thanks for the nice feedback. :)

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Originally posted by Fab4mr2

The seats look fab. Glad to see the Recaro sliders bolted right up, and fit the body mounting points well. Great shot of the seat bottom with sliders. Now I can make some plans myself.

Sort of hate to see the original material go by the way though, as they seem to look so good as is. However, if you do go ahead with recovering them please contact me as I might be interested in trying to conserve some of the original material.

Couple of questions on the sliders:
a) how well do they slide (do they need greasing):
b) do they maintain seat height about the same as oem:
c) do they have as much clearance under the seat as oem, as I have amps under mine, and would need to maintain about the same height:

Too bad the quick release wheel sticks out so far, but it does look great, and love the lock portion, as I had not seen that before. Not a bad idea to help theft-proof the car a bit more.

Keep up the great work. It's definitely one of the better looking adubs anywhere, and it still looks pretty classic, even with the few modern add-ons.

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pretty good questions to ask there..!
a) not all that bad. definitely not as smooth as stock, but they look to have been roughly greased up on top of black paint before they left japan, so its bit messy. its fine if you're in the seat at the time, as you use your legs to push/pull and put a bit of weight behind it!
other thing is the seats have a rear entry handle so to speak. those black tabs at shoulder height on the backrest drop the front forward very easily. probably useless for most MR2'ers, but i put my sunroof back there! :)

b) didnt measure, but it would have to be spot on, if not a little down. the seat rails were meant to be '2-3cm low-down' and definitely seem to be, but it must be the Recaro seat base style itself that almost makes it seem as it was before. might just be tricking my mind..

c) really not. i think its the style of the base. as you can see on the under-seat pic, it has flat, wide, bars that connect left to right. the original seats rails are a clear two-piece. this stops your hand reaching under the seat. bit annoying at first for me, as thats where i used to store my hat and lunch..! :P
overall height underneath otherwise would be around 2".

Thanks for the great response to my questions. Most people would have answered with only a few words, leaving the issues virtually unanswered, lol. Those will help a lot with my plans. Hope you got my email regarding other questions.

Keep up the great work!

the wheels have transformed the car, love it. you should come to TAS for some fresh photo opportunities!

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Originally posted by Koffee-Black

hands down best aw11 ive seen!! Well done man, I love it!!!

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Couldnt agree more. Even looks better in the metal at HH.

this is the best AW11 i have ever seen.
and it just keeps getting better.
i cant wait to see what you do next.

what i do next is...
take the same pics, in a different location! :P
looks like it'l be after Christmas when i get the tartan in.. <_<





need to re-do the paintwork on the front of the car. the whole thing still needs a re-spray, but it needs another front tart-up as i am genuinely so shyte at driving. that lip was brand new only 18months ago! :(

on an engine update too; at 15,000km in, its well and truly run in.
bit disappointed really, as i tried to get it done as best as i could. anything and everything suggested was replaced.. :(
Freshy built, balanced, and with the 100kw high-comp pistons, it just seems to struggle. feels like its getting choked. it may just be rose-tinted-glasses etc.. but I'm sure it felt more lively and free-spinning at 350,000km, whether or not it was any quicker.
there's also a VERY FARKING ANNOYING rattle noise coming from the engine that is has always done. it dead-set sounds like pinging/detonation, but i guess since that's all been well-and-truly gone over, it has to be coming from the exhaust somewhere - somewhere between the exhaust manifold and the muffler. when I've got some more coin to burn, i suppose ill get some nice extractors/headers, and replace the poo poo in-between.

anyway, enough sooking. :P

I assume you have spoken to the builder? if its not right bring it back and explain the issues. you spent a fortune on it and Ian will look after you.

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on an engine update too; at 15,000km in, its well and truly run in.
bit disappointed really, as i tried to get it done as best as i could. anything and everything suggested was replaced.. :(
Freshy built, balanced, and with the 100kw high-comp pistons, it just seems to struggle. feels like its getting choked. it may just be rose-tinted-glasses etc..

