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Hopefully not Phil, but there is always that possibility. Im surprised it hasnt been tried and tested before, best of luck with it. Joz

He's taken over from me Well written Riko, was an interesting read. Joz

Very nice additions Junaid mate. Bet you must be well pleased. Can't beat crystal lights on a Red EP She needs a good all over buff and wax tho dude, keep her sweet! Joz

Best man to answer this is Scutch0, Im sure he had a jdm 4efe ecu and tried it. In my opinion it will fit straight in but not run/start your engine due to the difference in looms perhaps and the immobiliser. The UK 4efe ecu is indeed a two plug. I'd wait for Rich to confirm all that. Joz

Nice covers dude Keep up the good work. Joz

Excellent progress and future plans Nick. I really like all the enthusiasm about this build. Good luck and keep up the good work! Joz

I've merged your updated pics into your EP82 progress thread mate. Please post up future updates in here. That would be great. The pics are a bit grainy and 3.2MP isnt much better than 2MP. Defo good effort tho. 6MP minimum would get better results dude, 8MP ones are cheap these days also. Loving the new look with the D2s tho and the future mods sound decent. Keep up the good work. Joz

If your NCB is not protected (which cant be until you have minimum 4 years) and you lose your license or claim then yes you would start from 0 Years NCB and have to work your way up again. I've experienced that as I had a small accident before and claimed, I now have 1 Years NCB but am paying a reasonable rate for a high insurance postcode with mods declared and 1500cc conversion. Would be driving a higher powered JDM car by now but I love the starbo for what it is tho Joz

The other party's assessors would check David against what he has exactly insured I reckon. Really unlucky that Rich but hope something good comes of it. Im pretty sure you have a 5efe in her, hopefully it won't cause you any problems with insurance. Mine's insured as 1.5 and all. If its salvageable and by chance, you could possibly sell the engine if its not damaged Good Luck Joz

Can't wait to see some progress pics Lew. Take your time mate, its the only way haha! Joz

Cheers JAG The new updated pics are all you will need to see... Coming Soon... Joz

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Bodyshop is behind schedule so she has to stay the weekend and monday Bloody delays ;) Thy will be done tho :D Joz

Ok mate but don't go over the top with too much piping, its very easily done I would just use some to connect between the throttle body and the air filter, that way is the best position as the sensor is there too. Don't run the filter straight off the throttle body as that is the worst place to run it. You will be losing some power. You don't really need it anywhere else, altho you may have seen some turbo setups, they use a lot. You will prob need a longer air feed if you want to experiment as the one bmc provide isnt really long enough (1m) ebay has loads but bit pricey, bmc direct is your best bet for more, make sure to ask for it all one length rather than 2 separate. Good luck. Joz

Welcome back Aaron. Looks like you got yourself one really sorted Gt Advance. Really liking it and its spec mate. Hope you enjoy it and take care of it. Please update when you can. Joz

Glad to be of help mate. You'll have fun finding the right way to set it up, thats what its all about. If you are getting a pipe made, make sure to make a hole for the air sensor and use the old bung (thing that goes into the airbox), will be much better having that in. Joz

Do what you thinks best nic Just make sure you get the right measurements etc. Good luck with it. Joz

Hey nic The ideal place is actually blocked as the radiator is in the way otherwise you could connect the airfeed to the bmc and have it poke straight out. Some people have relocated the radiator but that takes a lot of work, (re-welding mounts) so don't bother. The secondary place is to have it go up and over the exhaust manifold heat shield and out the other side of the radiator. This will create a tiny bit of lag due to the longer feed, but it does mean guaranteed cold air flow. Some people put it behind the headlight but the space is small and not as much air gets into it. Those are pretty much the options, but Im sure you can come up with something better, its more fun that way You want the air feed to be as short as possible (not too short) and with as few bends as possible and close to an open air source. Don't forget at the end of the day its an air filter, but its a damn good one and will allow your engine to breathe a bit better. Cold air is the key. Im glad you have the mani, has it improved anything for you? Joz

I used a similar carbon filter on my old 4efe, almost same size and inlet, I found the low end was provided with slightly more torque, which in our cars is noticeable and beneficial, even more so when the air was pretty cold. The carbon filter box also intakes a higher volume of air than you conventionally would so your engine is getting more air. The car was quite rapid on cold nights. The BMC CDA isnt cheap new (altho your getting 2nd hand which is fine) so its good that you are asking the questions. It is real carbon fibre so does keep the heat out better than the standard airbox and other carbon copies. The internals of the BMC CDA is also made for maximum flow and have the filter surrounding the whole of the inside, on the cheaper versions its just a mini cone filter stuck at the end which quite frankly isnt as good for airflow. The BMC has been developed and researched well. Hope this helps. Its defo worth giving it a try, and from everything I've experienced with this and different setups, its a keeper and sits proud. Make sure to get the corolla jdm intake manifold for much better results, the standard inlet manifold is a restriction as it doesn't do an awful lot for the car. As long as there no restrictions, flow will be pukka. Joz * And no I don't work for BMC

Im using the BMC CDA 70-130 on my 5efe 1.5 engine nic. For the 4efe, the throttlebody inlet is small, 55mm approx, and the intake inlet on the bmc and the air feed u have chosen are both 70mm. I would honestly go for a smaller size BMC CDA, they do a 60mm size that would be much more suited and a better match for the inlet sizes making flow more even. Also space is limited so also go for the smallest available length, 130mm is fine. Remember the model is up to 1600cc, so logically speaking you want the next size down which would be the BMC CDA 60-130. The kit should come with a reducer, but it may not be right, if not you will need either a 60mm - 55mm reducer, or tight fit a 60mm - 60mm reducer which will still be fine and hold just as tight with jubilee clips. Wait and see what you get in the box, I got 2 in mine and they were rock hard things, not ideal to tighten onto the throttlebody, u ideally need a silicone reducer which can be tightened over something to a smaller size than it is. The effects on the 4efe would be colder air taken into the engine, and easier revving I found at higher speeds when the night was cold. Best used in conjunction with the jdm tubular intake manifold for the small acceleration and torque gains u seek. The actual positioning of the cold air feed at the intake end is also important, so that it getting proper direct colder air. Too long a length will cause some 'lag' at low end speeds. These filters really come into their own at higher speeds and especially at night. Its crucial they are set up right. Well worth the effort over open induction filters and Ive tried many. Joz

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To get you started mate some of us on here use 12" x 6" import size number plates. They fit well into the number plate spaces. You can go smaller and most glanza/gt plates I've seen as standard look bigger. To pass mot the fonts have to be quite big. I use separate standard plates for that, my import plates fonts are way to small. I got mine off ebay, you can ask for what size you want, but you must express the font size to be able to pass MOT or they will make them small like they did mine. More info will be along mate. Joz