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We will have a club stand . This is now confirmed (next to Ferrari and Lotus). I will put the map on tomorrow or Saturday morning We can still meet at the parking lot around 8:30-8:45 to convoy through the gates together to make it more fun. I will be there. Unfortunately looks like its going to rain on Sunday. If anyone is still thinking, now is time to make up you mind and book tickets. Let me know See you Sunday

Stock brakes at the moment. They feel adequate to the task on the road. I did discuss a big brake kit with Scott and will pursue this at a later time after I've saved more pennies. I also thought I might need wider wheels and tyres but my 17x8 with 225 PS4s seem to cope with the increased torque. I'd rather keep learning how to balance the car on the throttle rather than having huge levels of grip disguise what's happening down there.

Intake temp will vary quite a lot depending on airflow through the intercooler and how much work the charger is doing. At the track you should see about +25-30C over ambient depending on the circuit and driving style, with the Harrop kit.

First Impressions There is torque everywhere, especially noticeable from low revs when in a gear higher than I was used to being in. It's not the shove that I felt in my old twin-turbo diesel, but then it persists and persists to a glorious full wail at high revs. The responses are immediate but progressive and controlling it even in the wet doesn't cause surprises. The supercharger itself is so quiet as to be barely there and, unlike my previous Sprintex, there is just the sound of rushing wind at high revs telling me that induction is being forced. The exhaust note, however, is more liable to be noisy when acceleration is demanded at low revs (this may be especially with the UEL manifold). Cruising on the motorway is no louder than before. There is a lack of smoothness just above idle when pootling in traffic - it's a matter of learning the new throttle response which can feel a little on/off at first. This is where the map feels most different from before. Overall, the car feels like it wants to go at any opportunity and advanced planning for certain overtakes just isn't required any more. The installation looks very OEM, you could easily believe that the car came like this from the factory. Pros Torque across the rev range Fast responses Lovely acceleration note at high revs Overtaking in 5th brings a smile every time Feels genuinely rapid now Cons The exhaust note can be anti-social when giving it pedal at low revs Difficult to be smooth in stop/start traffic

This doesn't show all the runs but is the best one to show power and torque (at the wheels). 262whp (=300bhp), 204lb.ft torque (=276nm). The comparison lines are for a stock car. No other mods today, just the Harrop supercharger kit.