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Had standard Contis on at the time, which were fairly well worn to start with so bascially had f00k all traction, although lateral grip was still pretty good. When it dried out a bit I got to push it and I was very pleased... :D

You aint getting it through his dealership though! :oops:

Luckily I only had to wait a couple of weeks for my Cup... Handy having a mate on the inside!

I prefer driving fast round corners though... ;) http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/cliosport/gallery/full/1074517921__Rich-D_Elvington_Jan04_pic04.jpg However a good blast up the strip is still a lot of fun! :D

Patience young Jedi... ;)

Ive got all the brochures & reviews for cars Ive owned too mate... Stripes are actually growing on me now too! ;)

LOL Funny you should mention that... ;)

LOL Evening Dan... ;)

Aye, me & Paddy both run at the same place (York) and its FIA approved timing gear, the same system as used at Santa Pod so pretty much as accurate as youre gonna get. Plus, with the RR figures, we both used the same place, although was done on different days...

There was that wierd thing with the injection system... We ever work out what the f*ck that was?!

Neither is the Cup though!!!

So explain how you would run an engine in correctly from new then... I am genuinely interested and know that you actually do know what youre talking about! ;) Quote: Originally posted by BenR on 19 March 2004 Ifmost people understood what happens then you would see why...

Mine was run in gently and I have 147bhp @ wheels... ;) Also runs 14.5s so hasnt harmed my performance! Then on the flip side, my mate hammered his mk1 172 from new and that has never been quick, my old 106 GTi was as fast and at 50k miles it sounds like a diesel on cold startup...

Might actually swap the Cup in for a 182 (with Cup bits) but nothing deffo yet...

Interesting theory and yes it did seem to kick off when the Cup was launched... Not so much agro when the mk2 was launched as it was slightly slower than the mk1 so no feathers to ruffle! Theyre ALL great cars though, most of the parts are the same and we should stop fighting amongst...

Your initial thoughts on running it in are what I did mate and will be doing the same if/when I get another new car... Stay under 4krpm for about 500 miles, then gradually build it up to 1000 miles and then give it full beans from then on!

You can reset the ECU back to default at any time by simply disconnecting the battery and leaving it for a few mins so it loses its memory! This guy is talking sh!te though and the ECU will not "hold back" if you take it easy, its constantly reading and adjusting to suit, so if youre drivign...

You mean "sports cat" I pressume?! No, that is not likely to be a sports cat, the only ones available are Janspeed/K-Tec ones and nothing like that, also only has 1 lambda...

Bingo...

Must be some home made de-cat then?!

Really?! Most of it is the same car and built in the same factory, so I doubt the 182s will be built any better... :confused: Am considering swapping my Cup in for a 182 as well, but the Cup is far from basic IMO, if you want that try a Rallye! ;)

So what the f*dge is it?!

LOL

Good lad! :D

Yeah, its a mk1 system, and that cat was not included with the sale...

Well, hes under no obligation to sell it, and to be honest its worth a lot more than that and hes unlikely to let you have it that cheap... Be worth asking him what he will accept for it though and buying it as the Scorpion is a very good system and not too noisy either!

Sadly its like this a lot on here lately... :sick:

Are you coming to Pod on 4th April Tom??? Get that 182 up the strip and see what times it can actually run in real life, then we will know how they compare to the Cup for sure... That goes out to any/all 182 owners!

Who you calling a t0sser... ;) :p

Err... its more like 1 bhp/tonne less than a Cup, wont be noticable! Performance figures show the Cup & 182 to be practically identical and on the road there will be no difference!