Sirnixalot

definately a lip from what i can see

indeed it doese look like thats the one :D

thanks very much sir

I really like this lip...but i have no idea who makes it. Does anyone here know?

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lift out the bottom or the rear seats

undo the 4 10mm bolts holding the rear seat back's

lift the rear seat back up as far as you can and pull toward the front (you may need to undo the middle seatbelt to do this)

Remove the upper C pillar trim

Lift upthe rear lid and unplug the 3rd brake light

pull it out

the reason i disagree is because it isnt possible in my car. I would agree whole heartedly if i could do it but my car cannot do 180kmh in 3rd.

What wheels and tires are you guys running?

lol...fat chance im on the other side of the world

im talking about an RS200 Altezza...not a clue what car you guys are on about

1st gear @ 7750rpm with stock 215 45 17 tires

45mph or 72kmh

2nd gear @ 7750rpm with stock 215 45 17 tires

64mph or 102kmh

3rd gear @ 7750rpm with stock 215 45 17 tires

88mph or 140kmh

4th gear @ 7750rpm with stock 215 45 17 tires

114mph or 182kmh

5th gear @ 7750rpm with stock 215 45 17 tires

139mph or 223kmh

6th gear @ 7750rpm with stock 215 45 17 tires

160mph or 256kmh

i really find that hard to believe. Considering i have to change from 4th to 5th @ 180kmh

you cannot do 180kmh in 3rd...i hope you meant 4th gear. Unless you have supidly high rev limit.

that sucks. I can understand why though. I dont really use it unless i plan on driving hard.

i must say that if you consider installing a racing seat do the harness' at the same time. You will feel so much more connected with the car. No falling when you brake hard and no sliding out the sides of the seat when you corner.

How ever you do have quite a bit of reduced mobility. I couldnt shut the door when i was strapped in. You cant look over your shoulder so your rear veiw mirrors become that much more important. The harness keeps you from slouching or leaning forward so you are always in a good driving position.

Yet another part raped from my race car (the passenger harness).

I havent put in the anti submarine belt due to lack of time. I used the rear center seat belt mounting point to secure the shoulder harness' and the rear seat mounting points for the lap belt.

Hopefully this will keep me in the cobra a little better than the stock belt did. I still have the stock belt incase i have any rear passengers. I havent gotten a chance to test it out...but i will in the morning on the way to work...mmmmm roundabouts @ 530am ;)

Takakaira is having a deal on power FC's at the moment 98000yen and thats WITH the controller :D

VVTi is nothing like VTEC. The dual VVTi we have is controlled by the ecu and it is constantly (least from my understanding) adjusting the cam timing to the optimal position. They dont work by just turning them on or off.

It has been so long since i looked at all the V-TEC technology. But what I can tell you is that after 2 years of having a V-TEC it does have greater kick than the 3S-GE, in saying that I did have full extractor exhaust system fitted.

The other thing you will notice is that when you hit V-TEC (in my case 4500RPM) you will notice noise increase and higher octive. The best part is with after marked exhaust you have substantial noise gain and at quiet a nice frequency! It is the one thing that i do miss, the Altezza's just dont have the same frequency change :(

Check out www.honda.co.nz for link to iV-TEC technical info.

the reason is because the altezza cams have one profile and not 2. If you put some Toda or TRD cams in your 3sge you will hear a similar sound at high revs

VTEC doesnt have variable timing....only iVTEC does and its only on the intake cam

Actually yes it does.. VTEC does create a larger valve overlap.. it's just not continuously variable like iVTEC is...

the over lap changes between the cam profiles. If you look at VTEC cam gears or pulleys you will see they are not adjustable like the iVTEC or VVTi ones.

thats what i mean. VTEC does not have variable cam timing. VTEC has 2 cam lobes with profiles for each pair of valves on the same cam. Of course the specs will change between the different lobes, that is the point of the technology. But the ECU cannot variate the timing of the cams.

Yep VTEC is variable timing with lift, where the amount of extra lift is fixed. this is normally tuned to `step in' at a certain rpm.. eg for the 1998+ accords you will notice a pickup in delivery and change in engine note at 3800rpm, most other models this happens at ~5500rpm-6krpm.

i-vtec is vtec plus variable timing control on intake, which allows valve overlap to be infinitely variable. What this means is that the engine can breathe better at higher rpms (by having both intake and exhaust valves simultaneously open for a longer period of time) while still maintaining a smooth idle and better low-down torque (less overlap).

afaik BMW's VANOS system works in a very similar way.

VTEC doesnt have variable timing....only iVTEC does and its only on the intake cam

VTEC has variable lift on both cams

iVTEC is similar to VVTLi - it has variable cam timing on the intake

Im not sure if both systems have a set timing advance or retard on the intake cam or if its "infinately" variable as in the DUAL VVTi which we have.

Traction controll can be good in the wet but yess it is possible to loose it in the wet with traction on if you whip around the corner pulling lovely g'ss.

I typically turn teraction of in the dry, but there is nothing more anoying than going round your favourite bits of road driving hard and seeing the bloody orange light spoiling your fun.

Not that i'd ever do that.

I find it even more dangerous in the wet. I mean you are so much more likely to lose the car in the wet. You kinda want the power there to help you out. Of course throttle application means everything in cases like this.

And the TRC's attempt to bring it under control was almost scarier than the loss of traction itself!

This is SOOOOOO true....imagine you are controling the slide and bam NO POWER....the car plants itself in the direction you are pointing and next thing you know you are going at a curb or whatever ...i hate traction control

you are appliying power before the car is completely straight or as you are just exiting the corner....the rear wheels are losing grip ....i dont know how you cant feel that but the car can. It closes the throttle unless you clutch or back off to prevent you from spinning the car.

You can either

a) learn to gradually apply the throttle at the corner exit

B) never turn the traction control off

why dont you get him to get you a Greddy/Trust/GREX hard line with couplers that has the water temp gauge bung already in it??

offset pin

interesting indeed. Thanks for the clarification :D

im interested to know how you can tell by looking at it.

I am under the impression that forged pistons are machined for a forged cylinder of aluminum. This would leave a shiny machined surface. Even when forged pistons are used they still have a little luster.

These pistons look cast. All of the skirt edges are rounded, they have the criss cross patter on the wrist pin sides of the skirts as well as Toyota CAST into the side.

The damage your piston sustained also looks like what a cast piston is suceptable to....weak ring lands. I know because my pulsar suffered the exact same type of failure on the stock cast pistons.

I am not trying to be an asshole. But i dissagree with you :). How were you able to tell that that are forged?

thats huge for an NA 2cyl.

Luckily it has 4cyl ;)

Not so unbelievable when you consider the 20v 4age (1.6Litre) runs 295cc inj's

oops i meant 2 liter