I think that ad is funny, they are bagging Magnas and Avalons and the like, but
are at the same time complimenting the Falcon..
Holden must be getting desperate against the FWD's to do this, i think..
- Julian
Terry & Heather wrote:
> Funny though coming from a Skaife as he won Bathurst in a Skyline??
>
> Skylines were either RWD or AWD (all wheel drive) better still, but never
> FWD.
>
> Terry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of ryan chalmers
> Sent: Tuesday, 5 September 2000 3:32 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: SR20 goes!!
>
> My brothers fwd 1 litre twin cam turbo charade put the fun in fwd. With
> enough horsepower to match a standard wrx it is very impressive. But as you
> say it just has to be rear wheel drive. Funny though coming from a Skaife
> as he won bathurst in a Skyline??
>
> Ryan
>
> >From: Julian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: Re: SR20 goes!!
> >Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2000 16:44:36 +1000
> >
> >Oi!! my FWD gets sideways lots and does great burnouts and its almost std.
> >
> >still, as skaifie says, "its gotta be rear wheel drive"
> >
> >You have inspired my to put a series 3 bluebird near the top of my list for
> >the
> >next car anyway...
> >
> >good to see its going it sounds great!
> >
> >- Julian
> >
> >Geordie Smith wrote:
> >
> > > Not unless you know someone who can dyno tune it for FREE.. I can't
> >afford
> > > to have it tuned yet, so it sits in my garage until I have the bickies..
> > > Thanks to ShittyRail, I can still get to work like all the other
> >lemmings.
> > >
> > > I Hate front wheel drives with a passion. They handle funny, and there's
> >no
> > > powersliding around corners or fun stuff like that! Reverse donuts are
> >the
> > > best bit about FWD cars.
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of simon
> > > > waterhouse
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, 5 September 2000 3:52 AM
> > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > Subject: Re: SR20 goes!!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > not that i've ever driven an SR before but i think i know the feeling.
> > > >
> > > > Never driven anything quicker than my Excel with sports exhaust
> > > > (LOL). then
> > > > jumped in my first datto 6 months ago, wet road, at night, lots
> > > > of rattles,
> > > > no windscreen wipers and z18et with wategate hose hanging of to
> > > > the side.:)
> > > > basically as you can imagine with rear wheel drive and no experience,
> >hit
> > > > third gear and planted it doing about 65 and boost gauge hit
> > > > about 18psi or
> > > > something and ended up on the wrong side of the road before i
> > > > knew what was
> > > > happening. got out, took off my undies replaced them with new
> > > > ones and drove
> > > > very slowly for about two weeks!!!
> > > >
> > > > Great stuff Geordie nice too see your hard work came off with
> > > > something your
> > > > happy with.
> > > > Maybe we'll see you on sunday at Peakhurst??
> > > > Simon
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >From: "Geordie Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > >To: "Sr20transplants@Egroups. Com" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> > > > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > >Subject: SR20 goes!!
> > > > >Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2000 10:21:58 +1000
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >Hi everybody,
> > > > >
> > > > >I have some wonderful news. I finally after 3 long months of
> > > > working every
> > > > >weekend and every night, got my SR20det running in my bluebird
> > > > TRX. What a
> > > > >rewarding experience!!! First kicked over at 9:30 on Saturday
> >morning!
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >I finally figured out that the timing was out by 45 degrees on the
> >crank
> > > > >angle sensor, and the number 1 coil wasn't firing, so I joined
> > > > the computer
> > > > >output 1 and 4 together so they would fire simultaneously. This is
> >how my
> > > > >first drive went:
> > > > >
> > > > >Engine kicks over, blows shitloads of smoke out the exhaust and
> > > > for about 5
> > > > >minutes, the cabin was full of smoke, there was smoke coming off
> > > > the engine
> > > > >from all the cleaning solvents and fingerprints burning away.
> > > > Engine won't
> > > > >sit on idle though.. Bummer!!
> > > > >
> > > > >Pull out onto the street and drive 50 yards to the end of the
> > > > street. Very
> > > > >drivable at low speeds. Some HOT engines I've driven are really
> > > > crappy low
> > > > >down, this was smooth as a kitten's fur and purred just as
> > > > nicely!!! Sit at
> > > > >end of the street and wait for a clean break in traffic....
> > > > >
> > > > >Pull out onto the main road, long stretch of road ahead... Slowly
> >wind
> > > > >engine up to about 2000rpm... Then boot the throttle flat to the
> >floor,
> > > > >turbo goes
> > > > "ssssssshhhhhhhhSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT"
> > > > >My head gets pulled back from the g-force engine hits 4000rpm in
> > > > less than
> > > > >1/10th of a second, back of the car squats a bit and then jumps
> > > > like a frog
> > > > >as the engine hits 5000rpm and still winding up... This thing
> > > > was pulling
> > > > >so
> > > > >hard that my vision went blurry, then my head hit the headrest.
> > > > I was just
> > > > >sitting there going AAAAAAHHHHHHHH
> > > > >FAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!... Push clutch
> > > > down... BOV
> > > > >goes "pf.pf.pfpf.pf.pf.pf.pf.pf" in the most beautiful flutter I've
> >ever
> > > > >heard... Pull her into second gear, boot it and the back of the
> > > > car jumps a
> > > > >bit to the side, pulls back straight and leaps like a frog
> >again..Bluury
> > > > >vision as my eyes get pulled to the back of my sockets, Speedo
> >needle
> > > > >hadn't seen this much excitement in all it's life... Hits
> > > > something between
> > > > >70 and 90 in second gear, and then driver's hands were too sweaty to
> > > > >continue so pulls car into service station for it's first drink of
> >Aussie
> > > > >Unleaded!!
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >I swear guys, I have NEVER driven a faster car in all my life. I
> > > > drove a 97
> > > > >model WRX a few years back, and that was quite fun, but this bluebird
> >is
> > > > >totally balls out wicked. I was shaking when I hopped out of it at
> >the
> > > > >servo, had trouble putting the fuel nozzle in the hole!!
> > > > >
> > > > >Anybody thinking of doing the conversion... My advice is.. JUST
> > > > DO IT!! I
> > > > >had high expectations... and I am absolutely blown away with
> > > > this motor..
> > > > >It
> > > > >is truly something to behold!!! I have trouble describing it..
> > > > >
> > > > >It probably sounds like I'm a bit excited, so I apologise to anybody
> >who
> > > > >thinks I'm a nutter. But if you haven't driven a car with a SR20 in,
> >you
> > > > >gotta try it... It really is an experience never to miss!!!
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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