Calum122

They aren't chipped from the factory, but anyone that is chipped should be programmable . As said I don't know the ins and outs. But that's the gist.

I would have to ask my mate...

Do it! The components, other than the ECU should be easy enough to find. I still think I am right in saying, there are lots of P28 ECU's but only a handful which can be remapped! I don't know if that's true, but I think I remember my mate being chuffed when he found out he had that ECU in his Homemade Civic Turbo

Yeah that rings a bell. Cheers Morgey.

Haha very sick! Loving the take on this, refreshing to say the least Keep up the good work.

Very nice, those sorts of marks you'd expect from a car of this age! GLWS!

I can't remember what Chip it is. But Honda D16 Engines you can get a rarish ECU, something like P20, which surprisingly is mapable. My mate has a D16Z Turbo with said ECU. But I am guessing. Best info would be from the D16 Forum. Those guys know their shit.

Looks great Welcome back

Okay, I don't want to be negative. Firstly I consider the SR20DET engine to be the best engines ever built. There's no fact there. That's just my humble opinion. But not a massive fan of the body kit. For me. But it's clearly very tidy. And the chasis looks great. And did I say it's an SR20? Lol. Nice ride man! EDIT: Looking at some on Google, I actually take it back. This looks great!

Yes mate. Those photos sre so sick. Car looks really great in silver. Love the rear end of that GT. The colours of the lights are fantastic. Love the car man, love the photos keep them up!

True, but at least if it's on the paint you should be able to wipe it off haha!

Why's that then? Plenty of people powdercoat their engines. Chap on my forums done his cylinder and head.

No one went down the powdercoating route then?

Ah that makes sense.

But question is, what makes them weaker. And is there a way to strengthen them?

Easy for you to say. Your Micra was stunning!

Shit wasn't it! Lol. Don't worry I will get it resprayed lol. It will be mint....one day.

Cheers lads. Much appreciated for the support cause it's been a bit of a nightmare at times. Yes you have Ollie lol. You came over one day when you were in the Micra I was sat near or around my car. And I would always see you blasting around in the Charade haha! It most certainly has been a while though!

What makes the GT stronger than an N/A?

Not good! I think that is ready to be made into the coffee table.

Cheers Colin. Believe me she isn't. It's actually a little embarrassing to be seen in it it's in such a bad shape. I will sort it out though. When I bought the car I just thought "Well you know, first car, it'll get knocked about, I don't want a minter!". Not thinking that, actually, it's a sweet motor. And I do want it mint. So no doubt 2K hard earned cash will go in for a respray. I want to take it to JF with pride. Rockingham was crap, but just being amongst other Starlets was great. I'm always keeping an eye on your build to nab ideas haha!

I've had my motor for 18 months now and it was a project from day 1. Not really what I wanted for a first car, I'd rather it just worked. Or saying that, It did work, just was poorly. This here is a 1994 Toyota Starlet GT Turbo High Wycombe Special. These are rare models complete with dirty underwear in the boot! I kid you not. The lying gits didn't mention anything about the coolant leak until I went to pick it up. I should have walked away, the car was in a terrible state, one side rattle canned, the other side looks like it's been in a collision. Me and my Bro took one RAMP up the road with the worlds biggest grin on our faces, what the hell! It's only a measly £1600 and this cars a hoot! We had a great 100 mile drive home, light hearted blitz down the B roads following each other. Gave her a wash, polish and clean ready for a days driving. I was surpirsed with how well it drives for an old, beaten gal! Seems quite common amongst Starleteers to not bother with Air Filters, but that's not really my game. First things first was a service! Upon investigating the coolant leak, I found that there was no thermostat. And when I installed one, the thermostat housing then wouldn't hold water. This being my first car, I was not impressed. I'm not a mechanic, I don't know nothing about cars, so the best thing for me to do, was to strip it all down and fix it. Okay my frinds laugh at me cause it took like 4 months, but this was during the winter and like Saturday mornings before I actually went and did stuff for the weekend. lol. Stripped the bay down for Waterpump, cam belt and head gasket. Took chunks out of the pulley trying to get it off GRRR Another used steering wheel and some Indiglos! The seats were damaged and I gave them away. JDM EP had some stunning MK3 seats with no cig burns. So well pleased when these turned up! Nice D1 Spec Knob New Waterpump This made me laugh as well. As soon as I fitted the cam belt I found out that the water pump came with a gasket! So it all had to come off again just so I could fit it! lol. Picked up the cylinder head this morning. Had to hike it there and back carrying the bloody thing. 2 miles is a LONG way carrying this heavy mofo! My arms have been dead all day and haven't been able to do any work to it. It's got lots of swarf and shít in there so it's going to need some serious elbow grease when I get time. The head passed the pressure test, not cracked, but was severely warped! The guy says highly unlikely to warp the block and he's confident the bore wouldn't be cracked. So it's literally bang this altogether now and fire it up. This guy I took the head to! Fúck me. He should be retired. Been doing this job for 45 years in his little man cave. And literally, I bet he has never swept up once in his entire life. And that's an understatement of how messy this place was. Literally couldn't find the guy when I walked into this little shed. Over the mountains of engines he had lying about the place. I don't know whether I'd use him again. He's a cracking bloke and certainly knows his stuff, but I can't see him being delicate with my bits. Money's tied up in some other things atm. Need to get some shít sold to work on both the bike and the car. Lots more bits needed for the car whilst its in this state. And I can't fix the bike till the car is on the road lol. But hopefully this weekend I'll put the head back together and get it ready to go on the car next weekend. Still need braided oil return hoses and a whiteline anti roll bar. And loads of other parts that are just worth getting at this point in time. Ha! It really shouldn't be taking this long. I just like taking my time. That said I'm pretty sure this is going to go bang when I fire her up....close now. Going to be getting some twin pot calipers for this next month. Interior still needs sorting out. So there is still much work to do! Polybushed the rest of the engine mounts now Finally could start reassembling things: After dropping the sump I found out that the engine had been forged. So that was a nice surprise. Especially as I just spent that winter feeling sorry for myself about buying a High Wycombe special! No idea on the kit, this apparently was MalcomGT's old motor. But he doesn't know what was used. So I expect one day I will do it again. Car Passed MOT Managed to go out a few days in it over 2015. Probably drove it 10 times last year. It's so sad! This is how stunning she was in 2009! Gauge fitted! I spent a few days cleaning the underside. Ensuring it's rot free! Clean and Polish the HKS JF2 Some JDM Goodies! Thought this might be handy for shows.... Gauge holders Rear beam powdercoated and bushed! As well as that, I've overhauled the sound system with new speaker wires, subs and amps. Not massive system but a modest system. The trunk is still full of goodies that I bought last year but haven't fitted. I'm currently still working on the rear end. All new Stainless steel braided lines. Rebuilt both calipers. Made up new copper brake lines. Just need to sort out the rounded nut on the brake line that goes under the petrol tank. Or failing that make up a new one. Once that's done, I still don't plan on driving it. Rather sort out the front end. Russ sold me the Celica Brake kit that I haven't fitted yet. So rebush the front end of the car. Get some stuff resprayed whilst I'm at it. The car needs a full respray. I really fancy the WEPR GT20 Fast spool kit for this motor. My brother has the WEPR TD04 and that's savage. But I like the fast spool of CT9. That's fast spool, not power. His seems to make power earlier than mine, but I think that's down to him being a better driver and my car being a bag of nails LMAO!

Nice one Colin. I am too impatient with cleaning, I just pay to have someone do it professionally.

Lovely motors! Evos stunning too!