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

Interslice

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

park in a parking spot on street and dont pay and just take off all the wheels.... would like to see the result of that

Cordless Impact gun would be the right job

Ded_Zebra

dgt wrote: »

Next update: I change my power steering pump in a 3 piece suit :pac:

Any time! No one copped the swapped caps

I forgot about that. It's giving me OCD twitches now

Stheno

Interslice wrote: »

Cordless Impact gun would be the right job

INCH GUN!

CianRyan

Rattle tbh.

Interslice

Stheno wrote: »

INCH GUN!

Genie on the tow bar

Stheno

CianRyan wrote: »

Rattle tbh.

Rattle?

I'm looking forward to next week and mega service/nct, will be dead chuffed if it passes, am sure it will fail, I'm convinced they fail non standard cars, so bringing in OHs Merc to check.

Definitely getting the exhaust tip thanks to Super and his post, half thinking of a chrome gear knob and new steering wheel.

If the car passes the NCT I will drive it to death, so want it nice.

Also have to get the fat bastard rips on the side of the drivers seat fixed, didn't help that pred drove it recently they've expanded :eek:

dgt

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

park in a parking spot on street and dont pay and just take off all the wheels.... would like to see the result of that

It's times like this I wish I'd got a Xantia! Or kept mine, I really miss it

dgt

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

I forgot about that. It's giving me OCD twitches now

:pac:

pred racer

Stheno wrote: »

Also have to get the fat bastard rips on the side of the drivers seat fixed, didn't help that pred drove it recently they've expanded :eek:

Thats harsh:D

dgt wrote: »

It's times like this I wish I'd got a Xantia! Or kept mine, I really miss it

I miss my xantia too, in fact I was trying to buy another one when I bought my c5!

Mycroft H

pred racer wrote: »

Thats harsh:D



I miss my xantia too, in fact I was trying to buy another one when I bought my c5!

Still miss my hdi one. Lovely azure blue one

pred racer

BX 19 wrote: »

Still miss my hdi one. Lovely azure blue one

Mine was a navy TD, great surge when the turbo kicked in, nice cloud of shmoke too;)

My youngest daughter on her quad today.

http://i1057.photobucket.com/albums/t398/Edwharding/MOV_0110.mp4

Foxhole Norman

Been offered a test drive of a Manual 2003 e39 530D that's remapped and de catted to 250hp and offered to sell it to me next year. Hmmm, decisions, decisions.

YbFocus

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Been offered a test drive of a Manual 2003 e39 530D that's remapped and de catted to 250hp and offered to sell it to me next year. Hmmm, decisions, decisions.

There the 192 bhp engines? That's quite a jump for a map!

pajor

How do you get de catted through the NCT though?

YbFocus

pajor wrote: »

How do you get de catted through the NCT though?

put the cat back in, usually when they're removed they place mounts and a straight pipe in. Then you can put the cat back in on these mounts

pajor

YbFocus wrote: »

put the cat back in, usually when they're removed they place mounts and a straight pipe in. Then you can put the cat back in on these mounts

That's what I thought.

YbFocus

Ordered my key today, €165 although in fairness he knocked a few bob off!

Supergurrier

Hay furniture warehouse y u so cold ???

pajor

Supergurrier wrote: »

Hay furniture warehouse y u so cold ???

Childhood memories of those places being freezing. :pac:

Foxhole Norman

YbFocus wrote: »

There the 192 bhp engines? That's quite a jump for a map!

Yup, that's the engine alright, I thought the same with the big jump but he says the car has taken it very well.

YbFocus

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Yup, that's the engine alright, I thought the same with the big jump but he says the car has taken it very well.

The only thing I'd be worried about would be the clutch dealing with it?
You have the same torque as an e60 535d, it would be a hoot to drive with manual

Supergurrier

Those e39 530d's have very small intercoolers. Would certainly be a worthwhile upgrade.

Cleveland Hot Pocket

YbFocus wrote: »

The only thing I'd be worried about would be the clutch dealing with it?
You have the same torque as an e60 535d, it would be a hoot to drive with manual

A hoot. or break the clutch and gearbox? :P
Seeing as there is more torque in a e60 535d than there is in an equivalent e60 m5, and BMW themselves said that the e60 manual 'boxes couldnt be relied upon to handle the torque of a 535d

Dave147

Flights booked to Manchester and deposit paid on my new 2007 Audi A4

pajor

Dave147 wrote: »

Flights booked to Manchester and deposit paid on my new 2007 Audi A4

Nice one.

I like your location.

Foxhole Norman

YbFocus wrote: »

The only thing I'd be worried about would be the clutch dealing with it?
You have the same torque as an e60 535d, it would be a hoot to drive with manual

He said he's had no problems with it in the 6 years he's owned it. He's a proper BMW enthusiast.

Dave147

pajor wrote: »

Nice one.

I like your location.

Haha jesus I forgot about that, put that up as a wind up to the high horse brigade a few years back, I'll pay the VRT this time around :P

challengemaster

YbFocus wrote: »

There the 192 bhp engines? That's quite a jump for a map!

The 150bhp 320d can hit 205bhp with the right exhaust mods and an aggressive remap. 530d being 6pot and bigger capacity anyway should have more in the tanks for remapping. It's not crazy figures tbh

pajor wrote: »

How do you get de catted through the NCT though?

YbFocus wrote: »

put the cat back in, usually when they're removed they place mounts and a straight pipe in. Then you can put the cat back in on these mounts

There's actually no need to with a diesel. They aren't emissions tested, only smoke tested - So having a cat for the purposes of the NCT is pointless.

YbFocus

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

He said he's had no problems with it in the 6 years he's owned it. He's a proper BMW enthusiast.

Deadly so man, I might look at getting my own done

Dave147

challengemaster wrote: »

The 150bhp 320d can hit 205bhp with the right exhaust mods and an aggressive remap. 530d being 6pot and bigger capacity anyway should have more in the tanks for remapping. It's not crazy figures tbh





There's actually no need to with a diesel. They aren't emissions tested, only smoke tested - So having a cat for the purposes of the NCT is pointless.

So a diesel with a decat will pass the NCT? That's sweet, my 1.8TQS had a decat and I had to put the cat back in for the NCT, gave a nice little boost in fairness and definitely missed it.