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OMFG i wasted an entire work day reading this. hahaha. It's so well written. Mrs.Sportivo, i just noticed the 'shocker' on your rear windscreen. hahahha

sorry to be the punctuation police but can you try and use some? i ran out of breath trying to read your post.

I'm out =( Sorry Bil, I've got a competition on sunday.

Congrats Billy Boy! About time! you know how hard it was for me to keep my mouth shut for so long!?!?! hehe

^^ True true.

I'm in the market for some tyres soon aswell. these are just my second set of tyres since i bought the car. first was was obviously stock Turanzas which lasted 50,000km. The second set which i'm running now are Nankangs and have only last 25,000km. I've never been performance oriented as i don't track the car but i think this time i might go for something a little more upmarket. I've got 17x7 rims so not sure what to get.

I like that look of that Scion TC coupe. Although it's got the lambo doors, It's not overly riced up (which is what they have a reputation for). that Spiderman van looks cool - jap VIP styling meets Americana. hehe

Ok. Just thought i'd add my 2cents. first off, Great DIY post BKS. Glad to see some new technical stuff being added these days. Secondly; if you're going the skate bearing route, like And1 said, no need to buy the expensive bearings i.e ABEC rating from 1-5, 5being better than 1. they don't mean squat for our application so don't bother buying the expensive stuff. the higher the rating, the more precise the bearing and the faster the skates will go.

Link only works if you are a member of that forum. Perhaps you could copy and paste the relavant info into this thread.

I have. It's great for removing Tar and bug marks. The stuff buffs out with too much elbow grease. I can remove swirl marks aswell but takes alot of time. It's obviously slightly abrasive so use it sparingly. Use it too much and you could buff away your clear coat. P.S make sure your car is washed before you use it. rubbing it into dirty paint will make the swirl marks alot worse.

You've got to be kidding right!?! they're young, they're horny, and they might even be in love. Just leave them be. If it makes you uncomfortable then do look at them. It's not like they're contributing to global warming or killing off the Pandas or something. THEY'RE JUST KIDS FOR GD'S SAKES! LEAVE THEM ALONE!

"Advising all units, suspect is driving a white, wait, a black, wait, a blue...." haha

Yep. The speedo works off revolutions. so if you change the rolling-radius of your wheel, each revolution of the tyre is going to cover a greater distance - you'll be going faster than what your speedo is telling you. Also, speed errors of this kind go out by percentage. so if you see a 3Km/h different at 60km/h (5% off), then you will be out by 5km/h at 100km/h i.e it will say 100km/h when you're actualy going 105km/h to find out distance covered by your wheel with one revolution use the following formula: Pi * Diameter Note: Pi (pronounced 'Pie') = 3.14

this is why it is recomended to use high octane fuels for track or 1/4's... not because it helps for power but helps reduce the chance of detonation. but if you're running stock mappings and you haven't tinkered with antying other than exhaust and intake, you shouldn't be getting detonation, even at the track or drag strip. If you're getting anything other than mild ping then you've got some more serious issues.

You're engine mappings are tuned for 95RON fuel. Octane boost doesn't give your fuel anything other than a more controlled burn (read; slower burning). This just allows you to advance your timing a little more under engine load (to hopefully give you more power). Unfortunately for you, stock mappings won't fully take advantage of this and therefore you'll see no benefit. This i controversial but I have seen first hand during a dyno day that octane boost actually causes your engine to put out less top-end power. 90-odd KW at the wheel for a Sportivo running octane boost while the other cars of the same level of tune put out over 110KW each - the owner wasn't happy. Treat Octane boost as a detonation prevention additive, never rely on it to give you power (actually expect less)

The "deisel sound" at low rev/idle is normal. our engines use a timing chain rather than a timing belt so that's where the noise comes from.

I guess you don't want to go into too much detail on a public forum about how your brother smashed the car, but i hope he has a full recovery. If this was some sort of tragic accident then i feel bad for him, but if he was at fault then at least he's ok and has learnt something. Shame about the car but better the car than your brother. Take it easy dude.

Not good. not good at all. make sure you tail it to see where they live, stake out the place and then call the cops.

What the hell is a Dickie Seat? and since when did Camry's have 3 rows of seat?

Urine is sterile. you can drink it.

Hi Guys this is a quick call to all W.A members. My brother is a producer on the SBS news program, Insight. He currently needs people from Western Australia to talk about the FuelWatch program and how it affects you. here is his message below: Please send him an email ASAP if you are interested. Kien

My parents and every single teacher i had as a kid always taught me the same thing; if you ignore bullies they will get bored ans leave you along due to your lack of reaction. The more you react, the more you're feeding the troll, so to speak. Of course, there is a limit to how much you should take but it's just a rule of thumb. I reckon being picked on a little as kid helped me become a stronger person as i grew up. If i had a chance to visit all those that bullied and pick on me for being the little Asian kid, i'd rock up to their trailer parks, thank them for helping me become who i am today, and then offer to give them a lift to the nearest centrelink.

the whole time he was sliding all he could think about was "OMG! 200,000 dollar car! don't hit the wall! insurance won't cover this.......please don't hit the wall!......Nooooooooooo" haha. kinda feel sorry for him

yeah, coz most people aren't aware there is actually a language called "Asian" hahaha. and 'chang ching chong' means "i just flicked your mother on the forehead with a racoon's tail" hahaha

sounds like what usually happens when my friends and I decide to have a night out at Coogie beach. hehe Next time someone tells you to go back to your country, just tell them you can't because your boats brocken down and you're working for the money to get it fixed. hahaha