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erm, Cobey, it says $75 on the web site you linked - cheaper still

I'll be driving 8+ hrs to be there too.

Re Street-to-Track, I used him for my BC's and found him good to deal with. He replied to my emails by next day at the latest. They did take a while to arrive, but I thought that was 'cause they were custom spring rates. IMO the hold up will be at the factory, but that doesn't excuse him keeping you in the dark. I hope they arrive soon Ryan.

BTW, because that ECU input is a simple 12V, if you don't want to throw a switch (or push a button) AND press the brake pedal every now and then to keep the MIL light off, you could wire the switch with 12V to the ECU (ie. not from your brake pedal) Yeah, I know, by the time you flick the switch / press the button you might as well press the brake as well....lol

I hope you're feeling better now mate. It's possible I may end up with an Emanage (or similar) in the future; I'm not ruling anything out. And you are right about the low end, I just drop the O2 sensor for a short drive & get those mixtures right. The 'middle" is a pretty broad area that encompasses more than enough acceleration for most overtaking duties, & I can make that as rich or as lean as I like. The top end is where I need to work on more, & I will only get that right by going with larger injectors. I've just got to choose the right size as I can't modify that part of the map (yet?). At this stage I reckon I can get to a performance level I'm happy with using my current setup. I'm not out to break any records. But if I get bored after a while....

Nice install Glen . I love the look of a dual DIN headunit. If you don't have enough A/V inputs for the DTV tuner & front facing camera, the tuner has an input that can easily be switched on/off (so you get both functions on the one input on your headunit). Alternatively you could use a couple of relays to do something similar, but if you were going to get a tuner anyway.....

Man, there's some nice metal out there that you guys own, both 2 & 4 wheel varieties. I'm feeling very inadequate .

Haha, even though I'm pretty sure I've spent less than most - certainly way less than you , it's not always about the money. Proven or not, who will tune Emanage or F-con around here? Answer, no one! Hell, there's not even a 4WD dyno this side of the Gold Coast, lol. I'm happy that I can tune my car anytime I like, after any mod I put on (or remove), & it only takes me 20 mins to get it close enough to drive normally. Nothing wrong with any of your "name brand" methods. I'm just giving out an alternative that so far hasn't shown any downside (to me). PS, I was looking forward to catching up last weekend, until Aaron bailed on me. Stupid Father's Day.

Oh, & welcome Thomo. . Great to hear you like driving your M35. BTW, you can drive it at night too, unless your lights are broken, lol.

By far the best storage place of M35 info IMO. Less chat, more good stuff there . I don't think there's too much missing tho Iain. Mostly someone posts the relevant info there after it's been thrashed around here. But please don't start a "what oil should you use" thread. No good can come of it, lol.

Actually, the Emanage & F-Con are just two ways of tuning an M35. Some might say they are necessary if you are chasing big numbers, but I'm not convinced as yet. One day I might disprove that theory, but I'm in no hurry right now . If you want control over your mixtures to tune for power or economy (or both), & be able to keep adjusting them yourself as you do more mods to your car, you only need 2 relatively cheap devices. 1) an accurate wideband meter/controller that has an output to feed into the ECU inplace of the factory EGO sensor. This allows you to a) know what your mixtures are doing as you tune, & b) fool the ECU into injecting the right amount of fuel when in closed loop (light cruise situations for example). This is one such wideband meter: http://www.14point7....Pure-Plus-2.php 2) a voltage interceptor to go between the AFM & the ECU to change the "load" that the ECU sees & therefore how much fuel it injects. The Jaycar fuel adjuster is OK, but I use their voltage adjuster as it has more load points & finer (infinetly so) adustments. http://www.jaycar.co...SUBCATID=965#11. There are probably plenty of others around. The only caveat is with selecting injector sizes as you outgrow the originals (& it doesn't take long ). From my recent experience, the M35 ECU appears to have a separate map that it refers to above a certain rate of acceleration (or throttle opening etc). Below that you can have total control over your mixtures with the above devices - both under cruise conditions & decent acceleration. After you install a bigger intake (suction pipe as it's known around here) the AFR's can be set perfectly well for the 2 conditions mentioned before, but under hard acceleration (when this other map is pulled in) the mixtures will be a bit lean. Mine went from mid 11's with factory intake (too rich IMO) to low 13's with bigger intake (a bit too lean for my liking). Having said that, I haven't tested under all climatic conditions or altitudes etc. The simple fix is to increase injector size (or to a lesser extent maybe just fuel pressure will do) to suit the hard acceleration ECU map & retune (on the road will mostly do) for the light to medium loads as before. Obviously if you install injectors that are way too big you will run rich & if you don't go big enough you could still be a bit lean. It is at this point where some might say that the 2 more expensive & difficult to implement solutions (depending largely on where you live) come into their own. Not a really an option for me, hence this long winded post on the path I have gone down. Cheers, Leon.

How did you score that?

He's had cruise control fitted since the first picture (unless that wasn't his interior in that pic). My guess is he may have an airbag light or something like that, hence not selling with a roadworthy cert. It's probably good value at $8k.

Did someone paint your space saver spare with yellow paint? With either brush or roller by the looks of it, lol.

Yep, that's it. Mine came yesterday. I love the sticker on the front, but I don't believe a word of it....

My tyre size is exactly the same as yours Dale, & my speedo reads 7% fast at 100km/h by my GPS..... I think the satellites need recalibration.

Thanks guys, especially Dale, for being so helpful. The biggest problem is most places had no vacancy on the Sat nite due to the long weekend holiday. But I've made my booking (not the caravan park as I didn't like the idea of the correctional facility being so close ) so we can move on now to something more interesting, lol.

My theory is (& it's just a theory):- If you leave everything stock & sloppy - no knocks & bangs. As soon as you start adding swaybars, coil overs etc, all the extra stress buggers the rubbers/bushes/tie rod ends etc. It's a vicious cycle this upgrade game.

Thanks for the advice Duncan. The Ibis does look better, but it is $75 more expensive for the night. Just paid for accomm in Melb & it looked pretty good for $119. In Sydney I might have to lower my expectations or spend more money, lol. Great advice Alex. For everyone else, my car is crap & not worth stealing, and it will be at the Sydney Hilton.

Or Greater Sydney area..?

Haha, I think you are confusing me with someone who is genuinely SMART lol. But you're right, even if I knew how to build circuits that took all these inputs into consideration, I still wouldn't bother when a switch is so simple & effective. It would be a different story if the fault code was thrown after 30 minutes or 15kms, but I've had mine open circuit for many days at a time & never caused an error.

It's Blacktown. The meet point is @ Top Secret Imports, Forge St Blacktown. Was thinking staying close by so I didn't have to navigate too far in unfamiliar territory. However, I don't want my car stolen during the night either.

Short answer, YES ! Edit: OK, see Aaron's answer above for a slightly longer version

Tired, eyes a bit blurry & cutting wires at the ECU. Yep, recipe for success, lol.