Turbo tezza

Sorry dude, would have liked to have met up,but I went down to Alexandra on Friday niteto my brother's 21st.

It was a really good nite :D

Hope to catch up next time...if there's a next time

Rear speakers are 6"x9"standard, everybody makes them. don't know about the fronts tho.

I'm gonna pull them out coz i'm gonna put some others in, i'll tell you then.

Don't know about the wattage? 25-30 i think.

Corey :D :D

I've got Bilstein adjustables with coilovers.

They are fairly stiff, but I wouldn't say harsh. More like sporty.

I can throw it into a corner and know i'll always come out the other side. Think the tyres help out aswell.

Ride height is set at about 25-30mm lower then normal at the moment.

I'll drop it right down for the South Island 4 & Rotary Nationals next month. :D

They came with the car when I bought it. Lucky me. B)

Corey

Had the same sort of problem in my old WRX.

Was a commom problem with them.

It was the cam angle sensor, sounds like you have much the same problem.

I don't know if anybody else has had any problems with one of these on a 3s-ge.

Corey

I got my new Altezza a week ago.  Freshend it up from its trip from its Homeland and had it complied.  Been driving it around a bit and I have not much to say really.  It is a great looking car and very comfy to drive.  But  where the hell is the 220BHP????  Over rated if you ask me.  I was expecting alot more.  Prob my fault as I think I expected to much from the Family sedan.

Such a shame they didn't come out with a 2ltr Turbo 3SGTE motor.  Would make it a much more exciting car.  I am now going to sell it and buy another 180SX.  Wouldn't mind another Altezza to get to work and back though.  They give such a nice ride making it great to head from Town to Howick each day.  Would get an Auto though.

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?

Yea, i'm currently in the process of rebuilding my engine.

It has a td04h greddy turbo kit.

Putting 3s-gte pistons in it to drop compession down to 9:1.

Only gonna be running about 7 psi.

Hey Chip, welcome :D

R u in chch?

Check out tony's tyre service. They did a set of FM 901 dunlop tyres for $215 per tyre, which is a sharp price.

They also do great deals on alloy wheels, and packages.

They will also match any deal from any other tyre store.

Hope u find something u like. ;)

Cheers Corey

Hi and welcome :D

Great choise in car. What colour, year?

Thanks keith,

I E-mailed him but he's away til the 19th. Have another guys number so i'll c how that goes.

Cheers Corey B)

Hey guys,

Does anybody no wot happened to the post about the parts for sale for altezza's by a guy in the north island.

He had transplanted a V8 into an altezza and had alot of standard parts for sale.

If anybody knows where the post went or knows the person i'm talking about, can u please pm me or contact me on 021414432.

Cheers Corey.

Matt, if u can get me 1 that would b great.

If we can sort out $$ payment later that would be even better.

Do u hav ne idea how thick a standard 1 is, TRD 1 is, difference i mean?

Cheers Corey. ;)

Hey matt, Corey here. How much for a thicker head-gasket for the altezza?

I've heard TRD do them. Want to lower the compression a bit.

Thanks in advance,

Corey. :)

Hey guys, i'm in Christchurch.

Is there anybody else down this way?

Corey.

Thanks guys,

I found something that will do the job. It's a PIVOT speed meter-x, speed meter/limiter cut.

It takes speed cut to 350km/h. Also does 0-100, 0-200, 0-300, 0-400 times.

It cost $249 NZ which i thought was pretty good.

Cheers Corey. B) ;)

Name: Corey Sangster

Location: Christchurch, New Zealand.

Ride: 1999 Altezza RS200Z in Champagne silver. Purchased 16/12/02.

Mods: Engine: Trust TD04H turbo kit, 2.5" exhaust from turbo, front-mount intercooler,Trust/Airnx air filter, Trust FCU, Link Engine Management V4.

Exterior: Full body kit, Bilstein Adjustable Coil-overs.

Interior: Original + autometer boost guage in chrome cup, Pivot 350 km/h digital speed cut.

Original 17" rims with Dunlop FM901 tyres.

Future Mods: 18" alloys, exhaust upgrade, new front bumper. :D B)

Hey Matt, i beg to differ on that comment.

It's about 29 C here in Christchurch today, sun shining, gentle nor-west wind blowing.

Would suc to be u, stuck in the doom and gloom of the U.K. winter. Hehe

lol. :P :D

1 what? A speed limit defencer?

Hey Matt, would be great 2 get 1, but hav no $ at the moment.

Might have 2 wait til Feb or later when i get some more $.

Thanks anyway :D

Corey

Hey guys,

I was just wondering if anybody knows how to get rid of the speed cut in altezza's. Will i have to go to the extreme and replace the speedo, with a 260k version?

Any suggestions?

Cheers Corey ;)

THZ everybody..

actually wat i want my car 2 be comfortable 2 drive on st while give gd controllable (since im a rookie driver) performance on track so now im still struggle wif which header 2 get..

hmm.. yea i did think of da TURBO idea b4... but it would costs alot more dan $4k coz things like injectors, fuel pump and computer is necessary for turbo.. all these + da turbo would cost me ard $10k..so it costs too much 4 me

+ HOON....actually da guy dat give me advise b4 its soichi in ST HI-TEC....do u think of getting a flywheel too ??? how bt we buy together .. so we might get a discount together...

+ actually im abit confused wif top-end pwr + mid range pwr thing... so is top end mean 5000rpm-7000rpm + mid range mean 3000-5000 rpm??

+keith u can hv my old flywheel if u want

THZ very much everybody

Hey, a turbo kit will only cost about $4000-$5000 fitted. Thats for a Trust-GReddy bolt on kit. U can look at the kit on www.trust-power.com. The only thing u'll need is a new exhaust. ;)

P.S. pics of turbo kit & intercooler on gallery 32 :)

Price: 230,000 yen for turbo kit and 88,000 yen for intercooler.

Cheers Corey

Ok guys,

Had the altezza dyno'd today and the figures came out pretty good.

The injectors were running up to 97% @ 5000rpm when the cams opened!!!

Also anybody looking to get their car tuned or dyno'd, i can recommend gary @ P.A.D Racing,

he's done a f**kin awesome job!

He has programmes to tune: LINK, MOTEC, + a couple of others.

Dyno sheet in gallery 32 if anybody wants a look B) ;)

I'm using Valvoline semi-synthetic 10W-40. Seems pretty good so far.

Ever priced up carbon fibre bonnets?

I can get them with funky venting for bout $1500rrp, but checking if available at better price.

I no where 2 get a carbon fibre bonnet if u still want 1.

Really cheap, $800 NZD.

Only thing is it sits about 1mm high at back, but should be able 2 b adjusted down.

I put a picture of my suspension in the gallery.

Quite easily adjustable :D

Cheers Corey.

Supadupa,

I'm getting my car tuned at P.A.D racing on Hands Rd, which is just off Birmingham Drive.

Yea, i'm keen 2 meet up, compare notes, etc. :D

I no R.E. Sinclair has a 4 wheel dyno and does a bit of tuning of microtech computers, he might

have some idea on a motec setup.

Gary at PAD racing mite b worth a look also.

Cheers Corey B)

I've got a set of Bilstein adjustable coil-overs. Only adjust height though. :)

Hey guys, my car's goin on the dyno on the 10th Dec to fix the fueling problem.

Hopefully after all this is done and it's running the way it's supposed2, it should have around

165-180 RWKW (230-245 RWHP). :D

I'll add 2 this post when i get the results.

p.s. fixed a small problem 2. Tightened some intercooler silicon hose and fixed 2 leaks, now car

runs 6 psi boost easily.