Special K

Mus - I hope to be able to make it... not sure what I'll be driving... I'm at Oulton Park on 6th and driving back via Fensport on 7th, dropping my car in there for some work to be done. I could be driving their courtesy Yaris.. It's great to hear we're building up a few of us in Essex.... Ztox, sxocpaul, I'm in Ilford, only 45mins up the A12 from Witham. Spec K

Yer.... a true scouser... respect, buddy... ... no chance you can make Oulton Park next week? I know entry list is full but you might me a few of us, mebbe get an invite yo passenger..? Spec K

My Gran was in an old people's home in Southport.... average age for Southport residents is 114, according to ERNIE... he lives just down the road.. Whereabouts in Liverpoool are you, Scouse? Back in the early '50's I used to visit my Gramps in West Derby (their house backed onto Everton's training ground). They both worked at Alder Hay Childrens Hospital - she was Matron and my Grandfather was Chief Engineer.. happy days.. Spec K

Nick, I recall that they are only selling 86 of them - whether that's just for the UK or not I don't know. This is one I'd put on blocks in the garage for twenty years - worth a fortune. Spec K

Nick, is this a new model? Like the Galleo but green? Spec K

Lauren, does not 'like for like' cover become more beneficial (and inviting!) as the value of the mods increase? Okay, so it's no big issue for a few £100's worth of wheels etc. but some people on here are planning to spend serious money on engine / geabox / suspension mods. It's not difficult to add £10grand to the base value... Spec K

Smudge - those remarks are "...ageist..." !!! HRRMPH! Spec K

Faith, I will try and make it.. but I'm off to meet up with Pitman in the wilds of Worcs this afternoon, back tomorrow and on Sunday morning I am meeting with Rob at Thurrock... that's about 4 million miles in the next 48 hours... Spec K

None from me, Smudge - I am still running standard. I recall that a person over on the dark side tried various thicker rear rollbars... I think he finally sold 'em. Spec K

Talking of gauges I will pass on my experiences of the Pro Sport offerings... they are cheap for a reason.. they are not ballasted and voltage variance changes the readings., fluctuating all over the place.. oil pressure consistently showed lower than actual to a point where it seriously worried me.. unnecessarily.. Best vfm I found were Defi... like Smudge I've gone for the Blitz panel over the glovebox - wired up in series, power can be taken off the back of the Touch 'n Go, Jay can tell you which terminal to use. Spec K

Nick I did 18 nonstop laps of Spa on Goodyear F1 Eagles Assy without any problems... turbo'd. It wasn't the tyres, it was the driver who was sh*gged.... Spec K

(This is all gobbledegook to me..... but my son's an avid player although he prefers battlefield stuff. Rather like the Toyota Sprint Series... ) Spec K

If you want to sell the Yaris I could be interested, Nick.. Spec K

Great stuff, Faith !! As Markinstoke says, it's a brilliant write-up and does you/GT86/Forum proud... pity I don't do Facebook... Spec K

... please sir !... please sir !.... can I be number one for the stage 3 billet upgrade..? (Make a change to be first for anything in front of Pitman... :ph34r: ) Spec K

Ian - you could put a Blitz mid silencer in the 3" AVO.... job done... Nigel - ( I fold arms, suck teeth, shake head, look pityingly..) - this is not a good idea... your lower scrogflange temp will definitely be suspect,.. Captain - a bit of f/I hmmm? Can you really, really, wait until July? .... you could always treat the missus to a weekend spa ( ), earns a codgel load of browny points and you can legitimately claim loss of memory whilst she was away... better still, you were abducted by Martians and mind-melded into doing it... Don't thank me, guys. We should all work as one team.... Spec K

I agree - this is astonishing stuff.... ... even more so if it is to remain a street car.... err, are you not track tempted in the slightest, Nigel? Spec K

Lars - what's the rules on buying second hand (imported) cars in Denmark? Spec K

Welcome, Steve... Fancy a trackday, hmmm? Well, we've got a 'Novice' trackday at Oulton Park on Saturday 7th February, give you a chance to try out your beauty in a safe environment... stretch its legs a bit... and it's only £95 less Club 10% discount.... see 'Events' thread for details of how to sign up and get discounts. Spec K

A good start, Mike-p..... .... your first step on the slippery slope of petroleum persuaded penury.... Spec K

Excellent pics, Keethos. Your first piccy - the rear look Boxter-ish to me... Spec K

How does it mount? D/sided tape? Spec K

Lee - was there any particular reason you went 2.5" system rather than 3.0" ? Spec K

Fensport fitted them to my car just before Xmas - including the gearbox mount. The existing mounts are probably adequate for n/a cars but the additional torque produced by f/i generates excessive engine/grearbox movement - Dave at Fensport could move my engine by physically pushing on it... In my case this was resulting in repeated exhaust gasket failure, both at manifold and at overpipe flanges. Since fitting the TRD mounts this problem has not recurred and there is no additional nvh that I can detect. Mus - you're welcome to a ride if you'd like first hand experience, same goes for anyone else... Spec K

AAAAAAAAARGGGHHHHHHHHHH !!!! (I feel like kicking the wife out for the night and cuddling up with the cat.. ) Spec K