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Sweet I'm pleased to hear my car probably isn't broken and slammin' rich is the norm. You'd have to ask why though.. like what was running through the ecu engineer's mind? I know altitude - temp - etc but shit. I'm probably planning on Greddy e-manage 2, supposedly they're the way. Dyno guy is tuning on one a car soon so he'll say how it goes. Bout 1k to buy, and has usb connection, designed for tuning with laptop which i figure is handy (if ya got one).

Put my Series 1 RSFOUR on the Dyno last night to see if it made factory power and look at the A/F's. It made 180rwhp (had front driveshaft disconnected for RWD dyno'ing) at about 6500rpm on about 6-7psi (factory solenoid high mode). So if you figure on 240hp @flywheel, and maybe 25% losses then 180hp is about right. But it was superduper rich throughout which I kinda see as a problem! At idle it achieved 13.5-14.5:1, so made me think the o2 sensor was working in closed loop mode, but at cruise (about 10in. Vac - 2000rpm - 4hp) it went straight to between 11.1 - 11.4 :1, stupidly rich. And on a full power run it goes off the meter at the top end, running around 10:1 before meter says 'too rich' and stops measuring. I discovered the factory bov was leaking when we pressurised the intake path with an air compressor to check for leaks (had to disconnect and block the bov recirc line to check for bov leakage). So tried another std nissan bov they had lying around, it too leaked (both leaked from 2-6psi). Wondered if other ppl's might be? I squashed mine up in the vice to increase spring tension (butcher I know but gonna replace it), but still leaked. But it's full recirc after afm, so wouldn't be causing richness. Sooo I'm thinking i'm on a hunt for faulty components causing the richness before I just tune it out with a piggyback. If something's wrong best I fix it instead of just tuning away. But I'm wondering if other guys with std Stagea's have seen similiar A/f's on the dyno???

I head a similiar noise that begun just after I had my cat off and on. I hunted it down to 3 nuts and studs missing from my exhaust manifold! I dunno where they went, car is an unmodified import. I guess the stress on manifold of me playing around with cat made it start to leak. Why are other peoples exahust manifolds missing bolts too? Seems odd to me. Suppose I'll have to pull it to bits now!

We're a bit luckier for Stagea prices in NZ, mine was $8000 which included $500 to ship across the country to me, it came with 6months wof and reg. Insurance $600 for full, I'm over 25, but only about 35% no claims bonus. Car is in good condition, 121kms, which you guys might consider to be on the higher side. RS4 obviously! Loving the leather interior, and I specifically hunted one out with it, hence having to ship it, but well worth it to me. I'll have to take a pic of interior, have many others got leather interior?? Pic of car with EVO7 wheel on front I was considering purchasing, and nasty 15' it came with on back. Fuel economy a bit painful, 15.5L/100kms towing a boat with 3 in car averaged over 300kms, expected naturally, but not cheap.

A lowering question, pretty much aimed at SydneyKid, but happy to hear from anyone(!). Your method of lowering via latheing more circlip grooves down the strut body, can this be done when using the standard Stagea shocks? Or is that option only available if you upgrade to Bilstein or similiar? Would naturally like new shocks, but still paying car off, so low cost mods only for me at the moment. Thanks.