skyther said:
You have a valid point there bro about letting random mech's work on your beloved but unless its highly complex or highly technical, basically every vehicle is to some degree similar. By that i mean changing springs or changing brake pads, or flushing radiator or changing sparks or cleaning/changing air filters or even cracking open your head to replace the head gasket. Most items are somewhat generic.
I wouldnt allow a random mech to touch my car for a few reasons:
1. Joy-riding = Crash.
2. Improper installation of certain sensitive parts like maybe changing of turbo's.
So at the end of the day, i feel that my above concerns can be negated as the workshop i go to, or in fact, alot of workshops here in Malaysia in Sunway, have worked on alot of GTR's and have plenty of GTR's at hand therefore making sure that they dont particularly go joy-riding in your car.
Malaysia still hasnt seen a place like Supercheap or Jaycar where you can buy such equipment at a good price and easily.
On top of that, not to mention that if improperly done, oil stains on your driveway can be a pain in the ass and the fact that if you screw up and do not know how to fix what you screwed up, you either have to flatbed tow your ride to the mech or bring the mech over of which both will cost you quite abit. These are the things that will run thru my mind before i contemplate attempting such a DIY.
Of couse when you've drained out all the oil from your diff and have it flowing down your driveway it renders your car immobile as opposed to swapping a headunit which still makes your car driveable and you can take it to the shop when you screw up.
Bro, we barely have enough skylines to go around down here much less Skylines that we can buy for wrecking! Hehe. I would love to have a 34 GTR half cut sitting around for me to pick parts here and there as i need as i know i need a few right now which i have problems sourcing for.
skyther said:
There are actually such manuals that is called the Bentley Service Manual which is published for most popular cars which is essentially a service manual but all said and done, no tan chong will not order one in for you. Ive tried to get my hands on an users manual + service manual to no avail.
skyther said:
You can get Iriway 7/8 at Evolution R in Bentley. If im not mistaken, its John St. If i am indeed mistaken, PM me for the directions. I got my Iriway's there.
If im not mistaken, the ideal gap for a somewhat mildly tuned Skyline is 0.8mm. I dont know the basis behind that claim as i dont know much about spark plug science but im sure that there is a scientific justification between differences in the material and gap with relativity to engine response. But nope, i have no idea bout plugs.. Sorry. Hehe
skyther said:
I wouldnt say that in Malaysia, that is the case. There is no quota to finish up the cars in the workshop that i go to. Basically its a matter of studying how many cars you have sitting in your shop when you accept a new car in and make a subsequent promise to deliver at a time that is fair to your employees and so far, that has been the case. Ive dropped it off and demanded it back fast and never go it because they have other cars to work on first so your car sits a$s there till they're done. All said and done, so far so good. *knocks on wood*.
skyther said:
I think that a mild tune GTR would be one that is still running standard turbo's, standard engine internals ie: cams, valve springs etc, standard drivetrain.
Basically maxing out standard components with ancilliaries like a big FMIC, PowerFC etc.
That is my definition of a mild tune. And to be honest, i cant really comment on the RS4 or the M5, both of which will smoke my mild tune GTR whilst consuming less gas, a Cayenne Turbo consumes less gas and delivers somewhat more performance. That of course is based on my butt dyno.
But to say that the M5 will cost more to maintain, i cant agree. I think with regards to its pricing and henceforth the prices of its parts, its in a fair proportion to a GTR in fact a GTR will cost more to maintain as it being mild tune is maximizing standard components henceforth accelerating wear and tear overall.
And still the M5 will kick ass. Not to mention of course that it costs a hell lot more but overall, its also delivers alot more than just raw performance, which it already does a great job delivering.
Somehow i suppose if one had the budget, why a GTR? Might as well a 911 turbo S which runs 11.9 stock standard right?
Still not too expensive like the italian exotics but crazy performance with comfort to boot and prestige..
