MrStabby

I like EBC pads so IMO you should persist with working on the installation rather than trying new pads. Take the mindset that the installation is not right, and work from that perspective. The factory shims require a special grease to be used with them, they're not made to be used clean by themselves, so its not surprising they didnt work. It sounds like you have the backing shims, but what about the corner ones? FWIW when i had factory calipers i used the shims with the red goo (not the grease) and got it silent. There was still a little grease between the two plates tho, so it was piston -> goo -> first plate -> grease -> second plate -> pad (or maybe there was goo between the second plate and the pad as well). I did a bit of trial and error to get it right, i should have just read the workshop manual.... There are a bunch of complicated and interconnected reasons you can get squeal - its not a simple thing.

There's two boots; 1. Gearbox to shifter 2. Body to shifter (over the top of #1) On mine 1 is broken, and 2 is loose, so i've put a cable tie around the top of 2. Might as well made sure they're both in tact and airtight.

What anti-squeal stuff did you use? I have EBC gold (so a more track oriented pad) and have no squeal.

Interesting - so do you think the trigger for sending the "its legitimate...signed carsales" email is when the ad gets pulled? If so, thats clever. Indeed, your message is a valuable service to the community! The more education on the tricks scammers use the less effective they are.

They were pretty bad - Here is the thread. The bottom of the third page shows my ones, they don't have the slot all the way to the edge (it stops just short). I dont know if they've updated the design since then. If you're not tracking it it will be fine.

So, you removed 8mm spacers to create more space for new tyres you're putting on soon, so we expect you've now got an extra 8mm of tyre to guard clearance. What are you using the Cusco arms for? More adjustability? That is, you cant get the alignment you want with the factory kit? If they're adjustables, you should have adjusted them to the same length as the factory arms before you installed them, so they dont screw up your alignment as Kinks said.

My guess is that its more that the slot is almost perpendicular to the edge, rather that the fact that it runs right to the edge (but agreed that is also undesirable) The RDA dimpled/slotted/gold ones run the slot all the way to the edge, but the slot is the conventional 45 degrees or so to the edge. They've been ok for me, unlike the DBA4000s.

The cross drilled that came on my car cracked at the track, as did DBA4000s with the retarded slot design.... Very surprised you cant get slotted for the fronts - I would have guessed that your RS would have had GTR brakes or similar. The 33 and 34 GTRs had the same sized rotors. Do you have brembo calipers?

You could either change the springs or get a suspension shop to "reset" your current springs to be longer. If you find the current ones to soft or too hard then going for new ones will give you the opportunity to choose a different rate. Fulcrum suspension are the Tein distributors in Australia, so it might be worth giving them a call. BTW There's no such thing as height adjustable coils (springs?) just height adjustable coilovers, which is what you have.

I cant remember I bought it new from a forum member (Mario? Marco?) who was selling a few different types 3 years ago, and it was only rated for 240kw, but its holding fine. Give NPC a ring and see what they can do.

I agree that Coppermix is probably extravagance on that power level. I'm running a ~$500 organic single with 305kw. IMO track work is not a big concern for clutches - drag on the other hand, is brutal. For my next clutch i'm thinking NPC single.

Assuming the 200 comes with brake ducting, is it all there? Out of the pads you list that i know about, most aren't suitable and only the AIRMs are possibilities for being much use at the track and even then they are a compromise street/track pad. Try a proper track pad - QFM Comp9s, Ferodo DS3000s, EBC yellow etc.

This is how it works - you only notice which end has less grip when you push it to the limit. +1 for stock front sway bar. Or if the rear is adjustable as well, make it stiffer. The outer holes are soft, inner holes are hard.

Im not except to get it home. Had the headlights on and I clutched in as much as I could to get the engine back to idle... Interesting about the ABS - cant understand how that could cause overcharge but i'm not good with electrics. Also reminds me that I also a headlight appeared dead then came one so i guess i'll just check what i can with it in case its related somehow.

Ive only used the dash gauge so far - 18 volts at any rpm much above idle. I will check at the battery with a multimeter for confirmation. I thought i was going crazy (well, crazier) after checking two times that i didnt have the wipers on the fast setting.....

After trawling teh interwebz, it appears that overcharging can occur if; 1. The regulator is stuffed (duh) 2. The battery is stuffed, eg its dropped a cell 3. There's a bad engine to body earth Since my alternator was fully rebuilt less than a year ago and its a pain to pull out, i want to have some confidence its the regulator before i head down that path. So - to check the battery I will disconnect and check the voltage with a multimeter. Each cell is 2.1 volts, and the battery should be 11.8 (uncharged) to 12.6 (fully charged) so if its 10.5 or less i know its the battery. Of course since it starts well so I know the battery is fine from that....and its newish too..... How do i check the earth? Is it as simple as checking the resistance between body and engine with a multimeter?

Works for me no problems at all. I didnt have a satnav so the cradle has a dual use for me. I have also used racechrono with a nokia bluetooth GPS before i got the iphone and it worked well, but was less convenient. Also, GPS based means you can get speeds/cornering Gs etc that you cant get from a beacon.

If you want cheap, then iphone app is the way to go. I use HarryLapTimer with the Tomtom cradle (on 3GS). Other option is to jailbreak and use a bluetooth GPS. Using an iphone with the internal GPS only is a waste of time, as you found.

Moo - is that info from the shop manual? My memory is that you unplug the electric connector to the AAC to stop the compensation, then adjust the idle to where you want it, then reconnect.

IMO This thread should be about what causes plugs to foul, not what material they are made of..... AFAIK fouling is about tune (including injector spray quality), heat range and usage. Blind elk is on the right track, as is the OP for trying going back to the original heat range and taking out the colder plugs. If you want to keep using the colder plugs you could use the old Ferrari mechanic "torino tuneup", that is, take it for a thrash. Or change the tune. FWIW CRD didnt use coppers in my car and they're lasting well so far (over 20,000kms). YMMV.

The only shop that's at all close that i've heard of getting recommended on this forum is tunehouse marrickville. You should search in the nsw forum BTW.

Not where Guilt is...Georgia, Eastern Europe.

Different part numbers at http://clutchfinder.exedy.com.au/ but i have NFI

No responses here, so maybe try the motorsport forum?

First thing i'd do is check that closed loop control is working correctly via CONSULT (use the nistune cable and software if you have it) The o2 sensor readout should flick back and forth during light load as the ECU changes to the fuel delivery hunting for stoichiometric. Generally the tuner mostly tunes the full load cells (which dont use closed loop). If you're babying it around the econ shouldnt change much at all AFAIK. If closed loop is not working it could be o2 sensor, or the tuner forgot to turn it back on (IIRC there's a number of different ways to toggle closed loop with nistune)