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Gaz Walker

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  1. Thats a clever bit of video editing He did smash the bumper - then continued with a new item Gaz.
  2. Nice colour that, same as my last Sup, Toyota Blue Cosmos Pearl
  3. There are always Supra's that turn upto that Post up if you want to arrange anything else though!
  4. Problem with diesel is demand - its used hugely in the US & Europe as heating oil so demand is very high, hence the higher cost. Gaz.
  5. Good lad. I'm certain this can be done, as long as your willing to buy a few expensive parts, have no creature comforts and are a bit handy with an angle grinder
  6. Hi Ric, Agreed with the others - the design really suits your car but a little bigger would be nicer. The Rota Torques mentioned come in an 18x8.5 et30 and 18x9.5 et35 which would fit the J-spec brakes no problem they also come in at a decent price. If the bronze is not for you, we have the 5Zigen ZR 520+ in Chrome Silver that are about the same price that are very similar Gaz.
  7. They've already tried that, cut production several times in the last 2 months - hasn't worked at all.
  8. Busted I didn't check though, but it was one of those things one assumes to be true
  9. Ouch. Hitting a 4x4 head on on a bike is going to hurt, whichever way you look at it! Gaz.
  10. RS-R GT2 Vid: [YouTube]HV8P_pOgCBY[/YouTube] We now sell these under our own name: http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=133218
  11. What about some cheap bonnet lifters of Ebay for carbon bonnets?
  12. Order of chlorine for the gene pool please.
  13. It took 2 days to film and he did hit a few things by all accounts, if he could do all of that off the bat then that would be uber-impressive. But still very cool all the same.
  14. Polar bear livers contain so much Vitamin A that it can be fatal if eaten by a human.
  15. No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.
  16. I hadn't seen it, and I like it. Good work by the speeder
  17. I was working it out at 15% but I think the GTR is more like 10-12% in RWD mode so maybe around 600hp. You've got to bear in mind this is a light alloy V6 not a cast iron straight 6 behemoth like the Supra! Gaz.
  18. LOL - don't be daft, these were running 543 @ the wheels so at least 600 at the flywheel! It'll be fine Gaz.
  19. From JCPN: It was only a matter of time before it happened, but it seems that an Australian workshop has managed to take the engine of their R35 GT-R right to the raggedy edge - and beyond. Yep, somebody's managed to destroy Godzilla's plasma-lined heart in the pursuit of ultimate power. The car, which was being used by ECU firm Haltech to conduct some fairly exhaustive R&D, suffered a catastrophic engine failure at Eastern Creek Raceway near Sydney at the end of last month, and it's only now that a complete teardown of the VR38DETT has revealed what went wrong deep inside the R35's engine bay. It appears that the culprits were the number 1 and number 3 pistons, which split horizontally at the wrist pin and sent the crown up into the valves and the skirt down into the depths of the crankcase. The number one and three conrods, no longer being confined by the pistons at the small end, then proceeded to smash their way through the remainder of the engine, destroying the block, oil pump, sump and the plasma-lined cylinder bores. Needless to say, Haltech's VR38 is now one hell of a paperweight. GT-R owners need not be worried just yet, as Haltech's spectacular engine failure doesn't necessarily mean there's anything inherently wrong with Nissan's new wunder-car. Haltech's GT-R was reportedly cranking out a massive 400kW at the wheels (543hp) when the engine, for want of a better phrase, shat itself That's a huge increase over stock, and big power by any measure. In fact, it's practically miraculous the standard cast pistons lasted that long in the first place, given the extreme testing Haltech inflicted upon them. The story doesn't end here though. Haltech are in the process of shipping over a brand-new block with Darton sleeves, while proper forged pistons and stronger conrods will also be specced for their new motor. Given all their previous experiments were run on a stock motor with stock ancillaries, it'll be interesting to see how much power they manage to extract with the stronger aftermarket goodies whirling away within the bowels of their GT-R. We wish them luck.
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