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Hey Mark @The Bogan The VX SS ECU, it's a cable throttle isn't it? From memory one of the LS1 engines (VY I think) is DBW, and the ECU uses a torque management tune, rather than matching fuel to air. Possibly able to swap from VX to VY ECU and DBW easily, and then with HPTuners, part of the torque management strategy will be speed, you just reduce torque requested based on speed and TPS.

Just to add to this, it can also save on the old money shifts that happen. Eg 5th back to 2nd can no longer happen. 6th back to 3rd cant happen. And yes, those shifts have occured, and destroyed engines. I'm sure everyone has also had a mis shift like 2nd to 5th at least once while giving a H pattern some fun.

A small can receiver with an Arduino, and a few lines of code and we could have hooked it up to the Link instead

So, I saw you uploaded a video to YouTube demo'ing the Epson EJ-1, I'm curious about it, what communication protocol does it use to the car to get the data for the display? I feel that you need to get that display up and running in the GTR

Subsidence under a road is a bitch. Just look on rural highways, and along the shoulder randomly therell be subsidence holes, just small bumps. That's just from a core sample being taking as part of the construction, and that's what, a 3inch diameter hole at maximum? But for removal of said post Mark, I'd recommend one of the big drill augers to drill a big ass hole straight down through it, and keep performing slow but continued filling and compaction. At least then it's not a huge hole having been dug, just one the diameter of a touch bigger than the post.

You guys need to read VSI06 I think it is. It specifically states how you can actually cut things like the inner guards/wheel well, and it's a non structural issue. This document from Services NSW also stipulates, this is an OWNER certifiable job, and doesn't require engineering.

Nah, I had my one before Zeb bought that one that got passed around. And I skipped the 7M jokes. I had the pleb spec 1G-GTE, with an Auto... it was still hilarious though, such a slow thing, but would rip one hell of an epic skid on the brake when it finally stalled up onto boost... Standard turbos, but holding the brake and throttle, had to wait about 10 seconds for it to build up boost and be able to start to break traction... Ha ha ha

Man I miss my old MK III Supra Such a cool car, nothing overly standout, just... That mid to late 80s era!

That actually looks pretty good Mark! I'll be honest, I was curious how well it'd work on the VX bonnet! The no badge on the front smooths it off too, but defeats the "it's stock" look a little. I guess you have to have some trade offs, right?! I think for me, the only way you could make it look more stock, and a bit more streamline, would be to blend the bulge all the way to the end of the bonnet near the windscreen, and if it was still a little high, make the line of the windscreen edge "rise up" near it. But that's a lot of customising on a bonnet, for something that looks pretty darn good, and fits your purposes! also, I'm not sure it needed a wash and a wax Mark, it was already the shiniest VX I've seen in a long time! Ha ha ha nice work on keeping her tidy, while also playing with mods!

I'd recommend putting children in the bin. Easier to keep the car clean

It wasn't a pandemic in 2019 either. Someone said that statement, and how'd that turn out for us?! 😛

Woah woah woah! That saying hasn't worked safely since 2018!

That's what happens when you opt for playing with coloured spaghetti 😛

I was trying to get the bossman to take our work Veloster out to MP on Wednesday. I think he was keen, only if I was already taking a car too, but none of mine to go out there I did then try to get him to the Skid control QR AutoCross sprint on Thursday with the whole "No race car? Bring the work car!" I'll remind him I need the company Veloster are you doing the Skid Control QR AutoCross on Thursday night too?

I see you're ordering at least a half cage now then Yes, if wanting HANS, bike helmet is not suitable.

Depending on the features you want/need on your helmet, you will likely get a better deal, on a more comfortable helmet at a bike shop. There are some new standards that came out last year in the USA for helmet protectiveness which will really help motorbike riders, and finding a helmet that meets those standards I'd recommend for track use, if you don't have a HANS device in the vehicle, and especially if people are not using a harness at all. The new standards are about twisting forces (moments) that get applied on impact. To date, tests have only been on impact to skill/brain from straight forces, not reducing turning moments on impact.

Have you thought about putting the washing machine inside so you're not also doing the washing in the snow? 😛

Your right foot is variable you know, it's not a switch

*Shakes magic 8 ball* "No, keep the red coil packs with the rebuilt motor..."

You've got little mechanical knowledge, but an issue that could potentially cost you an engine you won't seek out a professionals help to at least start to diagnose? Rattles like described can be a lot of things. It could be lifters, it could be oil pressure issues, it could be a bearing noise, it could be a baffle in your exhaust. Since you've also got issues on the coil packs, you may have other fatal issues that have now cropped up. With the coil packs failing, did you ever have anyone or yourself adjust the position of the Cam Angle Sensor? The car might be pinging off it's head down near idle (which could destroy your engine very quickly).

Step one would be to unplug the IACV and see how low the idle drops. If the bypass screw isn't closed enough, it won't matter how well the IACV is working. I do agree with pulling IACV and cleaning it though, would do it either way. Really should have been done before engine install into car.

Mate that is wicked! I at first expected you to be using it like a 44 gallon drum having welding a few rims together. Love that it's pretty much fully sealed up! Now I'm sad that I made the call of "I'll never use this old metal truck rim to build a firepit" and sent it to metal heaven instead That's close to what the Canadians use. They just have there's bigger! A YouTube channel I follow a lot are North America, right near Canadias border. I'd wondered for ages on there videos what this gigantic metal box was against one wall that they often used as "a bench". It's big enough you could lay two Marks on top of each other and fit them through the door of the box. That was their fire heater to warm a roughly 10x7m shed... They say on some days it struggles Has an air inlet from outside, and a small air inlet from inside, and chimney plumbs straight outside. have seen the builds the Yanks and Cold Aussies (Canadians) on their fires so that all gasses exit outside, and any opening inside can only be an air inlet so that they don't fill the place with co or co². some also run CO2 and CO monitors in their workshops as a just in case since they're also doing things like oxy cutting and welding indoors.

Time for a big pot belly stove, and pipe the chimney outside, the Canadians love that setup for heating workshops!

So you need a taller hoist, and a heated garage creeper to lay on you're telling us Duncan?

Motorbike handlebar warmers...