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Gave way to one about 10:30pm, my word it sounded nice!

Rolling road sorted with Abbey Motorsport

After a 3 hour drive over the weekend i got out and defiantly felt the heatwave from underneath! Mr Exhaust quoted £140 to sort the exhaust issue, which frankly at the moment is a cosmetic issue for those with a sharp eye, which could turn into a problem. Will remove what is left of the shield for the time being Higher on the agenda is a rolling road to check the output I am still not convinced it is pushing anything near what it should be, with that said I am used to driving a turbo charged coupe which has a distinctly different power delivery, worth it for the peace of mind in any case I think - any local to South London, Croydon Area in particular?

I second paddy, best to try that first (it's free and takes about 5 mins to complete) If no joy Abbey are awesome

Ok so I did not disconnect the battery first I was actually cleaning the throttle body because of starting when warm issues - I did the full ecu reset and the car suddenly woke up. The exhaust is a brand new toyo sport (previous owner fitted-ish). I am putting 2+2 together so not a proper science . Power difference is noticeable. Though i think my clutch is either slipping or not returning now so another job to get sorted!

After putting a new exhaust on is it worth doing the full fat ecu reset and pedal dance? I suppose the right thing to do would be to get it mapped to keep the engine running properly?

It all depends on what your specific goal is, from your description you just want a quick trim? I actually haven't trained any female athletes however the basic principles of diet will still apply 1. As a woman you do not produce enough testosterone to build huge muscles without being enhanced, sure you can trim fat back and be toned underneath which can give you a muscley appearance but you will not become Arnie Mk2. 2. Supplements are simply to supplement your dietary needs - keep them to a minimum food should cover as much of your nutritional need as possible. To work out how much of a supplement you need, you need to know what your dietary macros, This figure will be based on your weight and goals. As an example, off season i weigh in at 180lb - my calories work out at 2700 for lean a bulk comprising of 45% protein 40% carb 15% fats <-- these are the Macros. When i come to show prep I need to be in a calorie deficit so my calories slowly move to 2100 and my coach adjusts my macro's. training will continue as usual. the key here is consistency. The only supplements I use during prep are a good multivitamen, chordomax (from healthspan) and a good Zinc and Magnesium (ZMA supplement) plus a good preworkout. All my macro's are currently hit with basically chicken, lean beef, white fish, basmati rice and sweet potato with 1 cheat meal a week. In essence, supplements are not necessary. Keep the food natural and clean, weigh the portions, keep the training intense and the results will soon speak for themselves. Hope that helps, feel free to email me if you have any questions

Great stuff thank you!

I think the previous owners of mine add an after market exhaust but didn't do the correct ecu reset, I did this at the weekend and the cars now pulling like a train,def worth a shot Out of interest where would you take it for a remap? Abbey?

Hi - I have come over from FCCUK after owning a 20VT, it was time for a change. Landed myself a '05 with 80k on the clock and a pair of wonkey exhausts. Done: * To ease the paranoia the first thing I did was take it to Abbey for a full P3 service * Spent the weekend changing replacing brakes (cheers Cougar) for EBC yellow stuff - uber grippy now and no grinding noise. * Cleaned the throttle body to solve engine stalling on warm start + did the full ecu and accelerator pedal reset, etc and the car is now pulling like a train, and starts properly every time. To do: * Exhaust - sounds awesome but one side is hard up against the bumper, have checked on here and Toyosports have a history of being a bad fit - thinking of taking it to Mr Exhaust or Kwik fit to try and reposition and modify - do you think this is would be worth the time or is it purely down to the fitter? * Exhaust - CAT heat shield - have read various posts that when corroded they are fine to take off, Scott @ Abbey said I could take off, it's sounds easy enough but I am sure it was designed with it in mind for a reason - has anyone disposed of the heat shields and not had problems over a long term, does it get a bit hot in the cabin on a long drive? Great forum, invaluable information

Youtube clip on how to do

Hi - does this work as a replacement hands free device too?