***ALL OT CHAT HERE***

Johntegr

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Is she a blow-up girlfriend? :P

Yep. Imported aswell.

Jemmy wrote: »

Feic it anyway forgot that was on this morning was wide awake at 8am & was dying for something to do this morning. Ah well

Ditto.

Gary ITR

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Didn't make it. Was out with a friend down Wicklah' last night and had planned on stopping in on my way back but ended up going shooting this morning up in Roundwood. Was a nice few V8's there anyhow I hear!

Quite a bit of American Muscle there this morning, myself and the other fella arrived in an MRS with the roof down, we looked like a right pair of poofs lol

Johntegr

Gary ITR wrote: »

Quite a bit of American Muscle there this morning, myself and the other fella arrived in an MRS with the roof down, we looked like a right pair of poofs lol

Were yas wearing shades?

Big Nasty

Johntegr wrote: »

Were yas wearing shades?

Coz their future's so bright?

Marlow

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Didn't make it. Was out with a friend down Wicklah' last night and had planned on stopping in on my way back but ended up going shooting this morning up in Roundwood. Was a nice few V8's there anyhow I hear!

Aye. The Cherrywood C&C grows bigger everytime. When you have some american muscle, a R35 GT-R, a Triumph Stag, a Ford Consul, a couple BMWs, some Alfas etc. all parked besides eachother then it really becomes an interesting mix.

And it was black Ferrari day .. 2 of'em, one of'em a Spider, both in black, turned up.

/M

conzy

The aftermath of the incident earlier... I got off easy tbh, not a mark on the bumper or the sideskirts, the underbody was untouched other than a slight scratch on a control arm and not a mark on the sump thank god. Tracking seems fine too, will get it up on a lift next weekend and have a good look.

The rim that suffered the most damage (pictured) is a replica so its probably not worth getting straightened out. Ill try and pick up an oem mv2 for the front and 4 more new tyres.. Thought i'd get more than 1000 miles out of them

Big Nasty

Many years ago when I was young and foolish I was racing a friend in a scooby in my 325 and I took a 90 corner way too fast and slid sideways in to the curb and broke my rear driveshaft as well as bending a wheel practically in half. Thankfully that was all the damage that was done!

Fiona

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Many years ago when I was young and foolish I was racing a friend in a scooby in my 325 and I took a 90 corner way too fast and slid sideways in to the curb and broke my rear driveshaft as well as bending a wheel practically in half. Thankfully that was all the damage that was done!

And not forgetting the huge dent in your pride.

conzy

I was only doing about 50k, I actually hit the inside kerb when the arse slid out and not the outside kerb, If i was doing about 90k I would have hit the outside kerb!

Ardennes1944

Having been in the netherlands the past week i have noticed a huge amount of big engined petrols here. Normal everyday cars all seem to have 1.8- 2ltrs in them. Not a 1.4 in sight. All mondeos, passats etc have sat nav built in and specced to the max! Seeing as how it was so cold recently there is loads of very nice top spec 3er and 5ers etc. with steelies. Nearly everyone is on winters.

Today i saw a tesla, a v12 tdi q7, a hot pink 500, couple of 740i , 650i galore, 2 r8s and an essesse grande punto.
Even everyday cars like passats look amazing with the spec they have here

Gary ITR

Johntegr wrote: »

Were yas wearing shades?

Yes.....

Big Nasty

mrs crilly wrote: »

And not forgetting the huge dent in your pride.

As much as I hate to admit it Jap scrap is cheap, reliable and easily tuned.

MetzgerMeister

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

Having been in the netherlands the past week i have noticed a huge amount of big engined petrols here. Normal everyday cars all seem to have 1.8- 2ltrs in them. Not a 1.4 in sight. All mondeos, passats etc have sat nav built in and specced to the max! Seeing as how it was so cold recently there is loads of very nice top spec 3er and 5ers etc. with steelies. Nearly everyone is on winters.

Today i saw a tesla, a v12 tdi q7, a hot pink 500, couple of 740i , 650i galore, 2 r8s and an essesse grande punto.
Even everyday cars like passats look amazing with the spec they have here

You sound surprised to see that paddy spec is a real thing :P

Gary ITR

MCMLXXV wrote: »

As much as I hate to admit it Jap scrap is cheap, reliable and easily tuned.

I thought that, turns out getting power out of Jap stuff is more expensive than the German rubbish

Adding exhausts, airboxes, cams etc requires a map to make power, to map my car it cost €1200, add the hardware to that and then you're talking €€€

Big Nasty

conzymaher wrote: »

I was only doing about 50k, I actually hit the inside kerb when the arse slid out and not the outside kerb, If i was doing about 90k I would have hit the outside kerb!

If anyone knows the roundabout on Barton road just before you hit Dundrum that's a great spot for de-activating the traction control and getting a little sideways action in the wet. Plenty wide too so not too much fear of hitting the curb.

