stevie_b

I don't see a problem with that. I see many ebay ads where the seller is up-front about selling something for a friend/family member. I've never heard of any comeback from ebay.

Drinks at a quirky bar, or dinner at a not-too-romantic restaurant. Picking a quirky venue will help the conversation flow.

OK, no problem. No hurry for it.

Could you give me a price for the airbox+filter posted please?

Can I have the VVTi airbox+filter please? Also, do you have the stock air feed plastic dusting that sits over the top of the rad fan cowling?

I've googled a few prices of them, anything between £14k and £22k. Without knowing previous prices, it's hard to tell how the US export market has affected them though.

What's the likely price effect of supras turning 25 years old and being eligible for export to the US? I'm curious if it'll raise prices by much, or if the effect won't be noticeable. I wonder how it has affected other marques that have already turned 25.

I don't know anything about the specific kits, but generally the oil filter on the TT is harder to get to than that on the NA, and that's probably why relocation kits are harder to find for an NA. I don't know if a TT kit wold fit an NA. When I change my filter, I put a few pieces of kitchen roll into a plastic carrier bag, loosen the filter (so I can easily move it by hand, but before it starts to drip), then put the bag over the filter. I then continue to unscrew the filter until it drops into the bag.

What's the colour?

I didn't know this. Is it definitely correct?

The warnings from EU leaders about Brexit do seem like Cameron drumming up some support for his point of view. Cameron wants us to stay, the other EU leaders want us to stay, so they'll naturally make propaganda about bad things happening if we leave. Very difficult to know what to believe.

Momentum is fine, particularly if you're mapped for Japanese fuel. It's got one of the highest RON ratings IIRC, the closest you can get to Japanese standard petrol which is high RON. I don't know much about aftermarket ECUs, but I would put money on the map being held in non-volatile memory (which means it doesn't get scrubbed when you unplug the battery). Things like trim levels on standard ECUs are on volatile memory, meaning they get wiped when you remove the battery..... AFAIK.

Not necessarily. Jump-starting the car won't reset the battery. If you mean that the battery on yours is dead (hence why it needs jump-starting!) therefore the ECU will have been reset, I don't think you can assume that. The car battery might have enough power to keep the data in the ECU, but not enough to crank the engine or turn on the lights. In short, from what you've described, the battery would have to be very dead in order for the ECU to reset. It might be that the ECU adjusts the trim levels over the course of time anyway, in which case it should be adjusted to whatever fuel you've been putting in it by now.

Disconnecting the battery for about 1 minute will reset the ECU. There's a neater way though: there's one or two fuses you can pull for a minute or two to reset it. I forget exactly which ones, but searching on here should give you that info. Pulling the fuses will probably mean the radio and clock don't lose their settings.

Correct. If you do change the type of fuel you use, you may want to reset the ECU so it re-learns the trim levels for the new octane rating.

Is it manual or auto? Manual, I'd say stick it up for £4.5k. Auto, £3.5k? I'd find out what your friend did when he serviced the calipers for you. Not to point any fingers, but just so that you're not repeating any work that's already been done. Did he remove the pistons, inspect the parts and renew the seals? Did he check the slider pins moved freely? This is a common fault if they don't, and can cause the brakes to bind. It *might* be that this can be easily solved by removing the small rubber ring near the tip of the slider pins.

It will have been set up to use Japanese fuel. However, in NA supras it's not necessary to use high octane fuel, there's no detrimental effect. Maybe detonation/knock is hard to trigger without turbos.

I've always used standard unleaded in my NA. AFAIK it's fine for an NA, but definitely not for a JSpec TT. For an NA-T or single turbo, I've no idea idea, they're bespoke cars with bespoke mapping.

Trying to inject some clarity into the debate. Depends how impartial you think the BBC is, I guess. But at least these snippets cite their sources, not just producing unverifiable factoids from nowhere. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-eu-referendum-35603388

Do you mean the timing chain on these is a weak point? Or that having a chain instead of a belt is inherently good/bad?

Lovely looking cars IMO. I think Dr Jekyll on here has owned one or two.

That will not buff out.

Other EU countries might stop trading with us because it's cheaper to buy the same goods from elsewhere in the EU. What does Britain export that can't be bought elsewhere in Europe?

Norway seems to be a very well-run example. It has the advantage of useful natural resources and the technical expertise to get the most out of them (oil, hydroelectric power, forestry). Whilst the good times were here (I'm mainly thinking about high oil prices), the Norweigian goverment saved up a huge rainy-day fund, in the anticipation that one day the economy will need help in moving away from being so oil-focussed. By contrast, what industries does the UK have? They're mainly services, which could be carried out anywhere. Why would medium-to-large service companies stay in the UK, what's the advantage for them? The advantage for them of being in Europe would be easier administration, simpler taxation, basically less red tape to hold things up. (source: BBC link in post 28) Trading with the EU (if we're in the EU ourselves) doesn't count as import/export, therefore not subject to import/export taxes.

Only short term though, it's the uncertainty that the markets don't like IMO. If they knew what the result would be, they would deal with it.