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  1. SLEEPER

    JDM Cars

    hakosuka is a body shape They come in 2 and 4 doors auto or manual with a big choice of engines. Prices have gone silly over the last while on a lot of the desirable JDM cars So a 4 door auto hako is probably worth less than half of a 2000 Gt and way less than an original GTR hako (think of a...
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    Turbo on N42 4 Cyl Engine

    It is clear (to me anyway) what you engine you have and this makes a huge difference to the answer most na engines need some alterations to run a meaningful turbo set up. compression ratio may be too high for a start and you would need to check your engine can handle the extra power. So ...
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    What's the difference between Valeting and Detailing?

    Probably the difference is in the mind of the supplier ( and the cost )... valet is usually a general clean and polish. Detailing is the same but to a different level (according to a detailer I know)
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    APRacing brakes

    Genuine APs are awesome I have 6 pot AP s on my stagea - . On a runway stopped dead from 170+mph no fade at all. As good as any brakes I have ever had AP Racing is british based in coventry and is now part of the brembo group There is an OZ distrubutor and one in malaysia but thats a...
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    Im back (again)

    right country . it is a 1979 mazda RX5 fastback sometimes called 121 cosmo and came with either a conventional 1.8 in line four or various rotary options. this one has a tweaked turbo twin rotor engine and 5 speed gearbox
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    Im back (again)

    Dont get on here so much nowadays but anew edition to the stable has just arrived so felt a post was in order Might actually be worth asking if anyone knows what it is ?
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    Struggling to Find Which car I should Buy

    Twin turbos can be either sequential or in parrallel . there is a world of difference. The noise will be the same with either. It is close to impossible without knowing a budget - they are so many options.
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    2012 N53B30a 272 HP F11

    the mind is a wonderful thing and can easily turn minimal gain into a noticeable difference. The fact is if you just change an air filter the difference will be negligable on a dyno. Howver if you have a self learning ecu a reset could make a difference - they dont only learn for the better...
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    HOW CAN I FIND HOW MANY OWNERS A PLATE NUMBER HAS

    The number of owners is recorded for vehicles but not for plates. So once a cherished plate has been removed from a car although the information is theoretically with the DVLA they wont be able to trace its path. Alternatively you might say just no because they are useless. personally I would...
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    So Ive bought a kei truck

    My mitsi chariot was given the last rights recently as it sadly needed just too much work for the MOT. This meant I needed something to move things around . I was going to get a sunny pick up but prices have gone insane so i looked at a kei truck. Not known or driven much outside Japan where...
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    Tiny engine, insane power

    Now I am all for doing crazy engine builds but i am afraid your aims are just too optomistic. First 750 just wont happen with 1.2 litres and I cant see 500 or even 400. The limiting factor is air flow not materials - If you stick with a normal production 1.2 engine it just wont physiocally...
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    Converting Automatic to Manual - Balancing the Engine

    putting rbs into he earlier nissans is a well documented mod. Most use an rb26 but a neo install will go the same way. Of courseif you want power you can go rb30. Most "difficult " is wiring in an ecu to run the motor but as said bfore it is a swop that has been fully documented a fair few times...
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    What's the biggest engine you've ever owned

    have not been on here much recently and just popped on and this was a current topic I had not seen. biggest motor was a 6.3 V8 challenger engine in a jensen intercetor Most power the stagea which wayne has done a couple articles/features on . Last dynod circa 735 with full boost by 4000rpm
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    What is your current dream car

    A dream car is one I will never own Obviously i will be JDM for me For a long time I would have said a Z tune 34GTR but now Im more into classics undoubtably it is a Toyota 2000GT IMHO the best looking car ever both inside and out .And yes those pictures are not an italian or british car but a...
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    who makes the best strongest rubber oil line automotive hose? Best clamps?

    if the op isasking about best clamps , surely he isnt talking about hydraulic oil lines but engine oil lines . you wouldnt use a clamp on a power steering line ??? so assuming engine oil - of their type best clamps Mikalor IMHO Hoses if you are being picky then made up by specialist like...
  16. SLEEPER

    Caption competition

    well it could have been worse.............
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    How is your current modifying cars budget

