MrStabby

I tried rebuilding my ABS using the EPDM o ring list that was on this forum. I had a big fail with a lot of leakage. Most of the original seals have custom cross-sections (few are orings) and i very much doubt that it would be possible to get it properly sealed unless you can get the real seals. But - if you can get a set of proper seals please let us know!

I'm not going to add much to the discussion as i cant quote legislation, but i have heard two opinions; 1. You have to inform them 2. You dont have to inform them if you are making the recording to protect your legal interests. And IIRC the concern is more around making the material available to others - ie if you keep it private, you have a different status than if you make it public. Perhaps its that making it public outside a courtroom rules out the protecting legal interests defense. Another point is - the psychological impact on the officer if he knows he's under surveillance. It may well be worth informing him so he will change his behavior. Of course you'd want to be well informed about if he can refuse the surveillance or not first. My mate is in a motorcycle club that got a legal expert along to run a presentation to the club about motorists rights.

IIRC counterweighted flywheels are used with engines who's cranks arent fully counterweighted, so its just a different design where the crank/flywheel combo is balanced even though the components arent. The counterweight is just meat in the flywheel its not a separate piece. RB cranks are fully balanced so the there's no counterweighting on the flywheel. All AFAIK - i'm no expert.

wikipedia: "the duty cycle is the fraction of time that a system is in an "active" state". No, the frequency will be comparable to RPM (half the rpm?), the duty cycle will be dependent on load. To calculate fuel consumption you will need injector flow rate, injector open and close latency difference, duty cycle and car speed. I think.

AND if you did get a defect you would probably be able to follow that up with a complaint. You could even politely ask the officer on what grounds he was defecting you and if they weren't able to offer a reasonable case for it, you could suggest that you will make a complaint.... Of course, you need to be careful if you're going to play hardball.

The evolution seems to have been; - carburettor - single point/throttle body injection - mutli point batch injection - multi point sequential injection - direct multi point sequential injection

There's been threads on this before. Think about the gearing - 34s have different diff ratios.

DBA4000s can crack with track work due to what appears to be a flawed slot design. Search for the thread - it has pictures.....

My 2c. Injector duty will give you a very accurate idea of fuel consumption. The fuel pressure regulator means that the injectors will see the same pressure differential across the tip, so flow rate should be pretty much the same regardless of vacuum/boost. All other stuff is not relevant AFAICT.

Nistune is probably a better long term option than a re-map - and should probably only be about $200 more.

As with any coilover it depends on what spring rate you get. You probably want 4fr/3rr or 6fr/4rr for a decent ride.

AFAIK you'd only want to add rear toe in if you needed to deal with rear end instability - otherwise you'd leave it alone. Toe in = reduced tendency to change direction. Dont forget to check out the handling articles sticky above.

Reasons not to use rose joints on street car; - more NVH (ie harsher) - shorter life than bushes - almost certainly illegal

I got a full rebuild for $380.... did the R&R myself, but its not that difficult. The regulator was inside the alternator on my one.

I think Elite was making the point that you appear to have a piggyback, not full a ECU. Its a shame they call both products F-Con which makes you think the piggyback you have is a top piece of kit, when it isnt. Just like PowerFC != SAFC. Anyways all that is offtopic.

+2, the "full gtr body kit,18" wheels,loud zorst and a big dirty front mount sticking out" couldnt have anything to do with the attention at all....

FWIW Teflon's manufacturer (3M) states that it offers no benefit in these applications. Agree with what you've said about requiring a less slippery oil with worn synchros, however i have heard that shockproof also makes LSDs lock a bit harder...

For grease/oil - kerosene, tho some use diesel. The water based degreasers i've used have been hopeless, but they'd probably be ok for cleaning off the kerosene.

Some tyre manufacturers publish tread width spec on the web - see what you can find. IIRC you want 0 deg camber at the rear for max traction, and r spec circuit tyres wont be the best option for straight line traction. Maybe ask in the drag forum for a suggestion on a street legal tyre??

Which cat did you have? "high flow" can mean different things to different people - especially if you work in the marketing department for a cat converter company.... For me, not running a cat is for people that piss in the street and throw McDs wrappers out the window... low brow.

FWIW i had some repco socket allen keys and while the finish was excellent they broke in use. No problem with Kinchrome.

Flicking back and forth is good - it means that closed loop is working and therefore that the o2 sensor is working. Locking during closed loop (light load) means its on its way out, so you might as well replace it now. IIRC workshop manual says replace every 40,000kms but of course there's no need to do that since you can check it.

Maybe a loose belt - power steering? Though usually that will scream as the engine starts. Maybe next try with the windows open to get a different perspective on if its inside or outtide.

Some have used 34 o2 sensors successfully even though they are zirconia (not titania like the 32 ones, and electrically different). My xforce dumps came with an adapter that bolted in, but it was hopeless as the sensor didn't protrude into the flow path properly. I took my xforces to an exhaust shop and had them cut off the 34 mounting and weld the 32 mount adapter into a sensible position. This is what the unmodified xforce + adapter looked like. I cant imagine the o2 would work at all like that. In the stock dumps it protrudes well into the flow path.

I believe gain trades off opening the wastegate early or late. If you open early you don't get to full boost as quickly as possible, if you open too late you get a spike. So yeah, keep turning it down until you get a very small spike.