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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Thu, 28 July 2005 08:01
 
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| 4agte wrote on Thu, 28 July 2005 17:44 |
holy shit dude 
your gonna have to stop doing those 8000rpm launches and flat shifting man otherwise your gonna keep going through speedo drive output shafts like theres no tomorrow!!!!!!!
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Very funny ha ha...
Just for the record none of my cars have ever been launched at anything over about 5000 RPM ( and you could count how many times i have done that on my right hand)  and similarly none of my cars have ever been flat changed either. I really think its poor form unless you drag race (maybe).
Something else to note is that its unbelievable how little energy is required to turn the speedo cable its very very light, so i just dont understand how these things break...imean there seriously is very little resistance on it.
The only thing i can think of is there is something out of round in the box or something has got caught somewhere
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Toronto, Downtown
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September 2004
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Thu, 28 July 2005 08:10
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i thought it was funny  just my twisted sense of humour i guess 
seriously tho that is verrry strange if its the 3rd one maybee something else is broken/worn out
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SYDNEY
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November 2004
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Thu, 28 July 2005 08:17
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| toof wrote on Thu, 28 July 2005 18:01 |
| GUN METAL 87 SC wrote on Thu, 28 July 2005 17:15 |
OK fans and air conditioners here are the official pics of the AW09 and yes its for sale if you want further details let me know !
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and the survey says *bowng bowng*.....
not an aw09.. what kinda toyota model code is that... no epc lists it. and... it looks suspicously like a Fiat X1/9
*edit* which i kinda guess is a bit of a predecessor to the aw1x series 
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Yep i reckon so so that makes you the carry over CHAMPION !!
It was just that is was parked outside our office and i could not believe how many styling cues Toyota stole from this car let alone the entire concept.
Have a look at the engine lid its pure AW11 SC, the overall propotions are so similar its scary.
Check out the side air intake, the centre crease, the angle of the bonnet, the front to rear overhangs, the front and rear lighting arrangements, the exhaust outlet and ventilation, it really is quite the rip off.
Actually have you ever seen the racing Abarth version with the F1 inspired roof air intake....i am working one one now so watch this space Feral
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SYDNEY
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November 2004
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Thu, 28 July 2005 08:26
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| 4agte wrote on Thu, 28 July 2005 18:10 |
i thought it was funny just my twisted sense of humour i guess
seriously tho that is verrry strange if its the 3rd one maybee something else is broken/worn out
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Yep,
I rekon you are right but what could it be ? like it goes fine for a while then just stops ! no crunching noises or anything like that, it definitely requires an internal examination.
has anyone got some exploded drawings of the supercharged gearbox for this output shaft they can post to shed some light on this subject...thanks
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Sydney
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October 2003
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Thu, 28 July 2005 08:48
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Scott: You're welcome to borrow my BGB, I can't be arsed scanning the 50 or so pages relating to it.
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Location:
NSW
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September 2003
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Thu, 28 July 2005 09:02
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Here's some dodgy phone pics of my new wheels...
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Location:
Toronto, Downtown
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September 2004
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Thu, 28 July 2005 09:03
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mmmm i like whats they called???
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Location:
Canberra
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April 2003
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Thu, 28 July 2005 09:22
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| toof wrote on Thu, 28 July 2005 18:01 |
not an aw09.. what kinda toyota model code is that... no epc lists it.
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plus the very first MR2 was an AW10
Scott I severly hope you were joking with all that comotion   :-
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Location:
Bundaberg, Qld.
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May 2002
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Thu, 28 July 2005 09:25
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it looks suspicously like a Fiat X1/9
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hrmmm... yes it does indeed.
i have a friend via the net in NZ that has a aw10 carby model, the basic shape is the same as ours.
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Location:
adelaide
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March 2005
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Thu, 28 July 2005 10:22
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while we're on the models topic.
what model sc aw11 had the lsd? was it a specific model ie g-limited?
i've asked an importer to look for an excellent cond, sc, 5 speed, aw11 with an lsd and i dont know how he can identify it.
