It's been 6 months since I've got the car back from Mike and Will so thought I'd do a little write up - been mental with work and family so haven't had time to update!
Since getting it back I've driven the car probably once a week to keep everything moving and keep the car off the drive - mainly because I want to drive it everywhere!
So after getting it back - the first thing I did was to book a track day. It was coming up to 3 years since my last one so perfect time. Brands was booked.
After getting the car back, and with all the issues Will was having with the car (because of previous 'specialists' working on it!!) , mainly to do with fuelling, Mike and Will took the pump apart and found it had been butchered and botched together - so when that was fixed it was good to go and get mapped. There were a few miner teething problems with the map once i'd got the car back, stalling at idle, cold start was a bit hit and miss but on song it was epic! I told Will I'd booked a trackday and he wanted to check the car over before i gave it hell to triple check the map was ok.
I drove down one Saturday to meet Mike and Will and they took the car off me and gave it a hammering to make sure it was spot on. When i got the car back it was even better, so much smoother when just motorway cruising then absolutely tearing away when floored! An M4 and VXR 8 didn't like me on the way home put it that way!
So to the track day....it was a wash out lol! Just what I needed when I had just got my 350 wheel HP clio back haha! It was dry for about an hour in the morning so got some good laps in and test the car out and get used to it again. Oil temps were fine, pressure good. My biggest problem was getting used to braking points and what gears to be in again as I'm now going much faster than before.
Issues that came up on the day...
Need a diff! As i'm running a mac valve the power is really progressive and be controlled by the throttle but to really get the power down out of corners, i need a diff!
Oil catch tank - spewed a bit of oil from the breather
Fuel swirl pot - getting fuel surge when on 1/2 tank
Pretty much set the mintex 1144 pads alight breaking into paddock , see pic below (new pads purchased!)
Front shocks leaking slightly
Considering the car has pretty much been standing for 2 years - that's not too sad. Engine wise and map wise - it is immense! So much so i've now booked another evening session at brands on the 17th June.
Pics below!