zorruno, The Link ECU, I believe, pulls back the timing after knock is detected, and in the zone it occurs, and that retard is not restored until the car has been stopped, and turned off, and restarted. (correct Fletch, Jeff?). I image the knock sensor in the standard ecu works similarly. Gary On Fr...

Hi Dave, Looking at the graphs the 18 deg one offers more torque, but slightly less top end power than the 14 deg one. Only with the free flow exhaust did the 18 deg one offer both more power and torque. We're talking about a modest increase in comparison to what is possible with super and turbo cha...

Wouldn't last long in Baghdad would he? On Fri, 19 Sep 2003 17:04:12 +1200, MC wrote: Hi All just thought i'd let those know, who live on the North Shore and maybe other parts of Auckland, the speed camera van is often parked between Onewa and Northcote off ramps (North Bound) on odd days over the l...

Yes, I have dyno graphs showing the effects of going to 14 then 18 degrees, and then adding a free flowing exhaust. I can email to anyone who might be interested... On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 19:04:50 +1200, zorruno wrote: In the earlier models, adding higher octane fuel can definately make a difference - ...

Check this... http://www.mx5mania.com.au/ext erior.htm On Tue, 2 Sep 2003 22:10:08 +1200, Eric & Ann West wrote: Having cast around for a luggage carrier, and found that they are not available any more, even Ross has not got any, I have found someone who may be interested in making them in Stainless...

Check this... http://www.mx5mania.com.au/ext erior.htm On Tue, 2 Sep 2003 22:10:08 +1200, Eric & Ann West wrote: Having cast around for a luggage carrier, and found that they are not available any more, even Ross has not got any, I have found someone who may be interested in making them in Stainless...

Yep, of course... but Lou works for the distributor, so although he was being helpful to you he pointed you to one of their resellers and made a sale... This is different to Lou saying "I have a such and such alarm, and am really happy with it, and I got it installed by so and so and they were reall...

Lou this is verging on sales... which I thought the list forbade. Information is great, but active selling is not. I know there is another list member who is a representative for Dynatron and he is cautious about being too obvious in his information... and avoids selling on the list... On Fri, 29 Au...

I recently went through the tyre exercise and bought Goodyear F1 GSD3 tyres in 195/50/15. They were around $200 each. I have only been able to put 300k on them so far as I have had hand surgery and driving the MX5 is currently out... but so far they seem pretty good. Compared to the Toyo T1 Plus tha...

It seems that both the Stewart system, and that offered by MX-5 Mania in Sydney, are based on this article. I exchanged emails with Simone at MX-5 Mania and she tells me they use the Simota filter that this article refers to. She sent me some bigger pictures if anyone is interested... Gary On Thu, 2...

Thats interesting. I have a set of his extractors on my 1.6, and there was no mention of this problem when I bought that... I wonder where the variation is? On Tue, 26 Aug 2003 09:25:42 +1200, David Moughtin wrote: I spoke to Mr Stewart and he quoted me Aus$300. Freight will be added to that. He sai...

Hey thanks Chic, Simone is one of my customers... I'll find out more and maybe a product swap is in order... On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 19:04:00 +1200, Chic & Morven wrote: There's a similar looking system on www.mx5mania.com.au for 253.443 NZD -- Chic & Morven, us@lynchz.com on 08/25/2003 On Mon, 25 Aug 2...

Colin has one of the earlier ones. I am attracted to the newer style as in that pic. How much are they asking? Gary On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 16:51:09 +1200, David Moughtin wrote: I am currently thinking very seriously about investing in a Loch Stewart cold air box, as seen at http://www.miata.net.au/loch...

They need to be encouraged now to seek approval for a smaller style to suit cars such as ours, and some of the exotica that need them... On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 17:20:45 +1200, Mike Pearson - WYSIWYG Ltd wrote: Hi, I got a newsletter from Personalised Plates today, they are offering Euro plate style as ...

They're not that much, maybe $100 from memory. If you're in there doing cambelt etc as part of the rebuild I'd replace the water pump as well. That way you'll be able to know you can leave it all alone for the next 100,000k or so! On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 18:22:33 +1200, mikkels@ihug.co.nz wrote: Can you...

A latecomer to this discussion has me tempted... the Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD-3
is looking like a very good tyre that is price competitive with the
Bridgestone Grid IIIs...

I asked this question a couple of years ago with no local result. I was going to buy a set of Kosei Racing from the US and Ocean freight them, in the event a local performance shop spotted a set in a Japanese wheel clearance list they get and I had them import those. If there are a few of you wantin...

Hi Jeff, Have you tried the Kumho Ecsta you mention? Colin is running Kumhos, although his may be different to the MX. Looking at their site the two possibilities seem to be Ecsta 712, and the Ecsta MX. The charts show the 712 having much better wet grip than the MX... Colin, any comments on the cur...

Thanks Chic, My accident was on Toyo T1 Plus... serious loss of grip on a damp surface, so I'm a little reluctant to go there again, even on the newer T1S, but I know they are highly regarded, particularly in the USA. Gary On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 00:15:33 +1200, Chic & Morven wrote: Looking back over th...

Plod says...

http://www.police.govt.nz/service/road/ ... ts_faq.php

Actually its not me in that, it was passed to me by a friend, I think the actual person involved is mentioned towards the end of it. It was publicly posted, so I'm sure can be passed on. On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 15:01:46 +1200, Franchise New Zealand magazine & website wrote: Thanks Gary - mind if I share...

FY Entertainment... FArQ | Jul 23, 2003 17:06 I don't normally like to use a forum like this to bitch about personal issues, fines, tax, Baycorp and the like. However on professional medical advice, today I'm making an exception. For the first time in my (apparently sheltered) life, I feel completel...

A quick survey if you all don't mind... I need tyres as 1 of my 4 has an unrepairable nail hole, and they're all close to worn out anyway... Looking back over the past 2 years the favoured options seem to be Bridgestone Grid III and Yoko 539. Lou has a very nice looking Michelin, although probably t...

I have submitted a suggestion to Personalised Plates that they seek approval for a motorbike sized car plate that they could offer to all of those who own cars that would benefit from the smaller size. I figured that as they had successfully had a Euro format plate approved as an alternative they mi...

Hi Martin, Is it the same size as a standard plate, or smaller? Gary \ On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 10:00:52 +1200, Martin Harms wrote: I read that only a day or two ago in this forum. I am not advocating driving without a front licence plate or with a homemade collection of Letraset letters and numbers. If ...