trooper Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 A JDM Supra's front spoiler deploys at 90kmh or thereabouts. My conversion when it came into the country obviously wasn't done 100% right and so the spoiler only deploys at 90mph. Does the fact that the conversion hasn't been done right affect any other functions in the car? I'm thinking PAS and gearchanges, but there may be others. Thanks Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 Mines the same mate..don't know if it affects anything else though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper Posted March 16, 2004 Author Share Posted March 16, 2004 Hmmm, I see your's is a VVTi too. I wonder if the wiring is a bit different on these models as the place that did the work said the spoiler speed would be right. It's due a service next month so I'll ge them to have a ganda at it. Ta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 The PAS may be affected - I presume the Supra adopts the usual system where it gives less assistance the faster you go - what you may find is that at 100mph you are getting the assistance you would normally have at 60mph, hence your steering may be too light at speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerotop Dave Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 Stupid question time: how can you tell when it drops down, does the light come on or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 No I have to hand grips on the bonnet and get the Mrs to climb out and have a look...lol:p Yes mate there is a light inside that says when it has dropped down..Sorry couldn't resist that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerotop Dave Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 Bah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THOR Racing Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 It is definitely the conversion. Not the box but more the actual wiring of the box and other wires. Easily fixed. (by me ) drop me an email [email protected] Regards Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandan Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 Got the same problem, non vvti. Does this affedt the stering assistance Pete? From your comment, am i right in assuming you can change the wiring connections rather than replace the actual (and no doubt different between all of us) kph/mph convertors? Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THOR Racing Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 Provided the converter is a decent one then yes. The key is having one with the original speed sensor signal output. You could use a connection straight from the sensor but it really shouldn't be electrically loaded like that. The VVTi is slightly different and is 80% likely to need a new converter. Regards Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper Posted March 18, 2004 Author Share Posted March 18, 2004 Sounds like you know what you're talking about Pete. I'll give my garage a chance at fixing it as they said that they'd do it from the off. If they fail then I'll book it in with Thor. You don't do servicing do you at Thor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THOR Racing Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 I'll give my garage a chance at fixing it as they said that they'd do it from the off. If they fail then I'll book it in with Thor. You don't do servicing do you at Thor? We are begining to offer this service. General oil, filter, plugs etc etc Not Cam belts or engine work just yet. Trying to juggle staff and equipment at this stage. Soon though. Regards Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper Posted May 5, 2004 Author Share Posted May 5, 2004 Took the car into the garage and they wanted £160 to sort the spoiler deployment speed thing so it's still coming on at 90mph. Said it needed another converter. I thought the converter would convert everything as the speedo shows MPH. How much do you at Thor charge for this gizmo and fitting? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THOR Racing Posted May 5, 2004 Share Posted May 5, 2004 Hi mate. Cost for the speedo converter is £100+VAT and £45 to fit. I know it's about the same cost but at least I understand how it should be wired. If I can re-use the current converter then it'll likely be one to two hours work so £45->£90. I won't know until I see it. Regards Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLicense Posted May 5, 2004 Share Posted May 5, 2004 Pete, The convertor that I've got seems to only send a pulse signal out to 77 mph then it just holds there. This is a pain for the Blitz powermeter and Sat-nav I've fitted which need a speed signal to work correctly. Another problem I have is my speedo reads 20% over than it should be. Would fitting the trl convertor and junking the one I've got fix these problems? If so do you work Saturdays at all? Cheers Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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