Jono

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+1 for keep it original

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looks better and better everytime. out of interest, is the IC sprayer on a manual switch or automated?

aussie music has gotten really good in the last 5 years or so. not a rap fan anymore but some of the aussie stuff is much easier on the ears.

remind me next time and i'll bring it along.

wouldn't a ke70 make a better base for a race car?

i reckon my smallport is more fuel efficient with the turbo on it.

i couldn't recommend it to anyone.

that would depend on what car it is in. i get 8l/100km (mixed highway/city) with my 4agte (stock smallport w/ GZE injectors & 2540 turbs, haltech ecu) setup in the ke20.

they would be heaps of small things to get little bit of power, but on their own would they be noticable? and if you did a couple of things, would it be worth the cost?

don't bother spending money on cams and headwork and exhaust for your motor. just love the good fuel economy you get from it. save your money and buy a car which already has the power you want, or be prepared to spend 'an awful lot' to get decent results. my 2c.

ke20 with 4age, t50, recaros, surge tank, bigger exhaust, ke55 diff and front brakes = 860kg on weighbridge.

not as good as the bogan vid but here are the pics of that r33.

yeah, its so bodgy. i reckon you could get a hacksaw out and make it shorter. its just that we shouldn't have to, whats so frustrating is that the pic on the Techno Toy Tuning website shows an obviously different strut brace, why they sent these shit ones over is beyond me. i wanted the one on their website because it lifts the actual bar up an inch which is all i need to clear the inlet manifold. i got no reply email when i complained.

i was using up what i had left over, i wrapped up the starter motor with it. looks fair ghetto in full view around the air filter, but will probably change it one day.

no the original tare weight is what makes a conversion legal. the normal process for 'legalising' your modified car is: consult engineer do mods get engineers report get new weighbridge certificate get blue slip (not the full on blue slip, but the form is still blue and the mechanic needs a blue slip licence) get brown slip take to RTA and they use the brown slip to: 1. update their records so your registration renewal form will show the new engine number and new weight 2. print you a new rego sticker which will have a special line showing a number which references the copies of your engineers report that the RTA now have on file basically you can't mod a car, get a report and then think everything is ok. in NSW you must let the RTA know and let them change their data they have on your car to make it legal.

cheers mate, i started on a simple fix, closing off the pod filter with some of this stuff today: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/HEAT-SHIELD-MATERIA...1QQcmdZViewItem

...and potentially pay off the porsche you bumped into over the rest of your life.

there are heaps of cars around that were engineered before the rules became stricter - that is why you might see some cars with seemingly impossible conversions. to determine whether a conversion idea is possible they use the factory weight. you need a weighbridge certificate after the conversion to go with the Brown Slip (together with the engineers report and blue slip) for the RTA to update their records. i.e my new tare weight on the rego papers is 860kg, but the factory weight was 760kg.

ke20 is 760kg. doing engine conversions really adds weight to it though.

looks nice and tidy. the 7k is not quite bolt in. but probably the closest you'll get to bolt in for a bit of extra torque.

Its a pro job - tig welded steampipe turbo manifold, 2.5" mandrel system with high flow cat, resonator and straight through muffler - really quiet. Road & Race Exhaust Tech. (Gary) 9987 1278 Hornsby

i thought it was less than 40 litres.

nice and tasteful, should enter into some comps!