herbiemercman

Has anyone got, or had any experience of the performance of a short shifter gear lever conversion? Apparently there are two types, one for the direct mount and one for the remote mount, mine is the later. I can only find two manufacturers/ suppliers for these kits, one in Australia and one in Germany. If there are any suppliers in the UK i would like to know.? Cheers. REMOTE MOUNT.X.jpg (451.5 KB)

OK just to close this thread following a repair i carried out on the RHS symbols warning lights, i stripped down the module and accessed the tiny wireing connection pins, re-soldered all the pins and all the three symbols lit up. This gave me five lights on the LHS of my dashboard and the three new lights on the RHS, and the master red triangle warning light went out along with the other eight lights, job done. :)LHS.SYM.LTS.jpg (236.3 KB) RHS.SYMB.LTS..jpg (350.9 KB) RED.TRIANGLE..jpg (255.6 KB) AFR.GUAGE.jpg (330.4 KB)

I'm an old fart, but try not to think about it,your as old as who you feel. The 19 to 90 was used as a metaphor, i will change it to 16 to 60.

Thanks Stevie, i will take a look.

Keep thinking i am getting too old for a Supra, it was bothering me so i doubled the BHP to wake me up. I know some of the names on the list, but over my 10 years of membership, i have had great technical help with many issues and learned a lot, great Club, with all ages, sort of 19 to 90.lol.

herbiemercman. North West. Clayton-Le-Woods.

I have checked the Dunk and Scooter items and the only thing i can find is there is only five symbols showing in the LED read out, i am assuming there should be six? if there are six, then the left hand side is not lit up, with a powerful torch as Scooter suggested i can vaguely see a symbol, but not 100% sure, i am sure Dunk / Scooter, or Noz will tell me. The warning light is just a nuiscence to me, as my oil level, water running temperature are OK, and everything is working well. I would like to know what you would do, apart from sticking a piece of PVC tape over the light. lol. I am still waiting for my Garage guy to see if he has the diagnostics, at this stage i do not fancy shorting out the two contact pins in the diag. socket, and counting the beeps, i will do it if all else fails. Thanks for the help so far.

Very good informative link i will get on it, many thanks.

I agree the logic in checking the fault codes my Garage does this on my Merc using "STAR", i will ask him if he has the connector plug for my car, this will be after i have done more investigation from some of the well received posts.

Thanks guys i will re investigate. Herbie.

Can't see why the OEM put a warning light symbol in the user manual and do not state what it is warning you about. ? Herbie.

Thanks guys brake fluid full to the brim, everything on car working, no auto spoiler fitted, tried unplugging brake fluid connection,engine etc spot on, LIGHT still on? Dunk, Is your post how to turn the light off?, if so, i am not sure what i actually do? I often vacate the car with the hand brake on and as i say the brake fluid is brimming? Herbie.

Cheers Pud i will check it.

My Master Warning light triangle, red light with an exclamation mark has appeared at the top side of the rev counter. All the other symbols state exactly what they are, battery, oil etc, this warning just states Master, so does it mean you need a full service? also does anyone know how to remove it? Herbie. MASTER WARNING LIGHT..jpg (410.1 KB)

Hi Dunk, Why is the auto rad the best choice, is it because it is less expensive?

I would like to join/register, my location is Chorley, Clayton-le-Woods. Not sure what other info is required? Herbie. (herbiemercman).

Thanks Noz, Good info which i enjoyed reading, i will let the CR drift away now and think more about the more robust gasket's performance. Herbie.

Thanks a lot Noz, Good info, just what i need at the moment.

You gave your opinions and i gave mine, no intention at my end for a wind up, i cannot see why Burna stepped in as he did, that could have been more of a wind up for me. Don't give up.lol

Hi Burna, This has been a good thread and well supported, i don't know why you have brought crack into it? and i can see the different opinions being exchanged, and input from yourself, but where do you see the wind up? I can see that Style is correct that the Supra was put out by Toyota as a tourer, i am just saying that for most people it is seen as a sports car, or sports coupe due to its looks and performance etc. Herbie.

Hi Noz, Your on it and i enjoy your reasoning and the info., which you have from "hands on" experience. The cost was not an issue on the purchase spec, i just wanted the manual gear box, my knowledge of performance was even worse than it is currently, so all the performance info was irrelevant at the time. Anyway Noz, I like the looks and performance of my car, it also has what money cannot buy, which is the memories it has for me, and i hope that will keep building, especially in the current circumstances. One thing i would love you doing for me, is trying to give your oinion on how much torque and BHP could i have lost from increasing the cylinder head gasket thickness from 0.6mm to 1.3mm? I may be suffering the "plasebo effect", but the current performance is as good as it has ever been. ? Finally for me, i would never class the Supra as a "Tourer", it is an insult to the breed, no one would class the E-Type as a "Tourer", i do not get it, and i never will. ! Herbie.

So after 23 years of owning a MK4 Supra this thread is saying that when my brother and i bought our cars new, it should have been two auto's! ?, so why did Toyota/Lexus, make the 5 speed manual? and then the six speed manual? Anyway, i like the way i choose to set off from a standing start, i don't want the car to do it for me, this is a very fast sports car, that wants to be driven, and the way i have to drive it is why i bought it, if i bought a piano i want to show my skill and how i put it down, not a piano that plays itself. My Merc AMG Estate puts out circa 275 BHP, 5 speed auto box, lovely thing to drive and a god send in traffic jams, sort of drives its'self, when you use the "kick down" it is really impressive, but it is a family bus that will carry six adults, i just cannot imagine it with a manual gear box, my Supra has the opposite effect with me, i also have no time for front wheel drive cars, rear drive is my choice and of course four wheel drive. Some of you have said they see their Supra as a luxury comfy cruiser and i can now see where the auto box fits in with that, so it is everyone to their own, at the end of the day both drives are very good, and these cars were well designed and well ahead of their time. Herbie.

Please can we have some comments from the "manual" shift supporters? i don't want to be the bad boy on my own. Also my brother who had the TT auto always enjoyed much better fuel consumption than i did ? Herbie.

Hi Scooter, I think you explained the situation quite well. I actually like driving, and the key part is changing gear, into bends and powering out etc, the odd wheel spin leaving the pub can be fun as well. My other cars are auto and with so much congestion and road works etc, a manual would be out of the question, especially if you had a hard sports clutch. Herbie.

Hi Guys, So if you have the two cars side by side and the manual box has the OEM standard axle ratio, then which one would reach the 60MPH the fastest? I am asking this question as i have the five speed manual box and your clutch control and quality of changing gear from first to second gear must play a meaningful part? For a recent example, i got behind an Audi TT, the suped up job with the rear spoiler, joining the M/way, i changed up too soon from first to second, and he drew away a little, i then got the rush of power and gradually pulled passed him, we then both had to slow down for a build up of traffic. My brother's TT was auto with the "kick down", and from memory, it was very quick on standing starts, OK he had another 100 BHP, but the manual has to be a more difficult process to keep in the power band etc. What do you think? Herbie.