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The other thing could be that because the filter is so much more efficiant at flowing air than the factory airbox (which is a terrible design in my opinionon the 3sge) It could flow too much and effect the reading of airflow sensor at low rpm. An apexi super afc could sort that out. Now, Im not %100 sure about that, but im sure I have been told that before.

The rubber should hang straight down and be on the outside of the trunk facing the bumber :)

yay, got my TRD strut brace today. It looks the part and only takes 5 minutes to install, very cool. time now to move to more serious suspension changes. havent driven it yet , I will let you guys and girls know what it does tomorrow and put up a pic ;)

yeah im in need of one in around 3000 km :( It will be a sad day when i have to replace it. get a Gates brand belt, apparently they are the better ones, from repco or some place like that. will be around the $100 mark for the belt only or probably around the $300 mark to have a mechanic do it. Im doing mine myself.

Matt, I will get another foam filter from you at some stage, deffinitley a TOMS filter(how much are they?) so then I can just swap them over between cleaning like I do with my motorbike foam filter. :)

I would have to go with engine mods. *2.2L pistons, rods, crank *lowered compression *huge turbo *Intercooler *NOS *head porting *Exhaust *Motec ECU The rest of the car is already pretty good standard, its just that I want more power B)

cleaned the HKS filter today, it was amazing what washed out of it. sure saves money not having to replace the factory one every 15000kms plus you get the benefit of better power and smoothness.

Jase, I like the designs as you have done them. Now what colors would they be able to be done in? Are we able to get the vinyl to match close enough to the colour of the cars?

I like the idea of just the web address across the width of the back window. :)

I wasnt interested in eyelids untill I saw the TOMS ones, I think they give the car a more angry, aggressive sort of look compared to the other types.

Ensure that when you install your new aftermarket pod filter, you install the new pipe the correct way so that the airflow sensor is facing the same way that it came out of the original airbox, so that it will function correctly. When its not correct the engine runs really rough... for the dash trays, the piece you need to remove does not come out by prying at it with a screwdriver. The whole top piece with the air vents pull straight out towards the rear of the car and then you can use your screwdriver to remove the old tray from underneath.... I would have pics but I cant get then into the gallery for some reason.

Here are the Toms Eyelids I got from Matt, for a more agressive look. Toms Eyelids

welcome Sazabi B)

Welcome to the club ChronicSK, Good to have you aboard. What are you doing waitangi day? come for a cruise to auckland and meet up with us.

Last night Matt and I were cruising the city, we managed to stick a few L.O.C cards to some parked altezzas in parnell, we also ran into Altezza Girl on mission bay and checked out her ride, which I must say, It has the right kind of bolt on goodies under the bonnet (I will not say what they are, I will leave that for Altezza Girl) Other than that it wasa quiet night, hopefully see more people next friday :)

It may be confusing them because the windows that get supplied over here from smith and smith glass are for the IS300. on the IS300 windows the black border that runs around the outside edge of the window drops down lower behind the rear veiw mirror, which on the altezza it doesnt. Maybe they think thats where the mirror sticks to on that window. I take it they havnt seen many altezzas, I got asked similar questions about it when I had mine replaced.

The reverse beep has also saved my butt a few times. when at stop signs i find if i go to put into first gear too fast and hard it can sometimes pop into reverse. I will deffinitly keep my beep :) with painting the cars hubs I used CRC brakeclean to remove any silicon and oil residue then gave the rusty areas a scuff with coarse sandpaper. Then painted with VHT engine enamel which is heat, oil and chemical resistant.

yeah im planning on going into town for a look, Ill give you a call but you need to answer your phone dude :) Ardmore? good on ya mate. The way I see it , if you can still use or move the bones you can still ride. ;) just gotta be hard (or pumped on drugs for the pain) You should come down to Waiuku (Kariotahi Beach) its an easy ride down the beach with some good dunes and a 5km or so trip south down the beach where we could get into the pine forest for a blast.

I also hear what you are saying. My last toy was a S4 Rx7 with TO4B turbo and stage 2 porting etc and going back to any N/A car was a real dissapointment. I first went for the Altezza for the good looks and comfort . I found it took a while to learn how to drive it properly to get the power out of it with the 6 speed, with the power characteristics of the 3SGE theres no way I would want an auto. you are right, I also think they should have come with a 3SGTE. Im going to look into a MR2 engine for the rods, crank, pistons, turbo exhaust manifold and turbo etc, if it will all fit in nicely then hopefully it may save some money. Has anyone else looked into it?

Yo Muzza, you got it wrong as well. Fridays the 30th I saw 23 with tired eyes and thought it was 28 on the calender.

Anyone gonna be cruising Auckland city on friday night? Might see you there. B)

I had those problems with my series 4 mazda RX7 turbo. It was the injectors leaking fuel and flooding the engine. Because the fuel rail still has high pressure in it when you turn the car off it seeps through the injectors. The problem was quite common with the RX7 that there was an electronic module made to plug in to over come it. So your problem could be similar or possibly some sort of ignition problem. maybe you could get your injectors cleaned and flow tested (about NZ$30 per injector) Anyhow goodluck, let us know what you find Aaron

98 anytime...I use BP Ultimate after Aaron (Hoon) recommendation... Matt :D yeah I reckon the BP 98 is best. The car seems to idle rougher on mobil 98

There is already a spring attached to the clutch pedal as well helping to make the clutch lighter, when I took it off,the pedal was quite alot harder. So maybe you could have a stronger spring made by someone like snell springs or CMI springs which are both in Penrose

get a light weight flywheel... Matt :D The light weight flywheel wont help. It is the pressure plate in the clutch that makes it hard to push. The only ways I can think to make it lighter is change the pressure plate to a lighter rating(which you do not want to do cos the clutch will probably slip) so I think maybe a modification to the clutch pedal pivot points to give a better leverage to the clutch master cylinder may be needed. I will have a look at mine and see what could be done. Or talk to some clutch experts like Autoclutch. Anyone else got any ideas we cant have anyone deprived of driving there Altezza :D