I would just buy the CandB's if they are the profile you want, doesn't sound too painful to me Colin for decent parts. Once you start messing with reprofiles, machining and shims etc to make stuff fit that normally wouldn't, the project will swallow far more time and money than you first imagine. Th...

Kegsti66 wrote:Careful Kev, they go around bends on three wheels.

Not round and round on two?

Tut! Boring!

Hi Ted Thats exactly whats needed i think, a list of desired routes, roads, and destinations to aim for, and we'll try and slice it up to suit as many as possible. You've put some pearlers up there for sure, food for thought everyone? I can only go if its school summer holidays, or similar, otherwis...

Careful here Tim :shock: There are very few 4 stud Fords that have anything other than the 4 x 108mm pcd, in fact it's possibly limited to just a few later cars that they have built off borrowing other platforms, such as the mazda car for the festa, and the fiat 500 for the kack i believe. any 4 stu...

Hopefully yes,

But it won't stop you trying!

Can i book my passenger seat now mate?


Be like a french waltzer at cadwell i reckon!

I think that's a tune that will have to go with us,


8 track anyone?

SZ parts eh Ted, now i wonder where that plans going! ;) ;) sounds like a superb project mate, can't wait to follow this one when you've some parts to work with. if i can assist with any parts/car collecting, just holla, glad to help something like this along for sure :) maybe worthy of noting, timv...

I suppose we can make an exception!


I dont care, the more the merrier as far as I'm concerned.

Alfas? Great

Boxers? Smashing

Italian? That'll do just fine!

Pleasure Tim, glad to help.

Wasn't'arf drafty by the time I'd got home!


A couple more occasions of in and out the van and tear down my backside was behind my knee!

Stelvio on way down,

Gotthard on return up?

Got to do some tunnel runs!

good call, imola,

i like it!

Hi everyone i think this thread deserves some bumping, and the idea behind it, as proved by Paul, NuAlfaman is a cracker! So i was running the idea past TimVeesix and Kevjtd earlier today, and although none of them, or i, currently have a suitable car to do it in, we all felt relativley confident th...

funnily enough, i read quite a lengthy, but none too exciting article on the increased risk of, and therefore argument against, the fitment of catalytic converters and diesel particulate filters in certain area's for this very reason. the increased exhaust temperature at the stifling point of these ...

and just like that, the forum has paid dividends already!

cheers liam, nice one!

Bassline! It doesn't matter what i "try" to listen to, thats all thats possible to hear! :? since my middle lad Niall has had some decent pioneer dj decks, i made the mistake of also supplying him with an amp, and building him a bedroom booth of sorts around some floor standing speakers etc Its not ...

Happy New year to one and all forum members,

May 2018 be a great year for all of us

Welcome to the forum Francoise,

And fingers crossed you'll find what you are looking for

Thank you Lou

And Happy Christmas and fantastic New Year to all members, from myself, and on behalf of the forum,

I hope everyone has a cracking Christmas, and a brilliant 2018 to come

lee16v wrote:Dammit Shrew. Stop it with the temptations.

Tell you what. I'll have that P4 if you cover my divorce costs.

Don't forget I'm from Nottingham Lee,

Divorce can be dirt cheap so long as you genuinely NEVER want to see them again!

How about a complete P4 dicky?

I have one or two i think, should be serviceable as came from running cars if i recall correctly. The rubber bearing mounts are typically tired on one i think but these are now replaceable via a couple of sources quite economically. I'll have to dig them out, not seen them for a short while if you'r...

Spacenut wrote: Pictures are nice though

I have to add that i think the early T33 Stradale, with the staggered twin headlights, is simply one of the most gorgeous cars ever, achieveing both butch and wide aswell as graceful lines perfectly!

and leagues ahead in the busy end too!

I thought you were right first time Lou, i don't recall any S3 with less than a 14" alloy.

I've certainly never bought one that had steels, and a few have come through me!

I hear that Lee, but never say never sounds encouraging enough eh!

I have a P4 with your name on it just waiting for an enthused new owner! lol!

Its generally thought of that longer is better for torque and shorter is better for top end bhp.

Oddly similar to exhaust on the opposite side too,

Who'd have thought that?

When i said you had to be in the trade to be able to buy it, i didn't state which line of business that trade was!

Yes, the yanks do have it slightly different dont they. When i used to import day vans, such as gmc safari and chevy astro, i used to giggle at the labels in the engine bay, stating that they were set up for use on 84 ron unleaded! Is it any wonder they have smog and emission issues when the fuel is...

Id get 2 x pairs of spacers, and try that.

Theory is, a little more height and distance from the inlet throat allows the mixture to atomise better before meeting the cylinder, and better heat insulation is a given.

No argument from me on that one Lauren :P Another angle not yet touched on is fuel quality. According to my old superbike dyno man and tuner, whose brother in law was a respected petro-chemist, the standards of modern fuels vary quite wildly. Whilst the tuner could see a mixture of dyno results due ...