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honestly man, its still a bigport with an ADM ECU... while the extra compression will help a bit, even so a stock smallport pistons are only 10.3:1 ... thats VERY low for a NA. add a 0.5mm headgasket and shave the head a little and you can get it to 11.1:1... then look for a JDM bigport ECU as its good for 96kw (better than 88kw, and you can find them cheaply).

stock 4age are never gonna be a good engine, however if you do a couple of mods (cams are a MUST!! as 4age can rev easy, just they dont make a lot of power at high revs).

with a couple of mods (compression and cams) these things can be pretty lively and fun. good luck with it man, and this is THE best aw11 i have ever seen. good work.

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I assume you have spoken to the builder? if its not right bring it back and explain the issues. you spent a fortune on it and Ian will look after you.

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i haven't, but that's because in the back of my mind I'm worried there's nothing wrong. id be complaining unnecessarily, wasting time, and come across like more of a tard. [V]
i guess they're just slow.

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honestly man, its still a bigport with an ADM ECU... while the extra compression will help a bit, even so a stock smallport pistons are only 10.3:1 ... thats VERY low for a NA. add a 0.5mm headgasket and shave the head a little and you can get it to 11.1:1... then look for a JDM bigport ECU as its good for 96kw (better than 88kw, and you can find them cheaply).

stock 4age are never gonna be a good engine, however if you do a couple of mods (cams are a MUST!! as 4age can rev easy, just they dont make a lot of power at high revs).

with a couple of mods (compression and cams) these things can be pretty lively and fun. good luck with it man, and this is THE best aw11 i have ever seen. good work.

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havent heard of going for a JDM bigport ECU before. does everything work properly?? i would've thought if it is a good and cheap power-gain, itd be more popular.. maybe I've just missed the mention?


EITHER WAY...
I will be going to go with a few more mild mods.. see if i can coax some more ponies to join my cars two-horse paddock...
pretty much cams, headers, and a new (better flowing) cat. should solve my rattling problem at the same time! :)
After a bit of discussion on Toymods, I ended up ordering a set of Tomei Poncams.

they're 264 degree, 8.1mm lift.
"Tomei Poncam camshafts are designed as a "drop in application!", No dialling in required as the nock-pin has been pre-set so that the timing is set for you.
Tomei Poncams are designed to work with the standard valve springs and offer the best drop in performance gain for both street and track use. These cams will work with the OEM ECU settings and aftermarket ECU if you want more customised settings. "
..should arrive in a week or two, but i dont think ill to bother putting them in myself. the cars less than 3k of 370,000km - so ill most likely get them put in at that time.

as for the extractors.. i still cant decide what make to go with, whether is a brand name at all.
HKS and Trust are two of the more quality ones that are still available, but both not far of the 1k mark.. although even some more more affordable factory 20v ones seem popular.
Even if it offers no performance gain; that other AW11 i had had a shyte old exhaust and god-only-knows-what extractors on it, and it sounded so much better than mine ever has. [x2x]
any suggestions anyone?

post intermission with more recent out-n-about pics of the adub. :p
the shops.. they're to the right...







as for another update on the Recaro's, they're back out of the car, and with the mates, the doorcards!
here is the whole lot.. which is currently ALL in the boot of the GTS..

i will be dropping it off this coming week sometime hopefully, if not next saturday. in the meantime, current seats ftw? they're damn cushy, thats for sure...!

Looking awesome mate!!

The cam's should wake it up a bit, I couldn't follow 100%, your getting someone to put the cams in right?? If you we're doing it yourself, i was just gunna say make sure you set the shims up right.

As for extractors, i know what you mean about the lack of choice. I managed to get a cusco PS ball set of extractors, but they were discontinued ages ago so they only pop up occasionally, and aren't cheap. Then there are the TRD ones (good luck), or if you want to try something a bit cheaper and local, have you considered the genie extractors??

http://www.bestmufflers.com/bshop/product_info.php?cPath=157_173&products_id=2350&osCsid=f32d98ae9010fb9577512d0e9cb80279

Or you could go even cheaper option, and go for hurricane extractors:

http://www.bestmufflers.com/bshop/product_info.php?cPath=552_554&products_id=3764&osCsid=f32d98ae9010fb9577512d0e9cb80279

These are some of the only other ones i had ever found, other than american stuff, but i would imagine there would be fitment issues with those.