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Tommyk

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Tommyk

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Hi guys

Is there any point, or need to tune a stock GTR ?

Im fairly sure the car is running rich. I can hear the exhaust popping occasionally (very quietly) when I let my foot off the throttle.

Car is completely stock.

The only thing ive done is remove the boost restrictor from one of the boost solenoid hoses.

What would I need to do? Im considering buying a SAFC-2 perhaps? Do people think its viable to do this, or leave it as is ?

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Still worth throwing it on the dyno and getting the A/F ratios checked.. and let the experts look at it... for the sake of $100 or so.

I wouldn't bother with a SAFC2, if you're going to spend the money just get a PowerFC - for about $1000 bucks you can get one with a hand controller.

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I can hear the exhaust popping occasionally (very quietly) when I let my foot off the throttle.

This happens on my (dead stock) R32 GT-R too. I assume the mixture is a little rich. Actually I kind of like the popping :D

Edit: And you can get smallish power and economy improvements with a good tune (for local fuel) even on a fairly stock car.

LW.

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Guest two.06l

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Got caught out on the freeway from mt colah on the way back to my house

 

:D

 

I really feel like shit

Dont know how much this is going to cost me, and I'm afraid to find out

My poor baby

obviously not insured? ah well just think of the nice new paint job she will have.

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tang0

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the mother-in-law got caught in a hail storm about a month back, hail the size of, well, inbetween a dollar coin and an 20c coin ... dented the car on pretty much every pannel ...

tis a 97 celica ... fun ..

glad my car was in an airport carpark on this day ....

the wife saved somehail and put it in the freezer to show me ! couldnt believe it !

i feel for your poor gtr ... but all will be even better after a pannel beater and a lick of paint ..

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Tommyk

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Yeh

Sorry guys, im just too scared to go outside and check.

I know there was one dent on the bonnet, but im not sure if the paint has come off it.

You spend 40k on something like this, become flat broke, and now something like this happens.

I'll try those dent repair guys if it doesnt look too bad.

Im so afraid :P

I feel like someones just :kick: :)

You work hard for 4 years and then this

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