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Re: dmallett's 421'd monaco ​EFA

I'd rather maintain a 182 than a 197/200 though. Almost everything is easier, and the parts all cost less. Don't think that mk3s don't break, becuase they do and when they break everything is £220 for a small part

you will need a decent caliper re-winding tool, it's trickier than the 172 caliper

always hated working on Astons, Vanquish was just a ballache from the word go, and I started on those as bare tubs without even panels

loom damage somewhere. probably going to be a relay that powers the TB, which has an output from the ECU to trigger the relay. I'd be lookng there first

got a decat fitted?

it's pretty damn easy. read instructions, watch youtube tutorial, and get them on.

Its marked as vvc and vetec. Think I use a slightly different software to what you have though

pretty much what a startup map needs to be really. Don't know where people shape their ideas of what is good and bad, I've seen some absolute tripe come from non official gen90 mappers, flashing different firmware to hack round security and losing half the functionality, cold start that you have...

Expect to spend £500 on any car you buy. Most people sell as the car needs work. Be realistic and spot the necessary work before purchase and you won't get a nasty surprise

Its got 428s not 438s. I also did the clutch about 18 months ago so that should be good. Seller is full of s**t though, 2 threads on here yesterday about it

yeah Luke came to me first but I was refused a copy of the software to sort it out so he had to go back there. It used to take 10 minutes of idling from cold before you could use the throttle or it would stall.

yes it was

it's a stock engine with 428s. it made 194bhp & 150lb/ft at SRR with the ITBs fitted. When it had the ITBs it was a boomerang car, kept coming back to me every time it changed hands, with issues that were always down to the poor ITB install, then they kept going to the original installer (TDF)...

piggyback ECU like emanage won't work properly, they confuse the stock ECU long term trim values basically.

I Still can't do without a laptop. I've tried to find a suitable tablet or even convertible laptop but they're a hell of a lot of extra money for something which is essentially just the same with a touchscreen. Closest I've come is the HP Envy which seems pretty trick

not on a mk3 no, the flap is locked with central locking

was taking the mrs away for the night for her birthday so had places to be. Another time :)

Sunday night about 5.45 onwards, bit of position swapping for most of the length of the A34 until I stopped at Chievely services. Looked nice, Thought you were Adam P at first from behind

Pretty sure thats actually technically illegal (like using a mobile on the forecourt) pretty stupid. Battery disconnnect should sort it

Probably going to try to get an HTC one Nexus edition, not seen any word on them coming into the UK officially yet though

don't know why people keep buying these crap fitting exhausts, they're dreadful

oh f**k me so it is, lol, wasn't looking further out than the caliper

Those pads you've fitted appear to be massively thicker than usual, I think you've been supplied front pads for a small engined 106/205

Agree with that. A full interior is what makes a car still practical and suited for the road

33mpg is hideously bad for careful driving. 10% worse than it should be at least

Fast road brake pads are a good example, usually work better than standard, require no warming up, but would struggle on track with temps.

that's pretty much it IMO. You can mod a car well without it being for track use. Kind of what I build my own cars for as I actually use them daily. My 197 is now better on the road than it was, probably worse on track though, but I have other cars for that

1.5 hours Max for that. More and its their fault for not knowing the job