)

TBH a bit of both, they were shit back in the day, all those pics mike posted are old but people have long memories, there was a guy here on sau recently whos spoke cracked but he was tracking an R35 on full slicks obviously my car is a ton lighter and wont be tracked with slicks.

TBH a bit of both, they were shit back in the day, all those pics mike posted are old but people have long memories, there was a guy here on sau recently whos spoke cracked but he was tracking an R35 on full slicks obviously my car is a ton lighter and wont be tracked with slicks.

Saw that in the SA Wasteland thread, Nightcrawler had a small spat about it :)

Yeah you guys gotta get your facts straight - they were on an R35GTR doing insane lap times for 6 months, then while the brakes/wheels were red hot from many very hard laps he went through a BIG ice cold puddle and one spoke cracked. Any alloy if you heat it up enough and then dump it in freezing cold water will crack. It is not a reason to stay away from Rota's at all, but rather a hefty endorsement that they can take all that punishment.

you'll be right for daily driving i'd say.

a lot of them were circuit racing incidents - plenty of load put on the wheels

there was actually a member on here that stress fractured the rotas he decided to use as track wheels on his r35

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