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Hi Guys, I've always been a big fan of the Vector, too bad it never really took off. Cheers, Porky

Hi Fellow Enthusiasts, I think I will be able to make it to this in my Nissan 200sx (Lucino). I am knee deep in getting all my parts together for my turbo project but heck I will bring it as it is for now as I am really looking forward to meeting all of you. Thanks Hola for the invite and hope to see you there if everything goes as planned for me which it usually doesn't Cheers, Porky

Hi Dimantha, Looking good man, simple and elegant. Cheers, Porky

Hi Folks, Long time no hear eh? Sorry but I've been caught up with some personal issues and work but I do check AL from time to time. Hope you guys are well. Re: NexGen Your fuel consumption issue is simply due to the fact that you are stomping on the accelerator more now that you have more low end torque and you like the way your car pulls. Since there are two drivers on the car one is throttle heavy and the other (your Dad) drives like a pappa. In actuality the consumption figure should be same. Do get your filter cleaned if you need help gimme a holler. Also it won't hurt to get your Oil n Filter, Fuel Filter (nasty dirty fuel here) changed. Check you spark plugs if you're over 20k mileage on the former change em. As for your top end issue once the point from manifold end to exhaust is done you shouldn't have any issues. The difference between a 421 and a 41 header is not that huge so don't worry too much on that. Re: Hola We need to bring down a header for you as well bro. I will check with DC Sports and AEM and see what they got or we can get a relatively good Chinese one for a fraction of the price. Sometimes Stillen gives me good deals and one-day-only sales so lets see what we can pick up. I'd prefer to go with branded on yours. As for you remaining manifold-muffler piping we need to get the muffler dude, Suresh is good for this, to do the piping upto the muffler from header end. We can get a nice free flow dual tip muffler from Magnaflow and I think it is best we go with a 2" overall piping diameter with 2" inlet for the muffler. Center barrel also we can get from Magnaflow. Since all of the above will be pretty much manufactured (mufflers are universal) for your car there won't be any fitment issues even if there is the adjustment will be very slight as in the case for NexGen. The engine bay will not look crappy If you want to do this next month I have to order now so lets meet up on the weekend and do some e-Bay surfing? Cheers, Porky

Hi Zz, Yes Rohith does the paint nobody else, regardless of the millenia it takes he's my man. The standalone does just that it replaces the exisiting ecu completely we swap it out and add a new harness and splice the stock wiring onto it. The piggyback like my HKS controls only the fuel/air parameters and it piggybacks off the stock ecu, so the stock ecu isn't swapped out, with a standalone you have better control over all you functions including ignition. I have an HKS Igntion Amp too so we will try and fit that in when we go boost but with boost you have to be careful with the ingition timing so as not to cause detonation. Still I feel a stronger properly timed spark will help in cleaner and bettr combustion. Also with the aux output control I can control and set the boost and alky injection. Chrsitmas looks like it won't happen, unlike the states it takes a year of sundays to get anything done around here bro Pics we didn't get a chance to take good ones as yet I have some old ones but that is with very few mods anyhow some like the lsd and clutch won't be seen as I didn't take pics when we we're swapping it out. Hopefully when Hola gets back we take em and post sorry for the delay. Cheers, Porky

Hi, Thanks for that info but I'm going to stick with Nadeera since he has the dealrship for both Motec and EMS. Cheers, Porky

