Post 54451 by Aiken on 2005-11-03 12:26:36
Visiting VT on Friday morning (4th November) if anyone in the local area fancies a pop down. Will be there from 9am for about half a day. :)
Post 55663 by Aiken on 2005-11-07 23:18:56
Couldnt resist this!
Visiting VT on Friday morning (4th November) if anyone in the local area fancies a pop down. Will be there from 9am for about half a day. :)
I may be there, (well my car certainly will, 'cos its been there since last Thrusday...dont ask, my car has gremlins!). The guys should be finishing off my 19T Stage 2 upgrade and then hopefully fitting the upgraded suspension and WP Pro brakes. :) Aiken, may see you there :B_steerin
might have time to swing by for lunch
Nice one guys, look forward to meeting you all if you have the chance to swing by, should be there over the lunch period, in no hurry to get back to the North East, and the work being carried out will take a while to do...
[QUOTE=Aiken] and the work being carried out will take a while to do...[/QUOTE] Which work is that then ;) x
RICA (310), back cat exhaust, ITG filter, and possibly brakes?, strut brace? (if they have one) and prob a few minor fault codes trivial things (fingers crossed). We shall see once the diagnostics are run...
Would love to pop down and say hello but i am sick with bronchitis maybe next time!
[QUOTE=vikingt5]Would love to pop down and say hello but i am sick with bronchitis* maybe next time![/QUOTE] * read "man flu" lol :remybussi x
Cheers Mrs Mopp im dying here!
[QUOTE=vikingt5]Cheers Mrs Mopp im dying here![/QUOTE] Deffinatly man flu then :P
[QUOTE=vikingt5]Cheers Mrs Mopp im dying here![/QUOTE] LOL!! I love you really ;) (still think its man flu tho :haha: ) x
Having had bronchitis myself 3 times - all due to smoking - I know how deeply unfunny it is. Get well soon!
Cheers Wobbly
[QUOTE=Wobbly Dave]Having had bronchitis myself 3 times - all due to smoking - I know how deeply unfunny it is. Get well soon![/QUOTE] Just shows smoking is bad for you! Self inflicted...
...that's why I stopped.
That's why i'm stopping! (In Progress)
No better way to give up smoking than buy a T5. Hard to afford both!! Don't think Rich smokes so his bronchitis may have another origin. Certainly anyone who has met him wouldn't put him down as a weed :) PS Get well soon mate.
I admire anyone who can quit smoking. It's a very hard and challenging thing to do both physically and mentally. Well done!!!!
I hear it's probably one of the hardest things one can do in their entire lives. Problem with me, I helped my stopping by smoking Cigars, later to find out that having 5 Cigars is the same as smoking 40 ciggies, cept that you absorb more nicoteen as its mainly in your mouth and have a higher risk of mouth cancer... SO, hooked on Cigars at the moment, not good...
[QUOTE=Aiken]I hear it's probably one of the hardest things one can do in their entire lives. Problem with me, I helped my stopping by smoking Cigars, later to find out that having 5 Cigars is the same as smoking 40 ciggies, cept that you absorb more nicoteen as its mainly in your mouth and have a higher risk of mouth cancer... SO, hooked on Cigars at the moment, not good...[/QUOTE] A fellow 'gar man! Whats your smoke?
Well, I only just started, somewhat unintentionally, so its Hamlet, since im not seasoned, and seem to be what I can get package with my 97 RON BP Ultimate. I need to quit from the Cigars though, or I might as well take up smoking again! lol
[QUOTE=Aiken] I need to quit from the Cigars though, or I might as well take up smoking again! [/QUOTE] Live fast, die young - thats what I say! I'm a Villiger man myself (premium no 3), although I do have a lot of King Edwards. I started with Hamlets but I find them a little rough now after trading up to the larger cigars! To get this back on topic(ish) if a Hamlet was a T5, the Villiger no3 would be a RICA T5! :) Seriously, try one sometime - they're so smooth!
Don't encourage me!!! But with 6 hours of driving ahead of me, hopefully 3 with RICA, I might just give it a go when I fill up with fueola.
I dont even smoke hope it all goes well at Vt and enjoy the drive home i know i did.
Thanks, will see how it goes, with the engine management light on hope there is nothing too serious wrong, but wont know until the codes are read.
Well i made it to Vt but it was after lunch and i felt awful so booked the wifes car in and left sorry if you where there and i didnt stop to chat maybe next time.
