Hiro

They look like brakes :P Still stock size (296mm) and calipers

SZ = 5-speed manual = W58, a reasonably strong 'box but in no way an 800HP box. The V160/161 6-speed in the RZ and SZ-R, on the other hand... Also, this thread is over 7 years old, with the last post more than 2 years ago...

And to go with those shiny rotors, a nice chaser of Redstuffs Got installed on Wednesday (attempted myself but was worried about rounding off the caliper bolts so left it to someone with better tools), has made an immediate world of difference - no more juddering when tapping the brakes at speed, no more slow pulsing to a halt at traffic lights ending up 2m from the car in front because of the sticking slides and warped rotors. Just got to get used to the significantly greater stopping power, only takes a gentle prod of the pedal to stop on a dime. Hitting ABS in the dry might just be a possibility now, even with the KU39s...

i have heard that you would need to get your shockies revalved to handle stiffer spring, not sure if this is correct but it is something to keep in mind :/OP is talking about coilovers, so no need (most have damper adjustment these days)

That's UnZud dollars though, so a bit cheaper in $AUS Sounds like the crank was lightned/knife-edged (basically reduces the size of the counterweights). What ECU are you using (there's no mention of it in the first post)

"Shortened" crank? That doesn't make any sense at all...

I know that, but since there is a lot of stuff on or near the firewall (as I said above, just about anything steering/brake/clutch/heater related), a turbo designed to fit in a particular spot on a LHD car may suddenly find all that stuff has been moved on the RHD versions and there is no room there any more. Here are multiple threads showing that LHD turbo kits almost always don't fit RHD cars..... http://au.toyotaownersclub.com/forums/topic/34116-2zz-turbo-kit-for-1-g-is-this-right/ http://au.toyotaownersclub.com/forums/topic/11485-corolla-xrs-turbo-kit/ http://au.toyotaownersclub.com/forums/topic/37110-turbo-kit/

But remember that ZR-series engines have exhaust etc on the firewall-side, which is where all the stuff I mentioned exists, which is why it can be a problem when you go to fit a turbo kit designed for one "hand" on the other - back in the A-series days when the exhaust was on the radiator side it didn't matter anywhere near as much

Steering column, steering rack, brake booster, brake master cylinder, clutch master cylinder, brake lines, heater tap, heater lines etc etc is all swapped over to the other side...

Ahh, I know liftoff oversteer... Not really drift though, more grip-grip-180-crash.., been there done that :p

How will you drift? Maccas trays? New front rotors arrived on the doorstop the other day, just waiting on pads to go with them (and hopefully do the install this weekend) and the old girl will be back cruising like a champ

I inadvertently took most of my Conquest sticker off with a Gerni :P Still need to get the last remnants off though

1) 69.NIX 2) Jaay (50/50) 3) WY 4) ChrisZRE 5) rentaspace + x4 other cars (x3 Corollas and a second 6th 6) Noodlez 7) Juvenile 8) A.Rice 9) Ben Yip 10) Crypt 11) CH45EU (cam_mac) 12) Hiro (not sure on which car yet)

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Have you contacted Optima? In something potentially as dangerous as this I'd be going straight to the manufacturer, not relying on internet "wisdom".

Haven't been down the Broke-Pokolbin section in a while, but the Pokolbin/Lovedale part (which had more potholes than a teenager has pimples) has been mostly fixed recently, so wouldn't surprise me if the whole lot got done. In saying that, no road out that way is fantastic (Wollombi to Cessnock is bad in places too), but there isn't really any way around it apart from turning around and going back (not that Central Mangrove - Wollombi is baby-skin smooth either)

10% :p Also, since the OP is in Victoria it is a slightly different matter - NSW E10 is usually 91 RON (even with the ethanol added, due to a government mandate), in other states I don't believe there is the same restriction and you'll often get 94/95RON E10 (which is closer to Premium)

There is little economy difference between 91, 95 and 98, you'll probably have greater fluctuations in a week-to-week basis just due to traffic than you would from the improved economy of one over the other.

I think you'll find it is actually the other way around - E10 has a price saving of ~2% per L compared to regular unleaded, but economy is up to 10% worse, hence why ethanol-blended fuels are often called "false economy" - they cost less to fill the tank (which makes you think you're saving money) but you're actually filling the tank up more often, maybe not often enough to realise until you start adding up costs over several months.

That's why you pay an installer :P I've done my fair share of backyard installs (3.5 in total) and can't really be bothered doing any more, especially these days when you need to run GPS units, handsfree microphones, Bluetooth receivers, RCAs and power lines to amps etc etc)

Not sure about Pioneer, but Kenwood definitely have units with a front 3.5mm input, we've got a Kenwood DNX5360 DVD/NAV unit in the Soarer and I use the front jack to play music off my SGS4. EDIT: Actually, looking at that unit it has a rear AuxUSB input, so you can run a USB cable through the dash to somewhere like the ashtray or centre console to allow you to plug your phone/iPod in etc. Looks a bit neater that way, and if you really want to go all-out you can cannibalise a dock/cradle and make a car-mount for your iPhone (Kenwood do iPod/iPhone cables that plug into the back of the unit and can charge your phone too, and I bet Pioneer would as well)

The biggest problem I reckon would be the climate control, things like TV/GPS etc can be pretty standard but the CC controls would be unique to Toyota, if not to the 110s Try having a look at what the Z30 Soarer guys do with their EMV, I know there are converters out there to fix the TV and radio (the Soarer EMV runs both) at least, and English button stickers too

Only real problems I see with the Blit are the auto (for some reason they didn't bother to put the 5-speed auto in the IR-Vs, and obviously no manual option either, but I can live with that for a family car) and the scarcity of body parts if it gets in a prang - driveline etc wouldn't be as bad due to other 1JZs in the country.

Do it, it's a great drive. I'll try and wrangle the keys to the Snoarer so you won't be the only JZ there :P

Welcome back - I love the Mark IIs, contemplating a Blit as a family wagon in the near future