Motors Chat - Round 6

Big Nasty · 11-06-2014 06:16PM

When I had the 735 I was getting 15mpg urban, which was 90% of my driving. Could manage 30mpg on cruise @ 80mph on a motorway cruise though.

dgt · 11-06-2014 06:31PM

The other week I drove a 156 V6 for 40 odd miles, in which when i started off i put in about 13 littes of fuel and by the end the tank was nearly empty again.

So I averaged about 12-13mpg at just below motorway speeds, and a drive through Trim and Navan :cool:

Noccy_Mondy · 11-06-2014 06:53PM

Once the lacquer is on, can a panel go back on a car, or is there anything else that's needed to be done?

quadrifoglio verde · 11-06-2014 06:54PM

dgt wrote: »

The other week I drove a 156 V6 for 40 odd miles, in which when i started off i put in about 13 littes of fuel and by the end the tank was nearly empty again.

So I averaged about 12-13mpg at just below motorway speeds, and a drive through Trim and Navan :cool:

Were you driving it in third all the way. When I drove mine I never bothered to look at the current consumption. That'd take the fun out of it. :pac:

MortGoldman · 11-06-2014 07:06PM

All ready for her NCT tomorrow. Only booked it an hour ago and got it for tomorrow. Nice.

Dartz · 11-06-2014 07:38PM

dgt wrote: »

The other week I drove a 156 V6 for 40 odd miles, in which when i started off i put in about 13 littes of fuel and by the end the tank was nearly empty again.

So I averaged about 12-13mpg at just below motorway speeds, and a drive through Trim and Navan :cool:

.... huh.

I don't know why people say rotaries have such terrible fuel consumption then. Seems perfectly normally for something that makes that much power....

challengemaster · 11-06-2014 07:45PM

Dartz wrote: »

.... huh.

I don't know why people say rotaries have such terrible fuel consumption then. Seems perfectly normally for something that makes that much power....

Apart from they don't make THAT much power :pac: There's probably 500bhp S14's in the country that get better MPG

Marcusm · 11-06-2014 08:22PM

JUst saw a w12 A8L; disappointingly quiet engine ;-)

dgt · 11-06-2014 08:23PM

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

Were you driving it in third all the way. When I drove mine I never bothered to look at the current consumption. That'd take the fun out of it. :pac:

Some of the fun is achieving that mpg

CianRyan · 11-06-2014 09:30PM

Big Nasty wrote: »

Nice little classic show in Marlay Park this evening for anyone in the locality who's interested.

Probably over now is it?

YbFocus · 11-06-2014 09:31PM

challengemaster wrote: »

Apart from they don't make THAT much power :pac: There's probably 500bhp S14's in the country that get better MPG

With the s14, we use 120 euros of fuel over the course of the day!
740cc injectors

CianRyan · 11-06-2014 09:38PM

120 ain't bad considering.
I'd say I'd use more in the Megane on a track day. :eek:

Bpmull · 11-06-2014 09:51PM

Their some serious low mpg figures but high smiles per gallon I'd imagine

I was out in the golf this evening and realised that it's 3 weeks ago since I bought diesel and it's 1 notch above 3/4 of a tank :eek: going to dublin airport tomorrow so that will probably drop it to 3/4 :pac:

YbFocus · 11-06-2014 10:22PM

CianRyan wrote: »

120 ain't bad considering.
I'd say I'd use more in the Megane on a track day. :eek:

Well that is taking turns from 9 with another group every hour.
Then taking an hour for lunch and finishing at 5!

4 hours, then your group is split in two with one half in the pits and the other on track at anytime.

So that's 2 hours. Or 1 euro a min!!

And its still worth it

Kaiser D · 11-06-2014 11:29PM

This just popped up on facebook :pac:

Wait for it.....

CianRyan · 12-06-2014 12:38AM

These any use?
Seems very cheap for a seat.

job seeker · 12-06-2014 12:49AM

CianRyan wrote: »

These any use?
Seems very cheap for a seat.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H51yqxaI6bk

,

This isn't the exact seat, but it does look very similar..

Did it reduce clearance for you getting into and out of the car for your thigh/knee area? I'm tall (6'3") and with the stock seat I can barely slide into it and my right leg under the wheel. It looks like the added bolster might have reduced the clearance.

