****Motors Chat Thread Round 4****

Stheno

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

You're lucky that nothing sticks to Gtechniq EXO :P



K04 deemed inefficient...mission aborted. Power down.........

SAVED!

Supergurrier

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

K04 deemed inefficient...mission aborted. Power down.........

Working on that !:mad:

dgt

YbFocus wrote: »

it's no problem man no worries

She's far from mint

Christ by the sounds of it them bangs must be quite crazy, dog engagement rumours going around:cool:

Tis bad form on my endo though! That sinking moment when that clunk rears its head....!

I have another steady mount here from a 306 that'll fit, driveshaft has to come out but the hardest part is the mount itself is usually stuck fast to the block..... Hope it cures it though

dgt

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

You're lucky that nothing sticks to Gtechniq EXO

Ah sure we can retest that at the next meet if you're up for it! I know how much you'd love a 2 tone car

YbFocus

dgt wrote: »

Tis bad form on my endo though! That sinking moment when that clunk rears its head....!

I have another steady mount here from a 306 that'll fit, driveshaft has to come out but the hardest part is the mount itself is usually stuck fast to the block..... Hope it cures it though

Ah it happens to everyone at some stage, I've done it too and that feeling in your stomach and your like "I had to do that didn't I"
Really is no probs man!

Ah sure that'll sort it then and she'll be off. I'm still laughing about how quick it is, my pal that was there couldn't believe it

dgt

YbFocus wrote: »

Ah it happens to everyone at some stage, I've done it too and that feeling in your stomach and your like "I had to do that didn't I"
Really is no probs man!

Ah sure that'll sort it then and she'll be off. I'm still laughing about how quick it is, my pal that was there couldn't believe it

I'll just use the usual line of it happens because its French cheers though

Give it a go the next meet, I made some improvements on the way home from the meet courtesy of mr pickles and its going even better than earlier that day!

MetzgerMeister

dgt wrote: »

Ah sure we can retest that at the next meet if you're up for it! I know how much you'd love a 2 tone car

To be honest, I nearly got sick from the fooken smell that came into the car

toastedpickles

dgt wrote: »

I'll just use the usual line of it happens because its French cheers though

Give it a go the next meet, I made some improvements on the way home from the meet courtesy of mr pickles and its going even better than earlier that day!

Ah lovely! Glad to be of some use!

By the way I've them buns ready for tomorrow, ready yourself for the most epic thing since those lilly o brien chocolates :pac:

We're fatties in skinny people bodies

dgt

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

To be honest, I nearly got sick from the fooken smell that came into the car

I know the feeling, before I sorted the exhaust the fumes were coming into the cabin at a very alarming rate. Every passenger I had couldn't stand it, ended up coughing. Even my clothes stank of diesel and would have to change each time I went for a drive.

The smell of raw diesel was worse, it pierces your nostrils, hence why I whipped out the tank last Tuesday to sort that. That stuff is absolutely vile on the nose

Thankfully it wasn't like that for very long and I had been driving other cars in between (after yesterday I was in the Bravo today for example)

Hence why yesterday I was coughing my lung out, it loosened on the way down after it clouted a deceptive dip on the road :mad:

Stheno

I'm half considering doing a thread on motor tax, sick of reading all the queries about the same thing

dgt

toastedpickles wrote: »

Ah lovely! Glad to be of some use!

By the way I've them buns ready for tomorrow, ready yourself for the most epic thing since those lilly o brien chocolates :pac:

We're fatties in skinny people bodies

Not around tomorrow..... Will they be still there a wednesday? I'll bring some cake!

I'm not lazy I just like atein :pac:

Stheno

dgt wrote: »

Not around tomorrow..... Will they be still there a wednesday? I'll bring some cake!

I'm not lazy I just like atein :pac:

You two need to get a room, filled with food.

Witcher

Saw a woman pass me today while I was walking and I'm not joking her seat was so far forward her stomach must have been touching the bottom of the steering wheel.

I don't know how people drive like that, she didn't even look short and stuggling to reach the pedals. She must have had to reach back behind her for the handbrake:pac:

toastedpickles

dgt wrote: »

Not around tomorrow..... Will they be still there a wednesday? I'll bring some cake!

I'm not lazy I just like atein :pac:

Probably not! :P Sure they'rl be more made!

I've a fun weekend ahead, oh well, it's not my car and not my problem!

to those who don't know what I'm on about, a friend shall we say, well her cars left wheel bearing has utterly shat itself, along with some new brake disks and a few other niggely bits she's looking at a rather hefty bill! and that is what neglect gets you!

Interslice

dgt wrote: »

I know the feeling, before I sorted the exhaust the fumes were coming into the cabin at a very alarming rate. Every passenger I had couldn't stand it, ended up coughing. Even my clothes stank of diesel and would have to change each time I went for a drive.

The smell of raw diesel was worse, it pierces your nostrils, hence why I whipped out the tank last Tuesday to sort that. That stuff is absolutely vile on the nose

Thankfully it wasn't like that for very long and I had been driving other cars in between (after yesterday I was in the Bravo today for example)

Hence why yesterday I was coughing my lung out, it loosened on the way down after it clouted a deceptive dip on the road :mad:

I was in a diesel sauna a few times. Clothes are for the bin afterwards.