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Toronto, Downtown
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September 2004
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Thu, 28 July 2005 10:24
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i thinks it was a factory option
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adelaide
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March 2005
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Thu, 28 July 2005 10:33
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then how do u pick if u have an lsd or not?
..without lighting it up around a corner
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Toronto, Downtown
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September 2004
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Thu, 28 July 2005 10:45
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thats the only way i know how to check
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Location:
Newcastle
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July 2003
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Thu, 28 July 2005 11:11
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you will pretty mcuh have to either drive it or jack it up and spin the wheels. im pretty sure you cant tell from, the build plate. if you get a g-limited im pretty sure you are likley to get an LSD but it isnt a sure thing.
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Toronto, Downtown
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September 2004
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Thu, 28 July 2005 11:35
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mk1sc i saw your car the other day while i was up at quickfit looks a bit like a 4wd atm in the rear
the half cut was there aswell so it seems your conversion is comming along well
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adelaide
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March 2005
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Thu, 28 July 2005 12:42
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how do wreckors etc know it's an lsd gearbox then without pulling it to bits?
surely there's SOMETHING?
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Ballarat, Vic.
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September 2002
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Thu, 28 July 2005 14:57
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the way i tested wtih the misses car was rev and drop clutch, then myself and a mate serviced the car we did the under the car check and yeah, single spinner
BTW see my sig, my babies possibly forsale.
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Bundaberg, Qld.
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Thu, 28 July 2005 21:29
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| dr trim wrote on Thu, 28 July 2005 22:42 |
how do wreckors etc know it's an lsd gearbox then without pulling it to bits?
surely there's SOMETHING?
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is the box still in the car? are the shafts still in the box?
if the shafts are still in the box turn one and the other will turn in the same direction.
i know you can look into where the drive shaft goes if there are no driveshafts in the box, by memory if you see straight through with there being no center rod (that would normaly operate the spider gears) then it's an LSD box.
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adelaide
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Thu, 28 July 2005 22:05
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this is to identify an mr2 with an lsd in japan, i don't think the importing guys will be moving driveshafts and what not 
i guess it'll just be luck of the draw as to which one i import. 
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SYDNEY
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November 2004
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Thu, 28 July 2005 22:43
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Guys,
Just to confirm Wiso that yes of course this was a joke about the X1/9. I am well aware that the AW10 was the first in the series. I just thought it would make for a bit of interest and even some pre history of our cars. I have been in an AW10 Dave Youl had one for a while that he stripped out as a race car complete with carby engine !!
One thing i can say is that the Japanese certainly did a much better job building our cars. Fiats are renowned for rust and poor mechanicals...especially the X1/9 vintage. As they say FIAT stands for Fix It Again Tony
Long live the AW11
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SYDNEY
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November 2004
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Thu, 28 July 2005 22:57
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Adam,
The wheels look great on the car...even with the dodgy camera, cant wait for some better/more detailed pics.
What was the actual offset like 39-40 ??
Also re wheels Ben and Dave appreciate the comments. I think gold is still too bling for me i think i will stay with the silver centres its just a bit more of a factory sort of look.
Is there anyone that wants my Chrome 16s ? here is another pic for those that may not have seen them.
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Toronto, Downtown
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September 2004
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Thu, 28 July 2005 22:59
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| GUN METAL 87 SC wrote on Fri, 29 July 2005 08:43 |
Guys,
Just to confirm Wiso that yes of course this was a joke about the X1/9. I am well aware that the AW10 was the first in the series. I just thought it would make for a bit of interest and even some pre history of our cars. I have been in an AW10 Dave Youl had one for a while that he stripped out as a race car complete with carby engine !!
