na6 or na8
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 9:24 pm
hi all , quick question ,whats the difference between a NA6 and a NA8 ? thank you
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Re: na6 or na8
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 9:48 pm
About 200cc.....
Re: na6 or na8
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 11:01 pm
yea figured that out ,, the na6 has a 1600 and a na8 has a 1800 ,thanks for that
Re: na6 or na8
Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2015 9:14 pm
thanks dundy
Re: na6 or na8
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2015 1:24 am
Quick list:
NA8 has:
-Bigger diff (also NA8 has 4.1, NA6 has 4.3)
-Bigger brakes
-Bigger engine
-Chassis bracing
-Better intake: airflow meter + variable TPS -vs- airflow paddle + simple TPS (better for aftermarket ECUs)
Also, while not important, reverse is a helical gear in the NA8, where NA6 is straight cut (noisier).
Found this out when i blew my NA8 box.
NA8 has:
-Bigger diff (also NA8 has 4.1, NA6 has 4.3)
-Bigger brakes
-Bigger engine
-Chassis bracing
-Better intake: airflow meter + variable TPS -vs- airflow paddle + simple TPS (better for aftermarket ECUs)
Also, while not important, reverse is a helical gear in the NA8, where NA6 is straight cut (noisier).
Found this out when i blew my NA8 box.
Re: na6 or na8
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2015 11:12 am
There were also trainspotters differences between the early na8 and late na8.
Ecu is different plugs, oil gauge was a dummy. No chrome rings around speedo and taco. Door cards changed I think, early na8 had no arm rest I think na6 and late na8 did?
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Ecu is different plugs, oil gauge was a dummy. No chrome rings around speedo and taco. Door cards changed I think, early na8 had no arm rest I think na6 and late na8 did?
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Re: na6 or na8
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2015 12:47 pm
thanks guys ,I have a NA6,live in Newcastle area
Re: na6 or na8
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2015 6:35 pm
Na8 also has seat belt tower brace, boot release, different rear garnish and a nadi instead of a momo...
Re: na6 or na8
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 1:18 am
Na6 and early na8 had a working oil pressure gauge. Late na8 was like nb. Gauge was either on or off like a warning light aka a dummy gauge.
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Re: na6 or na8
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 12:22 am
Dundy2456 wrote:sailaholic wrote:oil gauge was a dummy
What does this mean? Haha, curious as I have an NA6...
I have an NA6 too, as you acellerate past 4000ish RPM, the oil gauge will drop back from 6 to 4, and then continue climbing back towards 6. I noticed it after the first oil change and thought something was broken. Turns out it always does it, and panic I should not.
Re: na6 or na8
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 10:51 am
essentially the NA8 is just a far better NA6 as a base for standard bolt on modifications.
If you are doing extensive mods.... perhaps then, it just doesn't matter, as you will perhaps turf all the bits that make a NA8 a better NA6.
Thats not to say an NA6 is bad. Mine has been through hell & back, Its been raped & pillaged & still runs with over 300 k km. Thats not to say it will do this automatically. With a little preventative maintenance it should be very easy to keep them running. same goes for the NA8
If you are doing extensive mods.... perhaps then, it just doesn't matter, as you will perhaps turf all the bits that make a NA8 a better NA6.
Thats not to say an NA6 is bad. Mine has been through hell & back, Its been raped & pillaged & still runs with over 300 k km. Thats not to say it will do this automatically. With a little preventative maintenance it should be very easy to keep them running. same goes for the NA8
Re: na6 or na8
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 11:36 am
I changed the diff & drive line to make it stronger & stop better. But in a NA6 personally the diff is the first thing I would change in hindsight. It doesn't take much to snap the NA6 diffs.Especially now that they are getting on. I put in a torsen which I though was one of the best mods on the car. it just combined all the other suspension mods & made them work together superbly. On the other hand , it all depends what you planning to do with the car.
All bushes were changed too at one stage. I went for the usual upgrade with those bushes which will outlast the car itself. can't recall the name now. But they were a little too harsh. But that's subjective. I'm an old man.....If I was to do it again ( which will never happen now) I would go for the standard bushings.
There seems to be a massive difference with a car that has 150 k km on it & say 200 k km. At 150 the bushes seem almost new in comparison. While at 200 they were definitely worn out.
anyway....those are just my ramblings
All bushes were changed too at one stage. I went for the usual upgrade with those bushes which will outlast the car itself. can't recall the name now. But they were a little too harsh. But that's subjective. I'm an old man.....If I was to do it again ( which will never happen now) I would go for the standard bushings.
There seems to be a massive difference with a car that has 150 k km on it & say 200 k km. At 150 the bushes seem almost new in comparison. While at 200 they were definitely worn out.
anyway....those are just my ramblings