UK Carlos Sainz owner (Now with Pics)
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Gary ST165
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Hi Steve,
its like wife swapping on either side of the pond tonight
welcome buddy.
G.
its like wife swapping on either side of the pond tonight
welcome buddy.
G.
Gary ST165
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true :lol: i was of course referring to the flow of members to and from the DC.
theUNYTEDone
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any pics of your car steve? congrats on being an owner, and welcome.
theUNYTEDone
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dammit, i want a CS hood so bad...
which exhaust is that?
which exhaust is that?
theUNYTEDone
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GREAT! so you're satisfied with your SSAC downpipe? i must say...bang for buck, that's such a great mod...
To be honest I don't think it's that good.
The fitment was poor to say the least and although it looks good and is cheap I'd choose an Aussie Downpipe everytime.
At the time the XS was all I could afford.
Luckily it's on my car and doing ok so fingers crossed it stays that way.
The fitment was poor to say the least and although it looks good and is cheap I'd choose an Aussie Downpipe everytime.
At the time the XS was all I could afford.
Luckily it's on my car and doing ok so fingers crossed it stays that way.
Thanks Joe.
I see from your sig. that you have an aw11. 8)
I had an absolute mint condition Sherwood Toning (Green over Gold) two tone MR2 mk1 (aw11). 1986 mk1a. I was only it's 2nd owner. Prior to that I had a mk1b in Mica Blue which was also in fantastic condition.
Great little cars.
As for my Carlos Sainz I was lucky that the chap who advertised it used a picture that was a little discreet and he merely decribed it as a Ltd Edition.....so when I arrived to take a look at it and found it was a CS I just had to snap it up. So I did.
Black is my favourite colour for any car.....2nd has to be dark metallic blue....3rd has to be........
Steve
I see from your sig. that you have an aw11. 8)
I had an absolute mint condition Sherwood Toning (Green over Gold) two tone MR2 mk1 (aw11). 1986 mk1a. I was only it's 2nd owner. Prior to that I had a mk1b in Mica Blue which was also in fantastic condition.
Great little cars.
As for my Carlos Sainz I was lucky that the chap who advertised it used a picture that was a little discreet and he merely decribed it as a Ltd Edition.....so when I arrived to take a look at it and found it was a CS I just had to snap it up. So I did.
Black is my favourite colour for any car.....2nd has to be dark metallic blue....3rd has to be........
Steve
theUNYTEDone
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ah, the fitment issues seem to be relevant with every ssac dpipe..however, the performance gains were awesome....only issues for me were the dipstick tube (barely), taking out my oil filter (insall only, it's fine now), and the heat shield, but that's gone now anyway...it should hold up for ages, given you're running it with the bracket.
My dipstick tube wasn't really affected bit the level indicator dipstick had to be slightly bent so as to stop touching the downpipe. I have used a cable tie just to pull it away from the downpipe.
The oil filter has not been changed since I fitted the downpipe so will have to cross that bridge when I come to it.
The heatsheild touches the where the sensor goes into the downpipe. I will have to remove the heatsheild and trim around the edge so that it doesn't foul the edges any more.
I would not run a GT4 without a heatsheild...thats asking for trouble.
:shock:
The oil filter has not been changed since I fitted the downpipe so will have to cross that bridge when I come to it.
The heatsheild touches the where the sensor goes into the downpipe. I will have to remove the heatsheild and trim around the edge so that it doesn't foul the edges any more.
I would not run a GT4 without a heatsheild...thats asking for trouble.
:shock:
theUNYTEDone
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stevenb":10xffvd3 said:
why would you say that? there's quite a few of us here that aren't running them.
not12listen
New member
steven,
great looking CS. my fiancee and i purchased a 1988 GT-Four a few months back (black w/ white hood and sunroof). we have a source for the CS motor and transmission. it is missing the ALS though.
i've no doubt that we're still going to enjoy it tremendously.
btw - i have an 86 MR2 (aw11), and an 87 Corolla GTS (ae86). she has an 85 mr2 and an 88 SuperCharged mr2... our roommate has an 88 Supra (ma70).
needless to say, we're all huge toyota fans!
again, great looking CS, and i hope she treats you well.
great looking CS.
my fiancee and i purchased a 1988 GT-Four a few months back (black w/ white hood and sunroof). we have a source for the CS motor and transmission. it is missing the ALS though.i've no doubt that we're still going to enjoy it tremendously.
btw - i have an 86 MR2 (aw11), and an 87 Corolla GTS (ae86). she has an 85 mr2 and an 88 SuperCharged mr2... our roommate has an 88 Supra (ma70).
needless to say, we're all huge toyota fans!
again, great looking CS, and i hope she treats you well.