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@ Kevink, yeah disconnected the battery while doin the job! driving fine, also took the slack outta the accelerator cable. should be alright, have an induction kit that i cleaned with a cleaner kit so we shall see!! thanks a million! @ Tintin SR, thanks dude checked it all out, so im happy enough with it now!!! throttle cable was slack before now it is just perfect but thanks for your help! appreciate it!! thanks!

hey sorry again to the admins but i couldnt find a certain bit o info! Fitted my corolla manifold last night, absolutely savage but did anybodys sounds like it could be drawing air from somewhere? is that noise normal? i thought it might be because the corolla manifold is thinner so might be more noisey? i checked all the connections, used brand new gaskets from toyota etc and it just seems very noisey at tickover, but not a normal noise? also did anybody elses idle rise after fitting? mine is up to nearly 1000rpm? normally 850? thanks alan

Jesus phil sounds like you have some trouble, but glad to hear you are storming through it!! You going to Metallica in Dublin in August??

Just for anybody interested in a 4E-FE engine, i am currently in possesion of a 1996 4E-FE engine with 75K on it, i am undecided as wether to rebuild it, it is burning oil so replacement piston rings, head gasket and valve stem oil seals are required. i dunno wether to build it up and sell it as a reconditioned unit (it is being stripped to pieces, cleaned and rebuilt totally) or to sell it for parts. i was going to polish the rocker cover and port/polish the head for my own car..... anybody interested in a full engine or bits pm me. :angry:

the car looks sweet i love the colour! i think the tinted rear lights look sweet! i done it to mine, need to get that shine on mine tho!! not so sure bout the front indicator tint tho?? keep up the good work!!

Gilliano i will be sorting alloys soon, they are very expensive over here in ireland tho, cheapest is like 500 euro for a set of 15's wit tires! :angry: Nic sorry dude those rubstrips came off months ago, went straight in the bin!! sorry man!!

Just some pics! Got my backbox done as per last post, also got a front lip off a golf, and a smaller front reg. Front bumper still needs some work, doin all of it together, soothin, meshin paintin etc. hopefully within 2 or 3 weeks! might get a little extra splitter at bottom that sticks out, like a racer one? happy with this at mo tho!

not sure which fusebox it is in, check the little pics and you should be able to find it! as regards to the airbag, can you not switch yours off with the key? some cars have like a little ignition barrel on the passenger side of the dash where the door closes, with the option of turning off the airbag?? if not then its dash out time! you could try reach it from the glovebox hole but you wont be able to see what you are doing? hope this helps! alan

kool thanks for that! has cleared that up for me! just need money now....

Hey just a few quick questions bout cylinder heads; What size is a standard head gasket and what +/- are there for thicker/thinner ones How hard/complicated is it to port and polish the head yourself do uprated cam springs help anything? Thanks

Quick update, got backbox done in welding class! very proud of myself! having problems with memory card reader at moment so pics will follow soon. its a 3.5" Savage universal box that i got from a guy in my course! doin a double take on de-cat at moment, its very loud with just the backbox done but i am still bein advised to do it so we shall see! might make a full exhaust tho because the starlet has one of the simplest exhausts i have ever seen!! it sounds sweet, that lovely deep grumble at idle and crazy roar with the go pedal! there is a 'silencer' with it, but it just gives it a higher pit

Did you leave the middle box in yeah??

thanks guys, ill remove the cat and see how it sounds first! i might still cut out the middle box and make up flanges so i can remove it if i wish? hopefully ill get that done in the next 2 weeks. one of the guys on my apprenticeship course is bringing in a backbox 2mo so hopefully if it is alright i will get it!

I am undecided whether to make my decat standard 1 3/4" or a slightly larger 2". i am thinkin larger because of the volume of air inside a cat and centre box (also being removed), will need to be matched otherwise it might cause more back pressure? any body have a decat on an n/a? what diameter pipe is yours? i only have a standard exhaust too.

Thanks man saw you car in readers rides in Japanese Performance! sweet!