One thing i can say is that the Japanese certainly did a much better job building our cars. Fiats are renowned for rust and poor mechanicals...especially the X1/9 vintage. As they say FIAT stands for Fix It Again Tony
Long live the AW11
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indeed fiats are rust buckets even fait nuts will admit to that plus they have awkward stud patterns like 4 x 88 or something strange like that. The x1/9 looks very similar proportions wise to the aw11 but toyota did alot better job of the styling
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Toronto, Downtown
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September 2004
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Thu, 28 July 2005 23:00
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| GUN METAL 87 SC wrote on Fri, 29 July 2005 08:57 |
Adam,
The wheels look great on the car...even with the dodgy camera, cant wait for some better/more detailed pics.
What was the actual offset like 39-40 ??
Also re wheels Ben and Dave appreciate the comments. I think gold is still too bling for me i think i will stay with the silver centres its just a bit more of a factory sort of look.
Is there anyone that wants my Chrome 16s ? here is another pic for those that may not have seen them.
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fats not going to be happy with you departing with the bling
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SYDNEY
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November 2004
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Thu, 28 July 2005 23:27
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| 4agte wrote on Fri, 29 July 2005 09:00 |
| GUN METAL 87 SC wrote on Fri, 29 July 2005 08:57 |
Adam,
The wheels look great on the car...even with the dodgy camera, cant wait for some better/more detailed pics.
What was the actual offset like 39-40 ??
Also re wheels Ben and Dave appreciate the comments. I think gold is still too bling for me i think i will stay with the silver centres its just a bit more of a factory sort of look.
Is there anyone that wants my Chrome 16s ? here is another pic for those that may not have seen them.
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fats not going to be happy with you departing with the bling
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Martin you are right but all is not lost.. he can have them and put them on his POOFY HAIR DRESSER CAR INTEGRA
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Toronto, Downtown
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September 2004
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Fri, 29 July 2005 00:08
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| GUN METAL 87 SC wrote on Fri, 29 July 2005 09:27 |
| 4agte wrote on Fri, 29 July 2005 09:00 |
| GUN METAL 87 SC wrote on Fri, 29 July 2005 08:57 |
Adam,
The wheels look great on the car...even with the dodgy camera, cant wait for some better/more detailed pics.
What was the actual offset like 39-40 ??
Also re wheels Ben and Dave appreciate the comments. I think gold is still too bling for me i think i will stay with the silver centres its just a bit more of a factory sort of look.
Is there anyone that wants my Chrome 16s ? here is another pic for those that may not have seen them.
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fats not going to be happy with you departing with the bling
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Martin you are right but all is not lost.. he can have them and put them on his POOFY HAIR DRESSER CAR INTEGRA
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ahahhahahah yes but i think it has cromies allready
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SYDNEY
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November 2004
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Fri, 29 July 2005 04:39
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Guys,
I have some superlow springs sitting around in the garage gathering dust anyone interested in these ?
Ride height is as per the Avatar.
Just an update on the 18mm rear Sway Bar. I am really loving it heaps more turn in, i doubt i could make it understeer now.
Round abouts are dispatched in a far superior fashion.
Time will tell how it goes on high speed corners like turn 1 at Eastern Creek. At near 200km/hr may be a bit sketchy I think i will fit the front bar before then, dont really like the idea of going backwards doing the double ton.
Also if you guys have not sussed out the MR2OC and interested in big wheels and tyres sus out Paul Woods car he has 17 x 10 inch wheels with 255s on it....its just madness especially with a V6
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Location:
The Shire
Registered:
May 2005
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Fri, 29 July 2005 05:40
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Does anyone have a spare 4agze distributor lying around as mine needs to be replaced.
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Location:
Toronto, Downtown
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September 2004
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Fri, 29 July 2005 06:54
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| GUN METAL 87 SC wrote on Fri, 29 July 2005 14:39 |
Time will tell how it goes on high speed corners like turn 1 at Eastern Creek. At near 200km/hr may be a bit sketchy I think i will fit the front bar before then, dont really like the idea of going backwards doing the double ton.