Yes, as I have the seat mounted, the thigh/steering wheel clearance is reduced even though my butt sits lower to the ground. However, given your height, you could get away with making a slim-fit fixed bracket and bolting the seat directly to the floor. In that case, thigh clearance should improve. When I did a test fit with the seat directly on the floor, I could barely see over the steering wheel. Granted, I'm 5'4" but you get the idea - the Sparco is dramatically lower than the stock seat.

http://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.php?t=375657

Just to had, it's an N.C.T fail as it can't recline..

CianRyan · 12-06-2014 01:04AM

I'd be putting it on side mounted brackets and getting a smaller wheel, even as it is now I've no problem getting in and out. I'm only about 5'10".

I just fancy something that will hold me better than the stock seat and I'll be keeping the stock one for NCT if I have to. Not a big job to swap them out once a year.

I'm just concerned about the quality of the product. I don't want something that will fail in a crash.

job seeker · 12-06-2014 01:12AM

CianRyan wrote: »

I'd be putting it on side mounted brackets and getting a smaller wheel, even as it is now I've no problem getting in and out. I'm only about 5'10".
I just fancy something that will hold me better than the stock seat and I'll be keeping the stock one for NCT if I have to. Not a big job to swap them out once a year.

I'm just concerned about the quality of the product. I don't want something that will fail in a crash.

Well you're right to be IMO. As I always thought that bucket seats were never deassigned for head on collisions.. Also I think that speeds in a race on a track would be slower then speed on a motorway. So it's part of the risk.. just my own opinion though

Noccy_Mondy · 12-06-2014 01:24AM

Happy 1st anniversary to me! It's been a pleasure

CianRyan · 12-06-2014 01:26AM

job seeker wrote: »

Well you're right to be IMO. As I always thought that bucket seats were never deassigned for head on collisions.. Also I think that speeds in a race on a track would be slower then speed on a motorway. So it's part of the risk.. just my own opinion though

It would depend on the track and section really but you are right.
How ever, Sparco do recommend the seat for both track and road use, where as other are competition only.
The sprint is a steel tube construction unlike other carbon and fiberglass seats that are made for weight reduction.

And if I'm honest, if I crash an NA MX5 at motorway speeds, I don't think the seat will play a huge part in how I leave the scene.

challengemaster · 12-06-2014 04:33AM

job seeker wrote: »

Well you're right to be IMO. As I always thought that bucket seats were never deassigned for head on collisions.. Also I think that speeds in a race on a track would be slower then speed on a motorway. So it's part of the risk.. just my own opinion though

How often do head on collisions happen at motorway speeds though? People tend to forget that its a pretty unlikely thing to happen unless you meet someone coming the wrong way on the motorway. I doubt very many collisions actually happen at 100km/h either, there'll almost always be some amount of braking going on.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime · 12-06-2014 08:01AM

The old engine system fault on the focus didnt sort itself ... was hoping keeping the fuel up would do the trick but didnt so its in the ford doctor today while I head to work on a bus !

Heres hoping for a cheap fix !

pred racer · 12-06-2014 08:44AM

an American guy here in work was asking me about banger racing in Tallagh, said he heard an ad on the radio.
anyone know anything about it??

Big Nasty · 12-06-2014 08:49AM

pred racer wrote: »

an American guy here in work was asking me about banger racing in Tallagh, said he heard an ad on the radio.
anyone know anything about it??

Tullow maybe?

Supergurrier · 12-06-2014 09:17AM

challengemaster wrote: »

How often do head on collisions happen at motorway speeds though? People tend to forget that its a pretty unlikely thing to happen unless you meet someone coming the wrong way on the motorway. I doubt very many collisions actually happen at 100km/h either, there'll almost always be some amount of braking going on.

Seats realistically won't make any odds on a 120kmph head on.

Sweeping brush and dustpan territory

pred racer · 12-06-2014 10:29AM

Big Nasty wrote: »

Tullow maybe?

cant find anything:(

CianRyan · 12-06-2014 12:11PM

You'll definitely find banger racing out here, it won't be advertised on the radio though.

I've never heard of it anyway.

Big Nasty · 12-06-2014 02:28PM

I bet it's Tipperary Speedway.

Foxhole Norman · 12-06-2014 02:43PM

Just saw Sobanek's video of his car on E39Source, he's getting famous :pac:

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