Tryin a ting wit the BJ

villain · Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 7:24 pm Post subject:

they put it on good?...flex joint on properly?
i wouldnt know if i getting any hisssing cause my k&n does suck noisy... Twisted Evil

red bwoy · Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 7:51 pm Post subject:

Strugglerzinc · Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 7:53 pm Post subject: Painting the headlight inserts

Decide to paint the headlights. Seems to give a more aggressive look than the standard silver finisher. The writeup available on some protege sites and it is actually as simple as it is shown.. The aftermarket pair of headlights that just have the black finisher is around $2600TT Shocked

Fortunately a padnah has two BJ headlights put dong so i borrowed them to use in the interim.
This dont look like no 2 hour job with baking, sanding and painting....

Bumper came off easy enuf 4 clips and 7 bolts per side..

Headlights have 3 bolts each.

After removing all the rubber parts, 2 screws holding the lens and the bulb, its in the oven to melt the glue.

The wife was a bit skeptical.. more about her oven than the headlights

After 15min at bout 200F, undo clips

Pull the lens off the housing

There's 2 small screws holding the insert/finisher to the plastic lens.

Remove these and pull the finisher out and there you go...

Will sand and do a first coat paint tomorrow..

ghostbusters · Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 8:05 pm Post subject:

yeah, flex joint and everything there,,,,welded good, ..strugglerzinc update on dat light thing, looks interestin, d wife was surprised that u use d stove or that u use it to bake a light?

Strugglerzinc · Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 8:25 pm Post subject:

I quote... "don't let nutten catch fire in my oven else you buyin a new one" Neutral

mazdamig · Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:24 pm Post subject:

that man bake a BJ light how it taste. Good too see ppl doing mods for themselves Mr. Green

cinco · Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:32 pm Post subject:

nice move there stugglerz it real easy to do
and looks 100% better

ghostbusters · Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:51 pm Post subject:

so, nobody get the hissing kinda sound?...i will epoxy up d egr line tomorrow and c if that help, car pulling nice though, after 80kph it runnin like hell to 120, and by then i at some blasted corner, y d flick it does have so much traffic after u mod ur car boy?

TurboDrive · Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 11:24 pm Post subject:

Sounds like something either escaping or being sucked in somewhere. Put the car in park and have someone rev it for you. Then you might be able to determine where the hissing sound coming from.

TurboDrive · Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 6:29 am Post subject:

Right. I just found out that the 1zz-fe MAF new from toyota is $1866 + VAT. Not bad for a new MAF. Try pricing one from SS. Crying or Very sad

villain · Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 7:34 am Post subject:

you ask about the celica own?price? cause i try my mommy own and i find mine better Mr. Green

and mine working better on her car... Evil or Very Mad

so is to try the celica own now...

well yeah it go pull good from 80 -120 cause the extractors change your power band...and unless you making a highway run...on the road we driving between 80 and 140(160 for others.. Mr. Green

) so that is where the power is useful to us...
if it was the 4-1 your power band would shift to top end...highway run...

i had dynoed my b14 when i put in extractors and compared it to another car...same engine that didnt...and it showed that we briefly started out together and i just jumped away...plus my torque curve was smooth..while his was jerky and fluctuating...

ghostbusters · Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 9:05 am Post subject:

yup d car runnin nice, it not making d soundwhen d car just idling, and i check it out, i kinda sound like it coming from by d intake manifold,,will epoxy up the weld d guy put later and see if that help, if not then hopefully when i put my 2 inch exhaust pipes and a nice straight through that will sort it out,,, villain, you had exhaust work done? about how much a good 2" will cost so, and recommend somebody na

TurboDrive · Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 11:49 am Post subject:

Check Imraj or specialist muffler in St. Madeline

villain · Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 12:50 pm Post subject:

yup....

ghostbusters · Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 5:20 pm Post subject:

where Imraj from?...will be checking both next week tuesday..thanks

ghostbusters · Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 5:22 pm Post subject:

i will buy that maf from ebay or somn yes

Strugglerzinc · Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 6:33 pm Post subject:

ghostbusters,
do the CAI first then see if you gettin the hesitation before you get the Celica MAF. I plan to do mine with 2.25 - 2.5 stainless piping. Dont think i should have MAF issues with that size pipe.

Strugglerzinc · Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 6:49 pm Post subject:

anyone using the oil filter from the V6 engine? whats the number? i'd like to use the bigger filter... better filtration, flow and all that.

Goin to change oil tomorro at bout 7000km. Got me some Royal Purple 10W30.

ghostbusters · Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:19 pm Post subject:

yup, i lookin for somebody to make d cai for me, i check qwkwhip, d fella say he could make it, allyuh have any experience wit them or what? or somebody gimme a address to check to get one made na?..royal purple's da real blood dread...good stuff