ahhhh, forgot about the illegal plates! least you didnt get the fine!

Quote from The General Lee :

He used the Passat and run out of fuel. Stranded in Essex, being given the come on by a blonde in fish net stockings and stilettos.

he wouldnt have ran out, it would have all been syphoned off before he started his jurney!

And i like the country, i hate cities n seaside, and im stuck in both
as for the update on your car.........converted to front wheel drive?

Quote from The General Lee :

That's Newcastle, you dick.

I have a mate from Essex, nothing wrong with it...except the stereotype that is

Also, pics or it didn't happen.

28, living in Essex, 800 a year to insure a 4.0 W8 - I'm doubtful, but you could be telling the truth.

well it costs my mum over £300 to insure a 1.6 vectra, and thats with 25 years no claims and being 50! so £800 would be quite a push me thinks. But just about possible with a few "favours"

Was referred to as the overhead cam (OHC) but the use of it in the ford pinto gave it the name

Quote from BigPeBe :

I have to say that usually the biggest effect of "performance" filters are just getting a better sound.

On stock car just changing the filter isn't usually doing anything really. Of course this can vary.

Usually better filters should be used on tuned engines, because the original filters and air boxes may constrict the air flow. Also it makes the sound bigger, so it is a way to tell public you have a powerful engine.

I have a Pipercross filter on my car in the place of the original air box / filter, also the intake pipe is bigger than original. But the main reason is still to make it sound better. Yes my car's engine is slightly tuned, but to be honest if I would put the original air box there, it probably wouldn't have a big effect. Also it still haves the original MAF.

About the torque. My car has better torque than original, but the torque is on slightly higher rpm's. This is Ford "Pinto" 2.0 OHC engine.
List of what is done and what also has the biggest effect on torque, works on most engines if built properly.
Lowered and ported head (bigger compression ratio, bigger ports allowing more air flow)
Pipercams "aftermarket" cam, a "mild" one, so gives something but not anything radical.
Modified MAF, for richer air fuel ratio. Not good for fuel efficiency, but whit original MAF this engine is just horrible to drive.
Also the exhaust is modified a "staight" 2", don't use too big exhaust on N/A engine, it kills the torque.
Of course the whole engine is rebuilt, putting a aftermarket cam to engine what have seen million kilometers isn't usually doing much.

Other very useful stuff what could have a noticeable effect.
Adjustable cam wheel, adjusting cam timing can have a big effect on what RPM the power is produced and how much.
Better exhaust manifold, for this type of engine 4-2-1 should do the job best.
Better, adjustable engine management system, for remapping the fuel and ignition maps. With them I could use the original inlet manifold with one throttle body, but even better with individual throttle bodys.
OR a pair of side draught twin choke carbs, ie. Dellorto DHLA 40's (motor porn). And a different adjustable ignition system.
And of course with better engine management system I could use more aggressive cam.

Or I could just do a turbo conversion, very easy with this engine, currently planning it.

Also when people say that aggressive cam kills the torque, it's bullshit.
Aggressive cam just moves it to higher rpm's... And usually with more aggressive cam the torque is higher.

*makes notes* got the same engine
Instead of twin 40's its better to go for bike carbs, same power but better MPG. Id love to do a turbo conversion myself. and the adjustable cam pulley would be very handy.

is it an analouge dial? remeber what happened in the capri brad? think you might have the same problem. new speedo might be needed, or if not its the cable (if you have one!) can pop over a take a look sometime next week when youre off if you want?

Not putting one on mine at the moment as its running a bit lean anyway and ill soon be converting it to fuel injection from a ford granada (10-20bhp and 10mpg extra, plus unleaded conversion )

A lot of filter/exhaust performance increase can depend a lot on the car. for instance, most people with my car (using a 2.0 from the 1960's!) can get a 5-20bhp increase with just a K&N and a 4-2-1 and maybe a very light cam upgrade.

