2nd Forum Held in Myanmar to Convey Expertise in Municipal Solid Waste Management

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Mazda Begins Production of All-new Mazda CX-9

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Gto twin turbo...

by aaron1991ellis, 31-12-2023, 11:54 AM

Hi everyone.

new to this club/forum but a friend of mine used to be a member on here and attended a few meets with you guys so thought I would join up..

Anyway ive had the car about 8months now and pritty much got her how I want to look now so next up will be up the power with 500bhp in mine as she currently only running 350bhp..


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For any one who likes dogs

by EmZ, 30-12-2023, 08:45 PM

And especially squished nosed dogs because this is all this video contains!!

I now have my dog harness that holds the GoPro for my Pugs and we finally took it for a proper test run on Sunday at a monthly dog walk we do in Hertfordshire.

I'm not much of a video editor so I feel proud whenever I make a video. Hope you enjoy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQcwuR_I3-E

Jims Nissan S14 drift / Barrel Sprint car

by jdmjimmy, 30-12-2023, 07:34 PM

Since i introduced myself on here, i've been on and off but not really said anything! Not much time between the grind of the 9-5 and working on the car to sit down and get a build blog thread going. I hope to change that with this build thread.







So this was the first pic of the car when i went to pick it up from my buddy. A steady 135k miles on the clock, full Nissan service history in the book and completely factory standard. I didnt think it was too bad for £1400!!!



Intentions from the start was that it was going to become a drift car that wouldnt cost me the earth (this mindset didnt last long)



After the usual 'first things first' mods included a walbro 255 fuel pump, FMIC, apexi filter and daiyama coilovers. Whilst the car was off the road I got my hands on a Cobra Evolution seat which I was more than happy to take delivery of! I dont have many photos of my early drift ventures, so heres a pic of the last drift day when the car was 'cheap'







It then spent the winter in my dads workshop. I had spent the last six months developing my technique and dialling in the settings of the suspension but i wanted more. Suddenly my cheap toy wasnt so cheap any more! I ended up buying a EPracing MS wide kit, a stupidly large wing and Driftworks GEOMASTERS lock kit. As i started dismantalling the standard kit on the car i noticed the dreaded rust had set in. Along with the usual sill rot, i noticed the boomerang that supports the subframe showed some signs of wear....







With the rust, cured (totally forgot to take pics) it was time to get the kit and the wing trimmed and fitted.







At this point i was getting more and more excited that this thing would look and sound truely amazing once it got back on the road. Days felt like weeks as my anticipation to get my boost fix was gettin unbearable. It wasnt long before the day of the MOT came around, I jumped in the car and fired it into life. YES! Time for boost again! My childish grin lasted a mere minutes when a nasty bottom end rattle reared its ugly head. I got my mechanic mate round to diagnose the problem and it was what i feared the most. The engine was out the same day







Stripped down block and head revealed no damage in the head but the big end bearing on number 4 was paper thin and scored quite badly. Thankfully the crank was still in useable condition!



Rattling around in the pot of number 1 was a random piece of metal, to this day we have no idea where it came from or how it got there.







Anyway a full rebuild including all gaskets, rings and bearings replaced it was time to get the engine back in the car. Having never rebuilt an engine before i was quite nervous to know whether or not my efforts would pay off.







To my relief, it burst into life and after a quick timing check it was ready to go.



1500 running in miles later i decided it was time to see what the new lock kit was capable of on track. An incredible transformation! The speed and accuracy of the turn in is amazing. Things still werent right with the engine though, boost was on and off and it was becoming more and more difficult to initiate the drift.



It wasnt long after that i was approached by Pat about attending a show at Newark show ground to promote the up coming JAE show. How could i say no?! So a poorly non boosting S14 met its uncle, a BEE*R R324 Skyline GTR! I must admit I had a fantastic time getting to know this club to which Pat and Andy invited me to join which i soon did!







After the event i was determined to solve the boost gremlins and enjoy the car again, after countless leak tests and boost hoses being replaced I booked the car in for the Norfolk Arena Charity drift day. As it was such a big event at the arena i decided to go for something a little wacky and different...







