Jacko

For the 80s kids, epic.

Well.. this is getting hawkward

Pointy end... just think of it half an S65, that doesnt eat bearings: ITBs, 11:1 compression ratio, 5 valves per cylinder and vanos ?

Ordered the Belsee unit, will see if it chooch or not.

I hate Mag and Turbo with a passion, bunch of halfwit crooks who shouldnt be allowed to work on bicycles, and threw Hyperdrive in the same group as them. I was wrong though, Hyperdrive are a bunch of GCs, would instantly use them again.

Very tidy factory BZ Touring. Definitely one of the nicer examples around, not a basket case of bad mods and hack jobs. Priced accordingly, just drive it. 230 something k on the clock. Drives great, 6 speed shifts smooth without crunchy synchros. Happy Black top 4AGE, drinks the usual amount of oil and only fed 98 in my ownership. Average 8.3km/l on my drive, and makes the magic 100+ hp/litre. Practical, but good fun car to drive, handles really well for a FWD, close ratio gearbox and an engine that is happiest at 7k rpm Selling as I bought it for commuting Akl-Raglan daily, and its no longer needed ( cant justify 3 cars ). The last 40,000km are pretty much all on the open road. In the past 20k - New clutch kit New rotors and pads. Brake fluid flushed Gear box flushed Coolant flushed New plugs and leads. In the past 5k - New KYB shocks and cobra springs New cambelt, idler, water pump Every. Single. Oil. Seal. No leaks! Thermostat and switch. Will come on new Neuton NT5000 tyres on the front, near new on the back. 17" ROH blades, need a refurb if can be bothered. New Sony digital media headunit, Rockford fosgate/JVC 6" components, Kenwood undeseat subwoofer. Sounds good. Decent Uniden Alarm. Replacement headlights have been ordered, factory ones are starting to craze. Drivers window regulator safety switch is bit keen, it occasionally triggers early, otherwise its a good un. Interior and upholstery have just been cleaned. Cut/polish/wax and its pretty shiney No mad rush to sell, will go on tardme in a few weeks. $4500 ono

Cleaned all the cars, after telling the boss where he can insert his job, its quiet good for mental health

Its a chinese mini for people who like "exclusive" badges, but find the mini marque too "common people". yay. I bet the M version will have 8 exhaust tips and 37 wings to compete with the type R civic.

New plugs and coils - No change. Reset adaptations - No change. Have been watching the oil level, im conviced something odd is happening as it fluctuates by 700ish ml. Wondering if there is a block in the oil seperator and its filling and dumping (into the sump and or intake). The 130s oil level is solid as a rock in comparison. Ordered new CCV system kit...

Greenlane Auto Panel Repairs or Greenpark Panel and Paint?

Can anyone recommend me a car painter in south auckland area. Want a decent job, poor colour matching makes me sad. 130 needs bonnet and both bumpers resprayed. Stone chips and a crows foot in clear etc. Paint is diamond black metallic. My plan is to strip the bonnet and bumpers while car is getting sump leak done, so panels will just be dropped off.

Anyone got an engine support bar I can borrow? The kind that spans the engine bay from the guards. Gearing up to do the 130 sump gasket

I beg to differ

250,000km on the 130, not a single fault with the valvetronic system.. so yeh id say its reliable. BMW ditched it with the N53 etc as the similar end results can be had (in terms of fuel efficiency/power/driveablity) with direct injection... which is cheaper and easier to make!

Great, the little bissell is good for small jobs like cars etc, have had it for a few years and it always just works. Its amazing how much coffee comes out of things, the corolla for instance didnt look that dirty previously.. its just the interior has changed shade a few colours! Have a hoover standup carpet cleaner as well, and its rubbish...

Thinking about this a bit more... Car uses roughly twice the oil of the other one, and drinks gas more than I would have expected (more than the extra weight and auto should really). I wonder if theres is something goofy happening with the CCV system?

Parts cannon unleashed... Coils and plugs ordered....

Shared with a bunch of drone mates... lots of people currently saving $400USD in shipping per pelican case

Edit - Try that again with the right data.... Throttle (Manifold) is open for way longer on the bad one before RPM increase.. which makes sense. Fuel trim 2 cranks up on the bad one, good one it leans out. AFRs look similar. Timing looks Similar. Vacuum looks similar. Anyone spot anything else? I wonder if its fuel now :/ The fact that vacuum is inline with the throttle (valvetronic) makes me think the valvetronic motor is fine N52 Good Vs Naughty.xlsx

So S991A Is a press car or test car? - WBSBL92000JR00014 For those who cbf playing carjam

I do not need an E46 project. I do not need an E46 project. I do not need an E46 project. Deep breaths...Im good.

Looks a little bit flogged, who knows though it may have had some $ thrown at it in parts over the years. Lots of high ks cars out there newer innards than low/mid ks ones Edit looking at carjam - Imported from japan in 2000 with nil ks on the clock, and its been steadily driven from then.. "1" owner? Vin doesnt show it as a japanese market car though.

Moved the 330, so I could brew up four jugs of Corolla Carpet Coffee... MMmmm

Decided to try science the sh*t out of it... Compare the happy N52 with the sad one. Hopefully something obvious pops up, for some reason I cant graph the accelerator pots output, but will compare the two. Sad one tomorrow...