MrSinister81

Forgot to mention a few things,

• Braided break lines
• Cusco master break cylinder stopper
• Tomei cam gears
• Brand new tyres (did maybe 20kms on them, rear left has outer tread damage from guard scrubbing)
• Turbo rebuilt, no shaft play (Drove it onto the trailer after the rebuild, thats it).

Not sure about engine internals but it sounds like mild cams are installed. Although running on a factory computer it still has a lumpy idle. I'll put a video up on youtube if I can figure out how it's done.

Here's a photo of the engine going in 12 months ago.

Thanks for the input mate.

And sorry guys, I want to keep as much of the gear together so someone ends up with a nice package.

On a high note, made sure the battery wasn't flat and started it up today, sounds nice with only the front pipe fitted :-)

I haven't been a member of this forum very long but it's interesting to see what everyone has tried. I can divulge a few secrets here and there from a show'n'shine guru and some Nascar (don't laugh) pointers which I use quite a lot on Jap cars. So looks like this will be my first one.

You would never think of using this product on rims but it is another thing to test first (although I can't see how it could ever hurt a car). Mr Sheen, eats through rubber, tar, grease and everything you couldn't get off your rims with bug and tar remover or anything else I saw listed for you to try. Quicker and easier than cut'n'polish and it forms a protective layer so next cleaning session is also much easier just like you asked about.

Used that a lot on Nascars to remove rubber and tar from the paintwork after drafting/slip streaming for 50 odd laps. Shines up shadow chrome really nicely too ;-)

I use Mr Sheen on my rims every couple of months to get rid of tar build up from local road works .......will they ever end?

I did the Exec to EVO3 conversion. Had help with the welding but the rest I did myself. Took over a year to complete (with large gaps in between when it was on the road half done, not cool). It was a painful yet enjoyable experience. I'd never do it again myself but I would love to help someone else do it.

If you dont have the following resources/skills, don't do it:
*Minor mechanical background/friend with such skills
*Welding
*Auto electronics
*Minor fabrication
*'Local' engineer to make it all legal
*$5k - 7K (About what I spent on parts, tools, engineering etc)

I think a full conversion could be done in about 2 months allowing for time spent doing EPA testing, engineering checks and sourcing hard to find parts.

After all this work, I bought myself a GSR... My almost EVO 3 went better though :-( RIP

You know my wife would kill me if I bought more gear for my car but I really like the look of that damper......