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Oh no whatever will he do

I lost a bit of performance with my Popcharger on a Revup, but it was worth the trade off for me to free up some more noise. Losing 5 bhp is neither here nor there, but extra tingly aural fun is always appreciated But yeah, Alex is right of course. As with anything, you always stick with closed airboxes for performance.

I suspect they're brilliant to drive, and I've love to have a go in one, but those looks... I just don't see the beauty that every one else seems to. The proportions are just all wrong, especially on the back end.

What mileage is this over? I know you say it's not many, but it's more important that time. Short trips I assume?

Don’t let G Man hear you say that!!!11

Merc on that list for wafting, best seats ever. Jag a close second.

I doubt there’s anything in it tbh. Not anything you’d be able to notice comparing one over the other.

https://www.machinemart.co.uk/c/torque-wrenches--tools/ Too two hits, one half inch and one 3/8. They’ll do you just fine for generic automotive odds and sods

Sadly, yes. However in this case it’s also much more likely that’s the issue, as I can’t see how an O2 sensors could cause a MAF code.

Afaik the Scorpion stuff is interchangeable with OEM, so it should bolt straight on. Scorpion don’t make decats (again, afaik) so they’d prob be another manufacturer. Get some photos if you can

Just pick up an oem exhaust for buttons and swap it back when you go on track. That said, just a backbox shouldn’t put you over, do you have decats as well?

Good question. In theory I guess it could, but I’d expect it to affect both sensors not just one. I’d prob change the MAF first and see what happens from there, make sure you get a genuine OEM and not a cheaper one, it may appear to work well at first but ultimately it’ll likely end up causing you more grief.

They may well need changing, and a precat O2 is much more important than a postcat one, as that’s exactly what both of those codes are indicating. How is the battery, did you get it changed?

I just want the Battle Bus to make it through the current tank of fuel, let alone another year

It's fine.

Very chilled out at work thanks mate, I didn’t really know what to expect not having worked an Xmas day at the prison before but it was relaxed and genuinely decent. Started the day with a non-alcoholic Buck’s Fizz as I brought in some OJ and Shloer so that made it feel a bit more normal at least! Hope you had a good day too fella

How’s your oil level?

Humbug. I’ll be at work tomorrow so no rest for me, but I hope everyone has a wonderful day with zero drama and lots of food/presents/afternoon naps as you see fit.

sorry mate, I was dozing in bed and that just caught my eye

Because the roof comes off And because if you’re sat in a Bmw interior, it might as well have a Bmw badge on the steering wheel rather than a Toyota one

Hay, that sounds like a great deal! I bet the seller is fielding a load of interest about that, definitely won’t have to wheat long to shift it.

You would go quicker by having a good poo before every drive than you would by changing the throttle body.

I’d have given them the official instructions as well, so no blame there on your part. It’s their incompetency that’s caused the issues, but that’s small comfort now. If you paid the mechanic direct then that’s who you would be taking to court tbh, and in this case it’s unlikely to get you anything other than ballache. It’s a sh*tty situation and there by the grace of god etc, but I really would recommend moving on and hope that this thread can help others in the future.

In short, walk away and consider it a lesson learned. In long... First off, although this will now sound like a huge criticism of you it’s really not meant to be. Nothing you’ve done sounds particularly wrong, and thousands of people do the same thing all the time and everything is dandy. Hell I’ve done the same as you in the past, so I’m not judging your actions at all. However, you’ve now sadly discovered the main issues with having a friendly garage and also with supplying parts yourself. From a clinical POV, the garage is right. You supplied the parts (granted they were fine), you supplied the instructions, you negotiated a rate direct with their employee, you lost out on transport costs for the first trip etc. Yes they bodged the install a bit by the sounds of it, but ultimately who was your contract with? Sounds to me like it was with the employee, so your claim is against him personally, but then it depends on how you paid (cash?) and if you got a receipt. Again, it’s just bad luck here. Every one one is a mate until things go wrong, and then suddenly they look out for themselves. The garage has done you favours in the past to keep you sweet as a customer, but now things have gone wrong and they are at risk of losing money they’re going back to black and white terms. Do I think it’s lousy practice? Sure. Do I see where they’re coming from? Yes. Ultimately if you took this to court then the waters are muddy enough that I wouldn’t be comfortable saying you’d have a good chance, or any chance. It’s time to be more practical, and going forward be very careful about supplying parts, make sure you have everything in writing about the work being done and the costs, and accept that whilst jobs may now cost you more at least you’ll have protection when things go wrong. Like I said, we’ve all been there and I feel for you, but whilst there’s no harm in asking for money back from your garage I strongly suspect that ship has sailed and they’re done with you, as you should be with them.

No, they look f***ing horrendous on the 911 as well