Hi, With the kit we basically did a copy of another that was made for a silvia and a skyline and customised it a bit to fit the 200sx. Yes the bodywork and paint weren't cheap but that's what being an enthusiast is about I guess I actually did the engine mods before doing the bodywork but went only as far as N/A mods as I wasn't thinking of going turbo at the time. As for the brakes I have to upgrade the crappy stock to the Nismos and the 4pots with larger rotors but that will go in at the same time as the turbo, when the are setup we will finish the ducting that lead from the front to the sides as the ducting positioning will depend on how the brakes finally end up. I would have gone for a Nismo lsd if it was offered for my gearbox but it isn't catered to by Nismo. The grinding (shaving more like)was done only minimally to the spider gears insde the differential and within the tolerances indicated by JGY I went with JGY as it is better than Phantom Grip. With regular changes in the tranny oil and running a properly bedded clutch/flywheel setup (currently going with fidanza and stage 3) it will last a good time without crapping out whereas with a vlsd the viscous goes and you're done. Also I suppose it helps if you know how to drive within your limits. I went with EMS standalone because it had the features (aux outputs for alky injection etc) I wanted for the right price and also my friend who is helping me with the project knows how to tune on it. EMS are quite popular in Aussie and standalones are waaay better than JWT eproms. As for why I went the N/A route I have mentioned earlier, I wanted to go boost after the costs of cars in Sri Lanka went over the costs of houses. Even with all the money spent and yes it is quite a bit it will still be cheaper than most cars with not even half the options or features all my after market parts are sent from the US as I was there earlier and have good contacts and also from Japan, HK and Aussie also my bro is there so he helps alot. Can't go with a gti-r swap as the gearing on it is messed due to the gtir being 4 wd also the swap is difficult would be easier to go with a normal s20det swap...but as I said before I don't want to go that route my turbo is a Nissan Ceramic 16V turbo which is a t3/4 hybrid it has a t-3 turbine thats smaller and spins faster reducing lag. The compressor is a t-4 thats bigger, so more air is sucked in while less gasses are used to turn it. It works fine for a quick spool turbo for a small displacement engine anywhere from 1.5l-2.2l. Thanks for your vote of confidence will keep posting as the project prgresses. Cheers, Porky

Hi, Well I don't have pink seats and neon under the car, nor stickers along the fender with brand names of stuff I don't have in the car and painted some God awful color like chameleon green/purple.....so yes to each his own. The kit is functionally designed to help apply downforce where needed and increase airflow to the intercooler and brakes. Enginewise, no I am not going the easy SR or CA swap but rather a custom turbo setup on a GA. It has been done before and can be done and I plan on being the 1st Sri Lankan to do it. Cheers, Porky

Hi Guys, Thanks for the invite I really appreciate it however I will not be in town blast! So I will definitely make it to the next one for sure. Cheers, Porky

Well yes it is the stock gearbox, what we did was pull out the differential and insert the spring load friction plates from JGY customs between the spider gears. We had to grind down the gears a bit using a lathe in order to make it fit but now it is fine. Gear Ratios are stock. I will be on the lookout and see if I can just buy close ratio gears off Nismo but from my previous research I drew a blank and also changing ratios is tricky business and has to be done by a pro. Cheers, Porky

Hey Pila, Ratios I have not changed, as I really can't figure out how to do it, if you have an idea you may please enlighten me I will be more than glad to listen. All parts sites I visited don't have the gears. Cheers, Porky

Hey Z, No that is not the brand I used I used this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VHT-Nitesha...sspagenameZWDVW As for this Trans Asia thingy Hola is a bit sensitive to that issue because we had a small run in with the long arm of the law there once after testing a car......so he must be thinking the same has happened again I don't think he means any offense....do you Hola? Now be a nice boy and try and get along with your fellow forum members OK? Cheers, Porky

Hi DHP, Thanks, engine bay is coming up after this weekend when I can take some pics and Hola will post em. Turbo isn't installed as yet I have a T3/4 Nissan Dual BB Ceramic one off of a Skyline and mosr of the parts am waiting for the HKS wastegate and some other little parts to arrive from the States hopefully that will arrive before end of this month along with the Racing Radiator. I have however done everything possible for the N/A setup from intake to header to suspension and ECU so I will post that bit for now and once the turbo is in I will post it then, thanks for your kind patience till then, Hi Pila, Thanks I kind of also to a cue from the Altezza on the spoiler, I forgot the name of the blasted stuff but I got it off e-Bay and gave the three cans to Rohith, the lights do show in the night just not as bright as before but still clearly visible. It some sort of hi temp tint spray I had bought some earlier that was red and eurod out the back so it only showed red that was some Jap brand....also from e-Bay hehehehe. The tint makes any car look phat frm the back bro so go for it. My gearbox was converted to a friction type LSD that I got from JGY customs in US and running Mobil LSD gearbox oil with a stage three performance clutch setup that can hold upto 280ft.lb of torque which I think will suffice if I hit the 300bhp mark. The car grips very well now and as I mentioned earlies I also set the Toe and Camber accordingly. Hi Dilesh, Yes the mirrors are also aftermarket modelled after the BMW M3 they came in carbon fiber but I had em painted the body color. The lights work as parking it is blue color and signal it is white it has LEDS. I am thinking since EVERYONE is of the same opinion of coloring the grill black I might take a pic and do a photoshop job as a trial and see if it look good then I will take y'alls' advice my fellow AL bros and sisters Hi Isuru, Yes that is what I my goal is if I can hit 300bhp or 250whp I will have a sh*t eating grin like the joker everytime I launch What up with the plans you have for your car? You still going to go ahead with that bro? Hi SHAI, Thanks for the kind words I was there checking the King's Court for one of my events. Cheers, Porky

