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OK Crail non-mag (quiet) days summerish are: 12th June (weekend of the 10th) 26th June (weekend of the 24th) 18th August (weekend of the 16th) 18th September (weekend of the 16th) 18th August perhaps the most obvious?

Empty ya PM box m8!!! Bri.

Pretty certain Toyota's recommended grade is 10w30... it's on the cam covers somewhere iirc. This is on my import Supras I saw this, might be different for UK spec.

Go and take your car back and drive it up pollyfilla and all

We could go for a July date if that suits the majority better? Or August when a Crail schedule is published. Not sure if we can work it into a bank holiday weekend as I can't see the Crail website at work. It wouldn't be too hard to fit it all into arrive Friday leave Sunday evening for those that can't stay 'til Monday I don't think. Cheers, Brian.

I'd say fitting in a Crail non-mag day would be best... base ourselves in the aforementioned field (arrive friday evening for most folk I guess), spend the night time socialising etc. Do something Saturday, possibly Edinburgh Castle or other Touristy Edinburgh things and drive to Crail - about an hours drive at a slow pace - early Sunday morning (usually set off around 8AM). Now this means those that want some timed 1/4 mile or sprint track action can do it and those that don't can also have a nice day out spectating - there is also a show and shine area so we could also get a club stand area there. The drive to Crail itself is quite scenic and takes in some nice views and coastal towns. We'd leave Crail around 4PM and I'd suggest we pile into Dundee (pretty much on route back) or Edinburgh for an evening meal - both have Jimmy Cheungs all you can eat chinese buffets. The food is great and it's £12 a head plus your drinks, plus they have massive long tables for large groups. Afterwards people can return to base or head straight home via either the A1 or M8 / M74 combo. How's this sound with everyone? I'd suggest a pencilled in date of the weekend starting Friday June 10th 2005 (Crail Raceway non-mag day Sunday 12th June 2005)... if this is ok with the Majority we'll start an attendance list Cheers, Brian.

Just an aside... Toyota recommended grade is 10w30 - using a 60 seems a step too far IMO.

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Totally OT car wise but I'm having thoughts of tinkering with my TD commuter hack - a '97 Pug 406 1.9Tdi... How can I reliably get more power without impacting on fuel economy? Cheers, Brian.

Looking good m8

Hey Liam - you ever get the Supra meet video finished?!?

You need to decat it to bring it on song a bit

Sounds like a good experience

I sent the seller a question to say his car was an s6 not a v6

That's just the way their refuelling rigs are designed

BTW, the import TT's have LARGER turbo's

Nope, that's where they refuel them m8!

£9.5k for an N/A

Nah, they wouldn't mind so long as we clear up after ourselves and don't leave a mess There's local hotels both in Livingston (10mins drive away), Bathgate (15mins drive away) and Edinburgh (30mins drive away). There's some great country roads roundabout too for a good drive undisturbed by the police or cameras. Loch Lomond isn't a far drive either and offers spectacular views and great spots along the banks for BBQ's etc. Nope, not marshland.... nice solid ground - it's actually a garden just too big / expensive / too much hassle to landscape! Cutting the grass with the ride on lawn mower is fun though Cheers, Brian.

RE: The Power FC ECU - excellent choice as lets face it, most peope aren't going to map it themselves and the hand commander is more than enough to be able to tweak on your own / use for monitoring. For the J spec TT's you need the AP Engineering special Power FC (only for manuals afaik) and my preference would be the drag variant as it has ignition cut rev limiting and has a build boost on the start line type function over the normal AP Engineering special model. Cheers, Brian.

woah woah STOP! 1st thing to note is the plugs are absolutely fine... they are NGK BKR7E (1 grade colder than stock) which incidentally are not platinum (these aren't used in modded cars - manufacturers only use them for extended service intervals). Denso's are just a waste of money IMO - I've had no probs with NGK coppers on an engine putting out almost twice what it should do. 2nd thing to note is that AVA rollers are the fully braked type - IE to take a power reading they apply such a braking force on the rollers that the engine is under the most extreme load - the car sits there at wide open throttle and the wheels not spinning. This has two connotations - the first being the car produces more boost than it would on the road in the same way as driving up a very steep hill at WOT with 5 m8s in the car and a boot full of luggage would produce more boost than normal - more engine load = more boost. The 2nd being this abnormal engine loading and extra boost results in det that you wouldn't see under normal driving on the road. Many of the Scots on sxoc have been to AVA and the result is always the same - car runs 15psi on the road... goes on their rollers and produces 17 or 18psi, dets at the top end and AVA say lower boost... gets lowered to 15 or below on rollers... car goes back on the road and produces 13psi or less! Hamish - I wouldn't worry too much m8, just keep an eye on the boost gauge when you mash the throttle and make sure you stick around 17psi or 18psi tops, back off if it tries to go above. Get yourself along to Dastek where they have a decent normal type rolling road that keeps the wheels spinning during a power run and also they have a wideband to check your fuelling with. Gerry there worked for Toyota Team Europe on the rally cars and knows his stuff.... he will advise you on fuelling / det throughout the rev range and hopefully set your mind at ease. You don't need to buy a wideband lambda, you don't need new plugs - they're only a few hundred miles old lol. HTH, Bri.

I doubt it m8 - you need a design with loads of spoke clearance and a nice low offset. Cheers, Brian.

Dude - remember Richie from SXOC with the big power white S13 (very stressed 1.8 turbo)? He has used many oils and was using castrol RS 10w60, then made the switch to Silkolene Pro S 10w50 and noticed both lower oil temps and better oil pressure during drag runs etc... Think he swears by it now. Cheers, Brian.

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