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May have found a "few" new mods for the 430

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Old 04-02-03, 07:11 AM
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Default May have found a "few" new mods for the 430

alright, check out http://www.tomsracing.co.jp/comp/Z382/comp-z382-eng.htm if its been covered then sorry, if not... it looks like they have a upgraded airfilter, exhaust, some kind of ECU..? and alot of new suspension componenets... they car they show looks clean.

Just tryin to help-

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Old 04-02-03, 08:55 AM
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Is that a supercharger I see?
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looks like it!
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anyone know the specs on that supercharger?
Old 04-07-03, 12:04 PM
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The power output is simular to the blitz blowers 55-65rwhp increase. I would go with the tom's over the blitz because i think it would have more potential! Just my thoughts

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This is the caption under the supercharger:

< Hyper compressor kit >
The inside of development

The 3UZ the compressor kit which is led to the territory where it becomes new. The specifications and feeling which are suitable in the sailplane by way of the test which you are countless on the engine bench, are actualized. The efficiency dashes to the apex of the convertible.
- Specification / roots type compressor, water cooling intercooler, private TEC2, private exhaust, other things
- Conformity / sailplane (UZZ40)


At the 2002 Tokyo Auto Salon Blitz had a twin-supercharged SC430 there that looked amazing. There are pics, I have one somewhere but I've seen nothing else since.

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Who wrote that caption, Yoda ?? I don't understand it.
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...and what is a 'sailplane' anyway?


I guess I'm just not technical or geeky enough to understand!!!
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Well, boyd, a sailplane is a glider (as you know), but what the heck it's doing in this context is anyone's guess.

I started to figure out this collection of words, but even as a retiree, I don't have that much time.


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Well, you have to expect a few mistakes when the paragraph is 'babelfished' from japanese to english. The goal of the translation software is just to get the 'gist' of the offering.
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Okay, Dawg ... you're on ... what's the gist?
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Is this the same translation software they use for Chinese take-out menus ?
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LOL


Is that how they get chinese take out menus made up??? ..because they sure don't have much command of the english language when you order!
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I once ordered Szechuan style stringbeans. They were described as "a happy soil experience from the ground of the earth". I'm not kidding here. I still have the menu home.
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You gotta wonder about those funky Chinese characters.... sounds more like pictures telling a story than an actual item you eat.. LOL


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