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Spotted Mr Yap on the way to work :) Pretty sure he saw me too lol

Hmm also just check the brake fluid levels.

For a 1mz-fe with a manual box will be harder to take it out from the top as the e153 is bigger width wise compared to the auto according to my mechanic. But he has access to a hoist and what not. However when my car was auto, the toyota service department took the engine+gearbox out from the top when i broke the box. The guys that did the 5sp swap a couple of years later also removed and reinstalled the engine/box from the top too.

FAIL! Now I might not be able to go :( I'll let you guys know tomorrow.

I should be able to attend too. :)

Damn Mick. That must be without a doubt; the most informative and useful post I have ever seen, on any forum ever. [TROLL] TROLL!!!!!! [/TROLL] :)

Do we have a plan for when Pete comes up ?

The prado is suprisingly quick coming out of the carpark! Was all over Andrew :P

Spotted ex-313GNT aurion. Still looks pretty good but the white walls arent all white anymore.

Just remembered you have access to one :P was going to ask if you need mine.

"Revs like hell" as in it locks it in a gear eg wont let you shift to the next till like 3k? Normal for all autos, as it is done to warm the gearbox up quicker. Or "Revs like hell" as in it idles at 3k for the first minute.... Not normal

Lol I can think of better ways to spend the life of a full set of new tyres. And driving long distances is boring with all these speed cameras anyways. Even driving down to sydney got boring when we were 2 hours away, mind you we did with 1.5 stops :P

A father passing by his son's bedroom, was astonished to see the bed was nicely made, and that everything was picked up and tidy. Then, he saw an envelope, propped up prominently on the pillow. It was addressed, 'Dad.' With the worst premonition, he opened the envelope and read the letter, with trembling hands. Dear Dad, It is with great regret and sorrow that I'm writing to you. I had to elope with my new girlfriend, because I wanted to avoid a scene with Mum and you. I've been finding real passion with Stacy, and she is so nice, but I knew you would not approve of her, because of all her piercings', tattoos, her tight Motorcycle clothes, and because she is so much older than I am. But it's not only the passion, Dad. She's pregnant. Stacy said that we will be very happy. She owns a trailer in the woods, and has a stack of firewood for the whole winter. We share a dream of having many more children. Stacy has opened my eyes to the fact that marijuana doesn't, really hurt anyone. We'll be growing it for ourselves, and trading it with the other people in the commune, for all the cocaine and ecstasy we want. In the meantime, we'll pray that science will find a cure for AIDS, so Stacy can get better. She sure deserves it! Don't worry Dad, I'm 15, and I know how to take care of myself. Someday, I'm sure we'll be back to visit, so you can get to know your many grandchildren. Love, your son, Joshua. P.S. Dad, none of the above is true. I'm over at Jason's house. I just wanted to remind you that there are worse things in life than the School report that's on the kitchen table.

Found this funny explaination of marketing. Several women have asked for an explanation of Marketing. Perhaps the following analogies will help clear up the meanings of terms. You go to a party and you see an attractive female across the room. You walk up to her and say "Hi, I'm great in bed." This is an example of direct marketing. You go to a party and you see an attractive female across the room. You give your mate 10 quid to approach the attractive female and comment "Hi, my friend over there (pointing to you) is great in bed." This is an example of advertising. You go to a party and you see an attractive female across the room. You give two of your female friends ten quid each to stand within earshot of her and talk about how great you are in bed. This is an example of PR. You see a handsome guy at a party. You go up to him and get his telephone number. The next day you call and say, "Hi, I'm fantastic in bed." That's Telemarketing. You go to a party and you see an attractive female across the room. She immediately walks over and says, "Hi, I hear you're great in bed." This is an example of branding. You go to a party and you see an attractive female across the room. You pay a complete stranger 500 quid to go and ask her what she likes in bed, then come back and tell you. This is an example of qualitative research You're at a party and see a handsome guy. You get up and straighten your dress. You walk up to him and pour him a drink. You say, "May I," and reach up to straighten his tie brushing your breast lightly against his arm, and then say, "By the way, I'm fantastic in bed." That's Public Relations. You're at a party and see a handsome guy. You talk him into going home with your friend. That's a Sales Rep. Your friend can't satisfy him so she calls you. That's Tech Support. You're on your way to a party when you realize that there could be handsome men in all these houses you're passing. So you climb onto the roof of one situated toward the center and shout at the top of your lungs, "I'm fantastic in bed!" That's Spam.

You need to think about the car specific scenarios. How much exhaust are our cars making? How much exhaust does a boosted car make? What is the restrictions in the stock exhaust, is the cat one of them? In a 1mz-fe engine, the restriction is the y pipe which is before the cat. Plus our cars don't make enough exhaust to really warrant a high flow cat. Since flow rate and exhaust note usually goes hand in hand, I can speak from experience that there wasnt much difference when I changed from the stock one to a high flow metal cat.

You could replace the pump with a walbro 190 if you want to upgrade (may need a small mod) or just get a regular replacement from your local auto store. But from what Andrew has said about pump replacement, it isn't an easy job.

They did my 5sp swap for me. They are good but I dont think they do Michelins. Nankangs FTW!! 235/40/18, only 175 when I had them lol.

Go the adrenalines if you have those 3 points in mind. Mine has done about 45000+km and yes they are getting a bit scruffy. And you have witness what type of abuse they get too :P. I'd say you will like the grip of them too. Only 2 times they let go was when I was on doing very heavy braking/turning on the white line that night at nebo. I'm only thinking of going kumhos because the car only chews through 15,000km at year :P

No cat = 1 or 2 hp MAYBE but you'll kill the environment. Adam. Because you can smoke the other bigger more powerful land barges :P!!!

I know there is a set of XERD long tube headers for sale somewhere. These are the best headers you can get for the 1MZ. I would have got them except shipping on these from the states would be mindbogglingly stupid.

I didnt think you used the normal seat belts for baby seats. Thought there were actual hook up points for that.

I think Steve wants more Brownies :)

You could go with Motul 8100 XCess. Slightly cheaper than Mobil 1 but still full synthetic grade 4 :)