JayJ

Headlights overall condition?

Try this and tell us how it worked

Yeah, when 95E10 came available in here, Toyota stated that E10 is not suitable for Starlets and some other models. I think they just wanted to wash their hands off in case something happens. It's easier to deny something than take responsibility. I can also imagine customers complaining about faults thinking E10 caused them and alleging that Toyota gave permission to use E10. If I already had the bigger injectors and piggyback/standalone, I would give E85 a try, but starting with a nearly stock setup and buying a fuel pump, injectors, maybe fuel lines, ECU and mapping is just too much money for flower smelling exhaust fumes ;-]

Put some pictures up how you have installed the actuator and vac lines

For those who don't know, E85 is ethanol fuel blend of 85% denatured ethanol and 15% gasoline. It has higher octane rating, better cooling properties and lower price, it will also lower CO2 emissions. In Finland we have 26 stations selling this stuff and it's manufactured from bio-waste. I didn't find much about this with search and I'm kinda interested of the conversion for Glanza. So have someone dealt with E85 recently, how is the car working and what did you change to run with E85? First problem would be the fuel pump and stock injectors, as you will need ~30% richer mixture and stock injectors will max out? Would it be possible to get the mixture right with P&P ecu(JAM), fpr and bigger injectors or is standalone/piggyback needed? There are a lot of rumours about corrosion and drying of seals, so to prevent this thread to become argy-bargy, chemically ethanol isn't more corrosive, but it has a high affinity for moisture and can absorb quite a bit of water. So moisture can cause issues, ethanol won't. High turnaround station, frequent oil changes and catch can should prevent moisture. Ethanol dries out natural rubber and attacks some plastics and Glanzas being late nineties spec, this shouldn't be a problem? Teflon, silicone and synthetic rubber are good materials to use. All experiences/knowledge are higly welcome!

Progress has been kinda stopped as I have been lazy and problems keep appearing with the car, latest found was a hairline crack on the exhaust manifold. I hope a new mani will arrive this week, so I can get it changed asap as this is my last week on holiday. I had also problems with fmic as the old hot pipe didn't fit after HKS actuator was installed, so this came finally today from Dean

Press the button.. lol

Atleast it will help the air get out easier, might be the problem.

Sounds like there could be air lock somewhere or water way blocked. Drain your system and exp. tank again, top up the rad and start the car without rad cap so the air can escape. Did you check, that the small hole on thermostat is pointing up?

You have to cut the flange off and re-weld it in the right angle, so the hot pipe will point down nicely and you can join it with another pipe to your fmic

Whitestar has stock setup friendly fmic and not much bumper trimming needed, look at his build thread. :-)

You will need a custom made CT9 hot pipe with FMIC This one will fit whatever setup http://www.ukstarletowners.com/topic/34030-rw-developments-shortened-intercooler-pipe-update/ . or you can get your stock one modified(less angle, so it will fit upside down), but there are some limits depending on your actuator

Thanks for the comments guys, now waiting for Keith to get back to my PM :-)

Just found out today, that my exhaust manifold has a small hairline crack and now I'm looking for a replacement. Have anyone run JPerformance stainless manifold and how long did it last or is it still going strong? I don't have so much to spend atm, so Jperformance or Zisco mild steel are the options as they are quite the same price. Put up your thoughts! :-)

Haha the flyby at the end

Two stock Glanzas for sale in here both 5500eur, so it's about 4780£, but these are rare here, maybe ~10 Glanzas in whole country.

Haha, these fit like a dream, just some DIY needed! ;-)

Not only RRFPR's are adjustable, but you can have an adjustable FPR too. RRFPR will multiply the pressure and FPR will raise the pressure at the same rate, please correct me, if I'm wrong. So which one would be better to use?

Does anyone have any experience of Sparco R100 or Carrelli fabric sport seats? I'm looking for good sport seats to replace the stock ones, but I don't want to go full bucket seats, as they are too hard and challenging for daily use.

This! Or meal worms :-D

Don't listen to them, keep the 96 spec rear lights!

I have HM3's, nothing wrong with them :-)

Just think about how many wheels these companies sell in a year and how many wheels you have seen to broke by yourself? Yes, not many and usually broken wheel has got some serious abuse before it broke. As long as you don't hit hard holes/bumps/etc. they should last :-)

http://www.willtheyfit.com/ Easy to compare the differences

I think JAM didn't make their own hybrids at all as they offered Blitz k1-200v turbos with their engine packages. Only a few small tuning shops made the hybrids in Japan, so could it be one of those? One example http://www.turboshopm.com/hiflowturbin/toyota.html