After getting more and more excited about the ep82 arriving soon i've gone and ordered one of those HyperRev books from http://www.funkystyling.com.

At the time i didn't realise they were all written in Japanese, i looked on the official site of the books and read the following quote which put me at ease, "Although HyperRev is produced only in Japanese, most brands and product specifications can be read and understood in English. Needless to say, the full color pictures speak for themselves". This is no problem really as i'm looking at starting to learn Japanese anyway, it will just be a good source of inspiration for me when tuning my ep82.

Ok now knowing that my GT will be soon on its way its time to buy some parts from http://japanparts.com.

After reading through various articles on many websites i have concluded that the HKS SSQV BOV has the best sound and performance. The best site for information on most products for the 4E-FTE is http://hardcore.ep91.com, this site has loads of useful information and trial and error reports on various product and basic info on what they do and pro's and con's for different tuning products.

The kit that i bought comes with a kitting git for the 4E-FTE and for £160 its a real bargain. Another item i bought is an Apexi Power Intake. After having one of these on my old 4E-FE the differance was amazing when i fitted it, especially in winter time.

Success, i officially own a Starlet GT Turbo now. The bid was successful and the GT is now mine. Hopefully all the details will be sorted by next week and it will be on its way over on a ship from Japan within the next 8-10 weeks. It feels good to own a turbo car now just a case of waiting from now on. You know what they say "patience is a virtue".

Here we go then, i've been looking at the Japanese auctions for a few weeks now waiting for the right ep82 to come along, its been a while but i think this is the one. From what i can see its totally standard except the aftermarket alloys which are no problem.













From here hopefully i will win this car in the auctions after getting the auction sheet translated into English and it has a good history of service and no accidents. Fingers crossed then i can start buying all the early stage parts when i know its mine. Hopefully after winning the car in the auction it will be here within 8-10 weeks so time for a pint of Guiness i guess.

Well i went down to Santa Pod at the weekend 13/05/06 and it was awesome. Met a few EP82 owners in Bradford then convoyed down with them then met another EP82 and a Glanza in Doncaster. Got quite a few shots from the meet and on the track. Our man from Bradford in his 5E-FTE conversion managed a 14.5 secs quater mile one of the fastest on the day.

It was great to see so many Starlets all in one place and it gave me some awesome ideas for when i eventually get my EP82. Overall it was awesome to see what the Starlets could do but i think they can do better, hopefully next time there will be some faster ones.

Here is my EP91 chillin' at Santa Pod with the turbo boys.

Ok well here is my blog for my project ep82. For those who are unaware the ep82 is a Toyota Starlet GT Turbo import available from Japan. I currently own an ep91 n/a Starlet which i've had for two years and have found it logical to go for the ep82. I'm hoping to create a very nice and clean example which will also go as fast as it looks.

I have currently put a deposit down to enable me to bid in the japanese auctions and bring over my own ep82 which will then commence the project. www.avantimotorcompany.com. I'm going for a white 95 Quad light version totally standard in hope to start from scratch and make a nicely tuned Starlet. I will blog my progress right here for you to see and hopefully this site will offer some inspiration for those who enjoy the Starlet.