Keethos 842 Report post Posted October 8, 2013 Hi all,I've finally got a date for my exhaust install which will be 9am at Abbey Motorsport on Saturday 26th October, while I'm down there (again :32 (14) we can have an actual mini meet at Mark's premises which has been agreed by Mark himself as he'll actually be available then, which means we can actually checkout his supercharger and other goods there. Obviously you don't all have to turn up as early as 9am but I'll be there from then onwards so please, join us for yet another Surrey Mini Meet :32 (28):Abbey Motorsport,Stonehall Farm,Woodhurst Lane,Oxted,RH8 9HJP.S. If anyone wants to mention this to any other owners from across the way, by all means do so, the more the merrier I say....whether they're waving an Owners flag or a Drivers flag :32 (17): Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rob275 1817 Report post Posted October 8, 2013 I should be about! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keethos 842 Report post Posted October 8, 2013 Awesome stuff! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CHOSENMAN007 81 Report post Posted October 9, 2013 Keethos, mate I will not be around on the 26th away in the sun. But I will join on the next meet! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keethos 842 Report post Posted October 9, 2013 No worries dude, I'll see you this weekend anyways! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
faith 237 Report post Posted October 10, 2013 Alas, I am also not able to make this one. I will have just finished a 12 hour night shift, so not a good combination is sleep deprivation and driving my awesome car ;-) but see you this Saturday? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keethos 842 Report post Posted October 10, 2013 LOL, no worries Faith....this won't change how hardcore you are :32 (17): Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted October 10, 2013 Alas, I am also not able to make this one. I will have just finished a 12 hour night shift, so not a good combination is sleep deprivation and driving my awesome car ;-) but see you this Saturday?Yep, see you this Saturday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quixote 35 Report post Posted October 10, 2013 I'll try to pop down for a meet up...wouldn't mind picking up one of those vent gauges at the same time if poss...although I'd like to get Oil Pressure included, so I'll ping Mark in the other thread and see if they can manage it after your exhaust :32 (25):Planning for a few track days next year... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keethos 842 Report post Posted October 10, 2013 :+: good man, hopefully will get to check the gauge out then! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CHOSENMAN007 81 Report post Posted October 10, 2013 Hey guys I may be slightly late on Sat! It is the same day Grippy Tires will be around to fit my new rubber. They should be at mine at 8am so I guess I will be well on my way by 9.30ish. Will everyone still be around by say after 11.30ish? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keethos 842 Report post Posted October 23, 2013 Just a bump to remind people that there's a mini meet this weekend over at Abbey Motorsport. I will be there from around 9am onwards and will probably be around till lunchtime, then will probably wonder over to the GrassHopper Inn for a spot of lunch so if anyone is around and fancy a meet up, come on down! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keethos 842 Report post Posted October 28, 2013 Was a nice lil mini meet, had a good chat with Rob, Quixote and even Keith graced us with his presence.....even though it was in his Hybrid Got my lovely exhaust fitted.....really loving the deep burble and loud barks it makes.....at the moment, it is a lil on the loud side but it'll be fine once it carbons up.......the car used to turn just a couple of hears when pooting around, now there's even more heads turning as people can hear me coming Whoever made the back box for this particular exhaust messed it up big time in my opinion, the back box has the cobra brand pressed out which looked quite nice......however, the person who made it welded the other bits onto the back box the wrong way round.....so from underneath, you can't see the cobra bit as it's pointing inwards towards the car and not downwards so people could see it from underneath. Obviously not a major issue for me but they've kinda screwed themselves over brand/marketing wise Either way, big thanks to Mark and his crew for his hospitality and service! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rob275 1817 Report post Posted October 28, 2013 Or you could argue that it's clever marketing. Many people use mirrors to show off their exhausts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keethos 842 Report post Posted October 28, 2013 LOL, how is it clever? That's the thing, people use mirrors or just get on down and have a peak underneath, however the Cobra bit is not pointing downwards so even a mirror or even crawling under the car will mean you can't see the Cobra bit as it's actually pointing upwards now instead, which is facing the underside of the wheel well which means no mirror trickery will ever enable to you to see the Cobra bit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rob275 1817 Report post Posted October 29, 2013 Oh i see my bad, maybe Abbey fitted it upside down ? 1 Keethos reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Subota Boy 402 Report post Posted November 5, 2013 Just read this. This is my system fitted by Abbey Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keethos 842 Report post Posted November 5, 2013 (edited) Awesome stuff Keith! I see they got the back box the right way up Can the car run rich with a different exhaust or generally end up using more petrol? My tank seems to be drinking petrol a lil quicker than normal I think! Edited November 6, 2013 by Keethos run rich, not lean sorry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rob275 1817 Report post Posted November 5, 2013 Awesome stuff Keith! I see they got the back box the right way up Can the car run leaner with a different exhaust or generally end up using more petrol? My tank seems to be drinking petrol a lil quicker than normal I think! You haven't had it mapped that's why Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted November 5, 2013 It's more likely that you're simply booting it more and that is why you are using more fuel. I get 35mpg out of mine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keethos 842 Report post Posted November 5, 2013 That's the thing, I don't think I have, I've actually been driving more sensibly believe it or not, I'm trying not to make tooooo much racket around certain areas so I tend to drive a lil more sedately, so low revs to keep the noise down.....at least until the car warms up and the exhaust carbons up a bit more but yes obviously I have been booting it every so often.....the car sounds sooooooooooo much better and even more so a high revs so I'll have to monitor this a lil more and let you guys know! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Special K 442 Report post Posted November 6, 2013 Talking of mpg... I got 33mpg bringing my turbo'd car back from Macclesfield (motorway, full boost) since when it's gone down to 27mpg commuting in East End traffic. That's pretty impressive to my mind.. okay, so it's not quite the 57mpg I was getting from RRG's Yaris Hybrid... I'll get a further readout en route to Spa on Friday. What are you averaging, Dave? Spec K Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Subota Boy 402 Report post Posted November 6, 2013 That's the thing, I don't think I have, I've actually been driving more sensibly believe it or not, I'm trying not to make tooooo much racket around certain areas so I tend to drive a lil more sedately, so low revs to keep the noise down.....at least until the car warms up and the exhaust carbons up a bit more but yes obviously I have been booting it every so often.....the car sounds sooooooooooo much better and even more so a high revs so I'll have to monitor this a lil more and let you guys know! Hello Keith I have been "booting" mine quite a lot since the exhaust went on. "Booting" has resulted in a drop from 36 to 32mpg (brimming tank method). Benefits of booting include increased smiling, occasional loud "yee hah" and "woo hoo" sounds from the driver, and a measurable increase in general joyfullness behind the wheel. Insurance company would not entertain any fiddling with ECU unfortunately, but this will be rectified on renewal and a remap will take place to maximise the benefits. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
