Rich

I have an anarchy motive gear knob, and footwell lights that are linked to the courtesy light dimmer. I ran a big cable up to the dome light; I really need to find a better place to hook into the loom.

I can feel the lack of torque dip, it's quite pronounced (mine is remapped on top of the UEL which helps). Top end I didn't really notice, but then it's up on stock anyway thanks to the remap, so that's not surprising.

It's not as much data as you'd think. Phone call audio is about 7 kB/s, so it's about 25 MB per hour of call time. That adds up to about 375 GB per year per line, which isn't that much storage in an era of multi-terabyte hard drives.

Was hoping for something like the APR kit, but not stupidly expensive. Any plans for that sort of thing Mike?

Don't forget your Rays stickers.

Good question, mine's been in for 25K at the moment, should probably replace it if so!

Picked one up, bargain!

So jealous!

Weds for life!

I am very tempted, believe me. And I already have the licence...

It's also big enough that you don't feel like you're in traffic much of the time.

So my Cosworth streetmaster rear pads are shot already. Worn smooth. They've been on for about 14k road miles, and 3 track days. Unimpressive lifespan I must say - the PFC Zs at the front seem to be holding up much better despite the higher loading. I have a set of Hawk pads to go on this weekend, lets see how they do.

It's only 6% larger which doesn't seem like it would make much difference to flow. AIUI our cats aren't really limited by throttle airflow anyway.

New addition from Anarchy Motive. It's a beast!

I would but timing is all wrong, in the middle of house buying and selling.

The IAM in particular used to be big on shuffling the wheel. These days they're less concerned and fixed grip is acceptable (I think the move to shorter racks and power assistance makes shuffling less necessary).

On track, I always sequentially shift, especially into corners. However on the road I'm rarely trying to late brake to anywhere near that extent, and also block shifts are more often upshifts (i.e. accelerate in third then shift up to fifth or sixth to cruise) which just doesn't happen on track. The comparison just doesn't work. You've still not explained why it is poor, so it's just a he said, she said as to who is right. Racing analogies only take you so far as good road driving is about observation and planning (i.e. avoiding billies) rather than piling into corners at 10/10ths and getting every last millisecond.

I block shift all the time (on the road at least); I don't see why it's poor technique - it's recommended by advanced driving organisations and police instruction. It shouldn't increase wear over sequential shifting if you're rev matching correctly, if anything it would reduce it as you're engaging fewer synchros.

Might be worth running it up to RRG for a check, they should be able to sort warranty if it's not supercharger related. From what you said at the Bedford track day, you were really down on power, barely hitting 100 on the back straight, which is slower than an NA by a good margin.

EDFC is excellent, I'd recommend it.

From here: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/561/pdfs/uksi_20010561_en.pdf Except as provided in paragraph (5), a registration plate must be fixed on the front of the vehicle in the manner required by paragraph (3). Definitely says front. I think windscreen would probably fall afoul of the visibility requirement anyway, and definitely isn't as vertical as possible.

A relocated plate is legal, provided the plate itself is legal. As long as the plate is on the front of the car, vertical and clearly visible, there's no restriction on where it is. Windscreen plates fail on pretty much all those points.

It really depends on getting caught as well. The odds on actually being spotted if you don't do a lot of mileage are pretty low.

They can and do fine people for it. Also, they'll make a note of your reg, so while you're more likely to get away with the first instance, the second or third time that it "just fell off" is going to see you with a fine or court date. The current fixed penalty is £100 and no points, fine in court is up to £1000. It also applies to things like a dirty plate that cannot be read. Realistically, as long as the ANPR cameras can read your plate, the police aren't going to care a jot (hence a 12x6 will generally be fine).

Square plates are legal, it's smaller square plates that aren't. 11x8 is completely legal on any car. Plates in the window is definitely not legal, they're just asking to get pulled over. Thing is they just pay the fine and carry on mostly.