yeah thats what i was talking about.... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jared Capocchi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 1:33 PM Subject: Re: r30 l24e
> no i mean your tow car towing a car trailor with a car on it. > > tow weight maybe wrong. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ben C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 12:00 PM > Subject: Re: r30 l24e > > > > 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]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
