Phil

i need 4 myself, just wondering what size they are>? as i would get some of Ebay if i knew what diameter they need to be? good luck in your search, http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-Buddy-Club-P1-wheel-center-caps-/261242259136?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3cd34086c0 maybe you would be up for paying that money, im not unfortunately. Phil

adam has answered this i know, only thing id add is that notching the block is very simple job you can do yourself once you get your block back from the machine shop/engineer, therefore costs nothing and only takes an evening of time. investing abit of time into your build yourself will be enjoyable too. Phil

if its about quality control etc - buy pauter imo there 4e i-section has been the top rod in the market for years. if you want the best cost like i would need id be buying maxspeedingrods from them directly. even offer to buy a few sets to get the price down them sell them on. Phil

Loving the rescueman!! Phil

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whats the difference in dry and wet NOS kits? Phil

I think matt/socks was wrong, and i believe all the traders and staff were wrong too. i believe the decision whether taken unilateral or not was wrong. ive spoke to staff who were very much for UKSO at the time who wish in hind sight that they UKSC had more time to die itself so UKSO could be started and no agro caused. I think it was wrong, i cant see me thinking anything different, but i dont really care. thing i find most distasteful is to claim the traders and staff were all for the content steal, as if that matters or makes a difference, the staff obviously have a vest

well said toby, honestly redline you should drop the "let me see with my own eyes stuff" and just let TD deal with this issue in a normal manner. you say that the only reason there is a problem is because of the conflicting advise given but they have offered to have a proper look at it in this thread. so your would be better moving forward with that now, see where you get to, and leave more feedback afterwards. i can see why your annoyed but your situation is only ever as good as how you deal with it. Phil

thats 24cc increase, so the 0.6mm will still only bring it back 14cc above stock, spool would be helped by a nice skim Phil

perfect indeed, infact with a td04 you dont want any thicker especially if you have any dish in your pistons! Phil

just checked back through the threads, No your right mate, he hadnt used one before he sold the car. he was using trd one so would have been using this but ECC hadnt got them in yet. Phil

RHD def did them at one point maybe years ago as i bought one from them. even got pics of it in their lovely wrapping paper lol i would trust the ECC ones, they are top end tuners and the HG will have been specced & tested very well. there hgs have made 570 on a 5E and 400+ on a 4e. id go as far as saying it would be as good as the TRD unit. Phil

Link found http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Alamo-ASC-MLS-Head-Gasket-Toyota-3E-4E-5E-76mm-0-026-Starlet-Glanza-V-EP82-EP91-/251272717906?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3a81056652 Phil

adam you cant get TRD ones, nengun/rhdjapan dont have them, but you can get 0.6mm ones online (ill find link and post later, gryzor on TGTT posted it up recently think its an ebay seller) Also Eastcoastcustoms (n.ireland) have got 0.6mm metal hgs made for the starlet, and all there stuff is as 100% as can be, good company. just for your consideration garrygt - 10cc dish pistons increase capacity by 40cc (obvious i know) a 0.6mm will only decrease that by 10.32ish cc so your still down 30odd cc against stock. i did 10cc pistons in my last engine and a trd hg plus some excessive sk

TRD or similar 0.6mm will work fine if you have the 10cc dished pistons. infact your compression will still be lower than stock. trd was sold primarily for the 4efe yes. 0.6mm hg can still be bought but as Idrees says, not from TRD. Phil

LOVE this car. alot of great work!

Correct. though as this thread has proved its just as easy to spout negative crap when you havent lost a penny either. Sounds like you aren't happy with the potential solution offered. Apparently they needed a week to cover up their errors?!>? when in fact they needed it a week as you werent about bar mondays. no one is saying its ideal, it is a problem thats on the agenda after all. If that happens everyone has done well i agree, but as someone experienced in how these things work, then i would say that no you should not expect anything to go smoothly, nomatter what you've paid

i havent read a thing here that needs to be on a public forum. from what ive read and what redline has said, he doesnt have a great relationship with TD and is ruining whatever relationship he has by moaning and complaining about every attempt they make to sort the issue for him. if you have lost all your faith in him redline then continue moaning and encourage TD to live up to the rep you seem to wnat to give them. otherwise, accept that its a VERY minor issue that is unlikely to be TDs fault (clutch failure is a component issue) and allow them to sort it. Every time Mike has

Fantastic, just reading Yogis build thread and knowing he isnt around anymore really makes you think. lifes short for many, long for some, but either way there is an opportunity for something worthwhile to be done. good to hear your coming alongside your mates dreams to make them happen. hope you get all the parts/support yous need throughout the project. would be nice for you to update the original build thread as you go, would be a fitting tribute. Phil

revs is what gets rods not just power. and at over 260 @1bar td04 you can assume that i ran plenty of revs only thing i would say to anyone buying is balance them, its simple to do and you would be mad not to do it. dont just throw the rods in the car. and go to maxspeedingrods though they are probably the same as these ones, they will go much lower with the price. Phil

I've ran them, no issues. 260hp+ for quite some time, 1bar td04. Phil

they used to be much cheaper, 180posted. same origin as maxspeedingrods, they can still be bought for 190ish posted if you just find maxspeedingrods and keep asking. they do 5e ones too. ive used them and seen them used to good effect. get them balanced and checked by an engineer and your sorted. Plenty of bad stories too id guess, what with anyone who sells anything disliking an undercutter, and anyone who overpays begrudging a bargain hunter you can see where they stories come from. this thread for example started in a reasonable fashion, but in wadded the jokers and wha

only a few hundreds yards from me, lovely palms trees here too¬! lol as already mentioned jay is a complete gent and will not doubt have sorted everything for you 100% Phil

Seen the car downt at showerks, looked great. not even close to my personal taste but absoutely lovely all the same! that when i know its a good car, when id never dare own it but can appreciate that its still great! Its also how i know im getting old lol Phil

Anyone got any fancy Heat shield setups in their EP? Phil