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by loudandproud205
Thu Feb 18, 2010 8:33 pm
Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
Topic: R888's on a dyno??
Replies: 12
Views: 788

Re: R888's on a dyno??

i have a pair of wheels you should be able to use am bout an hour away from wakefeild, 16s and 17s

17s 215 45 17s iirc
16s 225 50 16s iirc
by loudandproud205
Thu Feb 18, 2010 8:30 pm
Forum: Motorsport and Trackdays
Topic: Track day companies
Replies: 9
Views: 1485

Re: Track day companies

my personal preference for trackday companys is javelin trackdays ive been doing trackdays a few years now and ive not experinced a better service. its run by people really in to motorsports and were all previously in to rallying and marshalling so when they wernt driving they were helping organisin...
by loudandproud205
Thu Feb 18, 2010 8:17 pm
Forum: Modifications
Topic: [Mk2] [Turbo] Japspeed exhaust plus bung fitting and DB readings
Replies: 42
Views: 16241

Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] Japspeed exhaust plus bung fitting and DB readings

thats pretty much what they use at track days but with extended mic so should be intresting to read results. i tried to do mine with a friends RTA that we used to use for db drag but so far are mics havnt proved to be sucessfull, since phase out of old mics its now bloody hard to anything with them ...
by loudandproud205
Thu Feb 18, 2010 6:41 pm
Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
Topic: insurance
Replies: 13
Views: 682

Re: insurance

i found same as dan when phoning round my car according to the reg it was difficult to get an accurate quote, first company that i was with when i had my 106 and went to swap details over, they said it was fine when i first gave them reg details butu when i went to activate it and said it was an imp...
by loudandproud205
Thu Feb 18, 2010 6:33 pm
Forum: Modifications
Topic: [Mk2] [Turbo] Japspeed exhaust plus bung fitting and DB readings
Replies: 42
Views: 16241

Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] Japspeed exhaust plus bung fitting and DB readings

what db meter will you be conducting research with?
by loudandproud205
Thu Feb 18, 2010 6:20 pm
Forum: Modifications
Topic: [Mk3] [Turbo] Manual Boost Controller VS Electronic Boost Controller
Replies: 28
Views: 8734

Re: [Mk3] [Turbo] Manual Boost Controller VS Electronic Boost Controller

put mine in the engine bay today :(

now running constant .8 bar think gonna increase it a little over next few days if it remains stable
by loudandproud205
Thu Feb 18, 2010 5:58 pm
Forum: Motorsport and Trackdays
Topic: Run what you Brung, Santa Pod. Advice Please :)
Replies: 8
Views: 1257

Re: Run what you Brung, Santa Pod. Advice Please :)

and thats not striped out it has heavy cobra club man bucket seats

he wont use nos of the line if he knows what his doing as it will just sit and spin.

best advice is find nice quite"private" road and pratice launch

are you going by who passes line first of of timing slips?
by loudandproud205
Thu Feb 18, 2010 1:33 am
Forum: Motorsport and Trackdays
Topic: Run what you Brung, Santa Pod. Advice Please :)
Replies: 8
Views: 1257

Re: Run what you Brung, Santa Pod. Advice Please :)

90% of run is the driver and launch my friend to has a cammed 16v ax and his 0-60 time is 6.1s timed at trax and his last 1/4 time at york was something along lines of 14.5iirc were setting a similar battle to you at york as last time we went head to head i was completly stock and only had my car 7 ...
by loudandproud205
Wed Feb 17, 2010 10:37 pm
Forum: Past Events
Topic: 30-130mph day, Sunday 14th March!
Replies: 11
Views: 2044

Re: 30-130mph day, Sunday 14th March!

this event based in marham lincs?
by loudandproud205
Wed Feb 17, 2010 10:30 pm
Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
Topic: black box next to diagnostics box
Replies: 12
Views: 717

Re: black box next to diagnostics box

yup disscinnected mine till i get uprated fcd, how ever i do watch boost gauge alot just incase
by loudandproud205
Wed Feb 17, 2010 8:53 pm
Forum: ICE and Security
Topic: [Mk2] [Generic] Where to put the amp?
Replies: 9
Views: 1786

Re: [Mk2] [Generic] Where to put the amp?

