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Hey guys, just a quicky to say I am now living in the seychelles. Really nice here but long hours at work. hope all is well and that wozzer is not causing too many problems! Ciao bella!

I think it is at bruntingthorpe...

Sweet! Although, even better than that, my old zed did a 1/4 mile quicker than the RS4!!! :dance:

Thanks guys! I can't believe that is now 5 people I know with the same birthday as me! TIE...

There are soom good points that have been made on this thread and you should pay heed to them. Just remember - a lot of what is said on here is just opinion, and in many cases people are just re-iterating what they have been told rather than knowing from experience...

The NAs are good, very good. It's all in the gearing. If you have the NA final drive on a TT then you will see a real kick in the back...

I saw one of these the other day. I really like the look of them...

quite right! Anyway, I am here, leaving at the start of July. I have emailed Rich. Thanks Darrell for the heads up...

1. An Australian, an Irishman and a Scouser are in a bar. They're staring at another man sitting on his own at a table in the corner. He's so familiar, and not recognising him is driving them mad. They stare and stare, until suddenly the Irishman twigs: 'My God, it's Jesus!' Sure enough, it is Jesus, nursing a pint. Thrilled, they send him over a pint of Guinness, a pint of Fosters and a pint of bitter. Jesus accepts the drinks, smiles over at the three men, and drinks the pints slowly, one after another. After he's finished the drinks, Jesus approaches the trio. He reaches for the hand of the Irishman and shakes it, thanking him for the Guinness. When he lets go, the Irishman gives a cry of amazement: 'My God! The arthritis I've had for 30 years is gone. It's a miracle!' Jesus then shakes the Aussie's hand, thanking him for the lager. As he lets Go, the man's eyes widen in shock. 'Strewth mate, the bad back I've had all my life is completely gone! It's A Miracle.' Jesus then approaches the Scouser who says, 'Back off, mate, I'm on disability benefit. ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' 2. A scouser walked into the local job centre, marched straight up to the Counter and said 'Hi, I'm looking for a job'. The man behind the counter replied 'Your timing is amazing. We've just got One in from a very wealthy man who wants a chauffeur/bodyguard for his Nymphomaniac twin daughters. You'll have to drive around in a big black Mercedes and wear the uniform provided. The hours are a bit long but the meals are provided. You also have to escort the young ladies on their Overseas holidays. The Salary package is £200,000 a year'. The Scouser said 'You're bullsh*tting me!' The man behind the counter said 'Well you started it!' ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' 3. A Primary Teacher explains to her class that she is a Liverpool fan. She asks her students to raise their hands if they too are Liverpool fans. Everyone in the class raises their hand except one little girl. The teacher Looks at the girl with surprise and says, 'Mary, why didn't you raise your Hand?' 'Because I'm not a Liverpool fan,' she replied. The teacher, still shocked, asked, 'Well, if you are not a Liverpool fan, then who are you a fan of?' 'I am a Man Utd fan, and proud of it,' Mary replied. The teacher could not believe her ears. 'Mary, why, pray tell, are you a Man Utd fan?' 'Because my mum is a Man Utd fan, and my dad is a Man Utd fan, so I'm a Man Utd fan too!' 'Well,' said the teacher in an obviously annoyed tone, 'that is no reason for you to be a Man Utd fan. You don't have to be just like your parents all of the time. What if your mum was a prostitute and your dad was a drug addict, what would you be then?' 'Then,' Mary smiled, 'I'd be a Liverpool fan. :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

Actually, it should say "don't buy their letters" Sorry - grammar police on the look out!

looks good Matt, very jealous!

when I was at Donington at earlier in the year there was a mini cooper S who certainly managed to keep up with me through the corners. They are not even that slow on the straights! They seem to be pretty good cars. My only complaint is that they have a mini badge on them as they go against everything the original mini stood for. AFAIK calling them a mini was just an sales ploy!

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I have recently bought the Canon Powershot G9 and can't praise it enough. Check it out, it is bad ass!

the sub fan is the smaller fan and rad unit used for the air con. I presume you have had all that removed now?

JD does change the knock maps, making them richer and I think he retards the timing too. When running an EBC and det is detected the boost will not drop but the ECU still switchs to the knock map, which if it has been tweaked as I mentioned will make it safer.

Ahhhh! now I know what you are getting at! You are saying that leaving a stock knock map in place could be dangerous! That does make sense. What I was trying to get at is, if you have the knowledge/tools to write your own maps, why would you not modify the knock map as well? I know it is possible as JD does this on his chips. Why SE did not have a knock map is beyond me...

Yes, I am familiar with bore wash. but this is not a problem that destroys engines in minutes, it takes a little longer than that. let me put it this way - would you prefer to be able to drive home on a rich mixture or have your engine blow up because it hasn't got a knock map?

I know what you are saying. However, there is enough scope on the chip to get enough fuel into the mix, and this is true of the knock map too. I really don't understand why anyone would want a chip without a richer knock map built in? How can that be more dangerous than running without a knock map? Please enlighten me...

In what way?

I don't think that is the case. Regardless of how much boost you are running, if det is detected and the ECU switchs to a richer fuel mixture this will make it less likely to continue detting. I think when it comes to mapping you need to take it to someone who knows what they are doing and not just blindly copying someone else's maps! IIRC - JDs chips had a very rich mixture and retarded timing on the knock map. It makes a lot of sense to me!

Surely it makes sense to at least have a more rich mixture on the det map?

Are you saying "your" chips do NOT have a det map?

Welcome. You have done the right thing looking at insurance for a Jap import. Even if you find a good UK model it is likely to be modified in one way or another which you should declare on insurance and this can push the cost higher than a non-modified jap example. even when looking at jap models check for rust. it is much less likely to be there but check anyway. if you had been a little quicker you could have had my old zed. that went for a bargain. good luck with the search...

:nana2::dance::nana2: Nice one Phil. I expect I will be hearing from you tomorrow... :x: