the squiggle Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Stopped off at Dreghorn to fill up prior to visiting Andy and was shocked that the V-Power was 94p a litre, Arkleston in Paisley was 97p last night when i put £20 in it. Beautiful day for a trip down the A1 with Andy on the laptop rewriting the Map Spent the last week or so fitting and rejigging some items prior to todays mapping session. Fitted a Fuel-labs Fuel Pressure Regulator, supplied by Lateral Performance, to replace the std one that was fighting a losing battle against the Bosch 044 in the boot Also fitted Andyjdmsti's old RCMS Filter, after some minor trimming and modding, to get rid of the foam mushroom filter that was in there Fitting this size of filter required a drastic relocation of the W/S Washer bottle from its initial positon of behind the O/S Headlight to its new position of behind the drivers seat Sourced a PLX Wideband sensor and guage from Ebay, humble gratitude to Jimser and thanks to C&C the sensor was fitted in place. Control unit and Sensor brain was mounted, thanks to having no heating system on the baulkhead and remote control for the wideband is mounted in the now defunct airvent Thanks to my old man for the Gauge mount, he worked on the QE2 you know Boot was rejigged to allow me to carry such useless items as a jack and spare. Relocated number plate from front bumper to bonnet and fitted a Pink I badge, extra 100hp, that i found under the spare wheel of the Blue car Mapping went well and, i know it is said a million times before, the car feels so different. Pootling about is the major difference where previously i had to use plenty revs to get going or keep moving now it feels so muted and docile. Also no more stalling at junctions when the temp was not 100% and for that i am over the moon At the other end of the scale, settled for 1.3bar in the end to help prolong the life of the gearbox and well happy with the way she goes. Previous figures were 350bhp at 1.1bar so feck knows what it is now at 1.3bar and with a good MAP on her. Even at 0.9bar during the mapping process she was faster and stronger than before by a long shot, spool wise is not too shabby with boost hitting target by 3300rpm in Fifth Sorry Playsatan i never opted for any ALS or Traction malarky but i did get an alternative map for 95 ron, so Skye here we come Thanks to Andy for spending time on her today getting her spot on and for the chasing up of the code needed to release. Happy is not even close Future plans include heatshielding for the Induction cone and a feed from the front bumper and some under bonnet thermal management. Longer term will include the letters PPG and really unleash the turbo good and proper Link to comment
cullenmin Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Great news grant, all is coming together quite well for you... so does that mean you have won the battle with IMY to take the Fat Banana to the syke run? Rich Link to comment
the squiggle Posted March 18, 2009 Author Share Posted March 18, 2009 Great news grant, all is coming together quite well for you...so does that mean you have won the battle with IMY to take the Fat Banana to the syke run? Rich Lol That battle has yet to commence but i would like to take the Banana to Skye Link to comment
spot2 Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Great write up....................keep it coming!! Looking forward to the next instalment Cheers Graham Link to comment
mystery machine Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 That is shocking news about the petrol. Did you get a new car then? Link to comment
paul555sti Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Nice one Grant! Hopefully the banana makes the trip to Skye. The locals wont know whats hit them when they see all the cars that are going to make the trip. Link to comment
terzo neil Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 the roads on skye aren't wide enough for it Link to comment
~ ~ Cal ~~ Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Great news Grunty - it is always a good thing to know you're car is fettled with to your satisfaction before you give it beans Loving the new mods Get her tracked asap ! Link to comment
scooby222 Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 excellent skye news skye grant skye, look forward skye to skye seeing it skye - dunno skye when skye that skye could be! Link to comment
craigdmcd Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 What did Mr F reckon to the turbo then, can more be had from it, does it have a restrictor, and will you soon have a monthly slot with him. Link to comment
the squiggle Posted March 18, 2009 Author Share Posted March 18, 2009 What did Mr F reckon to the turbo then, can more be had from it, does it have a restrictor, and will you soon have a monthly slot with him. Turbo is in the happy zone, has much more to give but gearbox will cry foul before the turbo does. Not a restrictor but Andy did check it out prior to mapping just to make sure it was not going to be an issue Link to comment
the squiggle Posted March 18, 2009 Author Share Posted March 18, 2009 That is shocking news about the petrol.Did you get a new car then? Dreghorn is normally about 5p a litre dearer than anywhere else and i really had to double check what pump i picked up No i have had this car a couple of weeks now Link to comment
empty_heed Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 ha just been looking at your mod pictures, looking good wee paddy wants to know were you got your number plate sticker from ? Link to comment
colin_ross Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Grant - Get the als next time mate and then practice lighting your fag's off it. Oh and secure that spare with more than a bungee. If that get loose and clouts you fuel system, well, I'm sure you can imagine. Same goes for anything in that boot as I'm sure you're aware. Link to comment
the squiggle Posted March 19, 2009 Author Share Posted March 19, 2009 Grant - Get the als next time mate and then practice lighting your fag's off it.Oh and secure that spare with more than a bungee. If that get loose and clouts you fuel system, well, I'm sure you can imagine. Same goes for anything in that boot as I'm sure you're aware. Andy told me that the ALS feature required notice as the code needs to be written onto the board. Spare wheel has a Squiggle modified U clamp holding it from the base of the wheel to the welded bar that goes across the spare wheel well, bungee is just to keep it sitting nice and centre. Boot is off limits till i can rearrange the fuel pump/swirl pot arrangment into something more enclosed and safer. Kiera, Place in Partick on Dumbarton Rd near the cop shop that does them, think it was about £15 Link to comment
fai17 Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Nice one Grant Fancy taking me to the place that does the stick on reggy plate...i could do with one plus a wee run wold be well Link to comment
fai17 Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 What do you mean no ALS..that is the best part! Engine is coming home this weekend. Link to comment
jamesm Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Nice one and looking good! Stopped off at Dreghorn to fill up prior to visiting Andy and was shocked that the V-Power was 94p a litre, Arkleston in Paisley was 97p last night when i put £20 in it. 95p a litre in Elderslie last night. Link to comment
RA Dunk Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Andy told me that the ALS feature required notice as the code needs to be written onto the board. Spare wheel has a Squiggle modified U clamp holding it from the base of the wheel to the welded bar that goes across the spare wheel well, bungee is just to keep it sitting nice and centre. Boot is off limits till i can rearrange the fuel pump/swirl pot arrangment into something more enclosed and safer. Kiera, Place in Partick on Dumbarton Rd near the cop shop that does them, think it was about £15 dunno how the "F" i missed this thread, glad she`s going well now grant why dont you just ditch the spare and carry a couple cans of tyre weld or something? Link to comment
hosstheboss Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Nice one and looking good!95p a litre in Elderslie last night. 95.8 Propeller Garage, Bucksburn Aberdeen today. Link to comment
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