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Hi guys

The name's Keenan. I am from a little place called Cape Town all the way in South Africa.

Thought I'd join the forum after I was lead here while doing some brake upgrade searching. 

I drive a Neptune Blue Metallic Nissan N14 hatch (it's called a Sabre 200Gxi here in South Africa) with a SR20DE heart in the bay.
Car is still fairly standard apart from the usual breathing mods. 

I've attached some pictures of the old gal and added some specs below.

-63mm exhaust
-RSR Performance header
-poly suspension bushes
-poly engine mountings
-lightened flywheel
-8500rpm crystal on the stock ecu

Next mods to come:

-264/272 degree split cams (already have these in storage just waiting for fitment)
-brake upgrade
-bigger maf (also have this in storage ? )

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6 hours ago, PranK said:

Welcome Keenan!

I reckon that would be a blast to drive! I had a CA18DET equipped N13 pulsar at one stage, it was lots of fun!

 

Thanks PranK
I'm sure it's nothing like the n13 you had though. That must have been a real gokart.
Most n14's here have VE swaps and few DET swaps here and there so I am lagging behind quite a bit ?
 

2 hours ago, GDZ32 said:

Welcome boet. Lekker CY (now you know why ;P). Glad to see some nice Nissans in CPT and not kust another Citi Golf

Hahaha thanks boet.
Seems you've been away from CPT for far too long now ?
Quite a few lekker cars here now. Citi Golfs are still roaming around now and then though haha

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