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i concour that dosent sound fun
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Location:
Campbelltown
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November 2003
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Fri, 29 July 2005 07:11
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| 4agte wrote on Fri, 29 July 2005 16:54 |
| GUN METAL 87 SC wrote on Fri, 29 July 2005 14:39 |
Time will tell how it goes on high speed corners like turn 1 at Eastern Creek. At near 200km/hr may be a bit sketchy I think i will fit the front bar before then, dont really like the idea of going backwards doing the double ton.
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i concour that dosent sound fun
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yeah don't wanna end up like todd wilkes 
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Toymods Vice President
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Sydney
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May 2002
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Fri, 29 July 2005 07:51
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Back to the question about the speedo drive shaft.
The most likely cause of this is a sticky speedo cable. If there is any resistance in the speedo cable it puts too much stress on the drive setup. On mine I made a bit of a funnel out of cardboard around the end of the speedo drive cable then sprayed a bunch of WD40 down the sheath to get it spinning more freely.
You could also pull the actual cable out of the sheath then clean and oil it. I didn't want to pull out the instrument binnacle to disconnect the cable from the speedo though.
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Canberra
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April 2003
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Fri, 29 July 2005 10:35
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| GUN METAL 87 SC wrote on Fri, 29 July 2005 14:39 |
Just an update on the 18mm rear Sway Bar. I am really loving it heaps more turn in, i doubt i could make it understeer now.
Round abouts are dispatched in a far superior fashion.
Time will tell how it goes on high speed corners like turn 1 at Eastern Creek. At near 200km/hr may be a bit sketchy I think i will fit the front bar before then, dont really like the idea of going backwards doing the double ton.
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Hmm scott I can tell you how they go on high speed bends with fat rear swaybars.... lift off snap oversteer. when I was at wakefiled the other week that long bend as you coming back down the hill before the sharp dog leg in the centre, I was hitting that with some speed (right not 200km maybe but about ~130km), and the rear becomes soo twitchy, it snapped out on me a few times, some times I controlled it, twice I did about 270's. the sway bars i have on mine are 18mm rear and 24mm front, mine has stuff all understeer.
hmm those wheels are nice scott the bling would look alright on my blue 2
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rural NT
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April 2005
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Sat, 30 July 2005 08:50
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Hey guys, got a problem; one of my headlight globes is broken so i need to replace it. To do this i have to remove the lens from the light, but all of the screws that hold the lens in are rusted out totally.
They are all seized to the thread and the heads are rusted so bad that if i try to undo them with a screwdriver it just rips all of the screwdriver indents (?) out.
I dont know how i am going to get them out - any ideas?
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Location:
Newcastle
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July 2003
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Sat, 30 July 2005 08:59
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yeah you do have to remove the lense from the hop up light housing. prehaps drill out the screws and replace them...
a little while ago someone ( im sure it was feral) posted a pic of a 4agze with the charger mounted on the exhaust side in place of the air con unit. i went back to page 20!!! and cant find it.. can someone please repost it..
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Canberra
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April 2003
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Sat, 30 July 2005 09:18
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all I have ever done to replace the light bulb it take the top panel off the light assembly, you know the coloured panel that fills in the bonnet corners, undo the 4 screws, or if these are the screws your talking about, dunno, but all mine so far have had the philips head screwd, also an 8mm spanner on the out side, otherwise soak it in WD40 for a good 20mins, then if all else fails.... vise grips  they always work
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Bundaberg, Qld.
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May 2002
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Sun, 31 July 2005 04:01
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^^ indeed, all you need to do is take the plastic surround off (4 screws) that will then expose the 4 screws that hold the metal lid on, then you can acess the globe from behind the headlight.
exhaust mounted s/c was one of the projects i was going to do before i did the gte, i wanted to try the s/c with the ge inlet manifold. it mounts up on the ex side rather nicely.
look in the 4agze sc14 problems thread in the tech section, i posted pics in that thread.
