Kavey

Check my sig. I changed the head-unit pretty soon after I got the car as it jammed CDs and of course I had no UK warranty. I have tons of MP3s and over the years have upgraded my headunit to a Japanese imported double-din unit, which plays MP3/CDs and minidisc too, and is compatible with the music keg (all Kenwood head units use the same CD Changer connection system which the Keg uses). I just have a stack of CDs each with about 10 albums on in MP3 format in the glove box and then MDs in the centre console. I'll be selling my headunit soon if you're interested - PM me. Only had it since December, but I want to redo my whole ICE setup... I can post some pics if you want... once I've taken them :) or if you're interested or you can see the unit here (orignal page here.) I'm surprised how good the stock speakers in the Altezza were, so I kept them, just adding a subwoofer to widen the frequency range and to let the standard speakers concentrate on their own ranges using the Xover in the head unit. Sounds awesome. Asam

It Dre dawg - He still got love for the streets, bretheren. :zee:

Mat...? Cheers for that site Ryan - is there a decent site that compares the various (standard) specs of the different editions of the MR2/Celica/Supra? Not sure I'm really fond of the looks of the Celica, but saw a GT4 on there. What are things to look out for....? Yes i know I should be posting on TOC, but it's warm and cuddly here

If we want to be precise about this it is actually 241.6484 bhp as the only spec Toyota used for the J spec MR2 is 245PS not bhp. Also remember this figure is based on 100RON fuel. The Celica GT-Four was the only car to use the 3S-GTE engine in the UK and that produced 239bhp on 95RON in 1994. Okay. My budget is around £5k ish - maybe a tad more. Additionally if I'm a good boy, I might have another £1.5k to spend on mods. Been looking at Supras as well as MR2s.... thoughts/caveats? I've joined TOC as well too to have a nose around, so am seeing what's around. Ideally I want a convertible-styley, a la Elise/MR2 Tbar etc, but the power of the Supra is attractive... The power thing is somewhat academic given that the power/weight ratio will be much better in a 2 seater than in my Tezz, but I want around 200 horses methinks... if not more. Mat (Supra) got any tips on some nice s2000s?

£5? :duh:

Tell you what... that'd be a great taxi to get a ride in, irrespective of the paint job ;)

Not thinking of selling the Tezz... what madness would that be!!! No I'm just thinking that all the ca$h that I might have spent on the turbo for the Tezz could be better spent on a weekend thrash-about or a HUGE TV and A/V setup

Still toying with various ideas on this.... I'm edging more towards a coupe to thrash about on a track, as I love the Lex, but given I'm doing mostly town driving these days, going down a Turbo might be a bit of a waste of potential. Supercharger might be an alternative... If I got a cheap coupe, I could spend some time modding it etc. :winky: But then, I've also seen a nice 37" LCD TV and there are some styling bits I could do to the existing Lex....

Mine's pretty damn accurate methinks. The sensor is near the front to the underside of the bumper if I remember correctly. Was stuck indoors all day tho :( didn't even get a lunch break. ... :shutit:

kavey kept getting paranoid everytime i went near his badges i think he can call the survialance of now B) hehe

I have a HKS FCON S - it provided me with maybe 10-12hp improvement at peak power, but then that's in conjunction with an exhaust, induction etc. A chip will help with ensuring correct air/fuel mixture for the mods and some also adjust ignition timing too. Essentially the chip is ensuring you are getting the most power out of your car given air intake/fuel supply, and in some cases can improve fuel economy as a result, as well as giving you mush smoother throttle response. For their cost though (bear in mind rolling-road and mapping tim) a chip is really only worth it though when you start playing with induction/exhaust etc.

My battery was dying and it used to take a few secs to tstart the car. Changed the battery and it starts in under a second. With these Japanese cars, if they don't start first time, and it's not a battery issue, get it checked - they should be very reliable.

Not my 4wd Scooby Impreza

I got one from here.

As it's an import, it is exempt from certain things, like electric-levelling headlamps. Market forces mean that most jap car sacrifice some functionality (in the case of the Altezza, the electric seats, headlamp washers, leather seats, lighted door reflectors etc) for more power or other features. In the UK, certain things are expected and indeed necessary to sell the car, so they are added. My excuse is that all that gimmickry makes the car heavier... Asam

Cheers! B)

Yes it does.... would that work? What an interesting idea... only thing being, I'm not sure if the 3S-GTE's open up to an 8000 redline do they? At the moment I'm already pushing about 225-230bhp with the dual VVTi system, swapping the engine out may not give me much more... the idea was to take it to around 275-300bhp.... Hmmmmm

Afro hair is kna to get caught in the air filter meh breh. :zee:

Alternatively... what else can I do to the Tezz for a bit more oomph? I've done the exhaust, induction, flywheel, ECU.... any suggestions?

Well I had planned to do it semi-incrementally, ie the Turbo and intercooler then later other stuff to increase the boost, but the Blitz kit comes as the whole shebang, with lots of gasket malarkey etc. so is a 'full on' kit. I spoke to Blitz today - their price is £5960+VAT, so still way too expensive really - when you add fitting I'd be looking at paying well over £8k which is more than 2/3rds the value of the car I had originally budgeted for £4-5k so really this isn't looking likely.. For that I could get a phatted up MR2 and use that for track days! I'm seriously considering a 'weekend' car now instead as a second car... or maybe I'll just spend some cash on a phat new ICE install... or a new A/V setup at home

Hey all After all that waiting, got an email from TDi today - apparently the Turbo kit I had on order for the last 2 months is no longer available from HKS :(, so I'm left in a bit of a tizz about my Tezz... My options are: 1. Look for an alternative solution for the Turbo/Intercooler combo 2. Sack the idea and get something like an old MR2 I can thrash about and leave the Tezza be... I've seen the following options are available through the LET'S ALTEZZA site: a. Trust/Greddy kit - cost 230,000 Yen b. Apexi AX53B60 Turbine kit - cost 428,000 Yen c. Blitz Kit - cost 820,000 Yen The current exchange rate is about 195 Yen to £1. Anyone have any specific knowledge pros or cons about that lot. The Blitz kit is attractive as it comes with an intercooler, thus will have all the relevant pipework etc.... at that conversion rate, we're looking at £4100 plus duty and shipping. I've seen it at www.tuneacar.co.uk at £6k+VAT Hmmmmmm... Obviously fitting has to be added to all of these.... Anyone have a good way of importing?!!? Anyone have any other suggestions. I've heard of TOM's turbo for the RS200. Anyone know about it? Otherwise, maybe I should just get an old 3S-GTE MR2... or maybe a huge Plasma TV Asam KV

J 46 of the M1 !?!?!? I join at J1, and it takes me 1 1/2hr to get there. Fair enough tho guys......you did travel a long ol' way to get there on Saturday, so it is only fair. I'd be staying over the night though I think! Only 40mph carts tho. The ones from Oxford were meant to be 55mph and were slow enough.... the Leeds one's would be crawling speed with no acceleration... :shutit:

Most DSL is 512/256kbps, Cable is usually 768/128kbps I swear by www.smartftp.com - multi-threading and Free too, and you can tell it to shut down on completion :)

Is it me or does Kavey look like he has a MASSIVE fro (tree) LOL! It's that new dang new hairspray :zee: Bling Bling! Still got love for da streets.