New car thread.

Janesy B said:
That oil filter looks nice and easy to change :o
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Its not too bad, just put a filter wrench adaptor thingy on and it winds on/off without too much trouble. Always dribbles slightly down the front of the block though.

The standard car is worse as the inlet manifold is a lot larger.

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Lack of torque doesnt seem to be a huge problem, ~220lb/ft peak, and its not noisy!
 
Problem is you don't get that peak torque until nearly 7000rpm.

Is your SC after the throttle body?
When they are before the tb they certainly are loud when being held at high revs due to the noise the BOV makes combined with the SC.
 
degen said:
Problem is you don't get that peak torque until nearly 7000rpm.

Is your SC after the throttle body?
When they are before the tb they certainly are loud when being held at high revs due to the noise the BOV makes combined with the SC.
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After.

220lb at 5600rpm going off the lynx website running the base engine map.

Base map dyno
 
Ah that'll be why then. :)

That graph looks a lot better than the Fiesta ST power graphs. I'd imagine its a lot better to drive with the torque like that.

My ST didn't make peak torque till around 6800 / 6900rpm and it didn't have a recirc valve because the SC had to be fitted before the TB.
 
mjt said:
Why are you selling so soon?

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1951585.htm
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Cutting a long story short, my girlfriend got blackmailed/forced out of her job which we had thought was sound (teaching) and as yet doesn't have a full time position.

I appreciate it may take a while to sell or not sell at all, so while I don't need the money at the moment or in the near future I would rather have it for sale for ages than have to sell it very cheap because I needed the money.

We don't need my car its just a toy really, can use her Fiat 500 as I have a van I use for work. Due to a recent promotion I have spent the last month working away with only weekends at home so the car sits all week anyway.



Oh and the wheels went because I felt they didn't do the handling any favours. The smaller and lighter 16" wheels have improved it no end on broken tarmac. Plus Yokohamas are gash in the damp/wet/cold winter conditions, Goodyears are much better.
 
Berger said:
We don't need my car its just a toy really, can use her Fiat 500 as I have a van I use for work. Due to a recent promotion I have spent the last month working away with only weekends at home so the car sits all week anyway.
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So why invite a swap for a 306 Rallye or a Rover 75 :confused:
 
[TW]Fox;17456607 said:
So why invite a swap for a 306 Rallye or a Rover 75 :confused:
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Half as much easier to sell something that more people want?

End up with a good few grand and a car to use and then sell on easier?
 
degen said:
Ah that'll be why then. :)

That graph looks a lot better than the Fiesta ST power graphs. I'd imagine its a lot better to drive with the torque like that.

My ST didn't make peak torque till around 6800 / 6900rpm and it didn't have a recirc valve because the SC had to be fitted before the TB.
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Got any graphs? I am tempted to get my Fiesta supercharged at some point but an interested in your experiences with regards to drivability and how easy it was to live with day to day. The comments about the noise are putting me off frankly! :)
 
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