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sydney
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November 2003
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Sun, 31 July 2005 11:45
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| 4agte wrote on Fri, 29 July 2005 10:08 |
| GUN METAL 87 SC wrote on Fri, 29 July 2005 09:27 |
| 4agte wrote on Fri, 29 July 2005 09:00 |
| GUN METAL 87 SC wrote on Fri, 29 July 2005 08:57 |
Adam,
The wheels look great on the car...even with the dodgy camera, cant wait for some better/more detailed pics.
What was the actual offset like 39-40 ??
Also re wheels Ben and Dave appreciate the comments. I think gold is still too bling for me i think i will stay with the silver centres its just a bit more of a factory sort of look.
Is there anyone that wants my Chrome 16s ? here is another pic for those that may not have seen them.
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fats not going to be happy with you departing with the bling
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Martin you are right but all is not lost.. he can have them and put them on his POOFY HAIR DRESSER CAR INTEGRA
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ahahhahahah yes but i think it has cromies allready
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That hurts guys
Sorry to say but the integra has none and will never have any bling! You can beleive that!!!!
Its all about bikes these days. I hope to have a new project soon. Come to think of it, i have a nice new turbo sitting around here somewhere too.....
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Toronto, Downtown
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September 2004
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Sun, 31 July 2005 13:30
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ill have to swing by your place to have a look when its done fat 440hp turbo on a bike hmmm sounds scary
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Location:
SYDNEY
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November 2004
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Sun, 31 July 2005 22:34
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| fatmr2 wrote on Sun, 31 July 2005 21:45 |
| 4agte wrote on Fri, 29 July 2005 10:08 |
| GUN METAL 87 SC wrote on Fri, 29 July 2005 09:27 |
| 4agte wrote on Fri, 29 July 2005 09:00 |
| GUN METAL 87 SC wrote on Fri, 29 July 2005 08:57 |
Adam,
The wheels look great on the car...even with the dodgy camera, cant wait for some better/more detailed pics.
What was the actual offset like 39-40 ??
Also re wheels Ben and Dave appreciate the comments. I think gold is still too bling for me i think i will stay with the silver centres its just a bit more of a factory sort of look.
Is there anyone that wants my Chrome 16s ? here is another pic for those that may not have seen them.
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fats not going to be happy with you departing with the bling
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Martin you are right but all is not lost.. he can have them and put them on his POOFY HAIR DRESSER CAR INTEGRA
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ahahhahahah yes but i think it has cromies allready
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That hurts guys
Sorry to say but the integra has none and will never have any bling! You can beleive that!!!!
Its all about bikes these days. I hope to have a new project soon. Come to think of it, i have a nice new turbo sitting around here somewhere too.....
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Hey Fat,
Good to see you back on THE thread !!
Mate these Chromies would look FULLY SICK on your car, sure you dont want to swap them for a turbo or an intercooler or something ?
BTW i did not hear back from that guy in Hurstville, did he end up taking the car ??
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SYDNEY
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November 2004
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Sun, 31 July 2005 22:38
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| feral4mr2 wrote on Sun, 31 July 2005 14:01 |
^^ indeed, all you need to do is take the plastic surround off (4 screws) that will then expose the 4 screws that hold the metal lid on, then you can acess the globe from behind the headlight.
exhaust mounted s/c was one of the projects i was going to do before i did the gte, i wanted to try the s/c with the ge inlet manifold. it mounts up on the ex side rather nicely.
look in the 4agze sc14 problems thread in the tech section, i posted pics in that thread.
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Feral,
What was the idea behind relocating the SC to the other side of the engine ? was it only so you could try the other manifold ?
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SYDNEY
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November 2004
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Sun, 31 July 2005 23:31
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| wiso wrote on Fri, 29 July 2005 20:35 |
| GUN METAL 87 SC wrote on Fri, 29 July 2005 14:39 |
Just an update on the 18mm rear Sway Bar. I am really loving it heaps more turn in, i doubt i could make it understeer now.
