Jozinobi

I hit the rev limiter thru frustration Harry lol, when your right foot feels like lead... Also most Tanabes must be ultra hard, maybe thats their forte. I would consider different coilovers next time, staying jdm of course, I wanted to be different with the Tanabes and dont regret getting them, they are not forgiving tho. JIC magics maybe or the GAB. I nearly got some Ohlins but they were mega priced, 5 time that of the tanabes in final auction price, they looked the mutts tho... Like u said, theres a good chance of the coilys going when u least expect. Peace Out Joz

Lol Whats this cuteness your on about? Looks can be deceiving you know... I don't think you've checked out my thread enough to find out what its all about... I have the full rear glanza bumper and optional factory glanza splitter! I do things 100%! Peace Out Joz Thanks Craig I guess love is better than cuteness lmao! Cant afford Brides mate, lmao, I'll have to settle for the Cobras! Peace Out Joz

LOL Im Speechless! GULP! ;0 Peace Out Joz

Groundhog Wings? Peace Out Joz

Yea Im hoping everything will be fine. Time for lunch, yum yum yum! I'll let you know how my suspension inspection goes later on! Peace Out Joz

LMAO I didnt know Sparkboy!!! Mines better anyway Peace Out Joz

Lol Little Runner??? More like full blown dream machine Looking forward to the pics Dave! Peace Out Joz

Im getting them checked after college. Hopefully nothing serious but I cant help being paranoid about it lol! Car is rock solid, so a harsh pothole will feel really bad!!! The coilys dont even move when the car is pressed down on lol! This is what happens when your in a rush! Peace Out Joz

Happy Birthday Guys! Wings welcome to club 23, life gets trickier from now on! Ceriluke your new here, but your still very welcome, have a great day too mate! Peace Out Joz

Speak of the devil, I hit the rev limiter for the first time in 1st this morning going over some gay speed bump!... Also hit a harsh pothole too, need to get my coilys checked out grrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!! Not a nice feeling! Peace Out Joz

lol You never said anything buddy! Enjoy the Sun & Sangria! I've been there before Peace Out Joz

Lol Miller is literally cats piss! Cider is a nice alternative, ice cold Magners any day! Now where did I put that absinth... Peace Out Joz

Looking great Wings! Well done for sorting yourself out on that one! Peace Out Joz

I edited it a bit to accomodate your concerns mate Im glad you liked my writeup. Your missing out bigtime without the mani, I'll keep my eyes out for you... Peace Out Joz p.s I won the filter I hope its all that lol

lol Not a good way to treat your car hitting the limited in every gear... I've only ever had the limiter in 4th gear at 110 but that was a top speed run and I was pushing it, best to get it into 5th whenever possible around 100 (it will go )... My top speed was 115 in 5th gear because I ran out of road, just entering a town, but Im sure it would have gone more... Its all about your driving style too mate, everybodys different. Well here's my tips from a standing start but with mods such as the mani and jap backbox, you lose momentum if accelerating back up after slowing down for say a car to turn sumwhere... 1st gear give it a little rev, then handbrake off, take it whatever u feel comfortable (none of that wheel spin bullshit), I've had it up to 20mph+ about 5k rpm, after all first gear is to get you moving really so no need to rev it so high. Throw her into 2nd, I usually take this to 40 mph, next throw her into 3rd, I take this to 70 mph, then 4th, she can go all the way to 110, but comfortable speed would be 80ish and now would be a good time to throw her into 5th. This is not even exceeding the rev limit, only about 5K rpm, u can go more but its not as beneficial... Overtaking, the best I have found is to take 4th gear up to just over 50mph, then drop her into 3rd all the way to 70, then back up to 4th, a lovely little boost especially with the mani fitted and a kickass jap can. This is with the proper suspension mods and intake mods and also a rev counter fitted, so if your on stock I dont think it would be a good idea as you wouldn't get the same effect especially without the mani. You can play the revs by ear but its no way as much fun as seeing what your actual rev reading is. I believe the safe rev limit is 5400rpm after that u lose power and maybe boom! But a nice rev to go up to is around 4krpm to keep within speed limits (70mph at 4th gear change). make sure you warm your engine up for a few mins before going into any high revving! All this talk of RPM and K confusing you? Get a dedicated rev counter or SR cluster and u wont look back! I have a 10k Rev Counter & proud of it RPM = Revs Per Minute K = Thousand I know your plans, so take it slowly and get the few important bits you need, I sent you the vid with tte spec and you can see how it went, using the same technique above. Take it with a pinch of salt tho, not everyone will agree with what I said above, but judging from my vids you have to agree Im not talking bs lol! I take my n/a very seriously. I also mostly downshift just before a noticeable corner, most corners are ok to stay in the same gear, but if you want a more racey style, its better to downshift into 3rd, balance the throttle and then cain it round the corner and back up into 4th whenver you feel like (be careful if you have standard suspension as your car might slip out a bit) And of course if some corsa decides to race you, you must throw her into 3rd to get the speed up, then Im sure I dont have to tell u wat to do next lol! You might lose to an SRi tho, but dont worry they have higher BHP, the 1 litre 12v and 1.2 should be eaten for breakfast!!! My technique is tried and tested above mate, cornering minumum speed is 70 and high speed cornering 95+. No body roll. Its all fun and games but play safe mate, you'll get the hang of it! You do the maths... Peace Out Joz

Its all about the mirrors! Peace Out Joz

Nah Graeme, u'd be surprised the things Geo says about the n/a, ask him sumtime! Peace Out Joz

Yea we were talking about this yesterday. Geo would be the man to give some advice on the full potential of the n/a 5efe. Also it would be nice to hear from RMSNoel to hear what he has to say as he has one in his starlet and from what I hear, he's loving it! 110bhp around that with decat! Peace Out Joz

Good luck with you retest Oli! Be Sensible Once Your Back On The Road! Peace Out Joz

She's looking great Glen! The -40 Springs turned out really well Also lovin the enkeis, wish I had some Looking forward to seeing your other new additions! Peace Out Joz

OK!!! Here goes.......................*** !DRUM ROLL! **** A WINGNUT???? Peace Out Joz

Awesome Guitar collection and nice Drum Kit dude! I am liking very much, seems a very artistical way to spend you free time lol! Would put my modest guitar collection to shame lol! I would love a Gibson Electro Acoustic, one of them Jumbos I will put my stuff up for everybody to see at a later date Be sure to look forward to it! Keep up the good work Phil! Very detailed writeup here too, I can see you are definitely into it haha! A refreshing insight thru the mind of one of UKSC's most enthusiastic members! Peace Out Joz

Incredible Story & Incredible Work Glen! Really glad to have you on the site bro, really doing us proud. Im a big fan of Super Red too Looking forward to the near day she is fully restored to her kickass self! Peace Out Joz p.s How did u get on at the post office?

Lookin forward to wats in store! Lets get it organised! Cmon boss, get the ball rolling! Peace Out Joz

Nice Update Keirz! The wheels look sweet and unique, I like!!! Also understand you getting better performance from the enclosed filter, I wouldnt mind having that system too, but I've already spent a left nut on various Apexi's lmao!!! Can't wait til you get an up close & personal photo shoot of her! Peace Out Joz p.s I'll be busy working in the background haha