    Dont do budgets just mods
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    Supercharger set up

    catch can does nothing other than stop oil in the breather tube depositing itself in places you dont want it. anything that makes the spark better is not a bad thing but I cant see why you NEED a quad sparking module thingy thats assuming your system is good at the moment. fuel injectors and...
  19. SLEEPER

    How is your current modifying cars budget

    a budget when modifying my car .................theres a thought
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    Caption competition

    Bugger ...I forgot i wasnt in the Land Rover.
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    JDM Cars

    as above JDM = Japanese Domestic market As in car models made specifically for the home (japanese) market and not exported with the same spec. In other words as an example the 33GTRs sold in the UK new are not JDM cars . So by definition almost none will be exported (with japan spec) and sold...
  22. SLEEPER

    The best decade for cars

    Depend on your criteria - I would have said the nineties a while back which is when the ECUs came in to its own on road cars (not when they came out ) Recently however Ive had a nastalgia attack and chamged my mind - There is something about having a simple car which doesnt need mapping and...
  23. SLEEPER

    Fitting a turbo to a NASP car

    Pretty much any car can be turbo'd but it isnt that simple. Without knowing the engine its really difficult to say how easy and how successful a turbo would be. A good bet is did the manufacturer offer a turbo version and has any one else done it . If you get two nos It will likely be either...
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    the twin charging engine project

    i cant fault your optomism which is great, The principle is fine but few cars successfuly sort twin charging - the ones that do are usually either built from scratch with twin charging in mind or are turbocharged cars already producing the power. This is why fitting a turbo to any engine often...
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    the twin charging engine project

    Certainly an intriging project which I do hope goes well but Im afraid you will struggle to get a 1270cc motor to spin enough air to get 430+whp .I think adding a turbo to a superharged engine has a lot more issues than the other way around. With the second you have the power just filling the...
  26. SLEEPER

    Another car .........

    So a belated update The Silvia arrived a week late due to the storms . On the ship the fluid drained out of the clutch slave which meant it was "pulled" off. The only peoblem was the retard organising this connected the chain to the ARB . :mad: and it prompy pulled the arb out of its mountings...
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    Brake while cornering yes/no

    I was always told brake only once (as much as it takes) before you turn the wheel . So foot on the brake into a corner then foot on the throttle out
  28. SLEEPER

    Another car .........

    two weeks to go........
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    Hello everybody! I NEED HELP PLEASE!!!!!

    if only it were that simple...........the exhaust may be one of the easiest things to sort More difficult problems will be engine management system may need changing completely fuel system will need a serious upgrade Engine- your NA compression ratio is probably be wrong - NA engines have much...
  30. SLEEPER

    Another car .........

    Its a thought
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    Another car .........

    yes absolutely though it will have share meets with the othercars.
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    Another car .........

    It was but not anymore . Its on a boat coming to the UK .Left Christmas Day so should be here mid February :) It s not mint and needs some interior work done . But it is complete , solid and roadworthy.
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    Another car .........

    they were rare in 1966 - only 544 were made . Being completely handbuilt made the cost way to high for most people obviously a lot rarer now there are less than a 100 on the official CSP register and thats including ones being restored.
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    Another car .........

    obi is the nearest - it is a 1966 csp311 nissan silvia
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    Another car .........

    not close what about the year
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    Another car .........

    so coming from somewhere anyone know what it is and how old
  37. SLEEPER

    SO IM BACK ....(only been a year)

    somewhat a late reply but afraid not.
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    SO IM BACK ....(only been a year)

    So I thought Id better start using the forum again. TBH Im not sure why I stopped but it just happened. I can see most of the usual suspects are still here so hello again . Better give you guys a run down of the current fleet. Still have the silly stagea (currently being painted ) and the...
  39. SLEEPER

    Direct injection and what it means

    I meant that i find direct injection gives a decent power increase especially in low down torque . The power increase is responsible for the mpg not the head clogging up. The car has an eco light which doesnt come on when the valves are clogged up.
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    Direct injection and what it means

    i have a mitsibishi chariot that is direct injection. it has done 63k and hasnt clogged up yet. it has really good low down power but i wouldnt say its ecomomical though.

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