Hi Dude, Yes the pic posted here of the front does not do it justice we will take a full frontal nudity shot for a better persepective. Yes I think I did swing it by the round about near Micky Dees day before you must have seen it then. Thanks Overdrive for you compliments I went with the uniform color all around as that is what would usually come on a factory spec car where all the spoiler and grills are same color coded. I wanted to keep it as close to a factory spec as possible as I prefer that minimalist look. Cheers, Porky

Hi Bro, Thanks for your kind words, much appreciated. Rims are KH Racing some offshoot of OZ imported them and the tyres from Dubai offset is 35. Tyres are Falkens 205/40 R17 ZR and the suspension is performance springs with Suspension Technisques bump stops, KYB shocks (AGX are on the way so I can adjust the dampening), lowered 1.4" all around. Strut bars. You can check my profle it has all the down-lo Just had the alignment done with -1 deg front camber and toe at zero. Pressure is 34 psi front and 31 psi rear. Handles like its on rails! Last but not least the car is on th streets hehehehe you can witness it anywhere between Horton Place and Flower Road especially the Flower Road Petrol shed hehehehe Madmax bro, I got the 3M tint done at the 3M joint in Cotta Rd, they kinda messed it up so they have offered to redo it for free. It cost me 8.5K. Pricey I know but the film is bloody good. Cheers, Porky

Dear Friends, Thanks a lot for all your kind words and votes of support. Wow I am truly blessed to have such good friends love to all! Yes Pericles I am a very low key kind of guy and don't want all this typical Lankan boasting to ruin our good forum so I say respect to all and to each his own and live and let live As for the blackout on the rear taillights I went with Hi temp tint spray and plastic acrilic lacquer as final coat to give it the shine, I had to import the spray. Yes I agree the front looks a bit much with both grills but in person it looks a'ite Ash and I wanted to keep a very sublime look and to have an effective intake for cooling the front mounted intercooler which takes up most of the lower grill. I wanted form to follow function and not just be some gaudy bodykit weighing the car down. I do agree with you 1000% on getting the good accessories so I have ordered the Momo Steering wheel n Hub, Momo Pedals and Momo Gearknob and should arrive from the States my month end. I would also like to put the Momo door sills and 3 point harness at some point but I need to save some cash to finish the turbo project. Interior seats are bucket Recaros which have been redone in black and grey with red stitching and the rear seats are from the SE-R. I have also accurately replicated the Spec-R logo on the front seat back just as in the original. I have the white indiglo dials as well and that about does all the riceboy dork look I can care for but as I have stated before I wanted a very low key as close to Nismo look as possible. Props to Rohith for he's my man who after so many difficulties both personal and businesswise somehow through the grace of God and sheer determination pulled off this feat. No expense was spared and we both overshot our initial budget by sh*t loads. Hands down he is the best good on you bro and may the force always be with you! Incidentally once I go turbo with standalone I will have some very good universal parts for sale like my HKS piggy back so I will keep y'all informed and you can have first dibs on the parts. I take excellent care of my car and mods so you needn't fear for it going bust I will post some pics of the engine bay by this weekend as Hola will take are of that as he is better than I am on these things ain't ya Toy Nigga? hahahaha Cheers, Porky

