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    Body kit

    http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/nissan/march/auction-394784835.htm
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    HR16DDT for new Micra

    The Nissan Juke features a turbo 1.6 with direct injection and generates 140kW/240Nm. The MR16DDT motor uses the MR block which has up til now been used for 1.8L & 2L motors. It has been speculated that this engine may also be fitted to the new Micra...
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    2010 New Micra, V-Platform

    "With the world premiere of Nissan’s new global compact car slated for a Geneva Motor Show reveal in early March 2010, and other models based on the same platform to follow soon after, Nissan’s new V-Platform based vehicles will set a new global standard." HR12DE 3 Cylinder, offset...
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    2010 Nissan Leaf Electric Vehicle

    set to go on sale in Japan, the US and Europe next year. Nissan has promised that the Leaf, which goes into mass-production as a global model in 2012, will be about the same price as a gas-engine car such as the 1.5 million yen Tiida
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    2009 Micra/March & new March R turbo

    Has anybody stumbled over this yet? To date there are 4cyl HR15DE & HR16DE engines, both sharing a 78mm bore. I am guessing the HR12DE shares this 78mm bore & the 83.6mm stroke of the HR16DE, giving an 1198cc capacity. If the HR10DE used the 78mm bore, it would have a 69.6mm stroke, much...
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    Suzuki Swift crash repair costs

    On TV tonight there was a program about some 10km/hr front & rear crash testing insurance companies had done on most popular new cars sold here, to assess differences in repair costs for the purposes of adjusting peoples insurance premiums to suit. The most expensive car to repair was the Honda...
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    Heater fan not working

    This is not the usual Nissan problem, fan working at only one speed because of stuffed resistor board. After checking the fuses, checking the resistor board, checking the switch, checking for power at the motor connection and checking motor resistance, I removed the fan & motor. The fan worked...
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    Toyota iQ production starts this year

    The iQ is a 3+1 seater small town car. Toyota plans to start the production of the iQ in the fourth quarter of 2008 in Japan and sell the car in Europe by the end of 2008. The iQ is expected to mount a 1.0L class engine in its powertrain. There will be a choice of two petrol & one diesel...
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    Factory option dash top cup holders & glovebox

    NZ$20 = AUD$17 http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=143262834 Not me who sold or purchased.
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    1L 4spd auto 1997 facelift K11

    I've aquired another K11, 1997 facelift white 5 door, 178,000km, made in Japan. I'll be driving this for a couple of weeks until I get my 2dr 5spd back. Engine is 1L CG10DE, no rattles, no apparent MAF/throttlebody problems or other worries. Rev limiter 6900rpm. Was running cold (72-75C) so...
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    FS: NISMO MARCH K11 CIRCUIT CAR

    http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Specialist-cars/Competition-cars/auction-120703642.htm NISSAN HK11 MARCH N2 BUILT BY NISMO.VERY GOOD CONDITION, AND QUICK LAST OWNER [10 YEARS] HAS MAINTAINED TO A VERY HIGH STANDARD. NISMO 1300CC 160+HP ENGINE WITH THROTTLEBODIES NISMO CLOSE RATIO BOX...
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    Broken Glovebox catch

    I've now seen a second car where you have to hold the button to close the glovebox, otherwise if you just push on the door, the catch pushes the barrel out. My facelift K11 has a different style glovebox with a big handle. Wondering if it might retrofit into a pre facelift K11. The dash is...
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    Nissan VVEL = Variable Valve Event and Lift

    Petrol engine, no throttle butterfly, use variable valve lift instead. http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/NEWS/2007/_STORY/070329-01-e.html and http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/TECHNOLOGY/INTRODUCTION/DETAILS/VEL/index.html The new Skyline Coupe has it. VQ37VHR motor 11.0:1 CR, 95.5mm bore, 86mm...
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    Toyota Yaris / Vitz / Echo

    When my 2dr K11 dies I was thinking of just getting another one, they were sold in Japan until February 2002. However, in recent days I've been looking at the 2dr Toyota Yaris / Vitz / Echo. These were available from January 1999 with the 997cc 1Z-SE motor sourced from Daihatsu, October 1999...
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    K11 RS5F31V ratios

    http://page16.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/u10436021 K11 RS5F31V gears 1-5 47 44 40 34 34 16 21 26 30 42 2.938 2.095 1.538 1.133 0.810 final drive 74 17 4.353 Very much a close ratio box. Overall ratios become 41A 30A 31V 1st 13.819 12.982 12.789 2nd 7.930 7.612 9.120 3rd 5.358 5.007...
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    Fixing timing chain rattles and replacing chains & tensioners

    Symptoms: Loud rattle coming from timing chain end of motor Rattle does not go away when rpms increased from idle 149,000km bit of sludge under rocker cover but not horific CG13DE All tensioners & guides has some wear but the top chain tensioner had worn right through the plastic? wear material...
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    RS5F41A RS5F30A gearbox oil capacity

    As my 41A doesn't have a fill plug on the front, I'll have to use the speedo hole. It took a while to find the capacity, so I'm posting here. RS5F41A 3.1L - 3.3L RS5F30A 2.8L - 3.0L Strange that the bigger box has less oil...
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    The Great Global Warming Swindle

    Documentry from BBC which aired a couple of days ago. http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=9005566792811497638&q=the+great+global+warming+swindle CO2 change lags temperature change by ~800 years, i.e. change in temperature causes change in CO2 Changes in sun activity and clouds cause...
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    CVT swapped for RS5F31V in NZ

    Mate just brought another K11 from a transmission specialist. It had been CVT, but that had given up after ~144,000km The transmission company had said it cost too much to repair the CVT. They swapped it out for the 31V RS5F31V was still written on the box from whatever wrecker it came from
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    K11 SR20VE SR20VE+T SR20DET

    I really should try & see some of these next time I'm in Taiwan. Madness. I wonder how quick they do Taipei-Kaohsiung? SR20VE http://tw.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/powerman268/detail?.dir=76ff&.dnm=9dac.jpg SR20VE+T http://tw.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/powerman268/detail?.dir=76ff&.dnm=85f8.jpg...
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