i wouldn 't think the cops would look sideways at your mazda piston powered ute... unless it is excessively modded and runs on methanol! (what times does it run) as fast cars are very much part of our culture there are quite a few of the on the roads!

thanks guys! i will do some contacting. na its not for the turbo 1400 n/a wagon.

dattoman... can you get them from nissan. the head shops have no listing for them??

it was the front right looking at the engine. isnt the long one the oil one in the middle?

if he spent 13k on the motor then why didn't he do the job properly and save half of the money and use for for efi and electronic ignition?

i have seen a bakkie in perth. pulled the guy over. moved here from sa not that long ago. 91 model it was. lives not far from me actually. from my understanding comercial vehicles do not require a cat. if i was you and you could afford it i would sell your old one and buy a new one to bring. you have to have owned it for 12 months though (i think this is right). the reason being is i dont think you are really gaining anything. 1200 utes are easy enough to come by here. i would get the new one for the body and modern interior perhaps. and the new ones are efi i think! you would know better than me.

yes i snapped one off and need other. anyone in the northern suberbs have one they can part with? having trouble tracking one down

cheers

do you know if the 130kw is dynoed or estimated power?

g'day tommy

just wondering if you have details of the engine and turbo.... internal mods, what turbo, how much boost etc?

cheers

From my experience, a 205/60*13 on a 6" rim makes the steering feel dead compared to the same tyre on a 7" rim, or a 185/60 on the same 6" rim. These later combinations definitely make the car more responsive. But this is not anything like stretching the tyres.


hence the term "slightly"

i dont know about qld but in wa most dirt go-karters run this and road racer sidecars in the past (don't know about now)

the stretching that being talked about has just taken this to the extreme. as with most things.

there is method to this madness! speedway guys have been running smaller tyres on their rims for years. (and yes didgeman i know some road racers that run this configuration). the reason being a slightly (and i say slightly!) stretched sidewall creates less flex. drifters do it too

edit... sorry dodgeman just noticed the miss-spelling!

so ring the rta and find out. they are the people that matter. it doesn't matter if everyone on here said you could do it. if they say you can't... well, you can't. don't waiste your time. go straight to the top. how hard is a phone call?