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

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  • #4232
    Gary ITR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,800 ✭✭✭✭Gary ITR


    YbFocus wrote: »
    I used Mobil 1 today and on a trip to mayo today the car feels great, such a noticeable difference! I always thought Castrol was overrated compared to competitors that are just as good, Castrol over priced too.

    Anytime I roasted a car with Castrol in it the oil went black very quickly. I did a test day and two races (2 races per day) and the Millers Nanotech I took out was still fairly gold. The Castrol would have been toast after the test day, it's over rated piss imo


  • #4233
    YbFocus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,473 ✭✭✭YbFocus


    advertsfox wrote: »
    Oh they are stock OEM springs and OEM 15" alloys (had 15" steelies, wheels are a little wider). I've literally only done 2KM since though.

    Ah right well then they should be settled 100% shouldn't be any noticeable difference in ride unless the tyres are a smaller profile?


  • #4234
    YbFocus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,473 ✭✭✭YbFocus


    Wow lads the roundabouts up in castlebar are ridiculously slippy, any touch of the throttle or even a quick lift off and your laughing. it is a bit busy though! Queue the drive home from this party ;)


  • #4235
    Dord
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,815 ✭✭✭✭Dord


    coolisin wrote: »
    Well these arrived, makes loads of difference.
    Looks so much better then the badly painted ones. My first car mod.

    I think I recognise that car... Looks a lot better!


  • #4236
    Ardennes1944
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,234 ✭✭✭Ardennes1944


    I want a supercharged mx5 :(


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  • #4237
    Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,951 ✭✭✭Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime


    Max Power1 wrote: »
    Surely small change for a man doing 60k miles a year in a petrol :P

    Wouldn't have thought they would (in diesel mode) go much less than that tbh

    saw you earlier one the m50 !

    going stupidly slow, in the slow lane anyway !

    or i was going stupidly fast ,

    either way !! :pac:


  • #4238
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,728 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    Ardennes1944 wrote: »
    I want a supercharged mx5 :(

    If you want a powerful MX-5 with a super charger you'd want deep pockets. :p


  • #4239
    166man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,569 ✭✭✭166man


    CianRyan wrote: »
    If you want a powerful MX-5 with a super charger you'd want deep pockets. :p

    I want your one....:D


  • #4240
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,728 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    166man wrote: »
    I want your one....:D

    Good luck.
    You can have another spin when it's on the road. Bring it up where we took Scortho's 156. ;)


  • #4241
    Scortho
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,871 ✭✭✭Scortho


    CianRyan wrote: »
    Good luck.
    You can have another spin when it's on the road. Bring it up where we took Scortho's 156. ;)

    My trip computer showed 12 mpg going up that hill today! :D


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  • #4242
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,728 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    Bet I could get it lower, keep the revs above 5k. :pac:


  • #4243
    Scortho
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,871 ✭✭✭Scortho


    CianRyan wrote: »
    Bet I could get it lower, keep the revs above 5k. :pac:

    Haha.
    I'd want ds2500 pads to do that and konis. We'd be talking 110 mph.....


  • #4244
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,728 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    Scortho wrote: »
    Haha.
    I'd want ds2500 pads to do that and konis. We'd be talking 110 mph.....

    I'd do it, bar those two corners. :p


  • #4245
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,978 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    Gary ITR wrote: »
    Anytime I roasted a car with Castrol in it the oil went black very quickly. I did a test day and two races (2 races per day) and the Millers Nanotech I took out was still fairly gold. The Castrol would have been toast after the test day, it's over rated piss imo

    Hearing stuff like this re-enforces my choice to use millers in the 406 :D

    That was one long hoor of a day..... Quote of the day has to be "you shut your face while talking to me" :pac: :pac: :pac:


  • #4246
    Mister Jingles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,190 ✭✭✭Mister Jingles


    Was on the M7 earlier today and was behind a coach, I was travelling at in or around 65-70 mph and soon realised that my speed was matching the coach. I was quite surprised at this as I was always under the impression that coaches were regulated to 55 mph or 90 km/h but obviously this was not the case here. Don't see any problems with this as its all the better for those who are commuting to a time schedule but I just found it a bit odd.


  • #4247
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    Mister Jingles wrote: »
    Was on the M7 earlier today and was behind a coach, I was travelling at in or around 65-70 mph and soon realised that my speed was matching the coach. I was quite surprised at this as I was always under the impression that coaches were regulated to 55 mph or 90 km/h but obviously this was not the case here. Don't see any problems with this as its all the better for those who are commuting to a time schedule but I just found it a bit odd.

    I was doing that with the green dublin coach outside newbridge there last week, tri axle double decker, some yoke to move!


  • #4248
    Mister Jingles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,190 ✭✭✭Mister Jingles


    toastedpickles wrote: »
    I was doing that with the green dublin coach outside newbridge there last week, tri axle double decker, some yoke to move!

