Fatz Gtr Reliability Testing

[fatz]

So jenna and i like doing stupid amounts of laps at track day. But lack a running car
Generally the laps are not very fast, but very sideways

progressive laps times

wakefield 1.08 (jenna 1:13) (r888 rubber 270rwkw)

smsp south 1.03 (jenna 1:11) (r888 rubber 300rwkw)

pI 1:53 ( regularity so not pushing) (street rubber 270rwkw)

smsp brabham 1:44 (handcock c70 310rwkw)

SMSP north 1:08 (handcock c70 360rwkw)

winton 1:37 (jenna 1:49) (r888 rubber 300rwkw)

quick summary of mods

hks2530

hks dumps

racepace exhaust

HKS IC

flex tune

tein colovers

ikea arms

race seat

310rwkw

So I bought this car from a member on Easter Friday 2013
97 s3 gtr non v-spec so after 100k the vspec diff doesn't f**k out
This car has 110k on the clock ( nismo cluster)
picked it up from Melbourne from a sau member and drove it home(would recommend grant... Great seller)

air con is cold and shit.. Which is awesome
didn't buy it to look at it so tomorrow I will slap some brake ducts on, change the oil, bleed the brakes and take it to Marulan on Monday
I am not sure we're this thread will go but hopefully it will be a reliability test, and picks of me changing shit that has worn out vid of launches and laps of Jenna and I having fun

So anyway
29/3/13
The story begins
Compression
S1-165 s2-165 s3-165 s4-156 s5-165 s6-160
Within spec. Ill keep a running tally on this as it gets a beating


Car has the following mods
Shockworks Neotech Coilovers -
HKS Dual Dragger dump pipe back exhaust, awesome note.
Bosch 044 in-tank fuel pump.
600cc Sard Injectors
Apexi PowerFC + H/C
2860-7 turbochargers
Cam Gears
42mm Alloy Radiator ( chinas finest... I am sure this will be proven as junk soon)
Turbosmart E-Boost Boost controller

Overall for a 270 rwkw car it feels ok. Lost of black smoke on gassing it so may need another tune

first mod was to remove the ghay gear knob
old

new


Let the fun begin

[Roy]

Could have bought between 4-12 x R31s for what you paid for that!

[fatz]

So true

[fatz]

anyway

oil changes( looks like it needed it as well)

coolant checked

brakes checked

brake cooling added

on the trailer ready to party

after 24 hours of ownership the single plate clutch is farken shit and need to be replaced

farken shithouse, rattly jerky pos

[Count Grantleyish]

LOL at changing knob, cos I took out Nismo leather knob for that...

Good thread, would follow. So the clutch is on its way out?

[fatz]

Clutch is fine I just don't like it

[Count Grantleyish]

Same here and I chose to live with it.

[fatz]

Will launch it till it needs replacing

[Count Grantleyish]

That's the spirit!

[fatz]

so took this out to the track, did about 140k's

really i should have got an alignment but there was no time

car seems quite laggy for -7 turbos (which i have a solution for)

the tyres on it are massively shithouse ( don't buy Bridgestone s02's)

pretty bad understeer then oversteer

rear hicas needs locking

lol

was slow but fun

then it had a misfire which after an hour of fiddling we worked out was fuel surge at 2/3 full tank (farken what?).. i am guessing the bosch has been installed incorrectly

needs an oil cooler

i was wrong on the fried rice radiator it performed well

anymore than ten laps and the brake fluid boiled so less shit fluid will be used

[Ad's]

Nice selfy Fatz

Eta before parted out? lol

[fatz]

2 years

[Ad's]

Noticed old mate in the background. Did he get a few laps in?

[fatz]

Yea danger zone was lapping it up

[$$slowmedown]

Re the misfire etc, chuck a fresh fuel filter in asap Pete, may be old as and restricting flow

Don't want to starve the big girl!

[fatz]

Check will do

Very strange missfire

Even stranger is that the car will happily run down to reserve light on the road with no dramas

Ill check all the wiring and do the fuel filter and see if there is any difference

[fatz]

It's strange driving a r33 although they are only 50 kegs heavier they feel 300kg heavier than a r32

I guess it is in the better build and stronger chassis

They also have less steering feel( on initial turn in)

Just my thoughts.

Although my r32 was 1400kg wet so this may be the reason the 33 feels so heavy

[Calsonic14U]

Nice mate. Wow how cheap is it to run your car at that track! Wonder why SAU havent organised something there. Great build mate will be interesting to see how long it takes to um streatch the reliability after your history with the RB's lol. Will definately have to take my 32 down to that track for shakedown once shes finished.

[Blitz]

That car is far too clean and shiny to be a fatz mobile.

PS welcome to the highly exclusive white series 3 owners club.

[Piggaz]

^^^