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It's a small in fill job. Your work is probably quite low down on their list in terms of profitability. I think in general tradesman are in high demand, they can be picky. I had some plastering done at the start of the year and out of the 5 people I contacted only 2 ever got back got back to me.

I will be gobsmacked if they stick a 2.4 NA lump in it. There will be some that are surprised that the second generation will even exist let alone be fitted with an engine which goes against the entire industry. This new car will have to have something future proof, you might get away with it now but this new gen car will be sold way into the 2020s it's got to have something which will keep the model viable during the biggest change in automotive history. Don't forget as of January the new EU fleet wide C02 targets are being phased in. All the manufacturers are facing big penalties for everything over the target.

How much did your engine swap cost?

I would be in the supercharger camp if it came to it. The H4 layout and the fact you are retrofitting a FI system makes superchargers a nice neat package plonked on top of the engine. The power delivery keeps with how the car was intended too. I've only really felt the need of a charger when on the motorway, which to be fair this car wasn't designed for and is boring anyway.

The SC will hammer the CAT in the manifold due to where it is. Id go catless manifold and stock front pipe, you may sacrifice a bit of power but you gain reliability not to mention keep the noise level down.

When you get to that level of modification and investment it just makes more sense to buy a faster car in the first place. 280bhp is the sweet spot, that's about 225bhp per ton which is perfect for a road car, after driving Abbeys Harrop charged car around Oxted it definitely doesn't need any extra, more than enough. In my opinion of course.

Mine did the same, the warranty replacement lasted 18 months. I have a Yuasa now, model number is the one quoted above. 2 years on and it's going strong, got a good reputation for making decent batteries.

Cant figure out why the dome part broke off as that is not really in contact with anything (nut gun or wheel) The broken one is corroded which might have something to do with it.

It's no unheard of. Wheel nuts often get blasted tight with an impact gun, way tighter than they need to be and I'm sure the shock motion from the gun doesn't help

JohnM I'd listen to Church, you are better off having your cat in the front pipe if you can. Your tune will also be more conservative with a catted manifold to preserve the cat.

There are more options than that Tomei UEL, Gruppe-S and their derivatives, FT86SF, JDL and OFT all have proven to fill out the torque dip.

I have a new unfitted Gruppe-S UEL I might be selling shortly if you're interested. Complete with new OEM gaskets and sump heatshield. It's basically a rebranded Tomei manifold but the design is better as the slip joint brackets point towards the engine not the floor (the ones on the Tomei point towards to floor and can hit the floorpan). It is also ceramic coated silver with Performance 1's "Volcanic coating". Unsure on a price yet as it owes me quite a bit.

I'm not surprised. Fantastic value.

Invidia, Perrin, Greddy, Hayward & Scott, ARK. All produce good quality systems which aren't too obnoxious, just don't go for Miltek.

No crunchy gearbox for me. A little notchy/gritty when its cold but its smooth once upto temp. I have MTEC springs fitted too which makes the shift feel more positive.

Keith has the big big brakes (355mm kit), space saver is also no good if you have the JBL sub either. Id go with the Holts Tyreweld, that reinflates the tyre too. Much simpler.

Yeah that's b*llocks as mine do too, ignore that, wrong car (was thinking of my VW)

The TPMS in our cars is a bit ropey, because its only iTPMS it is indirect, it only measures the rotational speed of the wheel unlike direct sensors which actually measure pressure.

Same for me no extra charge 😁

The media always stoke the fire! The 86 pulled out of a junction on the 350z which was travelling too fast, they weren't racing, its just unfortunately it happened where loads of kids were standing. Apparently the bystanders block the view of oncoming traffic for any car pulling out of the junction.

When I saw these released I immediately thought they'd look awesome on your car! How spooky. What size are they? And where did you get them from? I'm tempted by a set in the matte silver.

I wouldn't waste your time with that one, it doesn't work. It seems the majority of noise is generated by the little metal collar used for the reverse lift lockout. I have a pdf which was emailed to me with a potential solution if you wanted it? Not a 5 min job though unfortunately.

If you look at the service schedule you could align it that you do the 20k service every 2 years and just add the air filter onto it, then diff oil on your second service after 4 years, that will mean you just miss the annual oil and filter change and nothing else, but ultimately you aren't saving much. If you was to do it yourself oil and filter is about £50 and an hour or 2 of your time.

The advert is written as horrifically as the price, its almost like a bot has done it.

They still fail even with the revised design. Some people have been through 2 or 3 of these exhausts. They are dog sh*t, plenty of better options out there.