Round abouts are dispatched in a far superior fashion.
Time will tell how it goes on high speed corners like turn 1 at Eastern Creek. At near 200km/hr may be a bit sketchy I think i will fit the front bar before then, dont really like the idea of going backwards doing the double ton.
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Hmm scott I can tell you how they go on high speed bends with fat rear swaybars.... lift off snap oversteer. when I was at wakefiled the other week that long bend as you coming back down the hill before the sharp dog leg in the centre, I was hitting that with some speed (right not 200km maybe but about ~130km), and the rear becomes soo twitchy, it snapped out on me a few times, some times I controlled it, twice I did about 270's. the sway bars i have on mine are 18mm rear and 24mm front, mine has stuff all understeer.
hmm those wheels are nice scott the bling would look alright on my blue 2
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Wiso,
Firstly i like the new Avatar...very artsy fartsy with you also in the shot !
I know the corner...its a bitch off camber and the radius seems to tighten and the car gets very light. The way i drive it now is to be on throttle (full gas0 through the corner then try to brake late and in a straight line before the next left 
24mm front sway bar...that is pretty huge what type is it ? I fitted my 20mmm last night. I can tell you you dont need a big rear bar for lift off oversteer.I still have vivid memories in my NA (stock) down the back of Amaroo Park through the kink doing about 150. Usually you kept it flat through there, but this lap i cought a slower car and had to back of mid corner (my fault) it stepped out BIG TIME I was with a driver trainer, i think we both crapped our pants simultaneously i got back on the throttle and lickily straightened it out VERY LUCKY
I am keen to get mine back out on the track now and see how it feels. One thing i have noticed when running bigger rear to front tyres the snap oversteer, well any oversteer actually is certainly reduced.
As for the wheels, i am sure they would look good on your car
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Mon, 01 August 2005 00:37
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| GUN METAL 87 SC wrote on Mon, 01 August 2005 09:31 |
Wiso,
Firstly i like the new Avatar...very artsy fartsy with you also in the shot !
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Thank you, that sticker is acctually on the side of my car now, just above the Supercharger sticker, gives it a character, looks very cool
| GUN METAL 87 SC wrote on Mon, 01 August 2005 09:31 |
I know the corner...its a bitch off camber and the radius seems to tighten and the car gets very light. The way i drive it now is to be on throttle (full gas0 through the corner then try to brake late and in a straight line before the next left
24mm front sway bar...that is pretty huge what type is it ? I fitted my 20mmm last night. I can tell you you dont need a big rear bar for lift off oversteer.I still have vivid memories in my NA (stock) down the back of Amaroo Park through the kink doing about 150. Usually you kept it flat through there, but this lap i cought a slower car and had to back of mid corner (my fault) it stepped out BIG TIME I was with a driver trainer, i think we both crapped our pants simultaneously i got back on the throttle and lickily straightened it out VERY LUCKY
I am keen to get mine back out on the track now and see how it feels. One thing i have noticed when running bigger rear to front tyres the snap oversteer, well any oversteer actually is certainly reduced.
As for the wheels, i am sure they would look good on your car
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Hmm yeah that corner is annoying at wakefield, the first time I span I had this hotted little rolla on my ass, kinda span right in front of him and he went straight off the track, (that'll teach em )
Sorry I correct I have 22mm bar at the front not a 24mm, my bad. I have K-Mac swaybars front and rear.
How much are you after for the wheels scott? just out of interest.
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November 2004
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Mon, 01 August 2005 00:54
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Wiso,
No worries, have a look in the classified section for the details and make me an offer or send me a PM.
