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Recaro SR series. SR3 / 4 etc. I believe they are now currently called the Recaro Speed. http://www.idealseat.com.au/html/overview_tuning.html

Recaros are the way to go. They always come up on ebay or some of the ricer forums, just a matter of waiting for the right ones to appear. $250.00 total cost.

Skidpan work: If I leave all four semi slicks on, way to grippy on the rear. Replace semi-slicks on rear with 'normal' tyres and an evening of fun ensured. Therefore my experience with semi slicks on a wet surface is GREAT! If I was forced to only have a set of semi slicks on the front or rear they MUST go on the front as that is where all the weight is transmitted during heavy breaking and that is where you want the most traction in the dry or wet. If you don't want your semi slicks send 'em to me....

Kumho KU36's on an XR8 GREAT. Depends on suspension setup and driving stle, combined with realistic expectations of ability, actual road conditions, etc. Your question is a little like is Ford better than Holden... No right answer just lots of opinions.

Look up your oil filter thread specs and match it to the Speco unit. Or email Speco and they will tell you.

He then informed me that by actually lowering the car and using stiffer springs would also reduce the cars handling capability. He said that with his rally car he would find the softest standard springs he could find and then use a good quality shock. Yes. But I tend to drive on bitumen roads in a street car which requires stiffer suspension than that of a rally car going sideways around dirt corners over pot holes? He then highlighted that he felt that the biggest rim he would use was 17 inch, stating that this was the size as used by V8 Supercars. Does Mark know that V8 supercars are looking at going to 18 inch rims to improve their handling? Most experienced drivers, and 'experts', will recommend (depends on the brand of tyres of course) that a 40/45 profile tyre should be inflated to about 40/42 psi for street use. The 32/36 psi recommended by the car manufacturer is the best for making the car feel 'smooth' when you are dropping the kids off at school.

You should actually be looking at the Speco 'Oil Pressure and oil temperature adapters' - sandwich plate. The D15730 is really an adapter plate for an oil cooler? http://www.speco.com.au/gauges_ad.html OIL PRESSURE AND OIL TEMPERATURE ADAPTORS Oil filter mount. Suitable only for electrical gauges. 547-49: 13/16"–16 oil filter thread. Suits V8 Commodore, VN onwards, with 2 3/4" o-ring. 547-50: 3/4"–16 oil filter thread. Suits most Ford, Toyota, Nissan. 547-51: 18–1.5 mm oil filter thread. Suits V6 Commodore, VN onwards. 547-52: 20–1.5 mm oil filter thread. Suits most Mazda, Mitsubishi, Honda etc. 547-53: 22–1.5 mm oil filter thread. Suits Ford V8, BA onwards.

Well done. Thanx for the info. (Don't take this the wrong way, just me being me. Can't see an axle stand supporting your car. Having had a hydraulic jack 'let go' when I was jacking a car up and seeing more than a tonne of steel smash onto the driveway in a split second is a constant reminder not to put anything under a car that isn't supported on stands - particularly anything made of meat and bone...)

Guages in the tissue tray? Looks good in photos. Good use of available space. Doesn't look in your traffic accident report when you admit to looking down at the guages (which you will!) before you ran up the rear-end of a 1982 Datsun... Get a tripod guage holder.

No experience with the FG but the BA BF's only have three 'tabs' on the bottom of the grill that 'slot' into the front bar which just pull up and out. And whilst your at it, it seems a stanley knife can do wonders to the lower grill?

Be aware that the ebay one above is actually an 'oil cooler' adapter plate. If you just want a sandwich plate for temp/oil senders I wouldn't get the one nominated above. My Speco sandwich plate was about $45.00 from Repco (a year or so ago).

Speco are the manufacturers so they will tell you exactly what you need. I have found Repco to be the cheapest supplier of these. http://www.speco.com.au/acccoolers.html SANDWICH ADAPTOR Oil Filter Mount Suitable only for Electrical Gauges 547-49 13/16”-16 Oil Filter thread Suits V8 Commodore, VN onwards. 2 3/4” O-Ring 547-50 3/4”-16 Oil Filter thread Suits most Ford, Toyota, Nissan 547-51 18-1.5mm Oil Filter thread Suits V6 Commodore, VN onwards 547-52 20-1.5mm Oil Filter thread Suits most Mazda, Mitsubishi, Honda etc 547-53 22-1.5mm Oil Filter thread Suits Ford V8, BA onwards and 6 Lit. Late model camira V8

Standard car with standard rotors for standard driving? Any standard name brand pads will do. Bendix Ultimates will make a huge difference in stopping but are harsh on your rotors.

Federal 595 UHP I put some on (got them at the right price) to replace Kumho KU36's... SLIPPERY TYRES in the dry, and the wet, and around corners, and in a straight line... They're excellent value for money tyre, don't get me wrong, but they are SLIPPERY and I wouldn't be turning my traction control off if you had them fitted.

Simplistic answer is that it must be within the same decibel range of the factory specs + - a small percentage. In other words it must conform to its 'certified' noise level in accordance with ADR 83/00 (from memory). In Qld the method of noise measurement should be found in the Vehicle Standards and Safety Regs and requires an authorised instrument (decibel meter) to be operated in accordance with the National Stationary Exhaust Test guidelines. Around 96 decibels at the specified rev range is about the go.