they are bringing out a 4wd drive magna ith even more power soon.i think sometime this
year maybe
--- "Adam Jackson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>it probably would sell a whole lot more.......
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Davidson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2000 8:12 PM
>Subject: Re: SR20 goes!!
>
>
>> I wonder if the Magna would sell better if it was rear wheel drive?? I
>think
>> it would. Interesting idea tho.
>>
>> Scott
>> Davo
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Adam Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Date: Tuesday, 05 September, 2000 20:02
>> Subject: Re: SR20 goes!!
>>
>>
>> >they aren't complimenting fords at all, and desperate, well have you
>> noticed
>> >that the new magna has somehting like 163kw(in the sports version) same
>> >power output of an aussie V8.....i think it is a great commercial, simply
>> >because i agree with what is said, RWD is the wasy to go, stick the FWD
>> cars
>> >where the sun dont' shine!
>> >
>> >hope this helps
>> >
>> >Adam
>> >
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: "Julian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> >Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2000 7:23 PM
>> >Subject: Re: SR20 goes!!
>> >
>> >
>> >> 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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