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nos
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 Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2002 5:14 pm Post subject: doesn't make sense! |
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| i have found this importers who will do an isuzu 2L piazza turbo half cut for $2800! but their fj20 turbo half cut is only $2000! why is this? i was thinking of staying in the isuzu family so that engine mounts don't have to be changed and so i don't need an engineers cert. can someone please help me out here. |
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Poizon
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| Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2002 6:20 pm Post subject: Re: doesn't make sense! |
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don't quote me, but FJ20's are more common than 2L Piazza's
therefore rare = expensive...
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nos
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| Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2002 6:26 pm Post subject: Re: doesn't make sense! |
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| yeah i suppose. just seems weird because of difference in power and the like - oh well. might just go for that fj20 after all |
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Racegem
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| Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2002 11:48 pm Post subject: Re: doesn't make sense! |
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But you can pick-up a VN V6 at the auctions for $1000.00 with more grunt in stock trim the the FJ20, so more power doesn't mean more expensive. Supply and demand is what determines prices.
And before I get a thousand replies, no I wasn't saying put in a V6 over the FJ20, it was just a comparison on price! |
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SNZ12L
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| Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2002 11:53 pm Post subject: Re: doesn't make sense! |
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| You'll still need an engineers certificate with the piazza, the price difference is because they are less common than the FJ. |
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Gemini Driving Yobbo
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| Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2002 11:57 pm Post subject: Re: doesn't make sense! |
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| a piazza is more rarer than the fj20 |
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Gemini Driving Yobbo
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| Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2002 11:59 pm Post subject: Re: doesn't make sense! |
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| o yeah i fogot u shouldnt need a engineers certifcate gem23q |
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Racegem
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| Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2002 12:02 am Post subject: Re: doesn't make sense! |
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| What's the FJ20 out of? The figure I heard for Piazzas was that there were only about 300 odd brought to Oz. |
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pjhsv
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| Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2002 2:31 am Post subject: Re: doesn't make sense! |
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| Which is why he said that the Piazza was more expensive than an FJ20..... |
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SNZ12L
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| Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2002 6:05 pm Post subject: Re: doesn't make sense! |
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| Not unless you want to be able to drive the car legally. |
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nos
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| Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2002 6:36 pm Post subject: Re: doesn't make sense! |
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| old skyline i think |
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mikcarter
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| Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2002 9:36 pm Post subject: Re: doesn't make sense! |
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dude you have to engineers cert if ur engine is more than 15% larger than the original so in a gemini you are allowed 1840cc
and a maximum of 2.5 times the weight(of your car) for turbo
and 3 times the weight for naturally aspirated
and a gemini sedan is 960kg so work from that
if u don't believe me check out the rta site for light vehicles mods |
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nos
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| Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2002 2:52 am Post subject: Re: doesn't make sense! |
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| don't worry i believe you - i've done the reading in great detail. you can still do all the work yourself though - you just need to get an engineers cert afterwards |
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