Big Nasty

Gary ITR wrote: »

I thought that, turns out getting power out of Jap stuff is more expensive than the German rubbish

Adding exhausts, airboxes, cams etc requires a map to make power, to map my car it cost €1200, add the hardware to that and then you're talking €€€

I've no real knowledge of tuning but I reckon the bang for your buck would be a whole lot better from Jap than Jerry or Yankie.

Johntegr

Gary ITR wrote: »

Yes.....

LOL!

Gary ITR wrote: »

I thought that, turns out getting power out of Jap stuff is more expensive than the German rubbish

Adding exhausts, airboxes, cams etc requires a map to make power, to map my car it cost €1200, add the hardware to that and then you're talking €€€

Buddyclub Exhaust €700, ITG Maxogen (Yes, actually found one!) £300 without P/P. Buddyclub Supercharger £1500.

I need to start doing the lotto!

Marlow

Actually, not all Jap is costly to tune. That's why for example Silvia's are so popular.

Also, some of the german stuff, you have to spend serious money too.

My backboxes are 3.5k alone from new, for the pair. If you can get them these days, that is.

/M

Gary ITR

MCMLXXV wrote: »

I've no real knowledge of tuning but I reckon the bang for your buck would be a whole lot better from Jap than Jerry or Yankie.

Jerry wins the bang for buck imo.... Mainly due to the mappable ECUs

Johntegr wrote: »

LOL!


Buddyclub Exhaust €700, ITG Maxogen (Yes, actually found one!) £300 without P/P. Buddyclub Supercharger £1500.

I need to start doing the lotto!

Forget the charger, your car was quicker around Mondello than the Turbo'd DC5. Buddyclub UK tried boosting their racecar and the NA was quicker round the track due to having to limit the gearing so much due to traction issues

MetzgerMeister

Johntegr wrote: »

LOL!


Buddyclub Exhaust €700, ITG Maxogen (Yes, actually found one!) £300 without P/P. Buddyclub Supercharger £1500.

I need to start doing the lotto!

Would it not be a better idea to just buy a powerful car in the first place? At least all you'll have to do for more power, if you want, is a remap.

Marlow

Gary ITR wrote: »

Forget the charger, your car was quicker around Mondello than the Turbo'd DC5. Buddyclub UK tried boosting their racecar and the NA was quicker round the track due to having to limit the gearing so much due to traction issues

Aye. Power is no use to you, if you can't put it on the road.

/M

Johntegr

Gary ITR wrote: »

Jerry wins the bang for buck imo.... Mainly due to the mappable ECUs


Forget the charger, your car was quicker around Mondello than the Turbo'd DC5. Buddyclub UK tried boosting their racecar and the NA was quicker round the track due to having to limit the gearing so much due to traction issues

OK, oversized internals it is so!

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Would it not be a better idea to just buy a powerful car in the first place? At least all you'll have to do for more power, if you want, is a remap.

LOLWUT?

Yeh it would be cheaper alright. TBH I nearly bought a Nismo 350z before buying the DC5.

But my plans for the DC5 are a marathon rather than a sprint.

Gary ITR

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Would it not be a better idea to just buy a powerful car in the first place? At least all you'll have to do for more power, if you want, is a remap.

Absolutely no fun in doing that whatsoever

conzymaher

conzymaher wrote: »

I was only doing about 50k, I actually hit the inside kerb when the arse slid out and not the outside kerb, If i was doing about 90k I would have hit the outside kerb!

... only about 50k in the wet around a corner

MetzgerMeister

Gary ITR wrote: »

Absolutely no fun in doing that whatsoever

No hassle or extra expense either

Gary ITR

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

No hassle or extra expense either

Well if a boring life is your thing

Marlow

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

No hassle or extra expense either

Actually. Not quite right.

If you buy a car, that is powerful from factory .. fair enough. Often comes with a massive price tag.

If you buy a car, that has been modified by somebody else, you can't be sure how well things have been put together.

By doing your own modifications, you basically put the car together fitting your own preferences and budget.

/M

Big Nasty

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Would it not be a better idea to just buy a powerful car in the first place? At least all you'll have to do for more power, if you want, is a remap.

A lot to be said for that IMO. If buying a car for track days I would more likely buy a Supra than an Integra for example. And if you want to tune it you're going to get lots, lots more out of it.

Johntegr

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

No hassle or extra expense either

I see it this way. Let's say ya pay for a lady of the night, and halfway through in comes her twin, and she tells ya for an extra €50 ya get the two of them. Nice little surprise, isn't it?

Or, you pre-plan on having the 2, and that's all ya get. No upgrades.

Gary ITR

Johntegr wrote: »

OK, oversized internals it is so!

Oh they went K24 too, and ended up back at a K20