The Air Purifier is an option on the Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) cars. It can be purchased for $500 or so, but must be imported from Japan. I don't think it is worth it for around here unless you are a heavy smoker. As an add on, it would be how you described it - an expensive looking object. :)

A couple more gizmos like...
1) VTD AWD system
2) Better Diff ratio
3) Ventilated rear brakes
4) Different engine tuning
5) Active 4 wheel steer (on some models)
6) Different climate control

Given the choice, would anyone pick the US model over the JDM one?

Thanks. I'll stick to the $5.00 air freshener as opposed to the $500.00 one.

Thanks Earl. I can always count on you for info!

And search doesn't work for me. Ever. :rolleyes: :p

For anyone not wanting to find it elsewhere, it's "Al-SEE-OWN-EE

Damn ive been calling it Al-Si-Own-ee for the last coupla years:tard:

svxcesse's locker hass the corerect pronounciation in a sound file...It's "Al-Sigh-Knee"

And if you go to the link that I posted, it has the same wave file. :D

This is from the thread that I refer to.

It is pronounced: el-SIGH-uh-nee

And the direct link to that wav file can be accessed by clicking HERE

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Well, if you want to be absolutely true to the home market pronounciation, this particular way of saying it is nothing like the Japanese.

I was speaking to some Japanese gentlemen on a trade stand in Birmingham last January, and the way they pronounced it sounded to me like:

arry -yoo-shee-oh-neh

Now I don't know any Japanese, and maybe Nomake Wan can correct me on that, but the above is what it sounded like to me.

Joe:)

Almost.

The way it is written and pronounced in Japanese is:

ar-roo-she-oh-neh

That lends creedence to the Japaneese stereotypical swapping L's for R's

There's an XT advertisement on Youtube. It's in Japaneese, and yes they call it Arry-yoo-shee-oh-ne

I'd hope the ad guys would know the pronunciation
linky: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hy2IkxO0Xvk

It sounded more like All-she-own :)

Ah, then my ear is not too bad, I was close.

Paul, is it possible to get a scan of the wiring of the JDM speedo and clocks? My version L has a problem, I want to see how the wiring for the SS2 connects to the rear steering computer.

Joe:)

oh, one other thing for a true Alcyone visual conversion, the engine covers are different between the US and Japanese models,

the US version:
http://i21.ebayimg.com/05/i/000/b6/15/2714_1.JPG

whereas the JDM cover lets you know its a BOXER engine:
http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.c...s_1964_8665639

not really worth it to get it imported new or pay $100 for it, but if you ever find one on an import/parts website that doesn't know what it is and how rare/valuable it is, pick it up for $25 like I did :lol: