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Great outcome thus far Dale Still can't believe that the mechanic apologised then offered to fix the window tint!

+2 Yes, Michael, it is to satisfy the immobiliser requirement. They do seem to work quite well (if you happen to drop one, make sure the receiver is still in the plastic case before trying to get back in your car...)

Yes, yes, no. Yes I am only running the standard ECU. Yes, it did this all by itself No, we did not open the intake a little. The hard pipe to the turbo is massively restrictive and going from a rectangular inlet of roughly 40x20mm (let alone the bottom bend) to a 76mm diameter pipe is a fair increase and one that we thought might play havoc with the A/F mixtures. And yes, Steve. I love it too! (and was probably more surprised than anyone )

Then you will feel the difference more so than seeing at the pump.

Pics look great Andy. Fantastic to see is all those sections in English. Very nice indeed! hmmm... I see someone doesn't want a conversion and has put himself on the "bitch list"

Same day-to-day travel was ~520-540 and always around 70L to fill.

Got a pic of the black things Michael? I have a "black dongle things" with my keys. They are the proximity sensor for the immobiliser that Northshore Prestige installed. Might be the same as on your car?

Thanks mate. Quick update on economy. Just filled up today with a week of around town driving (including daily hills for those curious Sydney owners and quite a number of "test" launches ). 62.84L 558kms on the odo = 8.9km/L OR 11.3L/100kms Will see what the highway economy is like when I get a couple of hours to go for a cruise.

I forgot you were going to upgrade to the "mk2" design... or will you be improving the design it be a mk3? Also wanted to post a pic with the stock intake lying on the ground next to the "fisher" intake... just to give people on here an idea of the difference between the two. Think you could do it while you have yours out? Got a few other pics, but I felt they were not required

Yeah, I heard that in the video as well. Wow. They must really know their M35's. +3 for Northshore.

Farkin' hell guys. Any reason why you choose to whine, bitch and moan so much? Don't like the economy change? Don't get the translation. Go and blow your $200 on something that does nothing like a pop charger.... EDIT: forgot to mention, I can totally see how frustrated you have been with all this waiting "Nightcrawler"... what with all those months of V35 ownership.

Sounds like decent service to me (bar the tint scratch). I wish I had that kind of speedy service when my turbo died! Will be interested to see how it ends up. Good luck Dale!

True. The difficulty is with the angles and the (very) limited space. Even with my car there, it was difficult getting the correct angles... even when we did have the correct angles, the middle section moved slightly when the bottom clamp was done up! Pain. In. The. Arse. Having said that, if there is enough interest.... (not dobbing you in for anything Scotty )

Kit would be a bit trickier. Problem being that mine and Scott's turbo's are indexed differently to both the OE and each others!....so going off ours will probably not fit other M35's...

