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I have read somewhere that piggyback ecus dont do much on the 1uz-fe. I am using the front cut from a 90 celsior and would like to raise the rev limiter and defeat the speed restriction. Is this possible? Has anyone had any experience with them? I would assume that being a 90 model it was before...

You would need to change the loom and possibly quite a few sensors, easier to sell yours and to buy another car. The mines ecus are also tuned for a sports exhaust as well as raising the rev limit and defeating the speed limiter (if fitted) Finding an Ecu for a 90 model is hard and they demand...

Car is still at the engineers, there is a problem with clearance of the steering box so the decision was made to go with a commodore rack conversion. This gives heaps more room and allows for a proper exhaust to be made. Not to mention cheaper repairs. The only downside is the time and costs of...

Just an update was going to use merc dash but.... I was pulling apart the top of the motor to replace stem seals, rocker gaskets and do the timing belt when i lost my 12mm socket in the V. Went to autobarn to buy a telescopic magnet. (Someone borrowed mine and never returned it) And i saw the...

As far as i know they are the same size. There is an issue with clearance of the steering box. My car is currently at the engineers (same ones doing the cert.) to have the engine fitted in the bay and new mounts welded up. The trans tunnel on the w124 and im assuming the 107 is big enough and...

The LS400 wiring manual is 256 pages and very comprehensive. They can be found at auto bookshops and on ebay. It has the circuits seperated and all the wires on the page coloured. Heaps easier.

Dash conversion is easy, the benz cluster comes apart so different bits can be replaced. The speedo will be removed and im getting a custom electric one made. The engineer who is doing the cert for car was going to make adapters etc but now im getting him to mount the engine. Pieces will be...

Still coming along slowly. Had ordered timing belt, water pump etc. which have arrived. Then i read about the phenolic gaskets so ordered a couple of those as well. Found that the mercedes engine mounts fit up to the lexus engine mount arms, was overjoyed untill i fitted the engine to find that...

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Its the compression of the air itself that heats up not heatsoak from the turbo, its a physics thing. Have looked briefly at the alternative fuels section lots of good info in there regarding lpg.

Car was an s4 with gembella kit the work was done by peter niven performance, south of sydney. As soon as i get time i'll scan the article and post it to rapidshare. featured in Zoom no. 94

At 6psi the turbo and engine will be working at peak efficiency and economy will improve slightly over N/A After this the compressed air begins to become super heated and efficiency suffers, power keeps increasing but more fuel required at a higher rate. Saab use the turbo in some of their...

Very nice, its great to see that you wait and do things properly instead of cutting corners (and costs). Good Luck!

I am sticking with the mercedes dash, it will look like a merc inside but the mercedes wiring is done in 1 piece and its just as easy to wire in the toyota parts with working diagostics as it is to keep the merc stuff. The only problem is the space the toyota heating and A/C takes up. I want to...

New Zealander (Born in wellington) Living in Melbourne Australia.

Finally got the engine out. :wiggle: In Australia, we never got the 500e or 400e the biggest engine option was the 3lt 6. So im hanging to get this thing on the road and cruise in style.

Starting to remove wiring and computer modules. Late model soft leather interior. Who knew that a merc e class interior would fit into a toyota corolla?

Starting to pull apart the interior Dead 4cyl going going gone. (good riddance)

The car, complete with blown 4cyl. in my parents garage. (thanks guys) Picking up the lexus ls400 (celsior) front cut

55 was a redesign not an all new engine. The entire design of the 1uz-fe and the way things work inside it was new. Yes they are more complicated to work and the next new design of it without camshafts will be even harder to work on. It is an unforunate fact of life but car companies make more...