    Yeah this was a tri axel too but a single decker.


  • #4249
    Max Power1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,179 ✭✭✭✭Max Power1


    Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »
    saw you earlier one the m50 !

    going stupidly slow, in the slow lane anyway !

    or i was going stupidly fast ,

    either way !! :pac:

    In the driving lane you mean ;)

    Ah yeah sometimes I set the cruise control to 90-95 kmh (in the 100km /h sections anyway), and drive along in lane 1 as it is relaxing and no one else drives there!

    Other times, I set the gearbox to sport and fly along (usually when all 3 lanes are quiet :P )


  • #4250
    Gary ITR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,800 ✭✭✭✭Gary ITR


    Christ on a bike, my Mother is away at the minute so I'm on dog/housesitting duty (one of the pitfalls of being an only child, I get landed with everything) and she doesn't have Sky Sports F1 so stuck watching Spa on the BBC and my God the coverage is biased towards British drivers on the BBC, even Eddie Jordan is at it. I know British channel etc but Sky Sports are just so much more professional


  • #4251
    Dr.Rieux
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 673 ✭✭✭Dr.Rieux


    Gary ITR wrote: »
    Christ on a bike, my Mother is away at the minute so I'm on dog/housesitting duty (one of the pitfalls of being an only child, I get landed with everything) and she doesn't have Sky Sports F1 so stuck watching Spa on the BBC and my God the coverage is biased towards British drivers on the BBC, even Eddie Jordan is at it. I know British channel etc but Sky Sports are just so much more professional

    Thank God I read that, completely forgot it was on. Usually back in Dublin at the weekends where the folks haven't Sky, have it in Athlone so handy being down Grand Prix weekends


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  • #4252
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,728 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    Problems with a Lotus, who'd have thought.


  • #4253
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,978 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    Gary ITR wrote: »
    Christ on a bike, my Mother is away at the minute so I'm on dog/housesitting duty (one of the pitfalls of being an only child, I get landed with everything) and she doesn't have Sky Sports F1 so stuck watching Spa on the BBC and my God the coverage is biased towards British drivers on the BBC, even Eddie Jordan is at it. I know British channel etc but Sky Sports are just so much more professional

    Only child aswell? :) Jaypers I'm missing that race..... :(

    A new clamp for my tailpipe is needed badly, now has become a weekly job refitting the pipe that falls off :(


  • #4254
    thecomedian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,571 ✭✭✭thecomedian


    A question for you lads.
    I've just realised that the back tyres are 225 35 18 and the front are 225 40 18.

    Are these the wrong way around?


  • #4255
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,291 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Id rather have the bigger ones on the back, so yes, IMO.


  • #4256
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,917 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    thecomedian wrote: »
    A question for you lads.
    I've just realised that the back tyres are 225 35 18 and the front are 225 40 18.

    Are these the wrong way around?

    Should be 255 35 18 on the back and 225 40 18 on the front.


  • #4257
    Max Power1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,179 ✭✭✭✭Max Power1


    Gary ITR wrote: »
    Christ on a bike, my Mother is away at the minute so I'm on dog/housesitting duty (one of the pitfalls of being an only child, I get landed with everything) and she doesn't have Sky Sports F1 so stuck watching Spa on the BBC and my God the coverage is biased towards British drivers on the BBC, even Eddie Jordan is at it. I know British channel etc but Sky Sports are just so much more professional

    (crosses fingers) Thanks for not posting spoilers, I have this taped at home to watch after work!
    I have sky sports f1 but not the hd one, so for the BBC races I watch BBC as they have FTA HD but for non bbc weeks I watch Sky.


  • #4258
    thecomedian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,571 ✭✭✭thecomedian


    MetzgerMeister wrote: »
    Should be 255 35 18 on the back and 225 40 18 on the front.

    Do you know what's the reason for the smaller ones on the back?


  • #4259
    Big Nasty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,066 ✭✭✭✭Big Nasty


    So getting back to the track day thing the next organised event is on Oct 28th.

    Shall we organise something around that?


  • #4260
    Gary ITR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,800 ✭✭✭✭Gary ITR


    MCMLXXV wrote: »
    So getting back to the track day thing the next organised event is on Oct 28th.

    Shall we organise something around that?

    I'll go out that day and will have a passenger seat bolted into the race car and will happily sit in with anybody for a few laps. For pax runs in my car I will ask for €10 to be donated to Santa Strike Force


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  • #4261
    Scortho
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,871 ✭✭✭Scortho


    Can we have a proper track day. Say 5 or 10 boards cars their, or is it booked out?
    Don't worry Gary, if you organise it ill still donate a tenner to strike force.




    Found the solution to good mpg. The feckin mother. Aparently ill get penalty points....for doing the speed limit. :pac:


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