Ricey

Great to see all the engine bits in situ mate. It looks very cool

She's looking properly mean mate. I love the wheels too. I think camera shots of the 350 after paint always show up shade differences worse that they are in the flesh to be fair. It is a bit of an odd one to have nigh on every panel sprayed apart from the doors though mate? I can understanding the roof as it's far more difficult to see the shade differences?

Good price mate. GLWTS I think the ex's car was nigh on identical in colour, age, spec and milage and sold for what you're asking for yours.

I'm trying to think of a good analogy but it's tough. Ultimately you are without doubt running a 'risk' by putting a single tank in because it simply isn't rated to deal with the heat created by combustion and compression. It's a cumulative effect though. Post combustion det is damaging but the engine usually can cope with an element of it hence the presence of a knock sensor to tweak things when it goes wrong. Can cause catastrophic mechanical failure in extreme conditions or just 'wear' that puts eroded (not sure that's really the right word in this context) particles into the oil which in turn cause further wear. In the end that will affect the longevity of the engine. More seriously it can just smash bits of the combustion chamber and piston to smithereens,......let's assume you need to be lapping on pretty hard and regularly for this to happen but it CAN happen. Thirdly you can cause pre-ignition as a result of post det.......that's where the affects of post combustion det cause pre combustion det (red hot carbon deposits, superheated spark plug etc). That's where you get the big snapola......your piston is hurtling towards an expanding flame front - el cruncho. So yes......long term post det will eventually murder the engine but it takes time for the effects to build up. That said a single tank of the wrong fuel can definitely cause some limited amount of damage or wear.

Lovely motor Only a smidge of constructive criticism but the test drive bit sounds a bit aggressive if I'm honest. Realistically who's going to give you a deposit prior to a test drive? Might just put a few bods off.

He could do with having a chat with his tool supplier as well because a £140 ratchet shouldn't really be breaking taking a fecking caliper bolt off! Full of kack. I do agree with Dan - it's an easy mistake to make but an unforgivable one when you're charging anyone any amount of money to do a professional job. Christ I left a spanner in an undertray the other day and I was mortified with myself! As said though she should have took the 500 and run.

Sandycroft just outside of Chester bud. Www.revolveautomotiveltd.com

Hand your notice in........see who he finds to replace you then.

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Yep, although not all knock sensors are created equal - the old 200SX one didnt work at all, the DE one is crap but the HR one seems to be decent. They work by retarding the ignition if it senses knock, if this doesnt happen then you run the risk of serious piston/valve/chamber/big end damage. The guy I bought my 135 from (mapped for V Power) said he was forced to use 95 RON for a week or so, after the 3rd tank the car just refused to rev past 6K at all - thats a PROPER knock sensor. So it's retarded meaning the spark happens later in the compression stroke meaning there's less time for hot gases to collect and the air/fuel is under less pressure for less time meaning less heat from both sources, therefore less chance of abnormally detonating? For me to write nearly 4 paragraphs about det and for Doc to give the nod of approval this is a good day all round!

Probably should mention that the knock (det) occurs then the unburned fuel and air th st is outside of the expanding flame front is met with hot gases and compression and therefore ignites abnormally causing an uneven combustion and pressure spikes. Higher Ron will withstand the heat created by the compression and hot gases better.

I am not an expert by any means but that is because the DE doesnt have the sensor to deal with lower grade fuel in a car set up for higher grade at high revs. The later engines do. Although I am not sure what that has to do with the quality of fuel across companies. Just because Shell might theoretically give better bhp than say Tesco I am not sure how that equates to Shell elongating the life of the engine? I use random places for fuel, wherever I happen to be when I need it. Shell is just 30 seconds drive from me so I usually fill up there but would have no qualms with using Tesco, BP etc. I think you mean the knock sensor and unless I'm mistaken practically all modern cars have them. The issue with 95 Ron in the DE is that it's tuned to run on the higher octane. Ignition timing, compression all that jazz. There's only so much the knock sensor can do to alter the timing to stop this from happening. The ron of the fuel simply means that it can withstand higher temperatures. Ie if you put 95 Ron in a car which is set up to use 98 then you risk detonation in the chamber (abnormal combustion outside of the flame front) which can damage the piston, cylinder, sparks etc. Detonation (which is always post combustion) can lead to preignition (pre combustion......ie piston on the upstroke) but it's far more catastrophic because the piston is then heading up towards combusting fuel/air. I stand to be corrected by a more learned creature but I've spent hours reading about this recently and it's bloody complicated!