So we have a coupe of M35's that have been highflowed and tuned with Haltech Interceptor or eManage Ultimate and a few highflowed but running a stock ECU - like mine. With a 3" turbo back exhaust, it would seem that 200awkw at 19psi (?) was the limit. So we started looking at what could be restricting it. I looked into the possibility of purchasing the TEPS suction pipe, as their design seemed totally logical and was a direct route from the airbox to the turbo as opposed to the excessive OE design which has 3 bends and 3 different pipe sizes as well as a resonator. I, and a few others held the opinion that the intake was a restrictive factor and part of the reason that 200awkw could not be surpassed. During this time, "Scotty nm35" decided that making a suction pipe was the only way forward for his car. (You can find his first attempt HERE) After a bit of discussion, we decided to make one up for my car as well. Anyway, the first attempt with the "mk2" design started with the twisty bend from the turbo and, being aluminium, obviously required heat wrapping. It also required gentle bends for easier airflow and the internal wall needed to be as smooth as possible, so a fair bit of sanding was done to ensure this was the case. (so you think that C34 turbo's are in a tight spot? Also note that the a/c pipe needed to be bent out of the way - worrying while bending, but all good) Next up, we decided to experiment a little. I wanted as little disruption to the aluminium with smaller silicone joiners than the Scotty's original design. We also decided to try to implement the OE A/F sensor pipe so the air would be a straight as possible over the sensor. Thought being that this would aid idle and possible stall concerns. With the angles worked out, this was basically what the result was (3 small silicone joiners, the OE A/F sensor pipe and a "lobster" bend where the breather pipe (and later the BOV return pipe - see issue #2) connect in. Again, the internal wall needed to be as smooth as possible with the silicone joins as small as possible Connected to bottom section and heat wrapped. ... and with the breather tube attached and the BOV return barb not yet hooked up. Lastly was the bend from the airbox to the pipe... again, this required heat wrapping as it felt like a radiator top tank while it was bare aluminium but also needed to be removable to get the airbox out for panel filter cleaning. (note. Heat wrapping was re-done after this pic) You can see the extension on the BOV return pipe in the above pic which allowed the lower half of the pipe to be maneuvered to connect with the barb on the intake pipe. Not 100% necessary, but I much prefer it to flutter... and the wear that would have to cause on the turbo. End result in a very, very dirty engine bay Issues! #1 the first issue with the design was that the suction pipe, being aluminium, the size it is (76mm) and so close to the exhaust manifold, would get too hot to touch. Couldn't be good having the turbo sucking in scorchingly-hot air.... Hence all the heat wrapping. #2 found that the OE BOV cannot be left venting to atmosphere. this leads to MASSIVE fuel consumption (4.3km/L over 2 days with mostly freeway driving) and also stalling problems when pulling up to an intersection. So I blocked it off which ended both problems but gave the car some very loud "flutter" and a pug that kept being ejected from the BOV pipe and stiting next to the turbo... which meant instant stall, and required fishing out.... which meant some very burned fingers Benefits! #1 Noticeable ease in which the car accelerates and builds revs (even with the OE dump pipe still on). #2 More power. Definitely more power. #2 Whilst the car does use more fuel when accelerating at a decent rate, economy has increased considerably. Particularly whilst cruising! A/F ratio changes when the stock ECU finished it's "re-lean" period and is now 14.5, which is what most tuners aim for I am told. So all up I am very, VERY happy. My car makes power much more easily, I have MUCH better fuel economy thus far (will continue to test as the batch of fuel may have had something to do with it), not noisy (which is a plus for me), and my car no longer makes that annoying "wwWO!" sound that it did before, which I was told happened when the turbo doesn't get enough air and was the same sound as when GTR's such their intake pipe shut. MASSIVE thanks to "Scotty nm35" who put in a TON of time and 99.999999% of the work Maybe you should price it up for others mate.....

Hmmm.... So when do you get your FD, Jay? I believe you mean Touché, yes?

??? Don't think it is possible to get more Litres in his tank... maybe more km's to the tank is what you mean?

really? Oh dear.... I think that Nissan can look them up if you supply your VIN... Well Nissan Japan can.

Seems I should be watching more female high jump competitions.....

I think you missed the point. Even at 110kph, you should be getting around 11km/L as all the hard work is accelerating up to that speed, not maintaining it (unless uphill/ headwind etc) try taking it to 120kph, then backing off and gently applying a light foot to maintain 110kph. You will be amazed how different your economy is (especially if you can control your right foot after holding your desired speed) when compared to accelerating up to a certain speed and holding it.

hmm... May have to change what I said. Dyslexia must have kicked in when putting the part# in Parts Master. VQ25det injector part #16600-AA500 You are correct iain... no SR20. Used in the following; M35 - VQ25det (obviously) R34 - RB25det Y61 - TB48de F50 - VQ30det Apologies guys.

Agreed... OR Cihan http://www.etuner.com.au/ Cihan tuned one of the M35 Stagea's (and very nicely) when trent didn't want to touch it.

Deatschwerks Injectors ... pricey though

I'll take Tatiana!!... errr.... I mean the Ferrari.... yes, that's it... the Ferrari

It is in great condition and looks and drives as well as it did 10 years ago. Mazda 121 Shades 4 door sedan 1997 Registered in VIC until Sept 2010 Located in Melbourne S.E. suburbs One owner (fastidious - always looked after) 5 speed manual Air con 132,000 km Full service history RWC will be supplied Excellent exterior and mechanical condition Virtually unmarked interior FM radio / tape player Red Book current value is $4360 Sell price $4000