Just curious to what sort of mpg do you get now dgt, can you still get 40+ taking it handy?

dgt

Stheno wrote: »

You two need to get a room, filled with food.

Waaaaaay ahead of you

toastedpickles

Stheno wrote: »

You two need to get a room, filled with food.

It's called the kitchen :pac:

I'll run away now :P

Stheno

Blay wrote: »

Saw a woman pass me today while I was walking and I'm not joking her seat was so far forward her stomach must have been touching the bottom of the steering wheel.

I don't know how people drive like that, she didn't even look short and stuggling to reach the pedals. She must have had to reach back behind her for the handbrake:pac:

My seat tends to be so far back that it's uncomfortable for people to sit behind me otherwise my knees are hitting off the steering wheel, all my height is in my lower body.

As a result I look like some weird midget in my car

dgt

Interslice wrote: »

I was in a diesel sauna a few times. Clothes are for the bin afterwards.

Just curious to what sort of mpg do you get now dgt, can you still get 40+ taking it handy?

Ah yes, clothes saturated in diesel.....

After another exhaust incident in August left me driving the car very handy it returned almost 51mpg. Considering it has the larger flowing pump it still returns a very modest 45mpg on average (mix of motorway, r roads and city traffic) and if I'm in a hurry about 40mpg strangely those figures are similar to what Peugeot quote on the standard engine :eek: measured over a good few thousand miles filling and checking

MetzgerMeister

dgt wrote: »

I know the feeling, before I sorted the exhaust the fumes were coming into the cabin at a very alarming rate. Every passenger I had couldn't stand it, ended up coughing. Even my clothes stank of diesel and would have to change each time I went for a drive.

The smell of raw diesel was worse, it pierces your nostrils, hence why I whipped out the tank last Tuesday to sort that. That stuff is absolutely vile on the nose

Thankfully it wasn't like that for very long and I had been driving other cars in between (after yesterday I was in the Bravo today for example)

Hence why yesterday I was coughing my lung out, it loosened on the way down after it clouted a deceptive dip on the road :mad:

And yet you still tried to poison me, my car and my passengers!!!

Stheno

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

And yet you still tried to poison me, my car and my passengers!!!

It's ok, you're still alive.

On an unrelated topic, just reading a thread by a new user to here, why would you need to replace an airbag? I've had to solder connections, or get a motor recycled, but never been asked to source a replacement airbag?

Unless of course the thing has exploded.

MetzgerMeister

Stheno wrote: »

It's ok, you're still alive..

Yeah but I gave up smoking for a reason :P

dgt

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

And yet you still tried to poison me, my car and my passengers!!!

Secretly you were delighted, it got everyone out of the car vey quick :pac:

Interslice

dgt wrote: »

Ah yes, clothes saturated in diesel.....

After another exhaust incident in August left me driving the car very handy it returned almost 51mpg. Considering it has the larger flowing pump it still returns a very modest 45mpg on average (mix of motorway, r roads and city traffic) and if I'm in a hurry about 40mpg strangely those figures are similar to what Peugeot quote on the standard engine :eek: measured over a good few thousand miles filling and checking

Nice one, I was expecting you to say mid thirties when out for a smoke spin. I get jealous of the level of DIY fun you can get with idi's. Can't do FA to mine without a remap.

dgt

Interslice wrote: »

Nice one, I was expecting you to say mid thirties when out for a smoke spin. I get jealous of the level of DIY fun you can get with idi's. Can't do FA to mine without a remap.

Mid 30s is when seriously driving the balls off it, on full boost all the time, coaling round town etc..... I don't bother driving it like that, no point! Power for overtaking and motorway does me fine

Its one of the main reasons I went idi against a HDi even di on its own is fun to work with (almost finished the 2.8 idtd, aiming for about 180bhp for example)

I can't see myself with a cr engine, unless its over 200bhp as standard....

Interslice

Had planned to to get 150bhp out of the van from 88 stock. Only bigger injectors(250 euro) and a remap(300euro) left, and probably a clutch soon after:pac:.
Alots changed lately so think I'll have to sell it next summer or even earlier, so might leave it as it is now. Not worth the expense unless I'm keeping it and I've a feeling it will be worth less if I do go for it. Going to loose enough on it as is. Well over a grands worth of new parts put into it over the last 18 months.

Think I'll go petrol or idi diesel for my next yolk anyway.

Matt Simis

Im in the mountains near the military training camp at Ruapeha getting petrol and a burger.. lumberjacks and soldiers mostly around. About 260km north of Wellington with the new car. ts very very different up here!

Stheno

****ing traffic this morning :eek:

Mr Simpson

Stheno wrote: »

****ing traffic this morning :eek:

Its crazy busy going into the City Centre. Its taken me 45 minutes by bus from Clontarf!!

pred racer

Stheno wrote: »

****ing traffic this morning :eek:

I went to the airport this morning, was ok.