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Post by wannabe on Aug 8, 2019 19:20:43 GMT
If I ever get mine back together and MOTd   I'll have to take a trip to see you - mine's got the skuzzle regrind cams in it, which have a nice lumpy idle but still drive well  If it ever stops being 40 degrees / raining sideways / blowing a gale, I'll actually get it finished! |
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Post by Crumpets on Aug 9, 2019 11:58:15 GMT
Welcome back to the 5-life Bilbo!
Looking forward to the updates.
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Post by Bilbo on Aug 9, 2019 12:11:35 GMT
my car still has a 1.6 in, I have a complete 1.8 conversion in the shed & another in bits (both for sale) but I prefer the 1.6 partly as a competition class limit and I think it's a nicer engine even if it has less power - sorta feels 'right' in the car  Rich. People say they're more rev happy, but I can't say I've ever really noticed to be honest. Both engines are pretty similar, the only one that's really different is the VVT. |
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Post by Bilbo on Aug 9, 2019 12:12:22 GMT
If I ever get mine back together and MOTd I'll have to take a trip to see you - mine's got the skuzzle regrind cams in it, which have a nice lumpy idle but still drive well If it ever stops being 40 degrees / raining sideways / blowing a gale, I'll actually get it finished! Ah i didn't know that, have you got a standalone ECU or have they just been dropped in on standard management? |
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Post by Bilbo on Aug 9, 2019 12:13:03 GMT
Welcome back to the 5-life Bilbo! Looking forward to the updates. Cheers man! Yeah they'll come, the photos are very flattering, it's really tatty in person, needs some love badly. |
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Post by wannabe on Aug 9, 2019 18:54:23 GMT
If I ever get mine back together and MOTd I'll have to take a trip to see you - mine's got the skuzzle regrind cams in it, which have a nice lumpy idle but still drive well If it ever stops being 40 degrees / raining sideways / blowing a gale, I'll actually get it finished! Ah i didn't know that, have you got a standalone ECU or have they just been dropped in on standard management? Standard ECU, 30mpg is the best I can get out of it lol |
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Post by Bilbo on Aug 13, 2019 12:14:01 GMT
Ah i didn't know that, have you got a standalone ECU or have they just been dropped in on standard management? Standard ECU, 30mpg is the best I can get out of it lol 30 is good for a 5 tbh. |
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Post by Zed. on Aug 13, 2019 12:59:11 GMT
Standard ECU, 30mpg is the best I can get out of it lol 30 is good for a 5 tbh. had 35mpg from a G reg that had a 1.8 conversion.....  although my 1.6 seems to do about 25ish normally but I don't realy measure Rich. |
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Post by Bilbo on Aug 13, 2019 14:35:49 GMT
had 35mpg from a G reg that had a 1.8 conversion..... although my 1.6 seems to do about 25ish normally but I don't realy measure Rich. 35 isn't bad! Was that just from idling on the back of the trailer?  |
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Post by scottydugg on Aug 13, 2019 15:10:05 GMT
Welcome back to the fold! from my experience, the rougher the car is the less you worry about it and the more you enjoy thrashing it! But when that get's boring, trying to get it looking tidy....what a pain in the hoop  |
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Post by Whistler on Aug 13, 2019 17:38:27 GMT
The rougher the car is the less you worry about it and the more you enjoy thrashing it! The irony of shed ownership!  |
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Post by Bilbo on Aug 15, 2019 11:59:41 GMT
Welcome back to the fold! from my experience, the rougher the car is the less you worry about it and the more you enjoy thrashing it! But when that get's boring, trying to get it looking tidy....what a pain in the hoop This is the dilemma. I can kick the door shut and not care, if someone hits it in a car park not the end of the world. But then again it would be nice to actually fix it up properly, just going to take a lot of work. |
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Post by scottydugg on Aug 15, 2019 15:14:13 GMT
Welcome back to the fold! from my experience, the rougher the car is the less you worry about it and the more you enjoy thrashing it! But when that get's boring, trying to get it looking tidy....what a pain in the hoop This is the dilemma. I can kick the door shut and not care, if someone hits it in a car park not the end of the world. But then again it would be nice to actually fix it up properly, just going to take a lot of work. The real kicker is it'll cost more than buying a good one in the first place! |
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Post by Bilbo on Aug 16, 2019 11:59:02 GMT
This is the dilemma. I can kick the door shut and not care, if someone hits it in a car park not the end of the world. But then again it would be nice to actually fix it up properly, just going to take a lot of work. The real kicker is it'll cost more than buying a good one in the first place! More than likely yeah haha. Oh well, we'll see what happens. |
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Post by FFS Corders on Aug 17, 2019 10:32:43 GMT
But more importantly does it do askid
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I'll have to take a trip to see you - mine's got the skuzzle regrind cams in it, which have a nice lumpy idle but still drive well 
le sigh