Matt Harwood

That was changing from JDM cams, to UK spec on the 2JZ. So, looking at the 1JZ cam durations, you may get another couple of HP as the exhaust cam is also different.

About 5 hp gain across the top of the rev range and peak power coming in about 400 rpm later. We tried it years ago.

Yep, I'm still around! - Tried Mars, didn't like it... Too red! Syed, I don't get too involved with alarms anymore, but I still have access to getting them. I'd be happy to do it for you.

You will need a complete new alarm system fitted. There isn't really anything worth using from the old alarm. All the original Scorpions were dealer fitted, not factory fitted, and I have seen some really bad installations. - That's not to say they all were, but definately some are less than favourable. Modern alarms are far more reliable, just make sure you choose a good installer that can tell the difference between immobilising the car, and immobilising the dashboard!

There is no factory immobiliser on a Supra, so nothing has been bypassed there. There are a lot of plugs down in the drivers footwell. Some of these could easily be disturbed whilst installing an alarm. It is possible that you have a plug that is maybe just connecting... Make sure the battery terminals are good, and that all fuses are securely in place

Without checking the car over it's very difficult to say what the problem is. What I can say, is that it won't be the alarm. The alarm doesn't have the ability to turn off the interior lights and totally kill the car. You're losing a main power supply somewhere...

Whilst I agree that it does alter the timing, I've never really found it enough of an issue to worry about. Mine is self mapped, and being honest, I seem to play around with 'fine tuning' it all the time, but only because I have the E01 linked to it. I've attached a dyno plot fron 5 years ago. It's still running on basically the same map... My biggest irritation is the sequential changeover point. You can see the dip on the plot. If I hit that at a medium throttle, it will run very rich and you can feel the engine bogging.

The blue will allow you to increase and decrease fuelling by altering the air flow map, and you can add addition fuel on a separate map. You can also advance and retard ignition timing in the same way as the ultimate. I'm still runnig a blue on mine, and it does the job alright. To me, there's not enough difference to warranty paying out an extra £400 or so to change. I'd rather pay a bit more and get a propper standalone. Sure the Ultimate can do more, but from experience, not many people use those features. I'm running 800cc injectors and yes, I've started to run out of scope, but I'm 99% sure that the Ultimate is the same if you rely on air flow adjustments alone.

Small hands, WD40 and a reasonable resistance to pain Other than that, you should be fine!

OMG! - I've just printed that out... 41 pages! I'll have a read of that to see if I can understand it!!!

My Mum had £40,000 worth of Barclays shares at the start of the year... They were worth £26,000 last month...

On the first page would be nice !!! I know. And I have to drive them too. What a total bummer! V8 Hemi's, V10 Vipers, mmm Challenger So is this something that we would need to do or the web designers? Does it have something to do with our front page not having much info on it?

Firstly, my knowledge of web designing could be written on the back of a postage stamp with a marker pen, so I'm guessing that what I'm about to ask for should be directed at the web designer... Take a look at our company website. On the whole we're fairly happy with it, although always open to suggestions. www.newport-imports.com What is not so great, in fact, what is really quite crap, is if you try to search for things like 'Mustang', 'Challenger', 'Dodge', 'Ram, 'F150' and so on, most of our competitors are on the first pages, if not right at the top. The only words I used that actually brought up our website were 'American Imports'. How / What do we need to do, or what can you offer, to help get us improve this? The top would be nice!

I think you'll find that's the US spec.

I believe it was Jason Moola (sp?) - Jason M Doesn't look like he comes on here very often any more though Jason M

