Motors Chat Thread Round 4

Ronnie Beck · 24-07-2013 05:13PM

I seen a cyclist on the motorway the other day. A proper cyler too not just a lad on a mountain bike. Is their fines for that? Probably not as dodgy as the people parking in the shadow under motorway bridges the last while. I presume it was to stay out of the sun. A very black felter passat was the worst, almost invisible until about 1-200 metres away.

dgt · 24-07-2013 05:13PM

SH it'd be Plusgas and the vortex ratchets :pac:

Also, the 406 is somewhat set up. It goes well

boost pipe went though.... Meh I'll hop to it asap!

Veloce · 24-07-2013 05:29PM

Road rage on push bikes:

I saw 2 cyclists fighting with each other on bachelors walk this morning. I was on the upper deck of a Dublin bus looking down at them. We were moving slowly and the second cyclist was attempting to overtake the first cyclist (even with the bus so close). The second cyclist would speed up, the first guy would move out away from the kerb to prevent the overtake then the second guy would apply his v-brakes to this horrendous squeeling sound.. the first guy kept shouting at him "Keep Back"..."Keep Back" and waved his right hand uncontrollably.. presumably because of our bus that was there and he didn't want your man overtaking so close to it... it was like too old grannys fighting with each other. Cycle rage.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime · 24-07-2013 07:03PM

Woo hoo free petrol from another car

and legal !

dgt · 24-07-2013 07:06PM

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

Woo hoo free petrol from another car and legal !

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime · 24-07-2013 07:23PM

dgt wrote: »

Actually your perfect for this question.

Its coming from a 05 Punto and I dont have one of those.

Whats thr easiest way to get it out ? Without sucking ?

Katunga · 24-07-2013 07:31PM

went Karting for the first time ever ever. went to Galway city Karting.
Was great craic. did quite good fastest lap last lap.

dgt · 24-07-2013 10:29PM

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

Actually your perfect for this question.

Its coming from a 05 Punto and I dont have one of those.

Whats thr easiest way to get it out ? Without sucking ?

Thats the way I take petrol out.... Either that or I'll take the tank off and drain it that way

A siphon isn't dear and a handy thing to have

just take the pump out and siphon the petrol from there. Be sure to jack the car up to get the most out of it (you won't get it all out by siphon hence why I remove the tank totally sometimes)

Take the pump out and try scooping it if you cant get a silhon

Ronnie Beck · 24-07-2013 10:32PM

Katunga wrote: »

went Karting for the first time ever ever. went to Galway city Karting.
Was great craic. did quite good fastest lap last lap.

I heard someone say it was good there alright. Didn't want to say earlier cause I'd not been myself.

Katunga · 24-07-2013 11:12PM

Ronnie Beck wrote: »

I heard someone say it was good there alright. Didn't want to say earlier cause I'd not been myself.

I never went karting before so I can't say it's the track because I'v nothing to compare too.
I loved my first experience at karting so definitely will do it again.
loved how they over steer so easy it makes it so much fun correcting it.
Last time I had so much fun was going flat out on quad out in oz after cattle every day.

CianRyan · 25-07-2013 12:24AM

I drove a V6 today... I wonder if I'd fit one in the MX5, not that it can't get the tail out under its own power. :pac:

colm_mcm · 25-07-2013 12:33AM

CianRyan wrote: »

I drove a V6 today... I wonder if I'd fit one in the MX5, not that it can't get the tail out under its own power. :pac:

A 6a10 should just about fit

ShadowHearth · 25-07-2013 12:39AM

http://www.mstewart.net/miata/pics/misc/miata%20001.JPG

CianRyan · 25-07-2013 12:50AM

Need at least double the power for the effort involved in a full swap and you'll not see an American yoke near my car.

If I ever do swap it (probably wont) I'd want an SR20. :cool:
I'll get it on the road first though.

challengemaster · 25-07-2013 12:53AM

CianRyan wrote: »

Need at least double the power for the effort involved in a full swap and you'll not see an American yoke near my car.

If I ever do swap it (probably wont) I'd want an SR20. :cool:
I'll get it on the road first though.

I assume you've seen this Cian?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYI_apAvW30

CianRyan · 25-07-2013 12:59AM

I hadn't seen that particular one before, what a wet dream of a car.

It's not a cheap swap but it's probably the cheapest way of getting a safe, reliable 250bhp in an NA. You're talking internal work anything over 200 on the 1.6.

Maybe someday.

dgt · 25-07-2013 01:04AM

CianRyan wrote: »

I hadn't seen that particular one before, what a wet dream of a car.
It's not a cheap swap but it's probably the cheapest way of getting a safe, reliable 250bhp in an NA. You're talking internal work anything over 200 on the 1.6.

Maybe someday.

Cheap and power don't mix in petril.....

If I were you however....

CianRyan · 25-07-2013 01:16AM

dgt wrote: »

Cheap and power don't mix in petril.....

If I were you however....

I have the idea of a TD04 and about 180bhp in my head, in a car that weights less than the turbo, I'd say that'll be plenty.

dgt · 25-07-2013 01:18AM

CianRyan wrote: »

I have the idea of a TD04 and about 180bhp in my head, in a car that weights less than the turbo, I'd say that'll be plenty.

Fook the TD04, you want a K04

Got the money for the Omex ECU you'll need?

MetzgerMeister · 25-07-2013 01:20AM

^ turbos made by white supremacists for white supremacists :pac:

CianRyan · 25-07-2013 01:31AM

The size of that. :pac:
Lag for days with that in a 1.6 though, no? Haha

Don't talk to me about money right now.

toastedpickles · 25-07-2013 01:33AM

CianRyan wrote: »

The size of that. :pac:
Lag for days with that in a 1.6 though, no? Haha

Don't talk to me about money right now.

I'm just a poor boy nobody loves me....

challengemaster · 25-07-2013 01:38AM

toastedpickles wrote: »

I'm just a poor boy nobody loves me....

Caught in a lag slide, no escape from dgt... :pac:

CianRyan · 25-07-2013 12:10PM

OSI wrote: »

Surely the MX-5 would suit a supercharger much better than a turbo?

I was thinking of this last night but I'm a bit clueless on SC's.
You're talking less lag low and but less high end power over all?

MetzgerMeister · 25-07-2013 12:15PM

A supercharger shouldn't have any lag at all since you're not waiting for it to spool. It runs off the engine via a belt or chain.

Veloce · 25-07-2013 12:29PM

Is there HP loss to run the supercharger since it's ran off the engine? (in comparison to a turbo)

MetzgerMeister · 25-07-2013 12:31PM

Veloce wrote: »

Is there HP loss to run the supercharger since it's ran off the engine? (in comparison to a turbo)

Probably an N/A loss but when the SC kicks in, it'd more than make up for it.

YbFocus · 25-07-2013 12:34PM

You can just swap pulleys too remember that

CianRyan · 25-07-2013 12:40PM

A quick search is pointing to more money, less power but a quicker response and it's more difficult to fit.

A small, fast spooling turbo just makes the most sense, which is why I guess there's loads of them around.

Mycroft H · 25-07-2013 12:43PM

CianRyan wrote: »

A small, fast spooling turbo just makes the most sense, which is why I guess there's loads of them around.

And then a bigger turbo to take over from the smaller turbo :pac:

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