paul mac

Ian you obviously know your shit and for that but Terry has hit the nail on the head hear no-one is arguing you will get a better set up with an e-manage but the original post hear was for a T61 which is what i have with 550s lets get it into perspective, if i hit 500 hp on the dino i'll be buzzin i realise my limitations (money) i have an auto and dont want a snarling undrivable 800 hp T78 monster so for me i went for kit with a track record for doing a job at the power levels i have, who knows in a years time i might be on hear asking your advise on the e-manage but at the moment i dont feel confident someone could set it up properly for me (and the nearest reputable tuner is 60 miles away) i'me just trying to give the guy a balanced view and not scare him shitless that he's going to have to spend £1500-2000 on fuel and timing control for his T61, Paul with regard to £250 for mapping "BUSTED" I confess that was the red wine talking shite, i havent priced that up yet, i did however pay £220 for the itc (second hand) and safc (new) (i know the price of an e-manage) i apologise if i got a little nasty

AFC II was £120 off e-bay and the ITC was £100 off a member off this board do you want the reciepts, does the £600 fee for mapping include your cut paul ? as i'me sure this will inflate your price, great post Ian but that is EXACTLY why i did'nt buy an e-manage, i will just keep it safe and suffer a power loss

wow paul i think i made it clear pots of money aint my thing £1000 for an SAFC II and an ITC ! check out e-bay, £200 for the pair and say another £250 to set it up, sure i'll put up the dino figures and i hope someone will put up there figures who has the same spec as me but with a standalone and we can see if the extra £1500 was worth it, i'me not anti anything that gets performance the hard reallity for me is........money, so i have to "make do on the cheap" lol

totally accept all that paul i have a T61 and am using a SAFC and ITC to controll it with 550's, its getting set up shortly by a reputable tuner off this board, the reason i chose this "old school" route was because i have not read much positve on this board (do a search) on ecu's and e-manages and want to keep it simple, i realise i would make more power from a well set up e-manage (is there such a thing yet ?) but how much more power, 10 horse WOW, would the meagre power gain at my state of tune warrant it, and as for "do it right or not at all" comes across a bit elitist, like the guys who buy all there bits seperate, from the states or on the cheap have no right to,we dont all have pots of money fella, but love our supes probably more than the rich kids with "loadsamoney"

Ivan your missing an opportunity hear mate, have more brandy and then stagger out with the angle grinder, it'll probably end in tears but should be good fun, let us know how you get on

did'nt dude get some impresive power figures and more importantly times out of just an SAFC and an ITC, i think most people would agree that a stand alone is best but not everyone has 2k to blow on an pukka ecu and its mapping, lets be realistic if you want 1000 hp you HAVE to go to a standalone but at the modest power levels (450-500 hp) a T61 will give its complete overkill and SAFC, ITC's, E-manage and the like will do a job for a more modest outlay

right fella, just been out to the garage in one of my bizzare red wine induced moments and the bad news is from wing mirror to wing mirror 77" give or take a red wine tolerance of 1/2", gentlemen start your angle grinders !

the scary thing is mate it may not come down to revenue raising it may come down to saving the planet ...........oh shit we're dinosaurs and extintion beckons

hopefully as long as 2 jags prescott is in power we should be safe, i really think the guy is a prat but he does like his big motors

with regard to a more compliant ride i stumbled on an interesting combination, i bought a set of Koni's and "TRD springs" (yeah right, you know who you are) off the board, it turns out they were no more TRD than my car is a ferrari and infact just a set of stock springs but i put it down to experience and fitted them anyway, the Konis have 2 circlip grooves so you can lower the car with stock springs which is what i did, so i had a lowered car but using the stock springs and i have to say i am well pleased with the ride quality, i would say this is half way between the mediocre ride you get from stock and fillings rattled loose from some of the "street" set-ups (and it was cheap)

i would'nt recommend welding cast you will really and i stress REALLY have to find someone who knows what they are doing

having just done this myself i would say the worst part of the job is taking off the turbos it is a royal pain in the arse, i would not recommend taking the head off without a manual (mines a cheap copy off e-bay) as there is a lot of good stuff in it, your other problem would be if you are changing the timing belt at the same time as the crank pulley nut is a bitch, someone on here can hire you the gear (do a search) above all YOU MUST TAKE YOUR TIME you dont wanna be taking the head off again if you make a mistake, remember though its only nuts and bolts so its not rocket science if you need any advise on anything drop me mail

if you've got the room mate i'de fit em both, out of interest does the auto cooler have a stat on it ?

ha ha he's not a skyline person anymore, now he's into cars that look like something off Flash gordon (shows age) his number plate should read MING(OR)

like the above says plenty of wd 40 and let it soak for a while you'll need a good socket set 1/2" drive and use a proper hex socket not one of them multi point star types, the 2 nuts furthest from the turbo are not to bad to get to with extension bars but the one closest to the turbo is a bi-atch and needs a universal joint, when your undoing them dont play with them be positive and go for it otherwise you will round them off, dont be put off by all the horror storys mine were on a 93 j-spec and came off pretty easy

lets just hope no-ones insane enough to swap a supe for "that" otherwise he may end up on hear

i would take the stampede to answer your thread as no-one bothers with these, imho cheap and nasty, potential leaks, you pay for what you get, if you want a bargain (quality) dump valve check out e-bay

not to familiar with the uk spec but i'll get the ball rolling, would it not be better to move the tranny cooler over to the smic location thats where i put mine on a j-spec all the pipes are over that side anyway i cut mine down and used 10mm straight couplings to angle them to the smic side, you would then have plenty of room for the oil cooler, running engine oil pipes over to smic side would be quite tricky and you would HAVE to make sure they did'nt rub anywhere, you'de have to make sure you kept the runs straight to avoid flow restrictions and increasing your oil pressure unnecesarily, the stat location would'nt matter to much, however i would'nt put it by the cooler if you did fit it on the smic side

about 10 extra ponys, only really worth it if your cams are coming out and you can get the uk ones for the right price

i really dont get the deal with taking the bumper off i have taken the smic out put it back in then scrapped it and fitted a fmic all with the bumper on, just jack the car up on axle stands its a lot less bother than taking the bumper off

STEP AWAY FROM THE RADIATOR SIR, nothing to see and nothing to worry about, if you are worried do a search on blown head gasket, gunk in the rad cap/oil cap has been done to death

well i've seen something no other prem supporter can say this season Chelsea beat, at the blue camp, 1-0 Anelka penalty we took 4 points off the champs this season, i'me happy with Chelsea winning it, now all we need is the Arsenal to do the biz against the lepers from old trafford come on you blues Psycho for manager

cheers for that john

i have recently gone single and am now a little concerned about under bonnet temps, i have been umming and are'ing (technical term) about getting a scoop for a while now is it a worthwhile mod with regards to heat ?

PMSL, i am a j-spec owner but this has got to be the best UK v J-spec post i have ever seen