Alcyone?

[ensteele]

Originally Posted by Paul

Thanks Earl. By the way, whats the deal with that "Air Purifier"? Was that an option? Does it work good? Can I buy one and install it? Is it worth it? or is it just an expensive looking object?
Paul.

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.

[b3lha]

Originally Posted by Crazy_pilot

The Japanese model has a couple more gizmos, but that's it.

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?

[CorSVXette]

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

[ridered777]

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

And search doesn't work for me. Ever.

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

[shotking]

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

[It's Just Eric]

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

[ensteele]

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

[ensteele]

This is from the thread that I refer to.

It is pronounced: el-SIGH-uh-nee

[svxcess]

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

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[svxistentialist]

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

[paddlesnz]

Originally Posted by svxistentialist

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

[crazyhorse]

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

[ensteele]

It sounded more like All-she-own

[svxistentialist]

Originally Posted by paddlesnz

Almost.

The way it is written and pronounced in Japanese is:

ar-roo-she-oh-neh

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

[AlcyoneDaze]

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

the US version:


whereas the JDM cover lets you know its a BOXER engine:


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