H_D

Catch cans are a waste of money IMO and unwanted weight in the engine bay. I think breathing is more efficient if you just route the 2 pipes straight to the bottom of the car that way the gasses are being pulled straight out without having to build up in a can and go through a breather. Catch cans can also cause back pressure when you floor it. The main purpose of a better breathing system is to get rid of crankcase gasses faster which is restricted by a catch can compared to venting the pipes straight out into the atmosphere.

Purchased this in summer 2012. It cost the best part of a grand!

22MM

Hmmm im pretty sure this car is in leicester.

It all comes down the the M.O.T testers discretion on this im afraid!you just need a tester who knows about his import cars. Plenty of people on here have failed M.O.Ts as the tester did not know fuk all about non uk equivalant rules.

glanza-s is 84bhp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Starlet

CP pistons are flat top pistons with no dish on them IIRC these have higer compression than stock pistons...what thinkness is the head gasket? Did you use the 4age head stud kit or are they direct fit studs?

My mates got a brand new one for sale on this thread and he is based in leicester so you can collect it if your mobile. http://www.ukstarletowners.com/topic/59858-ct9-hybrid-downpipe-stock-pistons-rods-lots-more/

whats the spec of the engine?

Ok no worries there are a couple of freindly M.O.T testers in leicester that i know very well. I am sure they will sort you out as i have had M.O.Ts done for other perfomance enthusiasts and starlet owners too. Let me know when you are ready.

This saturday?

can you travel to leicester?

The driveshafts are solid even for high horsepoewer its the C.V joint you need to worry about when launching hard

Thank you all for your input and replies. I will investigate properly this weekend and keep you all posted.

It smokes a bit on idle and quite alot more on boost its like a white smoke and can also smell oil. No loss of water just a little loss of oil

Im going to carry outy a compression test this weekend and post back. I got a feeling its turbo to be honest so im going to undo my o2 sensor and check for oil residue with a bore scope.

It smokes on idle a tad but alot on boost.

At least micras are JAP I was asked if my car was a corsa which IMO is alot worse!

Do not overtighten your alternator belt as this can cause the bearing in your waterpump to fail/cease i have seen it happen before and it ended up ruining a freshly forged motor!

Hello I have a few smoke related questions if anyone can answer them it would be much appreaciated. If the turbo oil seals are gone what colour smoke comes out of the exhaust on idle and on boost? If the ringlands are fu*ked what colour smoke on comes out of the exhaust on idle and boost? If the stem seals are gone what colour smoke comes out of the exhaust on idle and boost? Thanx in advance! H_D

That is the only way to do it properly im afraid.

your not going for a precision turbo are you

The will need to do a dry fit and check the rotation to see how much material needs to be taken off for the notching and then take it apart again to notch the block and rebuild again! As far as i know there are not really any measurements for how much a block needs to be notched as casting marks on every block are different. Im sure somone will clear this up if I am wrong.