It would be good to get enough $ to do the repairs on the 15s i just got. It would be also be nice to at least get back the $600 that went on the 2 new bridgestones awesome tyres BTW
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May 2002
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Mon, 01 August 2005 00:56
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| wiso wrote on Mon, 01 August 2005 10:37 |
Hmm yeah that corner is annoying at wakefield, the first time I span I had this hotted little rolla on my ass, kinda span right in front of him and he went straight off the track, (that'll teach em )
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Come on - That's one of the best bits of the track! You're screaming down there through a never-ending sweeper, despirately trying to pick a braking point, there's a tight off camber corner coming up and the tail starts to get 'skittish', it doesn't get much better than that (I'm grinning just thinking about it).
If you get it just right, you can do the whole left right combination sideways, not fast, but, heaps of fun...
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SYDNEY
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November 2004
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Mon, 01 August 2005 01:10
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| Ben Wilson wrote on Mon, 01 August 2005 10:56 |
| wiso wrote on Mon, 01 August 2005 10:37 |
Hmm yeah that corner is annoying at wakefield, the first time I span I had this hotted little rolla on my ass, kinda span right in front of him and he went straight off the track, (that'll teach em )
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Come on - That's one of the best bits of the track! You're screaming down there through a never-ending sweeper, despirately trying to pick a braking point, there's a tight off camber corner coming up and the tail starts to get 'skittish', it doesn't get much better than that (I'm grinning just thinking about it).
If you get it just right, you can do the whole left right combination sideways, not fast, but, heaps of fun...
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Yep trying to pick the line and braking point there is bloody difficult,Its definitely the most challenging part...that is for sure.
Yep i too have drifted through the left hander, fun.. but not the way to a good lap time
I like the 2 right handers at the top of the track best. every time i go through there i just think, man i could have gone heaps faster its also a good place to go power sliding
You would love Oran Park, there are a couple of similar corners. I make up alot of time there by keeping the foot burried into the throttle and like you say i am also grinning just thinking about it
How is the idle going ?
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Canberra
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May 2002
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Mon, 01 August 2005 01:16
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I've been distracted again - This time it's a friends series 4 RX7 rally car needing final assembly, so I spent most of the weekend at her house helping with it..
I hopefully should have a working prototype of my water injection system going by the end of the week though.
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Bundaberg, Qld.
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May 2002
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Mon, 01 August 2005 08:31
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| GUN METAL 87 SC wrote on Mon, 01 August 2005 08:38 |
Feral,
What was the idea behind relocating the SC to the other side of the engine ? was it only so you could try the other manifold ?
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yup, to me it seemed a lot easier than making custom brackets to lower the s/c ~3" to clear the 4age inlet manifold (which then made it very squeezy between the engine and rear firewall, and very close to the drive shaft). was thinking the s/c with a 4age inlet being a better design and long runners would have to give a good increase in low down torque compared to the factory bodge-up.
i guess thats why i am hanging to hear/see how Ben's goes with his custom inlet manifold.
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rural NT
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Mon, 01 August 2005 12:22
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you guys are legends, thought i was stuffed not being able to undo those screws. Didnt even have to . Another thing i need to do is bleed the coolant - how do i do this? And do you guys think it would be smart to wash engine bay with weak pressure hose, unfortunately my gf's driveway is dirt so engine bay is getting dusty.
Hope your all having a good laugh at me not knowing anything .
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Bundaberg, Qld.
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May 2002
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Mon, 01 August 2005 12:33
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this might help
http://gb.detonated.org/mr2coolant/
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Hope your all having a good laugh at me not knowing anything .
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bah... we all started somewhere. i've had the feral 10 years and theres still things about them i dont know.
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Mon, 01 August 2005 22:45
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Got some of the electronics done for the water injection last night.
I'm using a Jaycar Pulse Width Adjuster to control the duty cycle of my injectors.
Here is the initial board build up:
I've also built a duty cycle counter/generator just to make it easier to bench test it all.
For a quick demo of the adjustability, I took these two pics:
In this one, the engine is at 41% duty (LED display), and the adjustment for this duty cycle range is set to +16 units, which results in an injector duty cycle of 54.8% (multimeter).
By changing the settings on the adjuster to -28 units, I've altered the output of the device to 20.2%.
