Tag Archives: GTS-t

Phil It feels like an absolute eternity since my last trak-life post. And it might as well have been considering Pearl remained mostly unchanged for 2015 and we only slotted in three trackdays (so sad). Alas life priorities just happen to get in the way. Sure, getting married and jetting out for a honeymoon is all well and good but …

In the pursuit of happiness (and fantastic lap times), it quickly became apparent that my old humble Bilstein Shock Absorbers and Eibach spring combination just didn’t cut it anymore. I know I know, Fridge the heavy R33 was never intended to be a track car let alone be equipped with spine shattering springs. Something’s got to give and it ended up being the …

For the majority of us import sports car enthusiasts, 98RON fuel provided at the local pump serves its purpose quite well. Whilst not exactly cheap these days, it is at least abundant and has a decent octane rating. But as with most things in life, there will always be something better out there to tempt you. If you surf the …

Ever pushed your car with a fresh tune and wondering why it’s keeps leaning out on hard throttle transitions? It could be that you’re running an aging fuel pump and it’s simply not keeping up with your car’s new fuel requirements. When you really think about it though, the factory fuel pump is probably nearly at it’s end of life …

Ever wondered why your steering wheel feels a little “doughy” or unresponsive even after replacing your rack ends, tie rods and given it a good wheel alignment? It’s probably because you’re steering rack bushes have deteriorated which has allowed room for your steering rack to wiggle about. Not to worry though, it’s a relatively easy task to replace and best …

Foot down, revs high, sweat dripping, you’ve got a record smashing lap lined up but then in the corner of your eye you see the water temperature frantically climbing towards the no go zone area. Disappointment rushes through you body as you know better to back off the noise pedal before you cause some irreversible damage to your vehicle. Time …

You’re on the racetrack going for that position and laptime, then “beep beep beep” your gauge is warning you that your car’s oil temperature has its safety threshold. You draw a sad face then back off the accelerator before boiling your oil and potentially damaging your engine. Oh the anti climax… so close yet so far from taking that winning …

Have you ever thought “I could do that, so why not?”. Those were exactly the same words that ran through my mind when the time came to replace the clutch on my car. The thought of paying $400 or more of your hard-earned cash to get some mechanic to do a half-arsed job doesn’t appeal to most able, modern, non-useless …

‘Fridge’ – Nissan Skyline R33 Series 2 GTS-t So I honestly thought no more imported sports cars… how wrong I was to ever even say that to myself. It all started with Flop, he was keen to get back into the car scene and didn’t want to do it alone. That was all the incentive I needed and surely soon …