Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

Well the Rex is run in and all I can say is where's the power?

First time over 4000rpm was a disappointment.

These little cars go pretty hard but not if you're used to Skyline power.

Guess I'm gunna have to address this problem

Cheers

Chris

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/7679-wheres-the-power/
Share on other sites

The Rex's are know for bolting hard then running out of puff, this can be rectified with some tweaks, but remember that the gearboxes aren't as strong as the Skylines, so not too much power.

So it appears that the dark side isn't sunny after all.:)

See'ya:burnout:

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/7679-wheres-the-power/#findComment-112448
Share on other sites

Originally posted by GTS-t VSPEC

So it appears that the dark side isn't sunny after all.:mad:  

Sunny enough though

It goes dam hard in the mid range just got to work on the top end.

Won't go radical enough to need a heavy clutch though

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/7679-wheres-the-power/#findComment-112573
Share on other sites

The dark cloud does have a silver lining. I'm sure with a few minor mods you will have a much more powerful car. Just last week at the 'plex I was getting my arse kicked by STI's pulling 13.1's, quite depressing when you think you own a tough skyline to seen the back end of so many REX's.

See'ya:burnout:

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/7679-wheres-the-power/#findComment-112581
Share on other sites

We'll have to get better aquainted with your 'pretty' blue beast sometime in the very near future. I gotta say it does look good and it sounds like it fits your requirements well.

Knowing you you'll have a bayside blue R34GTR in the driveway in a couple of years anyway, the rex is a pretty good stop gap until then :mad:

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/7679-wheres-the-power/#findComment-112725
Share on other sites

Originally posted by Rhino

We'll have to get better aquainted with your 'pretty' blue beast sometime in the very near future. I gotta say it does look good and it sounds like it fits your requirements well.

Knowing you you'll have a bayside blue R34GTR in the driveway in a couple of years anyway, the rex is a pretty good stop gap until then :(

You're a mind reader Ryan:)

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/7679-wheres-the-power/#findComment-113436
Share on other sites

Originally posted by puckish

If it's the new bug eyed version have you fitted the twin headlight conversion kit yet ? Looks cool and if looks count then it has to be worth something down the quarter:D  

There is so much out there for the Rex I think it's a matter of what combo is going to work?

The STI lights are way too expensive.

Had a set of eyelids fitted instead...looks so much better another WRX driver almost pranged his car on the freeway trying to get a better look

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/7679-wheres-the-power/#findComment-113844
Share on other sites

Guest GR33DyMANGO
Originally posted by R34

Where's the Power?????

we nneeeeeeeeeeeddddddd more powwwweeeeeerrrrrr(A) scooooootttttiiiiiiieeeeeee.....!!!!!!!

sorry i think ive had way too much sun lately.. time to apply some more aloe vera gel over my sun raped chest....

ps. sunburn cream works:)

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/7679-wheres-the-power/#findComment-115337
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • Bit of a pity we don't have good images of the back/front of the PCB ~ that said, I found a YT vid of a teardown to replace dicky clock switches, and got enough of a glimpse to realize this PCB is the front-end to a connected to what I'll call PCBA, and as such this is all digital on this PCB..ergo, battery voltage probably doesn't make an appearance here ; that is, I'd expect them to do something on PCBA wrt power conditioning for the adjustment/display/switch PCB.... ....given what's transpired..ie; some permutation of 12vdc on a 5vdc with or without correct polarity...would explain why the zener said "no" and exploded. The transistor Q5 (M33) is likely to be a digital switching transistor...that is, package has builtin bias resistors to ensure it saturates as soon as base threshold voltage is reached (minimal rise/fall time)....and wrt the question 'what else could've fried?' ....well, I know there's an MCU on this board (display, I/O at a guess), and you hope they isolated it from this scenario...I got my crayons out, it looks a bit like this...   ...not a lot to see, or rather, everything you'd like to see disappears down a via to the other side...base drive for the transistor comes from somewhere else, what this transistor is switching is somewhere else...but the zener circuit is exclusive to all this ~ it's providing a set voltage (current limited by the 1K3 resistor R19)...and disappears somewhere else down the via I marked V out ; if the errant voltage 'jumped' the diode in the millisecond before it exploded, whatever that V out via feeds may have seen a spike... ....I'll just imagine that Q5 was switched off at the time, thus no damage should've been done....but whatever that zener feeds has to be checked... HTH
    • I think Fitmit had some, have a look on there (theyre Australian as well)
    • Hah, fair enough! But if you learn with this one you can drive any other OEM manual. No modern luxury features like auto rev-matching or hillstart assist to give you a false sense of confidence. And a heavy car with not that much torque so it stalls easily. 
    • Actually, I'd say all three are the automatic option. Just the different trim levels. The manual would be RSFS, no? 
×
×
  • Create New...