MIJ are dodgy...was it the one in Walsall or Brum?
Walsall - they were alright. Bit chavvy but the welding is spot on
So the Oreca Grp N (track day) exhaust is too loud for trackdays?
Awesome. Lol.
Like the progress Phil
Well it's hardly a fair test as I'm running ITB's, omex and 182 manifold with a custom decat - it's not quite standard lol
Anyway...
MOT DAY
Hate this day - been in a mad panic for weeks trying to find a friendly MOT'er to pass my car without a cat. Gave up and paid £220 for a 200 cell sports cat to be fitted to my Group N exhaust. Which means my exhaust alone this month has cost £475
Woke up early - spent an hour checking the car myself, lights etc... then went for a drive to get the brakes all cleaned off
Got the MOT station and the guy drives it in and asks "Is this a track car?"
I say yes and explain it mostly lives in the garage but I occasionally take it out at weekends if the weather is nice
"OK I'll test it as a track car then" - good start!!
45mins later he's back. The car flew through the emissions test, virtually zero, which for ITB's and a Group N exhaust I'm gobsmacked about
It also flew through the braking test - even the rear showed nearly double the force needed to pass - which being a cup in the past has caused me loads of problems
"It's failed on one thing" he says "your sunstrip is too big - go and take it off and come back" LOL Woooooo!
Took the sunstrip off the car and nipped back - fully passed and only a £30 dent in my wallet. A single advisory on the certificate just says "Vehicle tested as a track car"
which he said covers his arse if I go off driving like a tw*t on the road lol
Such a good day. The guy even commented that it was one of the best track cars he'd seen
