ecksjay

so you owe me pies then?

...um....do you want me to draw you a diagram...???

paiz ^;

my starlet never puffed out black, only white (just a bit of condensation when cold as it was decatted). however, the s14 is a chimney, they all do it. looks like its rediculously overfuelling, but its just what they do.

the trd surround is carbon overlay, not real carbon. would fetch around £100-120, well, it 'would' have, not sure how much people are buying now due to the credit situation. i can certainly say that i'm struggling with selling stuff, people just aren't splashing out at the minute. bastards

shellypies?

turbo'd nsx's are insane. sacreligious, but insane. they usually use a similar turbo setup to what i'm gonna be using in the next month or so, except they run two (when the japanese turbo them anyways).

39quid for the indicators? just buy the clear lenses for £4!

Yum, the self ecu will tweak things slightly, but it doesn't learn. You aint got an i-robot under the bonnet. It has the same variables as the stock ecu, thats as far as it goes. i never said it didn't have the adjustability of the stock ecu. at the end of the day, it IS a stock ecu. if you slap on a monster turbo, it wont suddenly be all "OH YEAH MATE K26 THAT'LL BE FINE, HAVE SOME MORE FUEL MATES ^^;". We all know that anyway, its just the terminology. sorry to hear about the insurance mate, sucks really but they're always out too get you. bastard insurers. i'm in the wrong industry

do one al. you monkeyfluffer.

because he and everyone else thinks they're TC, apparently. ;)

check your oil levels mate, if you're dropping any oil at all.

ye so many about now mate ;[

if the turbo's dying its usually blue smoke, as it'll be burning oil. black smoke 'could' mean the turbo aint as fresh as it could be, but it could also be something else...

^^;

pics.

sup nublet

.....a normal socket or spanner. ;) if you dont know how to undo a normal metric sized bolt then you need to close your bonnet. now. ;)

haha, no mate. those four bolts allows you to remove or move the top mount intercooler (the big black radiator looking thing in the middle of that pic) so you can access the spark plugs and leads. once you've undone those bolts, loosen up the circlips holding the hoses on and you'll be able to swivel the intercooler up so you can access the plugs and leads. you can see one of the leads to the left of that pic, just next to the rocker cover filter. once the intercooler is up in the air or remove, you'll see four of those. thats the leads, which you can literally just give a tug and they'll pop out. you'll then have a direct view of the plugs, well, with the use of a torch, so you can see if there's any water in there. the leads look aftermarket (big chunky blue NGK/Magnecor items from the looks of it), so it may just been that they aren't in position properly, thus allowing water in. either way you wont need to replace them as they've obviously been done recently. the only tool you'll need to get the plugs out is a plug removal tool, as i said its a few quid, however look online for instruction and torque figures for the plugs as you really REALLY dont want to overtighten them. you'll know if they're undertightened however, as it'll either not run, or run like a bag of shit.

sit back and relax, drive the car and enjoy it, use it to get you from a to b. if you're going to u ni you'll need every penny you can get your hands on, so forget buying parts for the starlet for now. once you've finished uni you'll prob get yourself a job that'll allow you to buy a decent motor anyway, so you'll forget about it soon enough i expect ;)

tbh its prob cheaper and easier to fit the glanza front end, aint like its particularly expensive these days. reworking everything else would be quite a mission unless you were like, a top notch bodywork dude yourself. would be unique however. get the pics up simon, interested to see how that'd actually look.

ME HEARTIE PAIZ hey, its like, made for a bristolian pirate....

we can also source crystal headlights from japan shag, we take payment once they've reached the uk (only require a deposit for bidding). ;)

easy peasy mate, all you need is the correct tool (about £4 from halfords or wherever) and away you go. just tighten until the collapsable washer compacts and you feel it tighten up and you're done, a chimp could do it really. if water's getting in then there's a problem with your leads letting water in, they should overlap the rocker somewhat to prevent water getting in. perhaps look into getting some more leads, or apply a small dab of sealant to ensure water doesn't seep through. i never had a problem with mine in over a year, and i used to fire the hose directly in the bonnet vent ;)

simon. we are all about the pies. i have actually had my friends comment on their concern for me, as its becoming an obsession. i think they're going to seek professional psychiatric help for me. also, i have many previous pics where i've found stuff mentioning de paiz. i'll dig one off my old computer. either that or i'll actually just post up pictures of pies.