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the shroud serves two main purposes. 1. Its pretty looking. 2. It holds the injectors and rail down. If i have a problem with hot starts and vapour lock, i'll add in some cooing to the underside (directed airflow) but, the way i see it, it has a good surface area, so it will dissipate heat quite nicely, there is also no webbing between the manifold, so most of the heat radiating upwards will go past the manifold anyway. remember its all polished, so it'll reflect the radiant heat off it. I also live in a reasonably temperate climate. Yea, our summers here can get to 40 degrees celcius, but that generally only happens for a few weeks in a year, the rest of the time, it ranges anywhere from -10 to 30 degrees depending on the season.

$13? thats about the cost of lunch isnt it? do your zed a favour, skip a meal for a good cause. It may increase your power to weight ratio too

wow, awesome. wanna make another?

well, it sure as hell looks like a r31 engine bay. (minus the engine of course) quick google image.

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and the fail award goes to....

yea, pretty much. look in my sig, its the link to my build thread. the manifold is well documented. Need to update a few of the pics though, will do that sometime next week when i have a bit more time.

$700!!!!!! i made mine with about $100 worth of materials. there is probably about 30 or so hours in it. The throttle body cost me about $150, and the fuel rail extrusion was about $25 i guess though, $100 for materials $150 for throttle $25 for fuel rail $80 p/h x 30 hours = $2400 _______ $2675 yea ok, $700 is semi reasonable, seeing as it is professionally done in a workshop.

i'll bite... who's there?

nice. looks good, very good. honestly, looking at the end result, i wouldn't say thats a first timers job. guess we'll have to wait and see the rest of it though huh what tips do you need? where to go with the pipe? I usually find it easiest to buy a few mandrel bends, you can use masking tape to hold them in place while you trial fit everything. I also find it handy to mark the pipe with a sharpie or something, make sure your marks are unevenly spaced, so you have a reference to work with later. once you know where it needs to be welded, you can do it on a bench, and test fit again.

well, i guess there is a benefit to being in Oz. Im sick of the sight of them, so bloody many of them. But we also get a few around my town (lots of rich people) where R34's have been bought and given to the kids as a first car. And they come into my store, asking for friggin neons and stickers.

call me daft, but if the hoist can lift 9000lb, then the concrete should be able to support that weight? how big is the base of the post? say 10 square inches of space? times 2 posts. now you have a rough idea of how much surface pressure your hoist will place on the ground when its loaded with 9000lbs I would want my concrete to support that weight, at a minimum. I would also suggest making the part of the concrete where it bolts in, slightly raised, to help any fluids drain out. coolant, trans fluid, water ect, can corrode the concrete over time and you dont want that around the base supports. now, i have NO building experience whatsoever, so dont take it as gospel. I only have years of experience working in workshops, and having been an apprentice cleaning around the things.

sorry to say it, but there are z owners who do have that crap attitude, the reason you dont see them on forums like this, is because they only last a few days before being flamed, banned, or just ignored. thankfully though, they are few and far between, unlike in some other 'typical' types of cars that seem to be prominently shown in brilliant hollywood style massive budget renditions of the accurate world of street racing in all its glory.... but anyway, back on topic.

comparing dyno numbers between two different cars on the same dyno IS pointless, as it still achieves nothing, If it was two very similar cars (eg, two L28 turbo zeds running similar boost pressures) then yes, some comparisons can be made, with reference to the differences in the particular setups. But ultimately, its the torque output, and more importantly, where in the powerband AND FOR HOW LONG that maximum torque can be applied to the driven wheels. that is what will determine a quick car or not. a little while ago, i built a home job twin turbo RB30 skyline (R31 sedan) I was asked pretty much all the time "what did it make on the dyno" to which everytime i would reply, "dont know, doesnt really matter, i allready know it'll roast most things off the line, thats what it was built for" If i had dynoed it, the power output would have been pretty woeful, maybe 150-170kw at the rears. (90 or so rwKw standard NA) but the fact that it'd be on 8 psi by 2200rpm, and full 12 psi by a shade over 3000rpm with a very meaty torque curve made it a lot of fun to drive. That and it was a true sleeper. It was only ever built to be a traffic light racer, top (legal) speed round here is 110kph, so no need to try to prove anything going faster. and most of the lights i raced off from were on 80kph roads anyway, so i'd rev it out, hit redline and max out the turbos, then cruise at the speed limit. One bloke was pretty confident that his 600kw supra could beat it, shame he didnt get useable boost till over 4k rpm, by then, i was allready at 80kph, and didnt need to go any faster.

the other thing that doesnt seem to be mentioned, is that the dyno operator can fudge the calibration, like changing the wheel size, to 'adjust' the power figure displayed. i have heard of dyno operators doing it down here, after the customer has spent several grand on engine work, so they feel better with the amount they have spent. a friend of mine wont mention power levels, he simply says it'll do the quarter in 11.5sec and his local race track in 1:23 on street trim. (numbers out of my ass, because i cant remember how quick his car is)

we 'might' like this??????? Understatement of the century. FREAKIN AWESOME!!!!! lolz, just noticed in the 2nd pic, the first runner on the left has 'winner' on it. awesome

this was posted on one of the other forums im on. http://www.barryboys.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=31318&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 in the main thread, there is a bunch of other 'sweet' rides too

its ok, she's a mature gal, over 30 years old:mrgreen: now, if it was a new car engine, then there might be some CP issues. back on topic though, thats HOT:flamedevi the exhaust manifold is a Kameari item, not cheap at all $6k+ ????? im guessing there is probably a bunch of other goodies in the motor too. Whats with the flywheel? is it a multi clutch disc setup?

Yay, my manifold is almost finished!

they do a similar thing here. except they dont crush them, they sell them at auction and keep the proceeds for themselves. At least if you have the cash to waste, you 'might' be able to buy your car back, but in the end, it all boils down to the same thing. legalised theft.

should have had your birthday here in oz today, it was april 1st yesterday......

hire a car and take that? Just make sure you pay the insurance on it, the excess is like $100 or something isnt it? same theory as when they hire a car in Jackass.

lol, this is awesome.... yes, its all shenanigans. i was bored at work.

yea, the rear hinds are the best bit. i havent eaten roo yet, but i have been told its just like a slightly stringy steak.

yea, wild ones are pests