The "Today I did something to my car" thread

Sheeps · 07-07-2012 07:30PM

New rims

Alanstrainor · 07-07-2012 07:43PM

ongarite wrote: »

How much for the delete? Just a straight through pipe in its place?
I hear you usually get more high end power from the delete with some loss in torque.

The delete was 60, with straight through pipes.

I haven't really noticed the difference just yet being honest. I'll have to report back in a week:D

Big Nasty · 07-07-2012 07:46PM

Love 'em Sheeps!

CianRyan · 07-07-2012 08:03PM

Would the new exhaust set up call for a re-flash?
I imagine the ECU will want to know the car can exhale easier now.

Voodoomelon · 07-07-2012 08:04PM

dgt, there's something wrong with my supertankers engine, she's a bit rough in the mornings, are you free this week?

Nissan doctor · 07-07-2012 08:08PM

Voodoomelon wrote: »

dgt, there's something wrong with my supertankers engine, she's a bit rough in the mornings, are you free this week?

pah...nothing a tdi couldn't take on the straight:P

Big Nasty · 07-07-2012 08:21PM

You would have that ripped asunder in an hour Mal!

CianRyan · 07-07-2012 08:29PM

Sure it's only as powerful as 93 Veyrons.

bmstuff · 07-07-2012 09:06PM

ongarite wrote: »

How much for the delete? Just a straight through pipe in its place?
I hear you usually get more high end power from the delete with some loss in torque.

Seems to depend on the model and it seems there is a small ECU adaptation period because it needs to learn the new set up.
But in my own experience for my car it has not been the case. Last time I dynoed the car she had 410nm torque, and my cats were dead and I was still running x6 10 years coils on it.

bmstuff · 08-07-2012 12:39AM

I did a bit of testing the other day of my homemade leather cleaner I have been developing.
It works very well. My solution also contain a very effective homemade again, plant based, product that kills bacteria and viruses.

Before, did not look too bad in fairness.

Then started to rinse the product away with clear water

Ok the product and dirt has now been fully wiped out. Now time to wipe dry with a new cloth.

Yeah it was dirty, I clean my leather regularly, but I could not believe the amount of dirt my solution removed.

Ok wiped dry...

Hal1 · 08-07-2012 01:06AM

Looks good, but have you a leather balm to protect the leather with?

bmstuff · 08-07-2012 02:01AM

Hal1 wrote: »

Looks good, but have you a leather balm to protect the leather with?

Yeah I have some from Leather Master but I don't bother anymore as my leather, especially the front is already cracked.

bmstuff · 08-07-2012 02:34AM

Was bored today, took the car for a spin...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyBYe-WBMyU

BUBBLE WRAP · 08-07-2012 02:47AM

Wheres the tune-age at?

EDIT: Nice watch. :cool:

bmstuff · 08-07-2012 02:57AM

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

Wheres the tune-age at?

EDIT: Nice watch. :cool:

Tune-age?

Tragedy · 08-07-2012 02:57AM

bmstuff wrote: »

Tune-age?

Crappy songs playing in the background, as is tradition!

bmstuff · 08-07-2012 03:03AM

Tragedy wrote: »

Crappy songs playing in the background, as is tradition!

Ah ah. Where there is one, people complain because they can't hear the engine,and when there is none, it seems people are complaining too lol

BUBBLE WRAP · 08-07-2012 03:20AM

Well tune-age can be anything really, depends on what you listin too.

166man · 08-07-2012 12:18PM

bmstuff wrote: »

Was bored today, took the car for a spin...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyBYe-WBMyU

Thanks for that. It's great to see that there is still people in Ireland who will have their big V8 saloons and just go for random spins in them saying screw the road tax and the fuel consumption. Great to see.

Oh and nice car too.

dgt · 08-07-2012 01:36PM

406 is heading even closer to being roadworthy

New tack rod ends, painted calliper and bracket

Not too bad to do, just to remember how many turns it took to take out...

