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guys thanks for the heads up on the blues smoke.... apparently this was coming from under the car as the blue Redline gearbox fluid was leaking onto the hot pipe and underbody.... as Clarkey suspected.

well let's hope that is all:D

tru that :D ah well the money I save on fuel is slowly going into building my RB25DET for a transplant.... soon my pretty... soon.... muhahaha

Farken gotta pay $200 for the R32 and R33 japanese service manuals grr... sucks major ass, but I need it desperately if I'm to transplant engines n stuff myself. The english service manuals suck, esp that 250 dollar garbage that dosen't cover the new transmission on post 1991 GTS's.

I still can't help but smile when I recall the story you were telling me outside the bakery, about the cop pulling you over and looking for the turbo. I look forward to the day you've got the new beast... if I could help with a workshop manual I would, but I've only got an R32 GTR workshop manual. Why not transplant an RB26DETT then you can use my manual :aroused:

Once again, thanks to everyone involved in the running and driving the cruise.

James, if you'd like a passenger on a scouting run, I'd be more than happy to fill the seat :D

lack of $$$ to buy an RB26. also lack of spare parts, I've gotta upgrade too many things with an RB26, with an RB25 its pretty easy (plus I've already bought a turbo and manifold for it hehe)

Okay, so I filled up today for the first time since the cruise...

423km total. 62.44L added to tank - 14.76l/100km.  :thankyou:

Filled up last night [ultimate]:

460km total, 55 L added - 11.95l/100km ~ probably my worst figure ever :P

A normal cruise up the country I would have got 550kms out of that much fuel, my best was around 9.5l/100km but thats fairly rare [& relaxed driving]!

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