James
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| posted on 14/7/08 at 05:04 PM |
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New Nissan GT-R
Was thinking about Clarkson's comment last night about the gearbox being linked to a specific engine.
Why would they do this? I can't think of any benefit other than more servicing cost when it goes wrong.
My first thought at the time was: Oh God, that's gonna make it harder to use as a donor! 
I hope other manufacturers don't go this way! 
Appreciate that this problem maybe goes away with a custom ECU.
Cheers,
James
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stevebubs
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| posted on 14/7/08 at 05:08 PM |
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Ohh..yes...tolerances and tuning of maps...
No just this, but the Sat Nav automatically limits the power and speed until it detects you are *on* a racetrack. It then allows you to unlease the
car's full potential.
As I understand it, there are a few tuning houses over there that have already gotten over this speed bump...
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blakep82
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| posted on 14/7/08 at 05:08 PM |
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i thought he meant they were built to work with a specific engine, as in matched for the nengine's individual power curves or something. not
necessarily that a gearob just wouldn't work with any other engine.
though when he said it i did think the same thing
funny car that, all full of technology, i really really want one, sooooo much lol, look great from all angles, but soooooo ugly from straight head on
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James
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| posted on 14/7/08 at 05:12 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by stevebubs
No just this, but the Sat Nav automatically limits the power and speed until it detects you are *on* a racetrack. It then allows you to unlease the
car's full potential.
As I understand it, there are a few tuning houses over there that have already gotten over this speed bump...
Goodness me. Nissan would get on well with our big brother government here!
So how does that work if you get an import! It got *every* track in its system globally?
Daft!
Cheers,
James
[Edited on 14/7/08 by James]
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
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nib1980
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| posted on 14/7/08 at 05:14 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by James
Goodness me. Nissan would get on well with out big brother government here!
so how does that work if you get an import! It got *every* track in its system globally?
Daft!
Cheers,
James
we already get on with your goverment very well!
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stevebubs
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| posted on 14/7/08 at 05:32 PM |
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http://jalopnik.com/337694/jdm-godzillas-unlock-top-speed-only-at-the
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Mr G
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| posted on 14/7/08 at 06:14 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
look great from all angles, but soooooo ugly from straight head on
Actually when viewed directly from the front this one at Goodwood was rather pleasing on the eye 
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blakep82
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| posted on 14/7/08 at 08:50 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr G
quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
look great from all angles, but soooooo ugly from straight head on
Actually when viewed directly from the front this one at Goodwood was rather pleasing on the eye
why would you be looking at the car?!
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mark chandler
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| posted on 14/7/08 at 09:42 PM |
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Probally just a security thing, my old range rover ECU cannot be swapped between cars to prove faults due to this.
Its a pita, stops small garages from working by forcing people to use main dealers.
bummer
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