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Re: Andrew's 1999 RAV4/GT-Four Hybrid Project...	Tue, 17 August 2004 13:43

Hi Stu, I turned up to the Toymods Meeting last night with gearbox oil cooler leaking issues. No small drips either, this was almost enough to drain a gearbox. It turned out to be rather fun in the rain, people losing traction as they try to walk up the hill on the tarmac... Last night was one of the biggest meetings of any car club I've ever seen. As Stitt aptly put it last night, the bigger crowds seem to come out when it's raining. I was sitting inside the hall with about 15 others at the time, when Jason (YellowRolla) stuck his head in the door and asked if I was going to pop the hood. And there the masses were, like bees to the honey-pot... there had to be more than 30 people scattered around my car anxious to get a look-see. That blew me away. I popped the bonnet open and various forms of flashlights came out to inspect the work done. A very appropriate and on-queue type of "OOOOooo" buzzed around the masses as some fascinated people's faces lit up. Overall I reckon the crowd were fairly impressed by what they saw (and heard, giving it a blatt at idle), very unexpected to hear that coming from a RAV4. After pizza I cruised back with Toobs to his joint to see if we could locate the source of this gear oil problem. I thought it was coming from the box itself, but we later found that the splashes and drips pointed back to the oil cooler. The fittings that were bought for this cooler were designed so that the hose just "snaps" on and that's it - no clampage necessary. It seems this isn't the case for an ST205 box and the standard RAV4 cooler. So we fixed this up temporarily and early on today I took it back to Chris's place to get a couple of clamps fitted up to it. We'll see how this affects it in the morning. A big fat thankyou and mega-props to Toobs and Timmy for accommodating my car's needs at a short-notice. All my recent pics have been uploaded to our new RAV4OZ server (which I can upload pics TO, but don't know how to access these pics FROM!) Ride quality - good if you like a VERY beefy tone going through the entire cabin, air waves deep enough to rattle your eardrums going thru the 2000 RPM mark when shifting up. I think I might have to put the silencers into my canon's, see if this makes a bit of a difference. I don't think it will do the engine much good though, as this will create a bit of back-pressure. The 500hp fuel pump buzzes away as you're cruising along and the fuel gauge drops accordingly. I might have to decrease the fuel pressure on the regulator for cruising around town. What I DO NEED.... an A'PEXi Power AFC designed for the ST205. I know there are people that sell these at good prices, but I want to find out WHO and WHERE (and maybe a phone # as well, might be useful) The standard 3S-GTE ECU has been Blitz Access chipped from Japan and came with the front-cut when I bought it, which alters the fuel and the ignition curves. This is unmodifiable. I need to get this beastie on the rollers ASAP to get it dyno-tuned, but I can't do it with this ECU in there. This will undoubtedly be my next purchase. Thanks for the good feedback Stu... you coming to Sydney to see it in the 1st Toymods Show 'n' Shine event in October? Cheers. [Report message to a moderator]

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