Dear Kind Friends and Fellow Forumers, I thank all of you for your kind sentiments it does mean a lot for me to have your support and constructive critiques. Yes I have gone with the typical Nissan look as this is what suits our cars the best, the stubby look, though actually in person it doesn't look so stubby I think it is the photos. I kept the front lower grill so as not to get the intercooler clogged with crap whereas normally I would have had it just bare. All the mods done thus far can be viewed on my profile and also I have listed all the mods to come as I feel we must use this feature in AL or else what's the point? Hola lets see if we can take some pics of the engine bay and the suspension and post after this weekend. In terms of whether it is better than another car lovers ride I will say this: We all do this for a passion we have some may want to pit theirs against others and some may want to simply take maximum enjoyment out of getting chicks with it and still others may just do it because they love to. I am a person who falls into the last category and respect all those who fall into the former. So my dear dear friends lets leave it at that, as I have stated earlier in one of my posts as and when I get the engine work and ECU finished I will give you all a ride and we can try to drag it at a legal place maybe....maybe....once. However it is highly unlikely I will be able to bring it on the 18th though I may show up personally to check out the hoopla. Cheers, Porky Oi Hola, Leave it be those gents also I am sure must have nice machines that they have put their heart and soul into so lets give them props. I don't like this glamorising crapola. And ado how come you don't have a Nissan logo on ur sign? Cheers, Porky

Hey fuzzo, That's going to be good news for a lot of locals, this way they can avoid getting ripped of for low quality car and other stuff from the numerous unscrupulous local vendors and just buy good brand name stuff for the same price direct from anywhere in the world. This is not to say you don't have to be careful on e-Bay but there are many good vendors online other than just e-Bay that accept Paypal. Do keep us posted. Cheers, Porky

Yo dude, E-bay's the best! I buy all my stuff from them from Turbos to Stereos to pro AV equipment. Fortunately I still have US credit cards, US mailing address and Paypal but if you don't have that it is difficult. The problem is more the buying part and not the improting part, if you have a relative in US u can ask them to buy it for you and wire them the money from your local account. Then when they send it here ask them to not send any invoices and put a low value on the customs declaration form that way you pay small duty otherwise our Post Office buggers will rape you. For something that is valued at Rs.10k they will charge you Rs. 5K in taxes! This is the sad and pathetic situ in out country even if you are bringing stuff dwn for personal use our govt will take its pound of flesh and blood to boot Cheers, Porky

Hehehehehe yaaar when did all this happen well sir Toy Nigs can I release one pic to AL? Just one hmmmm? Lemme know since ur the de facto boss....I do have a few pics of the body work Cheers, Porky Ado ### u were supposed to drop by me casa n have a look. So y not drop by this weekend it will be back from Upali by then. We can take a few spins and bed the new clutch. Cheers, Porky

His garage is in Gothatuwa New Town, only issue is sometimes the bugger has too much work and won't show for an appointment sometimes, but he has done all the regular mechanical maintenance and parts replacement work on my car from suspension upgrades to engine. Labor charge varies according to the job but he's not horribly expensive say for a 30K job he'd probably charge 20K that's inclusive of parts. Just give him a call and see what he says. As for my 'beasty' well I just got it back from Rohith last week and Upali is doing the mechanical and electrical touch ups before it goes in for the turbo which is after the 18th of this month so I am hoping by Christmas to unveil, but it is on the streets of Colombo and you will see it if you're on the lookout especially from Horton Place to Flower Road.....hauling ass down Green Path....heheheh...took it for a test as soon as I got it back and we hit 120 at 7000 rpm in second gear without the turbo! Till then Cheers, Porky

Hi, You can try my mechanic he's Upali 0773687055 tell him the guy with the highly modified Lucino gave the number. Cheers, Porky

Now it works, thanks bro!

Hi, It could be your AC expansion valve or your thermostat, why not take it to an AC joint and get it checked. Cheers, Porky

Yo Admin dudes, I have been having this same problem for like ever, what up? I think only twice I have been able to check member profiles. It seems to be a major software glitch so why not roll up your sofware engineer sleeves and get it de bugged once and for all? This is the error I keep getting: The error returned was: Sorry, but you do not have permission to use this feature. If you are not logged in, you may do so using the form below if available. Cheers, Porky