Saturday, 29 August 2015

Cobra has a new friend

The final (hopefully) carb parts have arrived and I now need to find time to fit them and then an excuse to drive somewhere to test (as if I need an excuse!). Unfortunately my spare time has been taken over by servicing the newest arrival to the family, a Nissan Stagea:



If you don't know what one is, its very closely related to the Nissan Skyline, just an estate and slightly stretched floor plan. They are extremely rare in the UK, being import only (from Japan). Engine is the same RB25DET in the R32 Skyline, producing somewhere around 240-250bhp. The Stagea also has the same ATESSA AWD system which is permanent RWD then some fancy electronic controlled transfer box thingy that brings the front wheels in when you are about to die. Because of this it's a heavy old beast at around 1650kg but still manages 0-60 in 6.5 seconds.

A part of me (which I am ignoring at the moment) suspects that on a bumpy b road this car would probably be faster than the cobra.

The craziest bit - have a look in here:


No carburettor, its witchcraft!


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