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", but when the disc touches the flywheel....... KABOOOOOM ! immediately all the clutch is totally disengaged !"....

Yap... That's the main concept of a multi plate(disc) clutch, to make the disc grab the flywheel as quickly and as firmly(minimum slippage) as possible.
The quicker the disc catches the flywheel, the lesser the energy loss from the flywheel = more energy goes to the drive train.

Unlike a single plate clutch, there will always be some slippage of the disc with the flywheel.
This slippage would give some ease while the clutch is disengaging, so you won't feel that clunking or jerking motions.
However, some energy from the flywheel will be lost(due to slippage) in exchange for the comfort in clutch disengagement.

2 of my friends sold away their OS Giken twin plate clutch set after using it for only 1 week. They can't fully controlled and were tired of the heavy and fast total disengagement of the clutch.


"I will try to give it more preload then..."

Please come back and update when you have given the front bushing more preload ok??
Man... I wish I could be in Italy right now. I really want to check out what's going on with your GT-4.


Cheers,
+: Lar' :+

Hi Wolf_tm....

I had discussed your clutch problem with my mechanic friend.
He said that there is no problem with the clutch.
You had change the clutch fluid twice and there are no bubbles(I assumed) in the system.
Therefore, your clutch master cylinder is fine so your clutch pedal would still give precise engagement and disengagement motion.
His last opinion was maybe you are still new to engage and disengage the twin plate clutch and need more time sync the rhythm and timing with your gas pedal.

Since you mentioned the engine bushing support. I remembered my clunking and a strong hit problem, but a little different from yours.
The "clunking" occured during clutch disengagement only as well, but in both upshifting and downshifting the gear.
My "strong hit" was from the rear of the car. The culprits were the gear bushing support and the rear differential bushing support. They were both cracked up and torn.
This may not be the solution to your problem, but there is no harm checking your gear and rear diff bushing supports.


To answer your question... "did you have the same problems when it was new ?"
No... I did not this problem when I newly installed my GD.
The only problem that I had was launching my car on 1st gear in a traffic jam. It took me 1 whole day to sync my left foot with my right foot. Then I got my clutch pedal adjusted to my comfortable disengagement distant, after that every gear change was fun.


Cheers.
+: Lar' :+

Hi Wolf_tm...

How long have you been using your GD clutch??


Cheers,
+: Lar' :+

Hi Wolf_tm....

I see... I see... I think I understand what you are trying to say.

After reading... ", but when after that I even release the clutch pedal, I'm getting instant disengagement".
The first thing that pops up is your clutch pedal.

Ok... Try this, drive your car to 3rd gear@3000rpm and hold it then downshift to 2nd gear without releasing your gas pedal.
If your harsh clunk and strong hit on the car is gone then you can just adjust your clutch pedal to have a longer disengagement distant.

When you had your GD newly installed, did you have your clutch pedal adjusted for a longer disengagement distant as well??

When I had my GD newly installed, I had to adjust my clutch pedal a few times to get my comfortable disengagement distant to sync with my right foot.


Anyway, if my suggestion does not work....... . Well.. We've figure something out ok.


Cheers,
+: Lar' :+

Congrat !!

All that work in less than 24hrs?? You have a group of amazing friends.

Hi Wolf_tm....

I used to have the same problem as you... harsh disengagement and krrrrrr... krrrrrr....
2 things that you have to look....

1. Worn-out gear synchromeshes. Mine were worn-out pretty bad.
2. Gear lines. There are 2 gear lines, one for upshifting and one for downshifting. Please check both lines if they are still in good long-term working condition.

Please don't trust my answer just yet as I am not sitting right next to you while your gear problem occured.
I can be wrong. Try to get a 2nd or a 3rd opinion for confirmation ok.


Cheers,
+: Lar' :+

Thank you very much, drhossa....

Hi Fietsbel.... Check this one out...

Autometer NEXUS

I really like the SD Card Expansion feature... Very useful tool for self preliminary engine check-up....

Thank you so much, Fietsbel.... .

Hi Fietsbel, would you mind sharing the spoiler's "part number"??

Thanx...

Ahhh.. so you got the Micro-Fiber cloth already... Try it and see...

About the injectors.... it's 550cc... 10cc more than our injector.

The ST205 you saw in the Hyper REV is from INFINI(pg 45)....
The ST205 from Signal Auto has the same engine as ours.... .

.... and yes!! The INFINI's ST205 used the Caldina 3S-GTE Direct Coil engine.
You can see from the closed up pic that each cylinder has its own ignition coil... .

Cheers...

It's a nice vid, lagos.. . I like it.
Can you make a longer one next time... .

That's great!!!...
Have a niceee hoiliday, Mr_E.

Cheers...

Thanx a lot, shin...


But, I think my friends' and my 6gcs are still far fetch from frotou's 6gc.... . His Celi is very neat to every detail...

There must be HUGE HUGE.. efforts... patience... and perseverance take caring of every detail in frotou's Celi.

Cheers...

Thanx!! _rz_.... .

