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Old Dec 4, 2003 | 10:05 PM
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Nizpro,

Did you dyno the *stock* engine? Others have been dynoing the engine and getting less than the stated 287 HP.

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Old Dec 4, 2003 | 10:55 PM
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Niz, you know there is an Oz forum? Im not sure if all the guys down here would have seen this. I see Apsilon has, you should post all the info on the Oz forum, just a suggestion?

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Old Dec 4, 2003 | 11:06 PM
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I see all

I'd really love to see what's in the whole kit. That's a whole lot of $$$ Also would love to see any pics when you had the engine out and also any individual component pics.
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Old Dec 5, 2003 | 12:16 AM
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Mike Wakowski. Thanks kindly for the offer, several images are on the way.

Ether. Absolutely no functionality lost...guarnateed.

Apsilon. No, we are in Melbourne and would be happy to show the system to you if you decided to come down. With regards to a more basic kit, if you were to see what was involved, the R&D required to create a package that for the most part appears in the eyes of all who have seen it as being up to a factory finish, you would appreciate why we are pushing to perform only complete packages.
Image wise, have sent a number of Mike for him to post.

cwhit_5. I am assuming you are asking how much it would cost?

benzz280. Yep, if you like I can increase the price to US$100,000, more than happy to...:-)

xeinith. Yes we did dyno the stock engine, but not on the engine dyno. We performed a series of tests on our chassis dyno where the average was 145 kilowatts (194hp) at the wheels. We believe this relates to around 180 engine kilowatts or 235hp).

harryw. No, wasn't aware of a local forum, have you the address?

apsilon. Hopefully Mike will get the images up soon.
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Old Dec 5, 2003 | 12:22 AM
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Originally posted by Nizpro
Mate, everything is expensive (car wise) over here. For example, if we were to have a new Vette here, it would sell for inexcess of $150,000.

The Dodge Viper sells for around $220,000
Sigh, cars are as expensive here from where I am (Singapore). Heavy tax and a USD18600 certificate of ownership for 10 years (afterwhich you have to pay the prevailing rate of the cert. to the authorities "extend" it for another 10 years)
Putting a new 350Z on our road cost about USD 96000 All these monies could have been put to better use on the car.

Imagine a Lambo Murcielago owners here spend about USD760000 to put it on the road.

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Old Dec 5, 2003 | 02:17 AM
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Niz, its the same address. Just go to the bottom of the page and you will see "Forum Jump", go to Australia/New Zealand (down near the bottom) and voila.

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Old Dec 5, 2003 | 02:19 AM
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harryw...thanks kindly...
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Old Dec 5, 2003 | 05:12 AM
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What brand of pistons/rods did you use? How much boost do you guys run daily, and how high have you run on the built bottom-end? Your running a Motec Engine management what injectors are you running(cc's)? Could you please send me some pics, I would love to see more....thanks abjr@univeinc.com
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Old Dec 5, 2003 | 07:00 AM
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Originally posted by Nizpro
Mate, everything is expensive (car wise) over here. For example, if we were to have a new Vette here, it would sell for inexcess of $150,000.

The Dodge Viper sells for around $220,000
These are Australian dollars, correct . . . not U.S. dollars? And what is an average annual salary in Australia? Would an average Joe making $50,000-$60,000 (U.S.)/year being making about the same in Australia or more? I'm just trying to see how those vehicle prices compare to % of income, b/c it sounds like you guys spend CRAZY amounts of green just to own what the U.S. considers to be an average priced car ($30,000-$35,000 U.S)

Oh, and I wonder if NISMO would be interested in your R&D. I read many months ago that NISMO and Garrett turbos were working on an aftermarket turbo setup.

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Old Dec 5, 2003 | 09:05 AM
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wow
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Old Dec 5, 2003 | 09:22 AM
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Originally posted by Nizpro
Mike Wakowski. Thanks kindly for the offer, several images are on the way.
May I post them?
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Old Dec 5, 2003 | 10:20 AM
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Old Dec 5, 2003 | 12:03 PM
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Originally posted by MSGarrett1
These are Australian dollars, correct . . . not U.S. dollars? And what is an average annual salary in Australia? Would an average Joe making $50,000-$60,000 (U.S.)/year being making about the same in Australia or more? I'm just trying to see how those vehicle prices compare to % of income, b/c it sounds like you guys spend CRAZY amounts of green just to own what the U.S. considers to be an average priced car ($30,000-$35,000 U.S)
Average income is ~AUD$35,000 (US$25,000 at current rates) according to ABS. That increases to AUD$46,500 if you look at full time employees only.

Can't comment on what people earning US$50,000 would get here as I don't know what positions pay that over there.
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Old Dec 5, 2003 | 12:11 PM
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Sounds like mucho dough for a car in the land down under. Is this just w/ sport cars or only for imported cars, or are all cars relatively that expensive? Are there any domestic Australian automobiles?
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Old Dec 5, 2003 | 12:22 PM
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The government adds a lot in the way of taxes particularly to "luxury" cars which is anything over AUD$60,000 (could be slightly off there).

There are Australian cars of course. Things like the Holden Commodore and Ford Falcon are some of the most common cars on the road. There's also all the usual Hondas, Toyotas etc.

Yeah we get ripped off most of the time. We're a small market so manufacturers charge a premium and then the government takes it's cut etc. To put it in perspective my Track model cost ~$US52,000 at current rates on road and registered.
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Old Dec 5, 2003 | 12:40 PM
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Apsilon: Thanks very much for answering Msgarrett1's questions.

Mike Wazowski: Please do so!
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Old Dec 5, 2003 | 01:27 PM
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Old Dec 5, 2003 | 02:36 PM
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Hey, no intercooler and over 500hp on the engine dyno! Very cool. Though on the rode, the hp may be lower due to heat, but very cool. What psi is it at? I don't recall reading it.

Speaking of Aussie cars, what about the new GTO over hear. Isn't it from Austrailia? Nice car. Exterior seems oldsmobuick, but nice overall.
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Old Dec 5, 2003 | 02:59 PM
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hey Nizpro, you mind listing all the internal work?
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Old Dec 5, 2003 | 03:13 PM
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it has an intercooler

very nice work!
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