Subtle as a brick to the face haha!







My favourite photo of my car to date. On lock, smoking the rears and showing off drifting one handed.



Once again the boost problem came back and i lost all power to the point where i had to limp it home with black smoke pouring out the back and it trying to stall on me at every opportunity. I bought myself a GT2871r and began stripping the hot side down to fit it, then i found this







So the standard manifold went back on, to my surprise the standard exhaust manifold is good for 400bhp which im certainly not complaining about!



This brings me to the most recent stage of the build. I noticed a sponsorship opportunity had arisen with American cooling company - Mishimoto. A lengthy application sent off and a week later, I got the sponsorship!!







Being a bit of a DIY modifier I researched into a power brace. This is a bar that runs between the castor arm brackets. So heres a quick few pics of that -











All fabricated, welded, shot blasted and painted at home, the welds arent the best but it certainly looks the part!



With the ever more extensive weight reduction going on in the car i have completely removed the heater matrix and replaced it with a lightweight heater from JJC race and rally







As of last night the engine now sports some NISMO 740cc injectors which hopefully will give the car a bit more life once it gets mapped!







Thats all for now, I've missed an awful lot out. The cage is being fitted this week, all the wiring loom is being modified and replaced and im going silly with aero catches. i'll keep this as updated as i can!! The first Barrel Sprint day is on the 5th March so im hoping to have it ready, mapped and stickered up before then! I'll be sure to be flying the OutlawJap flag somewhere on the car.



Cheers!!

IS200 Amp bypass cables - what does good look like?

by Sparkystav, 30-12-2023, 05:16 PM

Right there has been 6 million posts about bypass cables keeping clocks on and not working all speakers. Well after helping another member the last couple of days I've come up with a drawing that should help. It can also be used to understand the wires on the amp plug it you wish to make your own cable.
The colours detailed are the iso connector colours that should be on your bypass cable, NOT the Lexus wire colours.

If you get a cable with two yellow wires on one side, to be blunt, it's not right, one of the yellows should be red, and it won't send sound to the rear right speakers. There's just not enough connections.

Your cable should look like the cable in the attached picture. All but one connection should be used (this is a mute signal to the satnav).
The unit in the picture puts the dual rear speaker (mid and woofer on each side) in series, but some could be linked and run them in parallel.

2006-2014 Subaru Tribeca Recalled For Hood Latch Problem

by News Feeder, 30-12-2023, 02:00 PM

Subaru is recalling approximately 77,000 Tribeca crossovers from the 2006-2014 model years. According to a bulletin from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the hood latches on some of those vehicles may be prone to opening while the car is in motion. The problem has been linked to a faulty hood latch assembly manufactured by...

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Nissan reports net income of 452.8 billion yen for first nine months of FY2015

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I wanted to run this past you guys...

by ZAIS200, 28-12-2023, 11:46 AM

Came across this video that someone posted on Facebook and wanted to see how you guys reacted to it, most people that commented were in one mind according to the majority comments but there were one or 2 that had to stir the pot and wanted to find out what you guys think.

The link to the video is this:

https://www.facebook.com/mjekejeke/video...279715346/

Apologies of course if this is not the right place to post this or if it is not appropriate, I did of course take the high road and stopped commenting ( you will see the language used was colourful) but it still aggravated the hell out of me.:Shooting::Bazza::Chair::mad::Overkill::cursing:

Been A While!

by Ms.Gem, 27-12-2023, 02:49 PM

Hello,

I'm Gem, 31 from Nottinghamshire.

I joined up in Dec 14 when I had a P11 Primera, Got rid of it after some bad luck and had been rocking a Seat Arosa until January this year. Due to a bad back it was time to get rid. Managed a year with 3 doors..just :glare:

Bought a skoda fabia estate to replace it, and it wasnt right. Couldn't get along with it, so sold that yesterday and replaced it with a Nissan Almera called Sally. :thumbup:



Hopefully will try and stick around this time. neaky2: