Recent content by youngsyp

How does it not have any relevance ?! People were discussing a dyno measuring BHP. Is it not relevant to say a dyno doesn't actually measure BHP but torque ?! :rolleyes: Once again, you're confused. The only temp probe I mentioned was the ambient temp probe. The dyno operator wouldn't place the...

Don't worry about witnesses bud and DO take it through the insurers. If it all goes wrong, you'll then have them on your case and they can pull all sorts of tricks. Just be 100% truthful in your claim report and the insurers will soon see whose fault it was. If Plod attended the scene, I'd...

I think it's all down to the driver. I don't know if anyone remembers but, on 5th Gear many moons ago, when it was a decent programme, they pitted the 172 against a Saxo VTS around a track. Tiff Needell was driving the Saxo and that Butler-Henderson thing was drivng the 172. Needless to say...

I didn't say that it calculates torque anymore accurately than BHP simply, that a rolling road actually measures torque. Not BHP. Please read a bit more carefully next time.:rolleyes: Again, I didn't say it would read differently on any given day. How can they allow for incorrect ambients ?! The...

Plus, a rolling road/dyno actually measures torque, not BHP. The BHP figure is a calculation made using a specific formula. You should only really use dyno's as a tuning tool, to compare different mods on the same car, on the same day and on the same dyno. If the OP compares his figures to...

Get yourself a good die grinder, bull nose tungsten carbide bit (or two), a couple of grinding stones and a coupel or small flap wheels. Just take off and casting marks. You can use the inlet and exhaust manifold gaskets as templates, as to how much metal to remove. Use a permanent marker pen...

Wrong. Modern turbo design is far superior to the old days. Better tolerances and materials are used. You just have to look at modern car service intervals to see this. And the 'T' series Garrett turbos are still used in modern cars. The 'GT' series turbos are not used, in general on...

Have you tried Angel Tuning ? My other half emailed them about remapping her R27 and they quoted around £350. That's for them to come to you and treat the car to a bespoke remap, not one of the lesser, generic 'Group N' reflashes that most other 'tuners' offer. Obviously, this is performed...

There seems to be a lot of misinformation/hearsay in this thread. I hope the following helps the OP make an informed decision. 1. Blow off valves (BOV's) and dump valves are the same thing. They're just the different names different countries give them. 2. The R26 will come with a...

Thats exactly right. I personally have a Blitz SUS kit on my car. I know from experience the filtration is far from the best but, the flow it gives is second to none. I'm personally willing to risk it but, I still fancy trying a large K&N or Green cone, for the better filtration, and not greatly...

Cotton filters both flow better and filter more particulates than foam filters. It's very difficult to get the density of a foam filter to flow well and filter out particulates well. So, they compromise and have above average flow and average filtration properties. This article isn't ideal...

Just to add to the above, the 'coolant' isn't just there for it's anti freeze properties, it's also there to stop the car overheating in the summer months. It will also lubricate the bearings in your water pump.

Technically, the pleated cotton gauze filters, like the K&N and Green are the best both in terms of flow and filtration. If you can get a Green 'Group N' element for your model, the have even better flow characteristics than the 'normal' Green filters and K&N filters as, they have 2 layers of...

If you like them bud, that's the only thing that matters. ;)

Thanks mate.