French use a 16mm nut, First Line use a 17mm nut... Ugh! :rolleyes:

Brake fluid change was a must...

That Skoda rim is for sale btw

Sheer stupidity and bloody dangerous to leave that in. Lack of servicing again :mad:

Then I cobbled on an exhaust and went for a spin...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuwgOs9H-vw

Another day, another tractor :pac: but I fookin love that turbo whistle!!!:D:D

Hal1 · 08-07-2012 02:15PM

Did you fit the exhaust back on? sounds like shes blowing a bit (throaty sound).

dgt · 08-07-2012 02:29PM

Hal1 wrote: »

Did you fit the exhaust back on? sounds like shes blowing a bit (throaty sound).

No backbox but she didn't sound like that before! I had it on in 3 minutes, a fairly quick job, I'll be taking it off again

I'll be getting another exhaust and decatting it

thanks to barura, I have the ultimate felty backbox to put on :pac:

Not my pic but something similar
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Jimdagym · 08-07-2012 03:40PM

Yesterday I had my check engine light come on again. The vacuum house had blown off again, so I cut it back an inch and banged it back on. Should be fine now.
Didnt have an obdII reader to reset the alarm this time so had to whip out the ecu fuse. I actually ordered a reader on friday so should have that soon enough.

I then spent 2 yours cramped under my steering column trying to sort out my aircon blowing hot sometimes when it should be cold. Very uncomfortable to work on I must say.
Anyway I stripped out the stepping motor and worked the distributor flap around a bit by hand but all that was good. Gonna have to work further up the system, but not looking forward to that!

166man · 08-07-2012 05:45PM

Today I bought €120 worth of Autoglym products at the Irish Classic Car Show. This includes the infamous HD Wax, paint renovator, super resin polish, clay bar kit, paint cleanser and a few microfiber mits.

All these plus many long hours of elbow grease should make MM and Vectra proud.

tossy · 08-07-2012 05:54PM

166man wrote: »

Today I bought €120 worth of Autoglym products at the Irish Classic Car Show. This includes the infamous HD Wax, paint renovator, super resin polish, clay bar kit, paint cleanser and a few microfiber mits.

All these plus many long hours of elbow grease should make MM and Vectra proud.

HD wax is the job,the clay bar kits are a bit of a rip off from megs though.all you really need is a bar of clay and some quick detailer.I bought a bar of clay and a 5 litres of APC from megs yesterday at a car show.

Just in from fitting a forge turbo intake pipe to the car,bitch of a job (for my skills set at least)

Alanstrainor · 08-07-2012 05:58PM

Video of what the car is like inside without the rear resonator on. Some accelerating to the red line when entering the motorway and some 120km/h cruising also. Still pretty much as quiet as it was before, a little more noise about 4k rpm.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuiLqwFvHQI

08-07-2012 06:11PM

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Video of what the car is like inside without the rear resonator on. ............

What's a resonator ?

Doesn't your seat move back? You look jammed up to the steering column :pac:

tossy · 08-07-2012 06:15PM

RoverJames wrote: »

What's a resonator ?
:

It's a box along the exhaust system tuned to change the sound of the exhaust.

MetzgerMeister · 08-07-2012 06:16PM

RoverJames wrote: »

What's a resonator ?

Doesn't your seat move back? You look jammed up to the steering column :pac:

A resonator is kind of the same thing as a muffler whereby it absorbs noise in the exhaust system.

His seat probably is back as far as it can go, he's a tall fook!

Alanstrainor · 08-07-2012 06:42PM

RoverJames wrote: »

What's a resonator ?

Doesn't your seat move back? You look jammed up to the steering column :pac:

Super wide angle lens give a weird perspective, but the seat is as far back as she'll go!

OSI wrote: »

Where I'd expect to hear the biggest difference would be in accelerating from low speeds in higher gears, when you get the really low down "bbbbrrrr" sort of noise, not so much running up the revs.

Haven't noticed much of a bbbbrrrr noise at low revs at all. There's a bit more noise alright, but the note of it hasn't really changed.

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