new ride

[Steve]

looks like I will have a sil80 soon, just stoved the front in:) silvia fronts are alot cheaper than 180:p

[Bl4cK32]

lol...didnt take u long Steve at least you dont have to worry about the front bar now

[hippy]

s15 steve

[Steve]

Yes, the kei office sus works well, shame about the lack of grip from the tyres. Car was understeering like a biatch, the handbrake on the S13s is pretty average too compared to skyline, and a mechanical diff is a must have:D

First time I drifted the car, it wasnt set up properly, but the opportunity rose and I jumped at it.

(note to self, no 3rd gear snakeys in the wet:p)

Still had a good time though - it will be back, better than ever....

s15 steve

dont know where I can pick one up cheap do you Hiep?

[hippy]

i meant .. s15 front!!!

[Steve]

Yeah, I know you meant front - they arent cheap though, headlights alone are around $800, S13 bits are cheap and plentiful - for next time:p

damage is a bit worse than I first thought, this might get costly:D

[gtst25]

I had a ca18det silvia a couple of years before my current r33 and I reckon it was a more enjoyable drive in some ways - lightweight and I reckon felt really torquey too. My girlfriend could potter around roundabouts etc in fouth gear and not look silly. Great cars for someone who wants to go really fast/not too much outlay I reckon!

Sort of wish I modified it more before selling... Would've been fun

[Nozila]

steve: what sort of gearbox does your car currently have. Apparently the previous owner on mine went through two and it now has a s14 box. Are siliva box's weak, anyone?

[Busky2k]

They're not weak at all, but they're no RB25 boxes either. The S14 is the strongest from the Silvias. The S15 is the weakest, where >200rwkw, its days are numbered.

[Steve]

I think it depends on a few things, how you drive, how the car makes power etc.

Trent (autobarn) has a stock box in his 180 with around 250rwkw, James (d1 garage) has gone through a few and has now updated to an R33 adapted to the SR20, with similar power to Trent's.

Response is different (Bai tuned James car for response and he has the smallest turbine housing available for the turbo he runs), and also James told me he found the twin plate clutch engaged a bit more harshly than the hyper single he runs now - which in his opinion makes a difference.

So I suppose it isnt just cut and dried - sorry I couldnt give you anything that approaches a definative answer:(

[Bl4cK32]

yer James was telling me he was stressing about getting the geometry right when he was cut and shutting the bellhousing off the sr box onto the r33 one

[SR910]

i smashed my sr box in lik 1000 km on street tyres, with like 244 rwkw, and from what i have seen, a s13 and s14 bax are the same, just s14 could be in better condition because of age.

[Busky2k]

Hmmm actually I read somewhere the S14 box has a thicker main shaft or something like that. Not exactly sure, but I do know people with S13s who have blown boxes. After all, nothings unbreakable!

[P1E]

What side of the city do you live on? If you're not far away, I have a digital camera that you can use...

[Nozila]

P1E: i live up north; pooraka/walkey heights area, but iam regularly at my gf's which is right near the city - welland just off port rd.

[Nozila]

Thanks for the offer P1E but I have pics up now.