What have you done to your car today?
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Well mt tyres are due in this week Wednesday or Thursday for my new wheels. So Im off work Friday so im getting them all fitted and balanced and on the car. Be nice to get rid of the steelies so it doesnt look like its off to be scrapped.
Changed the stock air intake boot with BMW's resonator to a Mishimoto silicone boot with no resonator.
Bit stumped with insurance change though, it's free to modify but with a nominal charge, would it come under:
Filters (non standard)
Or
Exhaust/manifold-non standard
Is it worth ticking both to keep me covered, as it's the same price effectively?
Bit stumped with insurance change though, it's free to modify but with a nominal charge, would it come under:
Filters (non standard)
Or
Exhaust/manifold-non standard
Is it worth ticking both to keep me covered, as it's the same price effectively?
Caporegime
Why would it come under exhaust/manifold?
Its an intake boot. Use yer brain.
Either filters non standard, or call and ask.
Its an intake boot. Use yer brain.
Either filters non standard, or call and ask.
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Why would it come under exhaust/manifold?
Its an intake boot. Use yer brain.
Either filters non standard, or call and ask.
I just copied and pasted both the options, I'm aware it isn't an exhaust mod, but could come under the manifold as it's all part of the intake.
It's not a filter, to my mind, it's not removing any dirt/contaminants.
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What’s with the Sellafield gloves anarl?
Caporegime
The exhaust/manifold non-standard modification is for exhaust modifications including the exhaust manifold.
I know it isn't a filter, but it is a modification to the intake system. Some insurers list filters non-standard as filters/intake non-standard, so I'd put it under that, or call and ask, or not bother at all.
But it definitely has nothing to do with the exhaust/manifold.
Its so we can see what he's doing, he's a ghost you see. Notice how the gloves are disembodied, there aren't any arms going into them.
Or it could be that I documented how these things come apart, needed to unlock my phone with my hands, and held the left hand glove with my right hand.
That, or I am a ghost
Edit: removed, off topic.
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Soldato
New shoes!
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S, got 18k miles from the last lot until they were down to 4mm and couldn't hook up to save my life.
These things are expensive....
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S, got 18k miles from the last lot until they were down to 4mm and couldn't hook up to save my life.
These things are expensive....
Caporegime
Seems strange. How old were they? If anything I'd expect the worn ones to hook up better.
Or do you mean in torrential rain or something?
I didn't think it was an unfair comment. Acme is happy enough to moan about others but now is exactly the type of poster that he used to moan about.
Thought I was being a tad sensitive but appreciate your take.
I shouldn't let comments on the internet annoy me; I've been on the internet since the early days so have seen plenty of keyboard warriors, but when reaching out and asking for help and getting "use your brain" in response (even when used in jest); it just kinda got to me.
That's interesting, Michelin themselves recommend using their tyres all the way down to the legal limit.
Have you noticed an improvement in the new ones or too early to say?
Associate
Removed the crank pulley bolt
Soldato
I could spin them up in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd gear up to 80 lol. They've had a hard life, lots of heat cycles especially through the Florida summer... one or two burnouts. I'm not gentle with them.
New ones are night and day.
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New 4th gear and selector hub
1/2/3/4 Synchros
LSD
Diff bearings and all other box bearings
Clutch Kit
Clutch slave cylinder
Basically a full gearbox rebuilt with LSD install ready for more track days next year
1/2/3/4 Synchros
LSD
Diff bearings and all other box bearings
Clutch Kit
Clutch slave cylinder
Basically a full gearbox rebuilt with LSD install ready for more track days next year
Soldato
We undersealed/painted the underside & engine bay of my dads Mk2 today.
Associate
That gun must be good! when i took the crank bolt off my 20vt only a crazy big breaker bar would do the job.
Associate
1700Nm of 'nut busting' torque apparently
Borrowed from work but 3/4" drive was a faff.