Oh and jakg, thats £15......for life. think of how many £5-£10 filters youd buy if you serviced the car regularly compared to a one off payment.

have to do that in my capri, no working fuel guage, so get to 300miles and find a cheap petrol station

Quote from RevengeR :

1987 Lada 2105, been taken apart, dont really know where it is
something like this:
http://free.x3.hu/raczdavid/Kepek/LADA2105.jpe

1996 T4 2.4D Transporter, longest, heighest version.
http://img368.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p1010026uk5.jpg

1990 Ford Thunderbird SC 5spd
Moneyeating project. Taken apart, gonna be repainted soon.

1990 Ford Thunderbird SC 35th Anny 5spd
http://img410.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dc080524001bw9.jpg


Well, thats it. None of them works tbh . The VW starts actually, but doesnt have papers. Oh, and in total they are under 5000€. And I drive my moms 1.4 Polo.

nice line of capris in that final photo. Whats with the capri with gullwing doors :wow:

ive been to the one in chelmsford. probably going again this wednesday. tuesday you can look round the cars and wednesday is auction day. (and it wasnt a madza 3, was the proper 323 ) not sure what transport to chelmsford would be like for you. its good just to go n see though. think the auction starts at 11

dont worry chris, youll buy a decent car one day

Just had my capri n thats it, dont want more

Find a local car auction place (though in scotland it might not be so local) just go for the day and see how its done, maybe ask someone whos been before to go with you, or ask a friendly looking punter to give you a few pointers. There are some good deals going about though. 99 vauxhal vectra 2.0 wth full service history went for £175. You just gotta be careful as it is a sold as seen basis.
A bit more mazda related, think a 2003 mazda 323 went for around £1700

what you looking at getting? if you dont mind a bit of a risk then car auctions are a great place to buy saw things like 2002 MG Zr's going for £800

Quote from ATC Quicksilver :

That's actually an easy mistake to make on a small TV screen, they don't have 32 inch HD TV's in their commentary box, they need rules to make sure the cars don't look so similar. Now I feel dirty because I just defended James Allen.

From what ive seen in clips from the commentary box, their TV is about the same size as mine! (and yes, so you should feel dirty you disgusting excuse for a human, well after defending james allen anyway )

dont think he will fit through the internet cable, sorry!

Quote from Furiously-Fast :

Hey, a car I can drive!

I saw one of these on a trip to southend, near a theme park, in Green. Looks weird...

that would actually be a suzuki super carry, not one of the cars in the photo up there ^^^ see it parked round southend a lot. (what are you doing round here anyway, its a scum hole!)

Rise Against - Entertainment

Anyone else dreading james allens rubbish eyesight getting the tyres mixed up all weekend? he cant even see the diffrence between a mclaren and a force india sometimes. its going to be chronic.

Thought the same i want murray back i enjoy F1 much more hearing his commentary no matter how rubbish the race is.

Quote from Inouva :

Looks like a mixture within Ferrari and mclaren

At least theyve got some experience of that design method

forgetting the main word in the poll. "weekend" the race is about 30% or less of that weekend in racing time.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayI ... tem&item=220288566350 lovely motor, and just 2 parts on the car are worth more then that starting price!

plus its had new injectors (thats about £300) and a stainless exhaust (so you neever need to worry about getting a new one)

2.8 is about 33mpg on a run and 25mpg round town. Though a heavy right foot might knock that down to 20
And forget the 328. i guess you like high repair bills

Quote from Kalev EST :

Murray Walker is old! Would you guys rather remember him as one of the greatest motor sport commentators that ever lived or a guy who didn´t know when to quit and said senile dribble on air?

He obviously didnt hear murray walker commentate going by his "or" statement the senile dribble made it more fun. cant have an over excited commentator that doesnt make mistakes. (not james allens completely oblivious to whats actually showing on the screen and stil saying diffrent kinda mistakes)