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Bit obscure, I've found similar on eBay but only in big sheets and I don't need a big sheet.. Looking for a sheet of roughly 3mm thick rubber, need about 0.5m x 0.5m of it, preferably black, silver or white. Needs to be smooth, not ribbed (oo-er) or patterned. Anybody?

Sounds like your O2 sensor is past it's best. Mine gets through MOT's ok with one cat back in.

I've seen instructions with discs before that say to install them as you have, but I can never see the logic behind it? As Gav says, the grooves should pull dust and gases away and obviously the vents pull air in to cool it.

Looking for: * A grey carpet for the main car in good condition * A black carpet for the boot, also in good condition PM me if you have any, preferably with photos of condition please!

Something like this would be so handy for commuting to work. So, with sounding like a numpty who's never ridden a bike or quad before, what's it like to ride? Easy, safe feeling etc? What's the tax, insurance and fuel consumption like?

Thanks Amanda, that's a shame as I need a black one.

I personally don't see the hang-up people have about low mileage cars. If anything, I'd prefer a car with closer to average mileage. The amount of low mileage cars I've seen that have fallen to bits because of lack of use is crazy. Things go dry, sieze and perish when they're not used and it does cars no favours. As long as the car is in good condition and has been well looked after it makes no difference. My UK car had over 100k on the clock when I bought it, and it is still fine at well over 120k. It's been regularly serviced and looked after and so is fine.

You might be lucky and it just be the track rod end that's bent, which is what steers the wheel. Fingers crossed.

If you don't mind me asking, where did you sell it from? Have been trying to sell my girlfriend's car which is in similar condition and spec but with a bit more mileage and for a lot less and had hardly any interest

Condition? Deep grey or black? I thought they all came in black but could be wrong!

Thanks to whoever changed the thread title

Sorry mate I had so many people seem interested when I first posted them, thought they'd be easy to get rid of. But despite lots of 'cash waiting' and 'definitely interested' nothing came of it. Kind of glad though, as I had to put my original leathers back in for a week a short while ago and they were terrible!

Hi, yes still got them at the moment but I'm keeping them for the time being. Wanted to sell them to get me out of a hole but had to find another way out of it!

Tell that to the people who's engine has self-destructed at less than 1.2bar

Not sure I explained that quite right, the ECU is capable of running more boost and fuelling it correctly, yes. But that has nothing to do with the pistons. However, when det does happen, the ST205 pistons are less well equipped to stand up to it than the other generations. IMO, the ST165 was the best to drive, I've had all three now and my girlfriend currently has a near-stock UK ST205, but the ST165 was much more fun and engaging. I've driven a couple of ST185's and they are by far my least favourite.

Didn't read the first sentence properly either. Only the ST185 is plagued with head gasket problems, and an ST205 headgasket (they are metal as standard) with properly torqued down new head bolts will see well over 300bhp no problem at all, over that you need ARP studs to stop the head lifting. It's nearly unknown of a ST165 head gasket to go. I've only ever heard of one and that was on a seriously mistreated engine. They tend to suffer more from big end rattles and failures, but a lot of that is down to the age, mileage and years of misuse now.

Different people will tell you different things. There's a well known issue with the casting on the ST205 block, the only way to tell if you've got one which will put up with abuse is to get it tested. I think they use sonar or x-ray or something bizarre. There were rumours that there was a thin-wall and a thick-wall block but these seem to be just that - rumours. More likely is that due to the way they are cast, some come out with thicker walls than others and will cope with higher boost and temperatures. Also, the supposedly 'ceramic coated' pistons in the ST205 are more prone to detonation that the previous two generations. As far as the strongest, that's well argued but some suspect the ST165 was the strongest. Problem is there's seldom few available now in good enough condition to tune heavily and I don't think (IIRC) that Toyota sell that block new any more. You will see over 300bhp on stock ST205 internals, but 350bhp would be pushing it to the limit. There was a car imported from Japan that was running high figures (I think around 400bhp) with lots of unknown mods and tuning. And when it was eventually opened up, was stock inside, so it is possible. Can't remember the guys name now though, was several years ago.

Some great ones there. Number 12 is local to me, I used to work with the owners daughter a few years ago. Of course, he lives and works out of Battle

The ST205 is the most powerful stock and has some nice features, but it's far from the best 3S-GTE. The head is good for flow, and the MAP system rather than MAF is good, ECU also seems to fuel fairly well. The block and pistons are the weak link though. Totally agree on the V6, bit of a heavy lump to have sitting in the nose of a Celica

We're all entitled to our own opinions

It means, as I said, I don't agree that he is 'the man' when it comes to all things GT4 and 3S-GTE.

Well he drove a Fiat around F1 circuits for years, what's the suprise

You can have too much back pressure and two cats are a big restriction in the exhaust, so I doubt that's the problem. Lots of things could influence the difference, mileage, condition of the engine, etc. Are they both the same gearbox too?

And also doesn't believe in torque wrenches. Take from that what you will, but I've known of him for many years and I wouldn't agree with the above statement. Celica Club for info on the conversion, but beware they will nearly all tell you you're best selling up and buying a GT4. Also the MR2 forums for decent info on the 3SGTE, they're way ahead of the GT4 guys in tuning their engines generally.

Close, but you'll have to get hold of an MR2 Turbo gearbox, the 3S-GE box won't mate straight up. ECU wise, either MR2 Turbo or GT4 but you'll more than likely have to do a little splicing to get things working quite right. It will torque steer like a bastard but it'll be good fun as a lot lot lighter than the lardy ST185 (no 4wd and narrow body too) and less transmission losses. Worth trying to find a CS/RC or ST205 chargecooler for it too, the ST185's standard A2A interwarmer is crap!