HaydnH

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Definitely sluggish under 4k. Get it re-mapped. Talk to Abbey.

+1, but also talk to your insurer!

I use always let my car warm up properly and don't use it on track - wouldn't an oil cooler just make me wait longer for the engine to warm up and have little to no benefit in my case?

Needs no spacers and raising!

Considering with UpRev and minor mods on a 350Z you'll only looking to achieve what the manufacturers state as the standard BHP with maybe a few more unnoticeable horses and the main reason for doing this is to make the car more responsive with an added benefit of extra MPG it's a shame insurance companies don't consider this more on a car by car basis, maybe they could except dyno figures as an estimate although I guess they could be faked by a friendly tuner.

Why not buy some clear ones?

I'm in Surbiton, Surrey but tthat's still fairly close and counts as Greater London.

I've had all my cars mapped and crashed them all. Never had any issues at all. It's upti yourself if u want to take the risk

lol, are you talking about risking the insurance not paying or crashing because of the remap?? Perhaps you should take advanced driving lessons instead of a remap next time?

Well it's only £47.50 to cancel my insurance with Admiral - it may be worth phoning around and see if I can get a good deal elsewhere before deciding. I have 0 NCB though (no accidents or convictions, just not owned my own car for a while) so that might rule me out of the forum things but still worth a shot.

Hi All,

Has anyone had any luck getting their cars insured after an UpRev? I just phoned my insurer (Admiral) to ask about the increase to my premium if I added de-cats, changed y-pipe and UpReved. Apparently they'd charge £50 PA for the de-cats and y-pipe (classed as a full exhaust basically) but they said they wouldn't cover the upRev (ECU mapping) at all as it's apparently high-risk!

And I was going to put a deposit down with Abbey today as well... GRRR!

Haydn.

Hmmm... is it just me or does it look like you'd need your legs amputated to drive it? Unless you lie almost flat about a foot off the floor in the cockpit?

I just compared my postcode (SW London) against yours on compare the meerkat and got exactly the same quote so maybe it's not area based... wish I hadn't though, 30 seconds after getting a quote I got a phone call asking if I wanted insurance!

Good point - didn't notice you'd put t-bar ;P

I've had a Mk2 Rev2 Turbo, Mk1 supercharger & Mk2 Rev3 UK NA in the past... not all at the same time.

I had a rev 3 t-bar MR2 and it is epically better looking than the celica, still not that quick in n/a guise but still!

You mean a Mk2 Rev3 or Mk3?

Graham.......................WE HAVE A SLALOM COURSE............

Ooooh we should have a forum competition when the weather's better!

I don't like using this smiley as it's so overused... but...

BTW, isn't your missus annoyed about building it in your kitchen?

i think once you have a porsche you have achieved a certain status in life

That's not nice, calling the OP a tw*t just for owning a Porsche?!? (Just joking!)

It makes it look better, but a lot of people on here say it makes it handle worse. For me I bought the car as a drivers car/toy so I can't see me risking the handling for slightly better looks.

Im 28 with 7yrs no claims and with Direct Line aswell, mine went from £380 to £490 this year and i was peeved with that! I feel fortunate now.

Makes me think there were a lot of thefts or something in the OP's area. What's your postcode?

Personally I'd ring the experts and take advice from someone who's done plenty of testing on a dyno. I'm going for panel filters, motordyne ART decats (they look sooo sexy), motordyne y-pipe with racing cat and a remap (no plenum spacer as I have a HR engine)... guess whose advice I'm taking.

if i ever get a Celica GT4 then i will set it up with a full rally style fog setup. and you'll know when i switch it on at night as entire villages will suddenly experiencve full daylight even in the middle of the night.

Ooooh you'd HAVE to have the full red+green Castrol livery though.

OOOH! I haven't even thought about that - I better have a look around before I book my alloy refurb. Thanks!

If the fog lights are so bright I'm dazzled I'll often stop and let him pass (if safe, i.e: not on the motorway), I figure if I can't see and make it so he can't see we're fairly likely to drive in to each other!

Mk1 MR2? Not so great for the B&Q trips you mention though and would probably need a little TLC for rust etc, good engines though and fun.

I have been wondering what would happen if you put a different make of tyre on each corner of the car...

If you're paying for the 4 tyres and the use of an airfield for the day then sure!