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AlanM

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  1. My A606 works from at least 50 - 60 feet away
  2. AlanM

    Yay, BPU.

    Yep, I got your quote for going single .............lol, think I will stick to 1.2 bar for a wee while yet
  3. I am toying with the idea of shifting my Apexi S-AFC in to the head lining abover the mirror. anyone done this with any guages? Any drawbacks (apart from if I go single I will not require the S-AFC and be left with a hole .............)
  4. Was atrial to upload a foto
  5. Sounds like one of the terminals on the battery not making clean contact or one of the battery posts itself is loose/knackered
  6. Feel for you mate, had my Cavvie SRi done over a few years ago before I had the Supra. Door mirrors, headlights arial and many scratches. Still think I would do time if I found out who did it.
  7. Got the Recarro Young Sport last week, (for my grandchildren BTW) seems excellent, well made, well finished, fastens securely (sorta basic requirement that)
  8. Can you take the orange filter out of the TOMS one Nic, and user silver bulbs?
  9. I run mine on Optimax (in the Highlands in Scotland Paul Mac) for the last three years and never had a problem until last week when I went to use the car after it (or rather I) had been off the road for a few months. Bugger to start, Wouldn't run smooth, wouldn't idle. Sitting with a full tank of Optimax which has gone off - gonna shove some octane booster in it this weekend
  10. Take it you would only need these if going single? What about the 540cc ones?
  11. Thanks Chris, have e-mailed you, was coming to see you anyways ... lol
  12. I have a full tank of 3 month old Optimax and think it has gone off (car won't idle). I also have a bottle of Octane Booster. Am I going to create more problems by putting the booster in the tank?
  13. never wanted a bodykit for my car, didn't interest me, then I saw b'have's, then I saw yours, flipped me over totally, now I want one ................ just beautiful mate
  14. Continuing saga of my car which was refusing to start for last couple of weeks. Couldn't find any blown fuses so fitted my new iridium plugs and first surprise was that the iridium plugs which I had been told were fitted were in fact 7113-8 plugs (found them on the net at >£4 a pop. Not happy. Supra burst in to life and is running smooth with the iridiums except it will not tick over, even at temperature, it just dies when you take your foot completely off the throttle. Car re-starts no bother each time but just won't idle. Any suggestions, or does it need a massive long run (like to a tuner?) One other small query, the cross over (pressure equalisation?) pipes, can I use silicone hoses as these were brittle and split. Can change them tomorrow when shops open but just wonder how critical this may be? At least I can get it to CW now, but if anybody has any ideas on the idle problem please post
  15. Have checked all fuses I can find (boot, footwell and bay) mentioned in threads following a few searches, but still can't get the car to fire up. After turning it over for 10 - 15 mins there is a smell of fuel but nothing like you would expeect with flooding after that time. Very depressing. Anyone point me in the direction of fuse location diagrams as I feel I must be missing one (or more). Which are the pertinant relays and how can I check the coil packs, if indeed they would go as suddenly as this? Would fuel filter cause immediate stop or would it stutter a bit first? Ordered one anyway, beginning to clutch at staws now ....
  16. AlanM

    New member

    You are just a young guy, welcome
  17. I am no help to you here, sitting with the same problem myself. Running sweet one day, not even a misfire, cough, backfire the next day. Have been told/advised it is the plugs (apparently once iridium plugs are flooded/fouled you can't do anything with them. so ordered new ones yesterday, should be here by tomorrow.
  18. nope, no smoke at all, she is turning over but not even threatening to fire up. Fresh tank of Optimax .........
  19. Hi there My supra has not been used for a while Car been started, run to temp regularly. Started it last Sunday , ran for 20 mins no prob. As I am now ready to drive again (eye problem fixed - yahoo) started it on Thursday, it ran for about 10 -15 secs and cut out/stalled it/it stopped. Would noot restart, just churning over not a cough, misfire, backfire, nothing. Charged battery tried again, still same. Was at a race meeting today and one of the drivers was asking where the supra was and I told him the story. He reckons it is the iridium plugs which are fouled and he says I would be wasting my time trying to clean them as they will not clean. Any comments on this, don't mind buying new plugs to cure the problem but would be a bit lost then on what to do if problem persisted?
  20. AlanM

    rear brakes

    How big a hurry you in? I am fitting UK Spec brajes to mine towards the end of next wek. you able to wait till then. Nowt wrong with my J-Spec calipers
  21. AlanM

    MOT time!

    where did you go for MOT Ian?
  22. AlanM

    HKS Cams

    Thanks for the comments guys. Remembering where I live I do not want anything which requires re-setting on a regular basis so can I take it that if I went for 264 (with 15 defree adv?) that this would not need retuned every couple of months?
  23. AlanM

    HKS Cams

    Can someone explain the difference between 256/264/272 cams, not in terms of profiles/geometry/dwell times etc but in terms of performance/reliability and pros and cons of each.
  24. AlanM

    Second car

    1998 VX Vectra 1.8 - goes forever on a tank of petrol - and even let the kids borrow it ... lol
  25. I have a brand new apartment in Osceola Drive, Parkway in Florida. Time-share but freehold. Its just south of Orlando, 10 minutes from Disney, you can watch the firework displays at Disney every evening from the veranda. 42" tellys in both living rooms, only 36" in bedrooms, everything you could possibly think of including a phone beside the bog. Sleep 8 in comfort, 10 if you are close ...lol Since splitting up with my partner have been thinking of selling, so anybody who is seriously considering F;orida ............. http://www.redweek.com/resort/P1229
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