This give me a lot more adjustability than I really need, and it's fairly cheap and simple (but, you have to build it yourself)....
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SYDNEY
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November 2004
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Tue, 02 August 2005 03:16
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Feral,
Check these out.....look familiar ???
Our cat "Felini" fights with this cat regularly
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Newcastle
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July 2003
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Tue, 02 August 2005 09:11
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| feral4mr2 wrote on Mon, 01 August 2005 22:33 |
this might help
http://gb.detonated.org/mr2coolant/
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bah... we all started somewhere. i've had the feral 10 years and theres still things about them i dont know.
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ummm... will that actually drain all the coolant... ?
there is a pair of drain cocks under pretty much the centre console.. whip off the underbody lining and there are a pair of 10mm bolts in the pipes. undo those and it will drain more coolant.
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Canberra
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Newcastle
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July 2003
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Tue, 02 August 2005 09:47
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there is also a drain cock on the engine block but it is obscured by the air con pump if you have it.
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April 2003
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Tue, 02 August 2005 09:55
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| NT scrub wrote on Mon, 01 August 2005 22:22 |
. Another thing i need to do is bleed the coolant - how do i do this? anything .
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dude are you actually talking about draining all your coolant, or just bleeding the air out of you coolant lines?
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Tue, 02 August 2005 10:12
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i meant draining all of the coolant out of the car. sorry about that.
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Bundaberg, Qld.
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Tue, 02 August 2005 12:41
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having the car reversed up on ramps there is no need to drain the under body pipes or the stupid little drain cock on the block. i drain and refill the coolant up on the ramps for the last 10 years and have no problem draining the system or with air in the coolant system EVER.
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Bundaberg, Qld.
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May 2002
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Tue, 02 August 2005 12:43
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| GUN METAL 87 SC wrote on Tue, 02 August 2005 13:16 |
Feral,
Check these out.....look familiar ???
Our cat "Felini" fights with this cat regularly
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hahahaahahahahahaahhahahaaaaa ahha ahahh hahahaaaa
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Canberra
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May 2002
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Tue, 02 August 2005 22:11
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Got my pressure regulator for the water injection last night. It's all looking good, the pump will flow around 1 liter/minute against 75psi of pressure, which should be more than I need. I've just got to get the correct fittings and I can bench test it properly.
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SYDNEY
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November 2004
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Tue, 02 August 2005 22:53
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Ben,
Keep up the details on the water injection, very interested to keep up with the progress.
Feral,
I dont suppose you can share the significance (if any) regarding your avatar ?
I put the front adjustable bar on the other night.
I just used the standard drop links and have it in the tightest setting (as per the rear) well i figure if you are going to do something you might as well go to the max
Anyway its great and i would highly recommend doing the swap a very worthwile investment. Got to try both a mix of high and low speed corners this morning from a good sweeper on the highway at 110 to a really tight roundabout doing 50
Basically it has stopped the low speed understeer and made transitions a lot more stable.
cant wait to get back on the track and experiment with the race tyres
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Toronto, Downtown
Registered:
September 2004
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Re: AW11 owners anonymous
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Tue, 02 August 2005 23:48
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| GUN METAL 87 SC wrote on Wed, 03 August 2005 08:53 |
Ben,
Keep up the details on the water injection, very interested to keep up with the progress.
Feral,
I dont suppose you can share the significance (if any) regarding your avatar ?
I put the front adjustable bar on the other night.
I just used the standard drop links and have it in the tightest setting (as per the rear) well i figure if you are going to do something you might as well go to the max
Anyway its great and i would highly recommend doing the swap a very worthwile investment. Got to try both a mix of high and low speed corners this morning from a good sweeper on the highway at 110 to a really tight roundabout doing 50
Basically it has stopped the low speed understeer and made transitions a lot more stable.
cant wait to get back on the track and experiment with the race tyres
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good to hear scott i will definatley be doing this mod to my car
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