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I'll call him on the way home tonight mate.

As before Pete, very best of luck with the new venture, can't wait to try it.

IMHO decent power with little noise would be a Kevlar Dual Friction, with a new stock flywheel. This will hold 600 bhp & still be slippable. The stock flywheels go bad over time hence me saying a new stock. I love LW flywheels but there is a noise penalty. Nathan, how much power will those new twin plates hold?

The TRD twin plate will be as noisey if not worse.

Chris, you should have gone for the Kevlar Dual Friction mate. It's not the end of the world though. Leon should be able to get a clutch plate made that will work with the RPS pressure plate, so the whole thing is not junk. I have this set up as does Eyefi I believe & it's not too bad. I had an RPS 6 puck before that was noisey. Alternatively, just change back to a stock flywheel. BTW it is a sprung disc isn't it??

You can insert the WB in the exhaust tip as long as it goes in 500mm+ I think leon was modifying a bit of pipe to allow this. This will be the easiest route when available.

Yes I am saying to add a permanent WB o2 in the DP, or at least a fitting to take one. Was your friends set up an NGK or NTK?

You should be OK as I assume the stock one is for Closed Loop Control (CLC). If it were me I would still stick a bosch one in the DP. Just makes it soooo much easier in the future.

No you really need a Wideband sensor put in the DP as well as the stock narrow band. CW was doing Bosch ones cheaply a while back from memory. I think everyone with a tuned MKIV should have this anyway. Maybe even include them in new Downpipes, or at least the fitting/plug. BTW make sure your friends analyser is a good one. I had a Lumention one once & it was crap.

Keith if you have a wideband fitting put in your Down Pipe, ofr a Bosch wideband sensor, you can take the car periodically to Leon, Chris, or probably TDI ( Nathan?) & get them to plug their analyser in.

mmm it was 512 bhp.

500bhp is possible (crank) but not easy. Adam recently made 480 bhp on JPS stage 3's but he has a FMIC. 450 should be easily achievable.

I think you'd be fine with a SMIC & Hybrids, although a FMIC will release more power. It all depends on the kind of BHP you are looking for.

You are putting pressure on the crank when you engage the clutch. This is not normally a problem but you don't really want to sit there with the clutch engaged if you don't have to.

Guys this noise goes away a 1200 rpm. Also it should only do it when the car/box is hot, not from cold. You do not want to sit with your foot on the clutch too much, it's not good for the crank. LW flywheels are excellent IMHO. The noise is a downside but you can overcome it. Chris not sure where the ISCV is on a VVTi. Probably half way down the inlet, cam cover side. Pull the connector & see.

Only to your fragile ego dude:p

Chris, try disconnecting the idle speed control valve. This should raise the rpm to approx. 1200.

Steve, I am not trying to knock Chris/Dude at all. I would have thought that Toyota did a pretty good job on intercooler efficiency as they were designed for the JDM market & their ambient temps are much higher than ours. Also Toyota always over engineer. As far as SMIC's the stock unit is as efficient as the GReddy, but people switch to the Greddy due to it's additional strength for higher boost. The plastic Toyota ones have been known to split but not at the kind of boost most of us are running. I also know of one guy in Canada running a T88 on a stock side mount with WI. I am sure both the guys have done their homework. Cooler charge temps are a good thing & if they are more efficient than stock then brilliant.

Dude you are more than welcome. I am sure you guys can see the need for data before buying these things. Either may cost half the amount of a Stock one, but it could also be less efficient.

Chris/Dude, before you start selling these you really should publish temperature drops across the IC so these guys can get an idea of efficiency before parting with their hard earned cash. I know what the HKS R type can achieve which is darn impressive. I will also check a stock core, then if you both publish your findings we can compare.

Thought is was Kandy:p FCUK ME, I AM EVEN TELLING YOU YOUR JOB NOW:D :D Just coz you need two engines to get more power than me;)

arggghhh the horror Is it a Hammer production?

PLEASE don't fall for the Shiny Boyz "nice" tactics. They are secretly planning to put shiny bits under peoples bonnets & neons on unsuspecting tasteful cars. You have been warned.

I *think* the UK's also have a MAP for some purpose. I see AEM now sell a 3.5 bar MAP for around $120. May be the quickest option.

The J spec reads MAP whilst the UK-US reads MAF.