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Probably is, but it weighs more so has to be slower. 0-60 means even less on FWD cars than it does on proper ones.

It'll be heavier, so slower.

Tyre pressures are set by the manufacturer based on using OEM tyres, so as soon as you stop using those then that pressure no longer applies. You wouldn't run 35psi if you put 888s on, would you?! So Strudel is kind of right, but only if you're using Bridgestones, which you're not. The correct thing to do is adjust pressure based on how the new tyres feel, which is mostly based on sidewall stiffness, and also how you intend to use them. For example, 888s on track would be around 26-28psi, but the MPSS work better with a couple extra psi in so about 37psi would be more appropriate. I've yet to try the MPS4, however given that Michelin sidewalls are usually a tad softer than other manufacturers (which is why you get good feedback from them), then I'd suggest the same 37psi as a starting point. However, as with all things they should be adjusted to suit the driver and how he feels they're performing for him. If you think they're a tad skittish, drop them back to 35 or even lower. As long as they're not ballooning massively in the middle which would be shown by excessive wear in the centre, or so floppy that the edges are wearing much quicker, there's no right or wrong. Just do whatever you feel makes the car feel happiest to you

I always use carb cleaner on MAFs, never anything else. Electrical contact cleaner would also work, dunno about brake cleaner.

A pressure drop is not a bad thing, it puts less stress on the pump for one as well as freeing up power as you're not creating the friction. You have to remember that modern engine are built to vastly different designs, and are designed (and built) with much thinner oils in mind specifically. Back in the old days you might run a 20w80 in your old Bentley or whatever which would be pure mineral oil, but you'd never dream of using that these days! When you make an engine with fine tolerances you reduce the space between parts, and by reducing that space it means you need a thinner oil to run between it. Running a thicker oil means it never thins up enough to enter those passageways, and you end up with surfaces not getting any lubrication at all. Obviously, that's not what we want to achieve. To give you a real-world example, some Porsche engines use oil to change cam profiles within the engine at various rpms depending on load, and if you try and run a thicker oil what happens is that the oil cannot travel down where it needs to operate the lobes etc, so you end up with an engine that simply doesn't work. Given the VQ is designed for 5w30, I see no reason to move from that spec unless you're running the engine miles out of intended purpose (i.e. couple of big turbos, or smashing it off the limiter all the time on track). I'm not saying you'll do any real harm by running a 10w40 over a 5w30, but I'm saying the reasoning behind it is purely a mental one that will provide minimal benefits and will lose you power as the pump has to work harder. I might run a quality 10w40 over a cheap 5w30 (so a Motul over a Magnatec), but that's about it. Given that Abbey have given you a clean bill of health, I really wouldn't worry about it and I'm 100% sure it's got nothing to do with your current woes Get the MAF cleaned up first, that's the most likely issue here.

I'm very surprised about how the LD have done, I'll be honest. SNP not making anywhere near the expected gains in Scotland either, with more Tory gains there as well. PC doing well in Wales though.

And I bet they taste absolutely disgusting too. I could never smoke cheap fags, I usually went for Embassy Blue when I smoked. Marlboro Lights were next best, or just plain Benson Gold if nothing else available.

Holy crap, they're only 9th in the list now apparently! http://ash.org.uk/files/documents/ASH_123.pdf Sterling are top. Never heard of them.

Would love to see just how they came to those figures, seems spectacularly high to me. Still could be achieved by refusing treatment, but I concede maybe it would be a good idea. As an aside, do we know if smoking numbers are still on the decline, and if so by how much? Just wondering how much difference all the new rules on bland packets with death pics on them and hiding them away has made any difference to falling numbers at all. Interestingly my local Co-op no longer even stocks Bensons, according to the guy on the till the other day which I just found bonkers given they must be one of if not the biggest seller in the UK. I still think the guy couldn't find them because all the packs look the same, tbh.

