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Boost gauge with a KKK turbo
Ok, bit of help needed here. Any idea how to fit a boost gauge if your turbo has an integral actuator?
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16 years ago
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ABF power
What's a realistic power output for an ABF (16V MK3 Golf engine) running on megasquirt with standard everything? And what would be realistic with a bit of porting? A lot of people wander around...
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16 years ago
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Vectra C pipe mod on Astra G!
I noticed this before - required pipe and adapter are available for around £15 from the Vauxhall Main Dealer. That pipe is from the 2.0 / 2.2 & 3.2 Vectra C diesel models. It does fit the Astra but...
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17 years ago
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Citroen AX Overheating WHY??
Help Please. Bought L reg citroen ax. Clean car, so dissapointed that after about tens mins of driving over heat light comes on. Cant find any leaks + cant take water cap off for a long while as water...
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17 years ago
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Difference between 8v and 16v?
What is the difference between an 8 valve engine and a 16 valve one? Sorry! I don't know much about cars and engines. 16v is better than 8v right? And what is the difference between for example 8v and...
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18 years ago
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Fiesta 1.3 CFI carb conversion
Hi, I have a good old Ford Fiesta 1.3 CFI, HCS engine, 1995. I'd like to fit a Weber carb on it to avoid all the misery of this unreliable genuine injection system. Do you think it's technically...
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18 years ago
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Chaved.
I happened to be following a car yesterday registered thusly:- C 1 1 A V D, the characters spaced apart as per my keyboarding. Imagine a fixing screw between the 1 & 1 & it reads "CHAVD". The car was...
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18 years ago
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XUD Normally Aspirated tuning
I have a 1.9 XUD NA in my minibus. According to the manual, this develops 68PS. Is there anything I can do to improve matters? The bus weights up to 2800kg loaded, and I often tow heavy trailers (up...
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18 years ago
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Non-Factory Spark Plug Gap Setting?
Hi All, Quick question: After modifying the ignition system, is there any logical method or rule of thumb for changing the factory-recommended spark plug gap? Engine in question is an '86 Corvette...
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19 years ago
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Blowing flexible pipe and MOT!
Hi guys, MOT due on the Vectra on Tuesday, it's got a bit of a blow through the flexible exhaust pipe which connects the down pipes to the cat. This bit of the exhaust is one whole lump with the cat....
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19 years ago
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Top Gear...
The speed camera Osama Bin Laden bit was comedy :D And the mini-cabbing made me larf. Clarksons quality overtaking in that Merc will no doubt get a few complaints.... That Dutch Spyker C8 thing was...
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19 years ago
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big block v8's BMW E36 diffs
hey peeps with the punto nearly completed(just waiting on the new manifolds to arrive) i'm looking to slot an 8 into something a bit more sedate thinking along the lines of a nice E36 4door anyone...
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19 years ago
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Mercedes Experts? Fixing/modifying E270Cdi
We have a problem with a delayed (big style) response from a 6 month old E270Cdi Mercedes. Following vid clip (1.9Mb) shows it nicely: 1 second I nail the throttle, right foot flat on the floor, nice...
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20 years ago
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Since June '88, I've owned (LONG)
RWM 248K - Mini 850 LG 4726 - Austin Healey Sprite SEL 27H - Mk1 Escort RDP 326R - Mk4 Cortina OJP 771R - Escort Mk2 POV 50R - Mini 1275 GT BDJ 286T - Cortina Mk4 (RIP) JLV 832P - Cortina 2000E GOM...
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20 years ago
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FS. Rover V8 Twin Turbo kit.
Stick it all in the Seirra. You know you want to.
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20 years ago
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citroen xsara central locking problems
When i lock the doors with the remote or the key the locking system locks then unlocks and i cannot lock the doors. anybody know what the problem is or does anyone no how to disable the central...
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16 years ago
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Access to Vauxhall technical Bulletins?
Does anyone on this group have access to Vauxhall Technical Bulletins or papers? I am in a bit of a dispute with Lookers over a faulty CD30 radio in a 2004 car now out of warranty by a few months. The...
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15 years ago
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Twin DCOE 40's on a 1760 crossflowflow
I just got hold of a 1968 Escort with a full race spec crossflow. The only trouble is it won't run right at all. Basically it runs well above 3000rpm, but below that you've got to really tickle the...
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20 years ago
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Skoda repair
Hi all, The wife bumped her Skoda Octavia recently, and we had to get it repaired by the insurance company (it caused quite a lot of damage the plastic elements etc). The accident involved her hitting...
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12 years ago
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Mondeo ST220 Vs Vectra GSi
Looking into getting one or the other, fancy a big roomy car, fast, with full leather interior, nicely specced & still under manufacturers warranty (car about 2 - 2.5 yr old) these seem ideal, cost...
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18 years ago
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