I'm not sure if this has been posted already, but it looks a bit worrying! I got this sent to me via a Road Angel email... Average speed cameras to get a wider reach Speed cameras which can track drivers for up to 30 miles are to be deployed on roads next year. The device is to stop motorists dodging tickets by braking suddenly before a camera and speeding up immediately afterwards. The cameras will work together in a network, and can be positioned more than 15 miles apart, automatically reading number plates and transmiting data instantly to a penalty processing centre. Existing average-speed cameras can only cover a maximum of six miles, and are costly and difficult to set up as they have to be connected directly by a cable. Trials of the new cameras have been concluded successfully in London and a second set of trials are set to finish in Northern Ireland. The Home Office is expected to approve the technology by the end of January and the first fines are likely to be issued next summer. Transport minister Jim Fitzpatrick told a road safety conference on Wednesday that the latest cameras would be key in reducing road casualties. He said: "When the Home Office approves the equipment, I think there will be great interest among the safety-camera partnerships. They will give a more sophisticated edge to cameras than the blunt instrument we have at the moment." He added: "Trials have shown very good results. Wherever there are average speed camera signs, traffic moves at a uniform speed and crashes reduce." On the M1 the number of casualties halved after average-speed cameras were introduced on a contraflow between junctions 6a and 10.

I did one a little while ago. My 'course' involved about 3 hours of admitting you were a speeder and discussing the reasons why people speed and the consequences of speeding. Then we had a little audience participation type test in small groups to see how many dangers we could spot in various pictures. In the afternoon, we then had to go out in pairs with an advanced driving instructor. For 15 minutes both me and my co-speeder had to drive 'normally', then we stopped and the instructor told us how terrible we both were. He then took the wheel and showed us his version of good driving... After that, we both had another half an hour of monitored/criticised driving, finally resulting in a written appraisal for us to take home pointing out our good and bad points. The thing that utterly amazed me, was that the driving instructor was trying to teach us how not to slow down! - Driving within the speed limits but watching ahead, and no to slow down for roundabouts or clearly visible junctions. If I'm completely honest, I was a bit shocked... It was almost like racing... Slowly! Anyway, it was worth paying an extra £40 to keep a clean license. And you get to keep a nice silver pen

Normal shrink wrap isn't bad, but as you say, can keep moisture in if it's not perfectly sealed. However, you can get self adhesive shrink wrap that has a layer of glue inside that melts as it shrinks. To be fair, either amalgamating tape or adhesive shrink wrap would be ideal for outside use.

Self amalgamating tape is quite odd to use. It's not sticky. When you come to putting the tape on, don't cut off a long length. 2" should be more than enough. Do the first wrap holding the starting point in place and stretch the tape as you wrap it keeping it tight all the way. a 2" strip will soon become 6"! Over time, the tape moulds itself and becomes one waterproof rubberish blob. It's good stuff to have around for any outdoor connections including engine bay, domestic, aerial connections etc.

Motorbike mode was probably 6 volts, that would explain the dim lights. I would suggest it was a one off issue. I doubt there is anything wrong with the charger As you are extending the cable, I would suggest 5a cable really. The best type of joint would be a soldered joint and wrapped in self amalgamating tape. The tape is the important part because normal insulation tape will hold moisture and cause the joint to corrode and breakdown.

Hmmm. OK that rules out the old Scorpion sticky relay issue then... Did you have a very flat battery when you first put the XS charger on? - A sudden voltage spike may have confused the Toad unit into holding on the indicators. I can't think of any reason other than that, that any type of charger would make indicator relays hold on. Try it again, just out of interest

Do you still have the original Scorpion alarm on your car Michael?

It certainly is Do I know you?

All Mustangs are LHD. There are a few RHD hacked/converted ones about but I wouldn't touch them with somebody elses barge pole! - LHD doesn't take much getting used to. All 2005 onwards V8 Mustangs, (except the Shelby) are 4.6 litre v8's producing 300 bhp. 0-60 is 5.5 seconds with a top speed of 147. The top speed isn't great because they're very overgeared to return a reasonable fuel economy. 70mph @ 2000 rpm. Average fuel economy would be around 20 mpg, although I find it easy to get an average of 25. I've managed 32 on a motorway journey recently! As far as reliability goes, they are very good. They've come top in the US JD power survey for 3 years running, and we very rarely get any warranty claims on them. Spec wise, if you get a Premium Mustang, it'll have leather seats, 6 disk in dash mp3 player, a/c, cruise control, etc. The used car market with big engined cars is doing about as well as the housing market!

Suprising how many cars use that gearbox. Or a version of it!