Almost certainly, can't argue with that there. That said, if they won't treat you unless you do something about your weight then you get the same result without an extra tax. I'm just against food taxes in general, like the sugar tax or the strong alcohol tax. I don't believe that you should punish those that choose to have a few things here or there that aren't necessarily going to kill you just because a few people can't stop eating everything in front of them. I should add that I struggle massively with my weight, as I have the appetite of a horse and am constantly hungry regardless of what I eat, so I understand the urge to EAT ALL TEH FOODS but I don't because I don't want to be a fat c*nt again. Yeah yeah, I know that just makes me a skinny c*nt instead

I was referring more to people who claim that they're mentally unwell and won't get better unless they get X surgery done, rather than just boob jobs for all. Although I'm not entirely against that policy... As regards the fatties, obese people should be made to lose weight before being given surgery. No effort made, then no going under the knife. Same with alcoholics who need a liver, smokers who need lungs etc. If people don't help themselves first and foremost, then why should anyone else bother? Disagree with a tax on fatty foods though. A burger once a week doesn't hurt anyone, unlike smoking. Quite where that attitude of mine leaves alcohol and the duty paid on that, I haven't a clue tbh!

Interesting stuff, well put fella Personally speaking I think the NHS covers too many things, and that's the biggest issue. Stuff like PReP, anything cosmetic not due to accidents, and even things like IVF; I don't feel the public should be funding these until such a time as we have the budget to do so. We should be charging £25 or whatever for missed appointments too, it's not hard to ring up and cancel if you're not going to make it. I fully support the NHS in terms of emergency treatment, but people need to stop treating it like a free pass: How many times do we see and hear people going to their GP because they're got the sniffles, or a bit of a headache, or other such nonsense? That has to stop, and we need to take a collective look at how we use our services. [GZ, this next bit isn't aimed at you personally] Private healthcare should not be seen as the root of all evil, and from personal experience I could not believe the change in attitudes in my fellow patients the other month when I got transferred from NHS to private. It was like I was the devil or something, despite me actually freeing up a bed and resources for someone who didn't have the option to go private like I did. That's an attitude I can't understand, as in theory the more people that go private the more space is available in the NHS for those who can't afford to. That would be the ideal system for me, perhaps a means-tested measure that says if you earn over X then you must have private healthcare. Sure, it would be seen as another tax, but I also can't see another way to free up space in the NHS system. Private insurance is relatively cheap these days anyway, I'm surprised that more people don't have it if I'm honest, it's actually quite cheap these days for the basic cover.

Huzzah! And about time too.

It'll be fine. I mean it's pretty crap stuff and I wouldn't use it for anything, but it won't damage anything.

Oh you have the old-fashioned way of actual discs, I forgot. Okay, that makes more sense now.

And is it wrong that I immediately knew the exact moment in the film that quote came from? Down the corridor, Picard chatting with Lily who is shocked he doesn't get paid.

No joy today then?

I wouldn't be doing the IoM when I was breaking an engine in. You'll hate yourself! Laps of the M25 my friend, that's the way forward

Do they not just automatically download? Mine did when I had to get a replacement Xbone.

Actually, I was only talking to friends about that today. So ner

I could never get excited by something that looked like that. Aside from the Corolla, is there a duller '90s car? My god, even the MG-ZS did it better!

Go and thrash the nuts off the brakes, see if it gets better. 5x stops from 50-30 light pressure 5x stops from 70-40 med pressure 5x stops from 100-40 hard as you can but without triggering ABS Give it a couple of mins driving at 70mph inbetween each session to allow the brakes to cool. Do each application as quick as you can, so lots of acceleration too.

Disks are square, discs are round. Floppy disk, brake disc How obvious is the warping (and are you sure it's warping, not pad transfer)? If it's not that noticeable I'm not sure I'd worry about it, if it is and would detract from an otherwise perfect car then always replace. They'll only haggle you down on cost anyway, best not to give people too much ammo.

Why do you want thicker oil? You'll lose performance as more energy will be used pushing the oil around rather than being delivered to the drivetrain. I mean, I'd do it for FI applications as they will generate more heat anyway, but for NA? Unless it's a track monster, I'm not sure it's needed.

They had to take it away as too many people were using it on my posts, and it was in danger of overloading the forum. Sorry 'bout that.