Paul C

well, trying to find a nice UK manual for £4k is gonna be fun ;) assuming you do & you want 400bhp then an uprated clutch is gonna be essential, your looking at around £350 for a RPS clutch kit & the same again if you fancy putting a lightweight flywheel in at the same time. i would also recommend traction control to be on the top of your wish list too. quite a few on here go to the pod on a regular basis so that should be no probs. auto boxes can be a little on the weak side (no rows now!! :p ) unless fitted with an uprated oil cooler. good luck :cool:

remember - mosts manufaturers recommend a coolant change every 3 years for this very reason. Antifreeze also contains corrosion inhibitor, flush it & renew with a good quality antifreeze

what sort of cost??

naaaaaaaaah, this is just pussying around compared to what it used to be ;)

yeah, what is it with this place recently???? no fights, slagging off or pi$$ taking, just help with cars :confused: :D

just bring them all to "Paul C's MOT centre for Zeds that pass everytime r us" :D

i would say inlet manifold gaskets, upper plenum gasket, TB gaskets - not sure on top right :)

my bruv & his mate done a few silly projects inc: V8 in a moggie minor V8 in a mk1 Escort Holbay engine in a Hilman Superminx estate, now got in it a.....................................you got it V8, looking to supercharge it now ;) V8 in his delivery Luton Van!!!! :D another mate of mine at work also races a fully preped 5l V8 mk1 Escort, fully tuned, independant suspension all round etc. wastes most things round the track

your car's a ringer. the body is from 1 car & the paint is from another :D

unfortuanatly, as nice as matty's theory is, its not always the case! we often get cars through the workshop that are lovingly serviced on time with any work done immediatly that is always back in the workshop for more & more work, then you get another that gets used & abused & never gets anything more than a brake pad bill every now & again!! but if it is a real dog then you really are throwing good money after bad. how is the rest of the car, did it have a professional inspection?? it could be the only problem this car ever has, or it could be the 1st of many, 1/2 the time its the luck of the draw :( id say get an inspection done (if not already) & if its a nice car & you like it - get the work done. - if you do then make sure the repairers give it a nice long road test to make sure theres no bigger problems caused by the coolant loss if the report shows other problems then backing it may be a good idea

bigger muscles = more mass :tongue:

might be going next year :) father in laws just bought an appartment there (please dont ask where ;) ) :dance:

:tongue:

12psi is the max on a stock chip, best just to get a chip really, 1 bar of boost really is worth the expense ;)

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LMAO!! :D

BTW, there is also a third page, which is another B/A type checked on dipped beam, which also doesnt apply!

no probs mate ;)

faxed over mate :) iv had to draw the beam patterns in as they didnt come out on the photocopier! HTH

ok, sounds to me like there a little confused. theres 2 types basically 1, the european "e" beam & 2, the british american typ type 1 is tested on dipped beam & the pattern is what you're looking at with a horizontal line & the distinctive "kick up" to the left type 2 can be tested on main or dip beam & has a "hot spot" which should measured the MOT manual states a lens MAY carry a european "E" mark it doesnt have to & is not reason for rejection. its just to help identify how to test the beam according to 1&2 above as long as you have the correct pattern & its adjusted correctly then thats all that matters. give them a :slap: do you have a fax?? i'll fax the pages over to you :)

my Microfilters have 2 sockets, 1 for phones & 1 for modems. should have 1 for every device AFAIK

Still am an MOT tester ;) :p :D

so what differences are there to give the extra power??? :confused: AFAIK, all cars leaving japan have to meet the "agreed" 280bhp limit. i suspect its just the yanks rounding up! ;)

tbh i think there all the same!