how far do you have your seat or passenger seat back as you can make an amp rack and position it there, or make half a false floor in passengerside and mount it under there. there are alot of options i install audio as whats now a hobby but was professinal at one point building installs to compete i...
by loudandproud205
Wed Feb 17, 2010 8:44 pm
Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
Topic: Rev meaning and tyre pressures?
Replies: 2
Views: 524

Re: Rev meaning and tyre pressures?

thanks there is some use bits there, i thought major chassis revision were done on rev 3, i now can look at rev2's for my brake upgrades :D what difference did the chassis changes have has any compared both back to back? ive drove my rev1 and compared it to a friends rev3 imho the rev3 felt watered ...
by loudandproud205
Wed Feb 17, 2010 6:17 pm
Forum: Modifications
Topic: [Mk3] [Turbo] Manual Boost Controller VS Electronic Boost Controller
Replies: 28
Views: 8734

Re: [Mk3] [Turbo] Manual Boost Controller VS Electronic Boost Controller

any tips on location???

as ive shortened mine more but still getting pretty big boost spikes with it placed in cabin
by loudandproud205
Wed Feb 17, 2010 3:55 pm
Forum: Past Events
Topic: Japfest 2010 - Saturday 15th May****Payment Deadline. 26th March****
Replies: 110
Views: 22173

Re: Japfest 2010 - Saturday 15th May****Payment Deadline. 26th March****

am new to the jap show scene,

is there any hotel arrangments for the night before as lincoln to castle combe is a trek and half in one day
by loudandproud205
Wed Feb 17, 2010 11:07 am
Forum: Modifications
Topic: [Mk3] [Turbo] Manual Boost Controller VS Electronic Boost Controller
Replies: 28
Views: 8734

Re: [Mk3] [Turbo] Manual Boost Controller VS Electronic Boost Controller

yeah thats what i did set it low then 3rd gear full boost,

i repeated in 4th just to make sure all was tickety boo
by loudandproud205
Wed Feb 17, 2010 10:58 am
Forum: Driving Experiences
Topic: saxo 1.1
Replies: 57
Views: 10466

Re: saxo 1.1

oh i agree in gear speed and masses of torque make it so much better, but going by figures and facts i have, no my vts wasnt cammed (i dont think) full breathing mods and every scrap of weight i didnt need removed. people really dont appricate how much difference weight makes, how ever losing weight...
by loudandproud205
Wed Feb 17, 2010 10:44 am
Forum: Modifications
Topic: [Mk3] [Turbo] Manual Boost Controller VS Electronic Boost Controller
Replies: 28
Views: 8734

Re: [Mk3] [Turbo] Manual Boost Controller VS Electronic Boost Controller

mine spikes like a like a right son of a b.... proberly due to trying to locate it in the cabin where i wanted it :(

think il spend today putting it in the engine bay but what an ass it will be if i want to adjust it :(
by loudandproud205
Wed Feb 17, 2010 10:32 am
Forum: Modifications
Topic: [Mk3] [Turbo] Manual Boost Controller VS Electronic Boost Controller
Replies: 28
Views: 8734

Re: [Mk3] [Turbo] Manual Boost Controller VS Electronic Boost Controller

first rule

NEVER fit mbc with out an accurate boost gauge its the most important thing ive ever fitted to my car.

buy a guage and wind mbc right in so its at lowest setting, then repeat on an air feild prefereable untill correct boost setting is reached
by loudandproud205
Wed Feb 17, 2010 10:24 am
Forum: Driving Experiences
Topic: saxo 1.1
Replies: 57
Views: 10466

Re: saxo 1.1

one question how do you know it was standard? there's far to many sleepers out there now for my liking, figures from my striped out vts 141bhp 0-60 - 6.6's 1/4 mile -14.8's top speed-141.7mph (gearing wouldnt allow it to go any higher) 883kg inc driver sorry but my standard mr2 turbo only passed 6.4...
by loudandproud205
Tue Feb 16, 2010 12:59 am
Forum: Driving Experiences
Topic: saxo 1.1
Replies: 57
Views: 10466

Re: saxo 1.1

hate to annoy but i come from them circles, but my mates 106 gti very under estimated car, of a roundabout stayed on par with my rev1 gt turbo to around 70 after that i left it for dead, but suprised is understatement from me. ive also got a mate with a vts engined citroen ax it was 6.1 0-60 at trax...

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