heh, well, considering my sr20 bluey doesnt need an engineers cert to be legal......i reakon it would be :)
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jared Capocchi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 10:50 AM Subject: Re: r30 l24e > it might but the next question you gotta ask is if its legal > > :/ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ben C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 9:41 AM > Subject: Re: r30 l24e > > > > yeah well, ill put some decent 15" wheels on it...i have my old s2 bluey 5 > speed here, would i be best to save some $$ buying a auto 4 door and > converting it?? (i dont want a hatch, i think they look ugly) also, would > the l24e be capable of towing a car trailer with my bluey on the back??? :) > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: "Terry Rudd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2002 22:19:21 +1000 > > Subject: RE: r30 l24e > > > > OK, no worries, I can understand fully the reasons you have for that > choice. Personally I'd stay with the L24E for a daily driver if I bought one > for that, they do go quiet well in manual form, they're very comfortable and > are reasonably economical for a 6. Put some decent rubber on it (it amazes > me the crap tyres that average commuter types put on their cars and then > drive to work like their on a race track these days, they seem to be either > bald or two sizes too small), anyway turn up the stereo and legally cruise > inconspicuously in a white one to work. > > > > I find that when looking at the R30's for sale around here (Canberra), the > 5 door hatch manuals seem to be a tad more exy than the 4 door auto sedans > and also most of the sedans are autos. You can get a good hatch out of the > local paper for $2.5-3.5K but the dealers still want up around $5K (I saw > one a Fyshwick recently with 300'Ks at this price) for them as long as they > pretty much look OK and you can actually drive it away, and what more they > wont budge much on the price so these things must still be in demand around > here. I'm thinking a private sale is the way to go, but things could be > different where you come from. > > > > regards > > Terry > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ben C > > Sent: Sunday, 18 August 2002 9:31 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: r30 l24e > > > > > > i dont want another turbo car...i want something with a good smooth > powerband....i guess i would just be best to swap a l28 into it?? the SR > turbo bluey is for weekends :) > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: "Terry Rudd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2002 20:18:06 +1000 > > Subject: RE: r30 l24e > > > > Ben, > > > > I also have a soft spot for the R30 and I take an interest in what ppl do > with them. The L24E engine seems to me to be very reliable in stock form but > the bottom end seems to me not to be built to the usual L series standards > that we enjoy on our 4's. I've seen a few of them modified to give an > increase of power in the +25% region, and most of not all of them have > grenade in one way or another, usually a conrod or gudgeon letting go. One > in particular that got the L20A turbo upgrade did it in style, and I've > never seen a bigger hole in the side of an L block before. What this bloke > then did (he's my local exhaust builder) is put a reconditioned L26 block > under a L28 head and bolted all of the L20A turbo bits back onto it. He's > modified the induction side a bit, pod and the usual stuff, nice exhaust as > you expect but not much else and it's a good performer but not what I'd call > a screamer, probably around similar performance to a stockish Z18ET in a > 1600. The L20A turbo is a ! > > bit small for the job me thinks, but it was a low cost upgrade and the new > engine has been reliable for over 2 years now. I don't know what EMS it's > running (I'm guessing it's also L20A-T) but I will see him tomorrow week and > can ask if you're interested. > > > > regards > > Terry > > > > > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
