Good time that.
When I took my R, my first ever run ever up a strip and I got 14.92, with a leaky IC and passenger. I need to get practicing.
Did you use the NOS?
Good time that.
When I took my R, my first ever run ever up a strip and I got 14.92, with a leaky IC and passenger. I need to get practicing.
Did you use the NOS?
jamesy12345 (Thursday 24th September 2015)
jamesy12345 (Thursday 24th September 2015)
Doingitsideways (Thursday 24th September 2015)
Good time that James put my mind at rest nos for me next.
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jamesy12345 (Thursday 24th September 2015)
Finally changed the tyres, now Falken ZE914 205/45's....RSRs were well past their best after plenty of track time
Can only apologise for the lack of random photos in the above post, allow me to rectify thank you please
craigoodwood (Friday 2nd October 2015),t5 pete (Thursday 1st October 2015)
looks lovely. How do you find the tires? I have them on the rear of mine but they are pretty cracked so cannot really call a judgment.
jamesy12345 (Thursday 1st October 2015)
Thanks fella. The Falkens seem pretty good tbh, not expensive either. First impressions are quieter than the RSR's & handling seems a little better, at low speeds anyway due to being narrower. I would expect grip is less but I'm restricting myself to maximum 5 psi boost until the tyres are worn in a bit so mpg seems good also!!
I had them on my 190bhp 205 DT and they weren't good at holding the power down to be honest but they were 175's.
I am thinking of some 215 45 17 Nankang NS2-R's for mine
jamesy12345 (Thursday 1st October 2015)
jamesy12345 (Thursday 1st October 2015)
These 205's look pretty skinny but that is standard size. They are never going to be as good as the RSRs but they seem OK...plus they are on the MSA list of tyres that I use so good enough for me. I'll just have to improve my driving
will do mate, still scrubbing them in today
Dropping the Wombles (parents) off in Scarborough at the weekend so that will stick a bit of mileage on them...the tyres that is
The car has done 149k as of this week btw - just ran in compared to yours I know
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In other news...MOT passed today, emissions high though - put that new Bosch oxy sensor on & still didn't 100% sort it. 'Scraped' through this time but probably will need a new cat for next time
Last edited by jamesy12345; Thursday 1st October 2015 at 19:18.
The sensor that was on it hadn't seen much life, I replaced it not so many miles back with a new bosch part.
The emissions test was always a close run thing unless the cat was very well warmed up.
If the car is causing too many issues then please feel free to return it for a refund
craigoodwood (Friday 2nd October 2015),jamesy12345 (Thursday 1st October 2015),Shinsplintz 101 (Thursday 1st October 2015)
PS. Got the S60R mot'd today as well, snap!
jamesy12345 (Saturday 17th October 2015)
Thanks for the info fella, I wasn't sure how old the sensor was so just changed it out. I'm pretty sure the cat won't have been warm as it wasn't tested immediately after I left it
Hehe no chance of me asking for a refund Nick. That said I would of course offer you first refusal if it is ever for sale (no plans). Maybe we could exchange cars cars for a week instead..?
Hmm......
Maybe we should make an effort to cross paths sometime for a bit of reminiscing. We'll see what opportunities next year's event calendar brings
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