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Hello all! I have just joined and wanted to say hello to fellow Stagea enthusiasts. I have an M35 Stagea that I bought last year and I am LOVING it! She has a few simple mods but I will slowly give her more as time goes on. So far it has brake lock mod, transmission cooler and 3" turbo back exhaust system. I enhanced the look with some Simmons wheels. I do have a few questions for those in the know.... What type of auto transmission is in them? It's a fantastic auto and when I give it a boot full, it likes to hold at a rev and hold that rev through every gear. It's almost like it pre-selects the next gear or has a stally or something? Does everyone's do the same? Also, it takes a good five minute run before it goes into 5th gear, even if I manual shift. Wondering if it may be a solenoid on it's way out or the fluid needs changing or is wrong fluid? The other question I have is, I have seen the WC34 models with R34 fronts on them and they look amazing! Can I do this to my M35 or is it a completely different deal? What basic mods would you guys recommend for me to do to enhance performance? Thanks in advance for any thoughts and it's great to be here!

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Ooops. Probably should have posted this in the newbie section that I just found LOL! BTW, I reside in sunny central QLD and if there are any other Stagea owners up this way, I would love to hear from you!

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RE5RO5A is the transmission

It needs to get up to temp in the NM35 before it will select 5th. I had two external trans coolers on my old NM35 and it would take a good 30mins in Winter before it would select 5th.

The M35 looks odd with a V35 front. Kids Heart do an R35 body kit, but you will be dropping over $10k plus the R35 front panels for it!

Which exhaust? Anything done under the bonnet?

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Thanks for the info. I purchased the car last November and it never really had issues going into fifth. It seems to be getting progressively worse, taking longer and longer as the months go by. But you could be onto something with the Winter weather playing a part in the issue so thank you for opening my eyes to that. I will see how it goes as the warmer months come through.

I did see a pic of an NM35 with the R35 front on it and it was hideous! I like the look of R34 though, but I am guessing that it's only the older models that can take the R34 front?

I think the exhaust might be a custom made job....... Have not been able to see anything on it to identify brand. Looks like mandrel bends and extremely tight, clean welds though. Has a twin pipe rear muffler which I will soon be replacing with a big single pipe muffler, as it will look much better I think.

Under bonnet is fairly stock I think. I am going to order a decent air cleaner for it next week but haven't decided as yet which brand to go for. I also want to get a BIG front mount for it and an alloy radiator and better coil packs. As far as I am aware, the previous owner only did exhaust and tranny cooler upgrades.

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Yeah she runs ok. I was going to upgrade them purely for a better, cleaner spark which always helps make the car more efficient. It IS quite efficient now though - I get around 550klms around town and 700+ on long distance highway.

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47 minutes ago, Bizzwad said:

I am going to order a decent air cleaner for it next week but haven't decided as yet which brand to go for. 

K&N

47 minutes ago, Bizzwad said:

I also want to get a BIG front mount for it

Do some research here. You want quality, and not over-the-top, otherwise your throttle response will be screwed not to mention slight increase in lag.

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20 minutes ago, Bizzwad said:

I will definitely do that research. Any suggestions on air cleaner? Previous cars I have just run K&N........ I certainly would prefer better throttle response than worse!

As I mentioned, a K&N replacement filter will be fine.

If you're concerned about your throttle response, don't bother with a "BIG" front mount. Get something that suits your purpose, or stick with stock if you're not winding up boost too far.

If you do wind it up, or replace turbo for something bigger etc, get yourself a decent 76mm intercooler kit. The HDI brand is the bare minimum when talking quality.

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Alright. Thanks everyone for the advice! I am going to keep current boost settings for now so I think I will upgrade the intercooler when I upgrade the turbo. I will get a pic of the exhaust when I get a chance and show you.

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2 hours ago, iamhe77 said:

Pic of the exhaust? A common twin tip is the Fujitsubo Legalis. If you don't want it, you should be able to sell it pretty easily.

You won't find a better air filter than an R2C pod for performance and efficiency.

Photobucket hates you for not paying extortion money. Lol 

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On ‎10‎/‎08‎/‎2017 at 10:46 AM, iamhe77 said:

Pic of the exhaust? A common twin tip is the Fujitsubo Legalis. If you don't want it, you should be able to sell it pretty easily.

You won't find a better air filter than an R2C pod for performance and efficiency.

I have researched the R2C pod filters and I am definitely going to use one! I am, however, struggling to find retailers for them in QLD. I guess I don't mind if I get one interstate either but where have you all been getting them from? I am too impatient to wait for one to get here from USA :4_joy:   TIA

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On ‎10‎/‎08‎/‎2017 at 10:46 AM, iamhe77 said:

Pic of the exhaust? A common twin tip is the Fujitsubo Legalis. If you don't want it, you should be able to sell it pretty easily.

You won't find a better air filter than an R2C pod for performance and efficiency.

Here is the rear muffler I was talking about.muffler.thumb.jpg.692656bed415620edd32e82c0e7d39be.jpg

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