Samtalkscars

A big nosed bearded petrolhead, aspiring automotive journalist.

I’m Sam and for as long as I can remember I’ve loved anything and everything with an engine. I’m here to document my automotive experiences with people and hopefully develop as a driver and a writer. My long term goal is to break into automotive journalism in the near future and road test performance cars for a major magazine. Please like and subscribe to stay up to date with my latest content including my weekly Youtube podcast.

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My most recent articles

I fitted my Alcon Big Brake Kit myself. It did NOT go to plan

After getting carried away and giving a nice chap in London nearly 2500 of my pounds, I’d brokered a deal for my standard brake kit to be sold. This added an unnecessary time pressure to the install of my Alcon Superkit. Many thoughts circulated through my head, various friends who run garages or even taking …

by Sam Busby 18th Feb 202118th Feb 2021

I bought a bargain Alcon Superkit for my R35 GT-R

I’ve been pretty busy in my first 9 weeks of ownership with my new Nissan GT-R. I’ve had the software updated with a dyno run, new wheels and tyres, some carbon fibre trim bits and now a big brake kit. I’ve always liked the Alcon Superkit as it’s enormous, fills the wheels nicely and they …

by Sam Busby 1st Feb 2021

V8 Vantage vs Nissan GT-R when is there too much power?

As a petrolhead it has to be said you can never have enough power, however lately I’ve really thought that I’m pushing the boundaries of what I want. There’s 250bhp difference between the two cars in this article and Christ can I feel every last one. Drivability Again I appreciate this is entirely subjective but …

by Sam Busby 5th Jan 2021

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