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75w90 for the diffs.... or you could just put some Redline Lightweight Shockproof in there

Frankston "Waste & Recycling Centre" aka the Tip will accept engine oil for no charge. Dunno about coolant.

Agree. Ulterior motive to sell M35's if you ask me... or paid off by a dealership that sells them perhaps....

that the Australian distributor says that "The kit is no longer available"

no good.... Are they still advertised on Yahoo Auctions by any chance? Not sure if they display the kit number, but I can recall seeing them up to a couple of months ago.

Indeed it is the Gialla Sportivo kit. Probably the easiest way of getting one imported would be to email Import Monster Support with the details of the kit (screen grab helps) and request a price. They will bring it over in one of their containers and ship it directly to you from their warehouse in Vic.

Current favourite thread Looking forward to seeing your drag time "lilcrash".... actually, do you think it would be possible to video your drag with the VE SS and post it on youtube?

In the space of how many km's Scott? Mine goes from 1/4 to light on after ~140kms normal driving or 1/4 to light on after ~70-80kms of fun driving I have noticed at times that the light will be on when I shut the car down, then an hour or so later when I go out again I will have just over 1/8 of tank left with no light on (nor does it come on for a while either). Can also behave differently on different fuels.... Vpower will drop from 1/4 to nothing much faster than Ultimate.... and don't get me started on Vortex98

Yep. First thing I said when I heard it. Considering the news was saying that he went the length of Eastlink with the malfunction.... just sounds waaaay too sus to me.

Or with AWD

I can sell you my Pm35 front bar if you want Steve. Aren't using it and it is silver (does need a re-spray though) Powerduct is standard on the VQ35 powered Pm35. I actually don't really like the interior. Silver plastic has never been high on my list of likes. Correct, but as you said earlier, no compliance due to the change in emissions regs that year.

I said yes, but it really depends on what colour your car is. Silver and black looks pretty good, white is horrible and gold looks pretty average too IMO. Agree with Craig.... Best bet would be to colour code all the flares and grab an Axis front bar off Yahoo Auctions.

What type of core?

Not yet listed on their site (slack). email, call or drop in.

Definitely a "No Sale" on the E63... that is a seriously fugly front end. Give me the RS6 anyday

CD's? or if all else fails, that lovely exhaust note should keep one entertained for a while (assuming you have an exhaust installed)

DSC? Having driven both, I would agree.... depending on your definition of keeping up. Being that I got into it with a VE SS when my M35 was stock, I can say that whilst the SS DID slowly creep away above a certain speed, it certainly did not walk away. Yes it was dry and yes it was a straight line.... and yes, it was with a test vehicle down near Koo Wee Rup (suburb near Lang Lang). Still seem to think that perhaps Kamikazee had an influencing hand in that writeup... perhaps to sell more M35's? No way can they do 0-100 in 5.6secs with just a cat-back. No. Way.

oo-hoo! catching up ain't ya? M35 - 163,500 on the clock... only issue was the turbo.

and rightfully so

Nice read, Steve. Thanks. Dunno about how factual the 0-100 times are for the Stag... with a standard turbo. Just so as you know, my high flow makes the same loud noise as the stock one did when I first bought it, so it could be running something not-entirely OE. Stock M35 v VE SS not even close? I think that perhaps you need to play a bit more... Pretty damn close in stock trim. Oh, and it is a Kakimoto exhaust in case you were wondering

I had thought about it initially, but I was more concerned with making it up and testing it out. I still have not checked to see how hot the spacer gets, but I have a couple of long drives over the weekend so will compare it's temp to that of the plenum and intake pipe. If it is noticeably hotter, I will look into it.

What kind of adjustment to they have? none? Height? Height & damper?

Thanks for you input Mattye. Unfortunately I do not have the time nor cash to have before and after dyno runs. I prefer to go by real world test such as If the car can hold a certain gear on certain inclines on my way to work after the spacer compared to it's inability to do so prior. If the car can pull up various inclines with changing gears and without accelerator position changes The difference in the cars ability to drive off boost in different areas The turbo will not spool later, as more air is getting sucked in, meaning more air is sent through the exhaust manifold which means it would be travelling at a slightly increased velocity and past the exhaust wheel of the turbo, please explain to me how this will cause extra lag? Also please note that in my original post I specifically noted that the turbo spooled 200rpm earlier. This is from experience and not theory. Also, as stated, it is more a "round out" type of mod which makes the car a bit more comfortable and predictable to drive. I have not made any power claims whatsoever, nor will I. The "increase in torque" statement comes from 3 sources. 1. ME and my knowledge of MY car in real world circumstances 2. My front axle torque gauge (it certainly is a fair bit more active in the dry now) 3. The fuel leaf screen to make sure that my foot is actually remaing steady during such tests So my experience flies in the face of what a tuning shop tells you. Maybe if you talk to other tuning workshops their opinion may differ from what you have been told... or it may remain the same. Regarding your plenum conundrum, would the Greddy unit have shorter runners and the Plazmaman unit retain the stock runner by any chance? This could possibly explain the 400rpm spool difference. Keep in mind that the design of the plenum is vastly different on an I6 than a V6. Also note that my car is not like a "cop in shit" but rather a "p_i_g in shit"... ridiculous

and what would be the fun in that? Besides, the black leather interior was not available in PM35's.....

... and what is wrong with his wife?