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My Mate put one in the demo derby. Did REALLY well - those E34's are pretty solid in the front!

I understood Japan had higher Octane fuel generally. The US rating are NOT the same as here, their 89 is like 93 or 94. 87 is 91 or 92ish. They don't trnaslate exactly, but they use a different rating system. A lot of manuals say you can use lower octane fuels, but usually it says you can lose power and economy by doing so. 1 tank isn't enough to compare, unless you reset adaptaions etc. I only run the E39 on 95, but I had a 2004 Pulsar new, which I ran on 91 for 20,000Ks, getting about 450 kms a tank. The service manager at Nissan said my car was gutless, did I use 91 or 95? I changed to 95, and then got 600kms per tank! Also gained a lot of midrange torque from the more advanced timing. Higher octane doesn't make more power in itself, but it allows more efficient running through more timing advance (better power) and leaner running (before knock occurs) on "complicated" engine management systems, because the higher octane is less likely to "knock". I have a mate with a 540i Touring who gets better economy from 98 than 95, but he has a lead foot! He averages about 13.5 last I spoke to him - but drives Glenfield-ish to Silverdale each weekday.

Told the Bro in law about it, he's going to give me the meat, I'll make it, and give half back to him Awesome. Slightly OT: Got my other favourite dead pig meal in the oven right now - slow roast shoulder It's only little, so 20 mins at 250C and 8 hours at 85C will be grand. Did 9KG at Christmas for 14 hours. Literally pulled the bone out and shredded it with 2 forks. Mmmmmmmmmmm Dead pig!

While they're in them!

Well said. I had a Daihatsu Max 360 that did AWESOME burnouts... it was a 360cc 2 stroke 33 hp, 400 kgs.

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Come on, at least he used the search!

I remember very early on, someone suggested selling the cars at auction, to get $ back. It was shutdown as an option because the car would be back on the road and available to do the same things... INSTEAD, the car is impounded, the wrecker/crusher removes anything the can sell, the car is crushed and all the parts are available on the market to be installed on another shell. How different is it, really?

Just sent the 550i Touring link to my sister. She won't want black, but would be a bid step up from her Prado (not sure how she coped with a Prado after the E39!)

You can get awesome leather paint to touch them up - way less work.

Best trick for making crap bacon good: open the pack, lay the rashers on a rack or tray, and leave in the fridge for a few days and turn them every now and them. The water they pump it full of evaporates, and when you cook it, it sizzles instead of stewing! I'd like to make some bacon! I'm tempted to get pigs just to do it!

New are probably quite cheap too. E30 ones are.

HAha! Was it around the same time as toyotas sticking throttles and failed brakes episodes - she could have blamed it on that! Some people are genuine retards.

Dual is different. Milland

(Why are they interviewing the Swedish Chef?) That's awesome looking for what it is. I don't think it would get around the corners to Britomart though....

Spraying some kerosene on might soften it a bit too, before you start.

I remember when Dad got his E30, he looked at a 190E, 2.3. I felt like it was a much bigger car than the E30, with how solid it was, but it didn't seem as "sporty". They are still awesome cars, just different to an E30. I really liked the awesome chunkyness of it!

Yeah... there's a few makers with them... I'm not sure why though - I guess it's supposed to make it feel like an auto. I'm still a manual fan though. It just feels right, and makes you think about driving. I've always said that if you can't drive a manual (excluding physical disabilities), you shouldn't be driving. If you aren't co-ordinated enough to operate a clutch, how can you be coordinated enough to brake, turn, look, indicate, accelerate, judge, adjust and avoid at the required times

The oil filter housing gasket is a common leak point, and you'd be amazed where that oil gets to! - it's probably worth doing - only takes a couple of hours at home. As Brent says, the rocker cover gasket is probably the most common leak, and it will go nearly everywhere too! Because these things run such thin oil, it can run nearly anywhere!

Dads E30 started to creep (if you held the pedal in, it would slowly start to engage and drive off!) I got the parts from partmaster (they were in stock, and I get trade there) for under $100 (I think) for both master and slave. They're both pretty easy to change, so worth doing anyway. It would also have a rubber pressure line fault - the inside can break down and block small orifices - effecting making one way valves You may find a good bleed would fix it anyway, but the parts are cheap enough - just flush the hard lines while the slave is off, to clear any crud out.

BEFORE the works starts I once had a similar situation (although it wasn't the guys fault he wasn't insured - it was a license issue, he wasn't told about by the Police), except the entire rear 1/4 on my accord wagon needed replacing. It was $4500 +gst! I informed my insurance company, but told them he wanted to sort it privately. That way, if it went pear shaped, they knew what was going on, and couldn't accuse me of doing a dodgy of any kind. The guy did pay up in cash, when I collected the vehicle from the repair shop Probably best they have a note on record at least.

It's funny how the euros are mostly doing dsg type setups, and the japs are more into CVTs

Yeah, but it's a Holden. 'nuff said As the revs climb, it clearly become less efficient

I think 7 manual gears would confuse a lot of people... have you not seen how many already can't drive? It'd be better with a 2 speed transfer box or diff! Racing and Cruising! Taller gearing doesn't necesarily equate to better fuel consumption. Most consumption gains from gearing are because you have a better choice of gear, instead of labouring in one, or revving it's nuts off in another You can select a suitable gear and use part throttle. The efficiency of the engine for a given HP requirement is what determines the fuel consumption and the revs that equilibrium is reached is different for different engines. A particular design of engine with a 60 HP load at 4000 rpm may be just as efficient as another engine design with a 60 HP load requirement doing 2000 rpm.However, the first engine with the same load may use 25% MORE fuel at 2000 RPM - this is often true of smaller engines which struggle to maintain the required HP output at low RPMs. Most road tuned cars have roughly the same efficiency from about 2000 to 4000 at a FIXED hp requirement (such as the power required to move a particular car through the air at a fixed speed), then above and below the efficiency drops. Using 5th in town can actually increase consumption over 4th gear. I have seen graphs for a NA Subaru engine on an engine dyno, where the load is constant, the fuel consumption is roughly the same from 2000 to 4000, then climbs either side. That was the 2.2 SOHC motor, which was the benchmark for midrange torque in it's day (it was a 1996 engine I believe). Subaru even stated it in the owner manual of the time - 2000 to 4000 was the best range for efficiency for that car. As engine revs climb, each combustion cycle can produce less power and still keep the same HP level, so less fuel is required each cycle and each cycle can be run leaner as a result. At low rpms, timing is retarded more, and fuel richness is increased, to prevent pre-ignition and detonation. so if a more HP is required at low RPM, the engine is struggling more and is running less efficiently. Conversely, as revs climb, a lean burn results in more heat, and running rich helps to overcome the problems associated with this, so most manufacturers insure themselves by upping the mixture a bit and lose some economy. I'd imagine crunchy does that (could be wrong though): generally tune for ultimate power, then richen up the top end for safety and lose a bit of power (for street cars anyway - not those with big wallets and a speed fetish!) The gearing has to be matched to the particular car, but even the 1M mentioned above may not have sacrificed any fuel consumption in the gearing (not having a go or anything - just an example). It could actually be better because of it.

You live in Auckland. Do you need them? Just move into the city Even better, get a taxi or a bus license.