It's very little info, but this is the only link(with closer pics) I have... .
3s-gte direct coil

Just to add to the link...
=> Yes... The TMIC is different... and it's air-to-air not water-to-air.

=>The Throttle body is side-way(to the right)... A little wider throttle mouth as well.

=> Direct-Coil as is each cylinder has its own individual ignition coil... no more distributor cap... no more spark plug wires.... i.e. Less ignition energy power loss.

=> The Exhaust Manifold is totally different, you can't see it in the pic because of the heat shield.
It is actually a one whole molded piece with the turbo exhaust turbine housing.... I'm not sure if you can imagine the picture.
It's like the exhaust manifold+turbo exhaust turbine housing, but in one whole complete piece.
IMO, this is a very interesting Exhaust Manifold design.... . The exhaust from the engine can sweep straight to the turbo turbine very very quickly to spool up boost.

=> New Jettronic Injectors... .

=> 5 more horse power(260hp) than the 3rd gen 3s-gte(255hp).... .

The rest are the same.... engine block... engine head... valve size... 86mm piston... etc...

Cheers...

Sorry to hear about this... Wrong down pipe... then now ABS.... .

Take it easy, Mr_E.

For the Caldina Auto Trans with tiptronic function....
If you guys are interested in doing... you have to get all the parts right...

You have to get the Caldina's steering wheel as well for it to work... .

I don't know if this would be disencouragement....

I know that you guys can find a complete Caldina clip, but you cannot use the Caldina's AT in a FWD swap as it is a AWD trans.... You have to do the AWD conversion as well for everything to work... .

This would be the same example for 3S-GTE ST205 swap in FWD cars... MR2 MT has to be use here instead of the ST205 MT....

But hey... if any of you guys is really into the AWD conversion... then....
Grap everything that comes with the Caldina clip... don't forget to ask for the steering wheel as well... .
I'm not absolutely sure if the 7gc tiptronic steering wheel can be an alternative here... . If you have a really good wiring guy, this may work if he can trace all the right wires....

If you guys want to know anything more... please feel free to ask...

Cheers....

Hi 0Re0... . I've seen my car in your topic a while back ago too.

No.. We are not with the Celica Club Thailand... . and also no.. AUM_Celica is not in my group...

Nice meeting you too, 0Re0...

For the side fenders, my friend just use the stock fenders as the mold and the rest he just shaped them up by himself.... .

As for the Silver Celica with the Caldina swap... This Celica is actually one of the two Celicas which successfully did the AWD conversion...

The owner used everthing(engine... transmission... ECU... steering wheel) from the Caldina except the rear trunk... rear diff.. and center drive shaft which has to be taken from a ST205... .

It took him quite sometime to complete the AWD project. The car runs really fine... I will try to take some pics of the tiptronic steering wheel and the interior of this Celica.... and if I can drag him to a garage with me, I will take some underneath the car pics for you guys as well....

There are some garages who specialize in doing all the wiring work for swapped engine cars here. The wiring guy has almost all the wiring diagrams for Japanese engines. It can be a 2JZ... RB.. SR.. 4A... 3S... B16.. B18... H22... CA32... etc...
The garage can do all the wiring for virtually any engine... .

There are only 8 members in our Celica-Hyper Club.... It's a tiny club...
We have gathered together for about a year and a half ago... . We have no club leader. Everyone is equal in leading the club as everyone has his own specialty and knowledge... .

I really love my Celica-Hyper Club members.
Each member has his own unique characteristic and stand-point of view. I really like to discuss or argue with someone who sees a different view from me... .
I don't like to talk to or discuss with people who would support or follow my idea all the time... Its not constructive and very boring...
This is why I love 6gc.net and its members a lot too... .

Anyway.. enough talking.. and thank you everyone for clicking in...

Cheers....

[quote=Magic,Dec 15, 2004 - 8:57 PM]
I will make a research about digital cameras and i ll let you know.
Dont worry about the quality its fine for me.

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Thank you so much, Mike...



[quote=Digndoug,Dec 15, 2004 - 7:48 PM]
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AH hahaha, didnt even notice that. Speaking of Hello kitty on cars, theres an hot asian girl at my college, that has bout 30 lil model cat things on her dash, 6 pillows on her back seat and like sikers all over her car.. its freaking nuttts...

But those are def some hott cars.
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If her car is already like that... then I bet it will be a "Super Super Freaking Nutts" if you get to see her room!!!

Anyway... I'm a Hello Kitty fan myself as well... hee.. heee...
This is my Kitty Air Spinner.... .


This is my Kitty seat belt restrainer...


... and this my little "Kitty in the Basket" perfume.... .

This is another of my member's ride...
It's a 5gc ST184 with Caldina's 3S-GTE DirectCoil engine swap as well....




.... and this is his engine...

Thanx a lot for your comments guys...
I am using a 2 year old Minolta first version DiMAGE X and I think it's quiting on me.... .

I think it's good time get a new digi cam for my new year present...

I don't really know a lot about digi cam....
There are so many brands and an endless choices of models to choose from...

Can anyone recommend me a good & easy to use compact digi cam ??

I will update the pics again when we have a "brighter" meeting... .

Cheers... .