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Hi all, I recently went to an electronics and computers expo in Sydney called Cebit (anyone else go?) and I saw a stand for an Aussie company called Voxson (www.voxson.com.au). They had a car MP3 player on show which also played CDs. The killer bit about it was the price - $259 - $299. It's going to be released in the next 2 or 3 weeks apparently. Now, every other MP3 player I've seen for cars has been well over $500, some even over $1000. So, is this some sort of wonder head unit or am I missing something vital here. I really can't see how these other units can be so much more expensive. Cheers, Mic BTW there's no info on the web page yet, it'll be up soon they said.

I'll give them a call and get back to you either later tonight or by tomorrow.

If I could get 3 or 4 guys to do it (non Skyliners), would that be enough extra to make 16? I have a few friends who want to do it, but they haven't got Skylines.

Is this only for paying SDU members, or does it just mean people who go to SDU? cos this sounds pretty good to me. I might be in if it is.

Hmm, maybe I can move it somewhere more hidden and still get the sound. PJKJ - I've got no idea what model BOV it is. It came on the car. My car is a 93 model though, and all the equipment installed on the car (gauges etc) look really old, so I would say it is a discontinued model of BOV.

Nick, That leaking problem really doesn't sound too good at all. It was definitely a good idea to get rid of that SSV. I think I'll go with the Type 3 or the Hybrid now. That said, after watching the news last night, I'm a little worried about getting an atmo bov since all car enthusiasts are now being targeted for noise. I'm going to think about this one for a bit. Cheers, Michael

Well one guy I know had his piping HPC coated so that none of the heat was lost under the bonnet and all of it was lost at the FMIC. It wasn't cheap though, from memory. Maybe someone else will be able to help you out here.

Yeah I know what you mean. I've already been defected once. I was just lucky they didn't spot the atmo BOV when they went over my engine. Actually they probably did, but had no idea what it was Maybe I should consider the type II, as I'm not too keen on being fined for the atmo BOV. I do like the sound, but I'm just not sure if it's worth it. Either way, I'll be getting something to replace the stock one because mine leaks a fair bit for some reason. I start to hear it whistle when I'm coming on boost. The plumbing of the HKS kit would definitely eliminate the need to block off the old one, but are you sure the FMIC you've got is that much smaller than the type S? Maybe you should consider the type R (although there was no way that'd fit under my front bar, and it's rather large). About replacing the stock bov with a plumbback one - it should be a direct replacement. So would a hybrid as the tubing should all be the same as far as I know. You might have troubles with the join between the bov and the pipe though. I just had a look at the GFB hybrid which looks pretty good. I think I'll probably go for that. Cheers, Michael

Yeah I was considering one of them, but I've just heard some dodgy things about Turbosmart's boost controllers. I suppose it is pretty hard to screw up a BOV, so I suppose it'd be ok. I was thinking a replacement Blitz, HKS or maybe a GFB one. What have you got on yours?

I'm finally home from work so I can answer a few of your posts now. doxximus: I'd say it isn't faster than yours - that's my only performance mod along with my exhaust:). I just bought a Super-AFC, HPC coated dump pipe and Trust Airinx though, which I'll probably also install myself and take pics of. BY BY: Thanks. I'm quite the fan of the HKS coolers now that I've been driving with it for the last few days. Goes much harder. Are you going to take some pics of your installation when you get the piping? Jim: I might put the old BOV back on, but I was thinking I'd just get a replacement for the stock one that does plumbback and vent-to-atmosphere. The old one, whilst it did sound good, can't have helped performance as I was backfiring much more than I am now, so I was running much richer I think. INASNT: Thanks. The 400R front is nice isn't? I might get an adapter made, but I'll probably just get a replacement BOV and sell this one. XrSist: You're going to laugh, but I used a drill, tin snips and a file. I am ashamed to show the picture of the hole (I've got a pic, but I'm not posting it ) Cheers, Michael

Our whole cars are very similar from the looks of it, actually.

Damn that would have pissed me off. Taking body kits on and off is really easy. As I said, even I can do it and I'm not comfortable at all working on my car. How is your car going anyway? Have you done any new mods? I recall from ages ago that it came in with heaps of mods, so I suppose you'd be fairly happy with the power. You got it from Geoff Risbey right?

Meggala, Is that Skyline bit in your sig off an R31 that had like 2 kms on the clock? I think I saw that in a Geoff Risbey email. Very strange it was. The text was pretty funny from memory. Can you refresh my memory - I can't remember what it actually said though.

Hey Jim, $2K including piping. I paid the extra for an HKS type S kit mainly because I wanted to be safe. Kits are easy and HKS is a good brand. The instructions were all in Japanese so it was quite an effort. It took us about 6 hrs all up, but we are rather dumb when it comes to cars. We had no idea what to do with the hoses from the BOV that we had to take off, but luckily one guy knew what to do. (that's why I have that orange hose pic - the hose goes where the BOV was all connected up). The front bar was really easy actually, not more than 15 minutes I'd say. It's good fun for a day and I'd say anyone can do it if I can.

Well I finally got it in, and without any expert help. I decided to try it out without a mechanic, even though I can't even change the oil in my car . I'm quite happy we did it on our own now. The car goes great now, although I had to remove my bov as it was on one of the pipes we removed. Fortunately I still had the stock one connected up (it was kind of acting as the plumbback for the vent-to-atmosphere blitz one I think). I've also got a nice cold air intake where the original piping went to the stock intercooler. Now I just need a pod filter to take advantage of it. BTW it's a horrible experience cutting into the metal on the left hand side so you can run a pipe through! :? The step-by-step pics are up at www.ozemail.com.au/~caddies if you want to have a look at it. Cheers, Michael

Well I'm Michael, I'm from Newcastle, I drive a burgundy GTS25t which I am really trying to do up, but it has been a slow process (although I got my FMIC yesterday!!!) I'm an analyst programmer for a defence company which is surprisingly a damn boring job that was nothing like what I expected when I joined them. I like cars (obviously), computers, bikes, getting pissed and bludging on weekends, music and movies. That's not in order btw - I'm really into the whole home theatre thing. Anyway, that's about all there is to know about me, or at least as much as I'm going to write. Cheers, Mic