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[Char]

cheers yeah rest of the car will be purple, tho i do have a spare black bonnet.. mer see how it looks.
speaking of looks, got a lil package today, lookin good for power cruise


YEOW!
now just gotta finish ripping the guts out of the stock rb30 then send it off to machining get acl bearings

[NA_Goodness]

Looks like things are moving along nicely!!

[Char]

engine goes to hitech cylinder heads this week just waiting for someone to come give me a hand lifting the empty block off the engine stand also bringing the head, get it welded n internel feed etc should be fairly expensive..

BUT that aside should be back on the road soooon

[NA_Goodness]

Things are moving quickly now!!

[Char]

has anyone tried to source new pumps for rb25's lately! sheesh $480ish for an oil pump n thats below trade price!
need to have this thing on road in next 3-4weeks gona be a few late nights coming up

[Mally]

last post was more than 9 hrs ago... you done yet?

[NA_Goodness]

I paid $200 I think for mine? Water pump anyway, is that what your talking about? Genuine Nissan water pump.

[Char]

na i got a water pump genuine from nissan for $130 thru a hookup, i had my old rb25 oil pump which still works, the bloke who i dropped my engine n everything off to today says he can referb it n give it higher pressure etc etc for $80 so yeah, stoked.

Mally -only 6months 9 hours, but who's counting.
shud get engine back next week then drop it in, take it to ova boost for finishing touches n she'll be good to go

[NA_Goodness]

Ah, ok. Tomei oil pump ftmfw!!

It's almost done!! Will it be ready for PC?

[Char]

depends how motivated ppl are, engine shop want it for a week and a half n are doin alot of work to it, acid dip block, bore, hone, maybe knife the crank a bit, full balance, assemble with the forged parts, strip the head, crack test re-assmble replace some shit, weld it up, do the oil feed, order in arp head studs, rb30 cometic head gasket, timing belt, tensioners, king bearings etc etc
they are slappin it together also so when i get it back i'll just need to put the water pump on, wack the manifolds on, p/s, starter n the other shit, drop it in then send off to ovaboost.
we'll see how long it takes, when is power cruise again? -she'll likely be on her run in tune still- if she's ready..

[Char]

spoke to the machine shop today he wants to go ahead n increase the price by 1.5k n hasnt started on the work.

is talkin bout port/polish etc !? think im just gona go there tomoro n pick my shit up
so much for having this thing on the road in 3 weeks

[NA_Goodness]

A port and polish would be beneficial, but not necessary. Why can't he just do the work you asked him I do?

[2LV8ETR]

Wouldn't be X-Speed or KYP by any chance?

[Char]

lol nope, hi tech cylinder heads. malaga. i had to call him twice n still dont know whats going on.
hes got a rep for doing good jobs n rekons no one has come back to him etc etc
but yer i dont wana spend that kinda scratch on an rb25det head, -would go rb26.
its not like im chassing 600+ rwhp
also still have fair bit of work to get done at ovaboost

[NA_Goodness]

Hi Tech... Is that the one on Camboon?

[Char]

possibly, surely its the only one in malaga whys that?

also im pretty sure i cbf anymore and might just pay the extra 1.5k

[Hanaldo]

I wish I had that much cash to be able to fork out 1.5k just because I couldn't be assed

[NA_Goodness]

Lol, you and me both Martin.

I'm pretty sure Hi Tech is the one we used to use when I worked in Malaga. We never had an issue with them, but that did go through a workshop. Still, awesome work, and I wanna get them to do all my machining work.

[Char]

well when i worked it out seems fairly decent as he has to buy parts n etc i could take it back n go somewhere cheaper n save few hundred bucks maybe, but might be a dodgy shop n would probably = my car being off road for another few months
sucks to be paid monthly ay.......

[Mally]

could the port and polish be benifitial down the track?

it may improve the engins charectoristics aswell as hp