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It is so the moderators can let you know that you're not behaving!! I don't think it has ever been used in NZLOC.

Those are the ones! Can't we get ads relevent to our consumer group- Tyres, oils, fuel, clothes, wines.... We're capitalists here! keith (good to see you DO read the occasional post Steve...)

It looks like we 've picked up some ads from our site owners overseas, but I hadn't noticed until just now. Sorry team, its like spam in the email. 'Hunger in America' 'Get a bigger penis' Sigh :(

I checked with the clutch guy & he reckons it will be under $650, but they won't know until they make the first one! $630incl GST is the probable price, and if less then the change will go into the Club A/C for business cards! They make batches of them all the time, so we are not fixed from that point of view, but I'm in Africa from 28th August to end of October, so I can't do anything then. If we don't have 10 before then we will try for November. Start saving!! We can tack on any clutch kits for IS200 for $200+GST, but this will not have a flywheel.

Dunno at the mo'. I think they are a stock item. I will ask tomorrow.

That would be good! Next...!!

I saw that!

It looks like a variant of Ian Booth's kit with the flares on the fenders. PM Boothy if you want one.

Ah! But you HAVE one from Matt. You only have a proposal from me! This may not get off the ground....

OK, the group buy for light flywheels & clutches is now on. The post is here

I need at least 10 people to buy lightweight flywheels and sports clutches from a factory run. These replace the dual-mass flywheel that Toyota fitted, and are available now with normal flywheel weight, about 13kg. They get rid of the juddery clutch when cold, and also get rid of the rumble when lifting off at 3000rpm. Driving generally is smoother and quieter. The dual-mass units were made by one factory for Subaru, Nissan & Toyota, and Exedy make replacement standard clutches for all these. They have had boom years recently as the dual-mass units are not satisfactory. With enough people the factory will tack a 'special' on the end of the next 1,500 run in August, and lighten them for us. They will also machine the ring gear into the flywheel. You can buy the standard weight flywheel from them for $250 or so, have it lightened for $120, cut the ring gear off the factory DM unit and weld it on your light flywheel for another $100+ and you've spent $470, a long way from what you will pay TODA!! Add a new clutch/pressureplate kit & it will cost $750. The clamp pressure is 10% above factory unit. With a factory run order we can get this factory-made for about $650!!!! That is a 7kg flywheel, factory made with a street-sport clutch. A long way from the $1800 for the named brands!! The lightweight flywheel makes a difference to acceleration (there's a post about it somewhere) the clutch will take more power without problem, and it is smoother in clutch usage. I need names now, and money in August. I take one ZZa will take one Hoon will take one .... keith

Well done Ian! How is the engine coming on??

I'm having IS200 flywheels checked at the moment. We need ten orders of those at a time to get them factory built and lightened. I assume they would be about the same price. The ring gear is the important part. We can buy "standard" Altezza steel flywheels, their replacement part for the dual-mass factory unit, and then lighten them at any engineers. But they won't have ring gears on them, so either you have to buy a factory ring gear or take it off the dual-mass flywheel and put it on the lightened steel one. They are welded onto the DM unit, (and maybe you can't buy them as a part...) so I thought it better to get lightweight flywheels made with a ring gear on them. They will only do that for a 'bulk' order. Roll up guys!! We have 380 members, can we find 10 light flywheels!! keith

I think you will find it is the same clutch plate & pressure plate for the Altezza, using the new flywheels I'm organising. We can sell lightweight solid steel flywheels for the 3SGE with a clutch plate/pressure plate that are better than the original. Good for at least 30bhp more without trouble, which is a good free-flow exhaust and intake system. These will be about $650, and we will need to have a run made in August on the back of a factory run of over one thousand flywheels!! They will be std weight, about 13kg, ours will be about 7kg! So for a lighteight flywheel, a better clutch and no shudder or 3000rpm resonance, let me know SOON! keith

Maybe its engine oil from the crankcase breather. There was a post recently about this problem. Do a search in the Altezza forum.