No I don't own GBH!!!! LOL though if geoff and bob offered I wouldn't refuse
Deffo worth poping up for a look and a coffee, its back from carls so looking so nice!
Availability of parts and resourses have clearly improved greatly over the years, it would be way easier cheaper to build a powerfull s14 now than 6 years ago.
but Im surprised a few of you knowledgeable dudes haveou already pointed out,
basic principles of physics and airflow do not change,
and how you could get a t28 size turbo to flow 500bhp, without hitting major backpressure issues?!!!
(or what is it exactly that we are supposed to be calling a t28 in this instance?)
nice new high res standalone ECU's can make mapping Easier, more flexible, smother running, extra options etc,
but they cant really do that much to give you more out and out power beyond what the physical hardware of your turbo and engine is setup/built to produce in
terms of their airflow properties, maximum revability, temperatures being reached, det points.. and such like.
there always seems to have been a 'hocus pocus' factor around when people speak vaugely about 'modern' secret new methods,
especially in jap (read super high tech) tunning, from what Ive seen over the years.
Last edited by Colin Gibson; 20-02-2008 at 15:36.
Been away a while and just looking through my old posts and found this ,
Just curious how things have changed in the last 13 years 👀
Modern turbos make it a lot easier to hit 500+ it’s the fragile gearbox that’s stopped me from upgrading.
1998 Nissan 200sx s14a , 2000 std 5 speed with nismo supercoppermix clutch bn6 Sapphire Blue
Not a great deal has changed then , least it seems alternative gearbox’s are more available now for cheaper
Hello Dan, long time no speak.
Alternative gearboxes I'd argue have gotten more expensive. Hard to find Skyline or 350Z conversions for less than £1500/£1600 these days.
People seem to have forgotten about Giken gearsets which aren't far off the cost of a conversion and, IMO, a much neater solution.
But people have also stopped chasing big power IMO.
1998 Nissan 200sx s14a , 2000 std 5 speed with nismo supercoppermix clutch bn6 Sapphire Blue
Bigtone is still building Project Phoenix, that will prob be the biggest power CA in the country. Some of the drift boys were running 500hp+ SR20s (Baggsy and Polo both were), dont know if theres anyone with 600+ on the road these days though?
Originally Posted by scimmy benOriginally Posted by sprout