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Hello, looking at a couple of the bluetooth dongles and apps. What are the better ones to get? I did look at a scan gauge but I don't want to spend that much to check a few things. Do most of them come with their own android apps or are there better combinations found on play store? Cheers. 

Fuck, I've got so many of those.. 

I've got two cigwelds, 220 amp mig and 140 amp mma/tig inverter.. Have had no probs with either, both will weld up to 6mm. I bought the mig about 6 months before they brought out the multi process replacement.. In typical fashion.. 

5 hours ago, EpochNZ said:

Should have grabbed the green meanie off @- i5oogt - when you had the chance...

Been there, had two.. 

18 hours ago, 63Ragtop said:

Fuck I love eb civics.. 

13 hours ago, RUNAMUCK said:

I've often wondered if you could use Kaowool instead of fiberglass in a muffler.k

Kao doesn't really like moisture, kinda collapses like candy floss. 

14 hours ago, RUNAMUCK said:

You know that a good straight through muffler makes more power than a straight bit of pipe? 

Because the perforated inside has less surface area than a straight bit of pipe, so theres less drag on the gas.

So really we should be running one 3" hotdog all the way from the manifold? 

Just 91, trying to save money hah, after doing multiple trips to chch and back there seems to be zero difference in economy between 91, 95 and 100.. 

They redesigned the whole air box for the later 1gr's also the exhaust manifold is different with a different location for the o2 sensors. When I finally get the cai I'll do a bunch of testing to see what the gains(if any) are. 

Managed to drop it to 9.3/100 really working the downhill coasts and engine braking. She's hard work trying to sip fuel, find myself unwilling to smash the pedal for fear of increasing the literage. Bring on the drop in fuel prices so I can drive normally (probably won't). 

Edit* actually managed to get it down to 9.2 on the dash, 10.48 in the real world. 

11 hours ago, Roman said:

Hot air isnt a bad thing for fuel economy.

Apparently for the 1gr it is.. The whole air filter setup is pretty whack. Just waiting on a reply from a Toyota parts place in cali then I can hopefully bring in the trd cold air box.. And cut consumption by 2l/100. I'm somewhat skeptical.. 

13 hours ago, ajg193 said:

Probably have to keep the cats hot.

A lot of the stuff they do doesn't make sense at first glance but Toyota knows what it is doing and everything is done for a pretty good reason

You would think so, but then the placement of the air filter and subsequent replacement in later models suggests otherwise. Also how come the 2gr gets much better economy for more hp in a heavier vehicle.. 

Exactly.. Maybe it's something to do with being a truck engine and trying to keep the engine in its torque band.. 1500rpm its already at 85% of peak. 

OK, so now that I own a gas guzzling 1gr-fe 4.0 v6 in a time of rediculous prices, I've really taken to babying it around trying to increase the fuel economy, best I can manage for a tank around the bay (mix of low hills, 50, 80 and 100km) is 9.4l/100 on the trip computer which in the real world is about 10.5-10.8. I do know that they over fuel these engines but also the factory air filter is very restrictive and sits right on top of the motor suffering heat soak which causes a lot of the over fueling issues. But one thing that annoys the shit out of me is going over the takaka and coasting downhill in gear it'll still use between 4 and 6l/100, unless the revs are over 1700ish. I've also noticed that at idle it'll sit at 650rpm but if your moving at any speed the revs double even if your in neutral. So if you cost in neutral at about 80km it uses 3-5 l/100. 

My plan is to buy a trd cai out of the states which apparently will take on average 2l from the above results whilst giving me an extra 20+rwkw. At 1k delivered I need to do 15000k before I'll see the holes in my pocket close up. It's also had a stage 1 ecu flash. I wonder why the engine is tuned to use fuel coasting in gear and if that's something they could tune out. 

Lack of headroom? How tall are you? I'm 6'5 and have no headroom issues in ours. 

*sigh.. Totp fail. 

1 hour ago, johnny.race said:

Mate, I've never had anything to do with fitting a Truetrac into Hilux housing. I'd expect it to be bolt in with nothing special though. If I was doing it, I'd spend an extra $50 and go with the solid pinion spacer too. Even the good/tight OEM Hilux ones you come across are no match for good aftermarket offerings when it comes to lock up. They do remain popular though. I'm selling that 3.58 LSD on TM at the moment. It actually sold today - get paid for/uplifted tomorrow. Late model 3 point something :1 LSD's are always worth reasonable money. A grand for a good one is a good deal. They can go for alot more. 

Hah that was you selling it.. Damnit. If id known I would have bought it. Should have posted here earlier, I actually asked you a question about it on the auction before this. 

@johnny.race what's the deal with the truetrac lsd's into a 2006 hilux rwd drive diff. Are they a straight bolt in? (with preloading of course) are there any other things needed parts wise? Sick of spinning one wheel all the time, there's a hilux 3.58 lsd on the tard for $1100 but for the price I thought I might as well get a better option. 

3 hours ago, sheepers said:

This was the house we were trying to buy, 

 

 

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/property/residential/lifestyle-property/auckland/papakura/ardmore/listing/3601740942

Jesus.. Sopranos spec, you'll need to buy a suburban. 

Does your have the lumbar support feature? Think it's a lever on the lefthand side.. 

On 22/05/2022 at 10:20, sheepers said:

toyotas run super rich from factory, its just the way they are. there is many fuel savings to be had by taking out fuel from the map, and more speeds, but mostly fuel.

example, my 1JZ was running a factory computer when i first built it, i pushed 15PSI through it - stock setting is 9, and put an Apexi neo into the system. we took out 16% from the whole fuel map to get the AFRs into the 12s. 

Why do they do this? They do the same thing on the 1gr but not only that, when the computer senses any issue with air inlet temp it over fuels and pulls timing out to ensure engine safety, but it just makes it a slow thirsty pig with a bad rep.. Especially when towing. 

Lefthand grill looks like a 121, could be persuaded to take it off your hands.. 

The foam would have been made in Wellington at a family friend's factory.. 

Ah yeah.. I offered to buy that, had a 265 hemi in it.. But his brother who was on his death bed in hospital was still gonna do something with it.. 

3 hours ago, NickJ said:

"low kms"?

 

Factory condition m9.. 

Pretty much every surf I've ever seen has sagged on the drivers seat, even low km ones. Must use inferior foam.. 

They can crack and still do thousands of kms without showing any symptoms, or, do hundreds of thousands and never crack, or, do fuck all and crack.. 1kz lyfe

Here's a tip from one surf owner to another... Make sure your cooling system is in tip top shape..