Ah, that was you was it Rich! Ive just this second got in myself.....minus T5 and in the VT supplied Fiesta :frown: Something is still amiss as its suffering detonation everytime boost is increased above 1.1 bar. Nice to meet Aiken and friend and Wobbly Dave too, even if he did scare us all stupid demonstrating his 19T C70! It always nice to put faces to names.
Is it a RICAd Fiesta? ;)
Not THE FIESTA must have been a nice trip back.Sorry i wasnt very sociable but really didnt feel well when are you back?
Yo, Just got in myself, well the journery home was an adventure to say the least. Basically, excellent job by VT, it was an entertaining day, exhaust, brakes and RICA all okay. But, on the way home, about 140 miles into the 240 mile journey, driving moderately between 70 - 80 on average due to traffic, shifted down to third gear and accelerated hard.... guess what :-) ... booooom, nice backfire, oh shat wait, no, that was the turbo popping! (We think). Basically, connected the boost gauge that was previously disconnected, the car will go okay, but will not boost at all, in fact, when it tries to boost, it makes a nice groan from the front where the turbo is located and loses power. Check out the car, all oil present etc (in engine at least) and again drove normal if not trying to use any boost. Anyone have ideas what it could be, is the turbo pooped, is it something else? It definately appears to be trying to work, just doesnt. Aeromesh, sorry to hear your stucj in the fiesta for more time! Nice meeting you, it was definately a reality tv show day :-)
Sorry to hear you are having problems hope its nothing too serious/expensive
Me too :-) what I can add to my problem is that the car is not in limp mode. It's too dark and late to go check all the pipes, but by the deep sound it makes, I think its the turbo internals (what do I know, I know jack about cars :-) ) P.S. Thanks to Wobbly for a trip in his C70 :jaw:
Aiken, Im no expert but I suspect your problem is down to your crackered ETM! :slap: The ECU is probably getting all sorts of funny readings and may be putting the wrong amounts of fuel in....I think you're going to have to bite the bullet and visit your local friendly stealer! The Fiesta has a RICA sticker but I suspect this is the extent of its modifcations!...nippy enough though and actually feels bomb proof.
[QUOTE=aeroresh]Ah, that was you was it Rich! Ive just this second got in myself.....minus T5 and in the VT supplied Fiesta :frown: Something is still amiss as its suffering detonation everytime boost is increased above 1.1 bar. Nice to meet Aiken and friend and Wobbly Dave too, even if he did scare us all stupid demonstrating his 19T C70! It always nice to put faces to names.[/QUOTE] It was great to meet you guys. It was a bit greasy with the drizzle so I apologise for getting a bit carried away on the roundabouts. I hope you enjoyed the ride
Yes, it was great fun Dave, I hope my car goes and stops as well as yours does when its finished. :B_steerin
You scaring people again dave ;)
Aeroresh, when do you get your car back from VT?
mmmm.....good question! Maybe it'll be... :eclipsee_ Seriously, I'm a patient kind of guy and I know the car is in the best hands....just got a wait a little longer!...It was sounding sweet on the dyno tho'.
Aeroesh, out of interest, what power is it making ? Chris
at the mo, with the 19T on, its making 270 BHP at the wheels at only 1.1 bar. Not bad, but the ECUs pulling the ignition if more boost is applied. It appears to be detecting knock even though there isn't any. Thought it may be down to a bad batch of Optimax at first but I suspect its more likely to be another dodgy sensor somewhere along the line. :slap:
excellent ! going to really fly ! Let us know how you get on - I run BP Ultimate with little problems as the nearest Optimax filling point is a 15 odd mile round trip away ! Chris
[QUOTE=the_boy]You scaring people again dave ;)[/QUOTE] I have no idea what you're talking about LOL ;) I was good as gold!
[QUOTE=aeroresh]at the mo, with the 19T on, its making 270 BHP at the wheels at only 1.1 bar. Not bad, but the ECUs pulling the ignition if more boost is applied. It appears to be detecting knock even though there isn't any. Thought it may be down to a bad batch of Optimax at first but I suspect its more likely to be another dodgy sensor somewhere along the line. :slap:[/QUOTE] Naresh, you'll be hearten to know that it has not all been plain sailing for mine. I have encountered more than a few niggles and that along the way and touch would all is OK now. Such is the nature of custom tuning. I have ever confidence that it will be right in the end. Just think of all the ££ you're saving on petrol!
[QUOTE=Wobbly Dave] Just think of all the ££ you're saving on petrol![/QUOTE] Kind of like the calm before the storm! :B_steerin
Couldnt resist this!
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