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 skimming of head and made great power at very little boost and very little lag even with billet cams. Phil

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. unless your going to pay someone to take on the ownership experience of driving the car for a few weeks to troubleshoot any MINOR issues such as this and then fix them as they arise. This has not been commented on my mike or nick i don't think in this thread, maybe i missed it, so ill take your word for it. but imagine that another company takes the box off and the clutch is broke, whats you play? whinge to TD? your giving them every reason to have no inclination towards helping you. Regarding 3 and 4, this is really what i was getting at with my first post, nothing mentioned sounds remotely serious. TD have done a quick diagnosis and so have two other parties, two agree one doesnt. neither know for certain. neither are suggesting that a problem doesnt exist, nor are either suggesting that anything is terribly wrong. if it was me i would apologise for the childish whinging, put on your big boy shoes and get yourself to TD. Let them sort it nomatter the issue, if the clutch has fallen to a million pieces its not their fault if the shaft bearing or release bearing has collasped so be it. speak to them, not another mechanic, not us and sort it. all this stuff about TD wont admit this or wont agree with that, is nonsense, your pitting two starlet specialist best GUESSES against each-other which neither party would want to see. Phil

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 came back with a response it has made perfect sense to me. only the TD responses filtered by your keyboard seem to be garbled. Phil

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 what not (and rightly so, im one of you) but have you all had a chinese rod come through a block? maybe one? maybe none>? arrow/eagle/scat/PEC all look to similar to me, and beware of the naysayers who claim something was definitely manufactured in america/germany/japan or britian, many times companies can claim that because they simply check/test the products they buy in within developed countries borders. You think that HKS/pauter/other big manufactuers dont subcontract there work out? and then quadriple the price before checking it, stamping it and sending it out? dont get me wrong, the quality control isnt so high with these ebay rods, (though it clearly exists just look at the price they are charging you could pay a chinaman to check a hundred rods everytime he sells one set) but that is primarily what you pay for with big brands, quality assurance. nothing wrong with those appreciate good quality control, but to the gamblers out there, give them a try i dare you Phil

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

Pauter rods perchance dont see any block notch? Phil

The volks wheels in good nick are still worth 500 in my opinion. They really are the wheels for these cars. i LOVE them. especially in white. Phil

Very nice. Good to see the car back in an enthusiasts hands. I remember the car over here when Ted had it originally on the forums before smythy. Ran a jam ecu and td04 at that stage . Enjoy. Phil

you have a pm Phil

I have one for my own motor sitting and it won't be completed this summer so if you want you can make me a reasonable offer. It's a proper low mileage unit sourced by myself for myself. Phil

Looks Fantastic Abbott.! look forward to your first flyby video! lol Phil

do you want a Td04 for that list? lol Phil

also 195 45 15 is the cheapest tire size across the market, so dont expect 14s to be cheaper by any means. Phil

Hmm but with the right parts if you can see 300hp with forged internals you can do the same on stock. The reliability might be stretched granted. Phil