Imported from Japan to Finland by a little company. It\'s a -90 model T2, supposed to be an "full spec Drifter", with a lots of modifications...
Well, i want to know, is there some thing i should know about these kind of imports? Like what fuel to use, are Jdm ecu\'s similar to european, etc...?
I hope you can understand my "english"... ;)
Thanks... :)
Not sure how they rate the fuel in your country but Japanese cars are mapped for their fuel which is 101RON.
Your english is better than mine! ;)
You may want to get the engine Compression tested (just to see what sort of Condition its in)
Possable Remap as Ricco pointed out the Car will be set up for higher Octaine Fuel so get it checked before you open it up.
A good service won\'t go a miss
And Be carfull with the Japaniess Tyres they tend to be Harder and made for Warmer Temps so wet weather driving when its cool is Fun.
well, we have 95 octane and 98 octane, but dont know what "ron" means... :)
and yes, we will check engine compression first. but i have planned full engine rebuilt...
i think that this car`s engine is stock, but haves pretty big boost pressure. so i want to do a little porting ;) and lower the boost... for be safe... :(
and i dont understand how you can drive your rotaries with higher than 0:8 bar boost??!! :)
R O N = Research Octane Number (in the UK )
M O N = Motor Octane Number
and the US runs an average of the two values think its CLC (not sure what that stands for ... also heard it referred to as Road Octane Number)
The Motor octane value for a fuel is usually higher than the RON value as the tests are done under less arduous conditions (lower rpm, compression advance etc.)
thats as best I can remember anyway !
hmm... okey... :)
well, thanks anyway... :)
i did\'t understand anything... ;)
Basicially if you where to use a lower grade fuel compared to what the car is supposed to have then you can damage the engine.
So if you put 95RON fuel into a car that should have 101RON fuel then you can potentially cause damage.
Use the 98 stuff and some people may also advise you to use some kind of octane booster.
The best way to be sure is to get a re-mappable ECU and have the car specifically set up for the fuel you want to use. Most people prefer to use an Apexi PFC for their replacement ECU.
thanks...
i think that ecu have to be remap anyway...
hello,
i had a series 4 turbo, a jap import, i used 91 octane 96 octane and 98 octane on it standard, no mods, between the 91 and 96 didnt feel a difference but the 98 made the car feel smoother not a huge difference in power but smoother
i then modified it with 4 extra 550cc to4 compressor external wastegate bosch fuel pump and rising rate adjustable regulator 3 inch exhaust into twin 2 1/2 inch, and used the same fuel as above and had no problems :)
if you have a bigger turbo than standard and are running more than 12 psi use ngk bur9eq and 7eq plugs minimum, or if the car came with race plugs keep using those :)
if you fit a big exhaust and intake system it would need a fuel cut defender or chipped computer, but becareful of chipped computer as it usually takes out rev limiter, and also does fuel cut and remaps the fuel only
buy the way, series 4 turbo have N318 or N374 for the first part of the computer they corrospond to the different injectors high and low impedence so if you get a chipped one make sure its the same part number :)
hope it helps :)
later
glen