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that isnt little progress, thats wiring a whole car from scratch! id be over the moon with that much work done in a day tbh. is looking better every day
ive got no problem cutting and shutting mine to fit tbh, ive heard theyre not a great fit though. harness bar FTW!! i bought 2.8meters, think im going to go silly with the stuff lol
cant wait for mine to arrive now, ive got no room left in the garage as the car cant move at the moment, cage welding in the conservatory FTW lol!!
decided on a colour yet?
before
174bhp with group N remap, ktec exhaust and piperx filter
after
192bhp with above minus piperx, plus v6 airbox, itg filter, matched inlets
same RR with other cars on both times making the same bhp first and second runs.
and matched inlets are supposed to give about 10 on a good...
Re: Project 172:Unknown Direction
ive done some buying....
OMP 6 point bolt in cage, but will be welded in.
steel for box section for said cage.
CDS tube x 3 meters to play with and add bits to the standard cage. will be fitting a X section in the rear and harness bars.
air compressor...
Re: One Year on & £**** spent
good to see it DIY. when it comes down to it, its unbolting and rebolting something else on isnt it!
shitter on the bonnet, get a big of slippage with the drillage lol?
my only concern would be getting swarf in the water system with that sensor (initally, not...
Re: PH1 172 Track Car, abit special *ITB update*
lol, love it. neat looking. how is the engine coming along? hope to meet you guys on the track next year
Re: Ben_stevo172 - Supercharged Monaco 172
wtf dan, group buy ;) ive got a 4 figure sum saved already, plus what would be spent on the cage which currently isnt happening....
ben, that vid is great but hasnt helped my argument for one against the mrs!
my only concern is engine life too...
Jay, I would text you but am at Emma's with no signal. Have you guys looked into using nitrogen rather than oxygen? Tyres I mean. Or is that out the rule book
yea everywhere does RTR nowadays and its poop. half the fun is building it in the first place. i sold all my kit a few years ago and wish i hadnt, just for a boring sunday afternoon's fun.
ive had both, nitro was annoying, messy and constantly went wrong and needed money spending on it...
mine leaks on the rubber stopper on the boot. well, where the boot has 2 rubber bungs to prevent it rattling etc, there is a plastic bung that it rests on when shut, i find water runs down the car and through that hole sometimes. kind of hard to explain what i mean though, especially this...
while out on the lash last night in Cheltenham, a ken block impreza rep nailed past me. the new shape one, i dont know the lingo on them lol. looked mint though!
gutted mate, fingers crossed it all goes smoothly with insurances, still a pain in the ass.
as for the pain in the mouth, ive got to have 2 taken out soon and you just scared the crap out of me talking about stitches. hope you feel better soon
i know its cheating a bit lol, but....
made 172.4bhp when i got the car on piperx carbon air filter crap thing and ktec exhaust
then with V6 airbox, ITG filter, matched inlets and samco 90' bend, on the same rolling road it made 192.5bhp
it certainly revved easier and made some kind of...