Re: Peugeot 207 Sport Mini Review

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(2) The company supplying the maps reckon in their experience, VAG TDI

> stuff does tend have a few more horses when 'nicely run in' than the > stated factory ones, even when standard.

That's true of every diesel, faggy VAG or otherwise... :p

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DervMan
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You are Henry Ford and ICMFP.

(I had a black car once, I hated it, always cleaning the bleeding thing)

Reply to
Geoff

I had a proper look at the dynosheets last night - seems I was wrong about how much torque it has.

The torque figures on it are actually for lbft rather than nm, so it now has 273lbft of torque at 2,250rpm, which in turns translates into something like 370nm of torque.

And... I compared the stated peak power figures in the handbook for the car which reckons peak power is at 4,000rpm.

Looking at the graph for pre mapped run, it shows that at 4k it isn't much higher than the figure in the handbook, as peak power was actually achieved at something around 4,300rpm - so assuming the dyno isn't that inaccurate, this is proof that at 75k miles, a diesel is just about 'nicely run in', as its freer and able to make more power higher up.

Anyway... all this car modding stuff is strictly off topic for this group, so I apologise. ;-)

-- JackH

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jackhackettuk

Yes but a really well cleaned and waxed and polished black car is more cool and looks better than any other colour!

Hence my

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Burgerman

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But it's all ruined by the orange repeaters and indicators :)

Reply to
Iridium

When you do 50k miles a year, a black car is not your friend.

Reply to
Geoff

I wont even drive it on wet or dry but salty roads...

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Burgerman

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Well yes but white ones are on the way from the US. they are called Euro style!

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Burgerman

Well I just got back from sainsburies... Dry roads, salt mostly gone, rained last night. But you have to be quick!

Reply to
Burgerman

Don't get out much this time of year then...

Reply to
Geoff

You need better wax/polish/sealent :-) Muddy water doesn't really stick to my car anymore :-p

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Iridium

Wax and polish makes not odds to mine, well the wifes if the truth be told.

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Geoff

I wish my wife was that dirty.

(c:

Reply to
Douglas Payne

I wash in very dilute rainwater and F expensive autoglym wash and wax.

I rinse with rainwater with a dash of rinsaid in it.

I dry with a leafblower (gets it out of all nooks and crannies) and this leaves it almost perfectly polished. A light touch with a soft towel in places leaves it absolutely shiny and slippery.

I wax it every few months with the green Autoglym for dark paints and polish off with a soft towel.

What do you use

PS I never went near mud because my tyres mignt get dirty!

Reply to
Burgerman

Well, as of this week...

Foam with foam lance, allow to dwell for 10/15 mins Rinse Wash - Meguiars Gold Class shampoo Rinse Dry - with Meguiars Quik detailer to aid it Clay - once or twice a year - Meguiars Quik Clay and detailer Polish (me and a mate have just gone in a Meguiars G220 Machine Polisher - but it's not here yet heh so polish is by hand at the moment) - Autoglym SRP/ Megs #80 Sealent - JEFFS Wekstatt Acrylic Glos Wax - Dodo Juice Light Fantastic (you'd want Purple Haze)

:-) To be fair, on a car with paint as new as yours, that has been looked after like yours - hardly any of that would be necessary. You'd get a much deeper shine though if you polished with the Autoglym Super Resin Polish then waxed with a high quality Carnuba like Dodo Juice. Wash using only a quality wool wash mit - no sponges (they cause swirl marks). Polish and wax both applied with soft applicator pad, and removed with one side of a microfibre/buffed with another.

But this is only for people who are a bit obsessive *cough*.

Reply to
Iridium

Loser :)

Reply to
Carl Gibbs

I told my brother all that earlier and he just said

"Get a job dude."

Reply to
Iridium

Another valid point ;)

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Carl Gibbs

Most of that sounds about right. And my female carer (jenny 19) says I have OCD.

Re swirl marks. Get a petrol 4 stroke leaf blower. Dont let water (with all its salts from the tap) dry on your car! You may as well sandpaper it...

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My assistant brian suffering for my OCD cleaning...

Reply to
Burgerman

Well some people get it, some dont have the ability to get it!

And you MUST get a rainwater but or 3. No its not a desease. It dries clean. Tap water is full of salts, limestone and other crap like floride etc. It dries white and is abrasive.

On the other hand he may be right!

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Burgerman

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