SteveW

Well I finished off my oil cooler last night, was a bit of a pain getting the braided hoses to 'bend' where I wanted them to go but got there in the end. I think next time I do an oil change though I will look at rerouting the lines because I had to bend the undertray around the lines where they come out of the take off plate. Now all ready for the Uprev map Just gott aget myself booked in when I find a free day. Steve

Hi mate sent you a PM

Just an update: 1)SteveW - Will be booking in this week 2)Neil P - Booked in 3)Blacky - I need to question Paul over something 4)Ho (lilsheepshagga_turbo) - ? 5)cmck13 - Booked in

Nice one mate, I'm gonna be booking in later this week when I have got my oil cooler plumbed in and verified it isn't leaking! Looking forward to seeing your numbers and hearing your experience. Ha ha I know what you mean about the age thing. . . . . and I'm only 28

Ha ha I have 2 squeaks, one from the front and one from the back. It drives me bonkers but I can't locate them.

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Right chaps I've heard back from Paul on how he wants to run this so I've sent you all a PM. If there are any problems please let me know. Steve

Hi Mate, I've mounted my cooler to the back of the crashbar. I drilled right through the lower portion of the '8' then used some big washers looks good and nicely out of the way, just gotta fit the take off plate now. Got a bit late last night and need the car for work so need some time when I can make sure its not leaking! Cheers Steve

Thanks very much folks. In that case seen as its pretty thin I'll go the whole way through with nuts and bolts. Make sure the cooler is nice and firm that way. Thanks again Steve

Hey hopefully someone knows the answer to this so here goes. Does anyone know the wall thickness of the crashbar? I'm Trying to decide whether I should drill and tap one side and mount my oil Cooler like that or drill right through and then use nuts and long bolts. Cheers Steve

Right folks, thats filled up pretty quickly! Excellent. I'll get some details off Paul and find out whats what bookings etc and let him know we are looking at around 6-8 weeks. If this is a problem for anyone let me know. 1)SteveW 2)Neil P 3)Blacky 4)Ho (lilsheepshagga_turbo) 5)cmck13 I'll put full details in the post when I've heard back. Cheers Steve

OK Neil no worries. I'll speak to Paul and find out how he want us to book in etc I'll also pass on the info about it being in the region of 8 weeks. 1)SteveW 2)Neil P 3) 4) 5) Again need three more definates for the discount. Cheers Steve

Well folks in that case I can wait a little while. I still need to speak to Paul to firm up details i.e. how this would work and how close together we would need to book in. I told him I'd put feelers out and get back to him. I am willing to wait a bit so its cool. So if we said 8 weeks is that cool? Steve

Hi tarmac, I'll probably be looking in the region of the next four to six weeks in terms of time scales as an indicator to get the work done so maybe booking in in the next 2-3 weeksish. Hi Mark, Thank you I appreciate your comments. Cheers Steve

Right folks, I've been looking into getting my car mapped for a while and can, in a way, justify it to myself now. I need to get my brakes sorted but hey ho I will sort them out eventually! I've been in contact with Paul at RS Tuning and Paul has offered a discount of £50 on the upRev custom mapping. Usual price is £395 + VAT = £474 So the group buy price will be £414 (discount is 50 off before VAT so 60 after) This price is available if 5 or more people are willing to go for this. I need to firm up the exact details of how this will work, each map takes about half a day to do so it wouldn't be everyone on one day, but I thought it best to get an idea of interest before firming up any details with RS Tuning. Please only add your name to the below list if you are a definitely up for this, its obviously not the cheapest thing for the car. 1)SteveW 2) 3) 4) 5) Cheers Steve

Oh yeah obviously there is the skimming option but don't wanna go down that road again been there many times before and it just gets expensive!

well I'm in the process of changing my rear discs, I have been suffering with loads of vibration from the back end no matter which disks I use. Well today I've been trying to fit my new ones and actually using a DTI and found no matter which bolt hole I put the disks on I cannot get the run out below 0.25mm on the left and 0.15mm on the right! Explains all my problems..... Any advice? The only way I can see to fix it is complete new hubs and wheel bearings or shim the disks so they run straight. Suppose the final option is to find the high points on the hub mounting face and file off but the studs make this very difficult. I've cleaned up the hub faces before trying the disks. Has anyone got any suggestions or am I buggared? Cheers Steve

Thanks mate, spacer received yesterday. I was out when they delivered it on Wednesday, typical Thanks again for the great service!!! Might get round to fitting it this weekend if all goes well, got a few other projects though too, oil cooler, rear brake disks, N1 spats, interior panelrecolouring and the car REALLY needs a wash! Steve

Thanks for the replies folks, I thought I posted this yesterday maybe I am going crazy! Yeah the cover isn't too expensive at £80 - £100 but the 3 - 5k excess mean unless you have a pretty big crash getting the insurance isn't really worth it in my opinion. I just wondered what would happen in relation to my first posts. Cheers Folks Steve

Good afternoon everyone! I've got a bit aof a quandry about trackdays and the majority of drivers being uninsured. Does anyone know the answer, me and a few mates were debating this in the pub the other week and couldn't agree. So here is the hypothetical situation.s. You go on a trackday and don't get trackday insurance obviously if you crash and write your car off thats your own fault no issues. However, what happens if others are involved? Situation A) You crash into someone writing both cars off, neither driver is insured? Situation You crash into someone writing off both cars the other driver is insured? Situation C) You crash into someone writing off both cars and injuring or killing the other driver? (A situation I hope no one ever gets into) Neither driver is insured? Situation D) You crash into someone writing off both cars and injuring or killing the other driver? (A situation I hope no one ever gets into) the other driver is insured? Can of worms open have at it ya'll Steve

Payment sent mate. Cheers Steve

Hi Mark, I was just wondering what happens if the ECU gets reset after being remapped. Does it keep the updated map data or default to original programming or something totally different? Thank you Steve

Thanks for all the responses guys, really appreciate it. I'm really looking forward to having the cash available for this it sounds excellent. I didn't know we were limited to 55% in 1st 65% in 2nd 75% in 3rd That in itself is a reason to get rid of it lol. I can feel i'll be making a trip the RS tuning hopefully in the near future mr credit card might have to come out because I'm trying to save a house deposit at the moment and finding it hard! Keep spending too much every month on the 350! Cheers

Hi Folks, I will soon have got all my remap supporting mods sorted that I am doing and I am now thinking about a remap. The thought of a remap is also becoming more attractive with the very quickly rising price of fuel. Whilst I mainly want the remap for the gains in torque I am also interested what mpg improvement folks who have had the remap done have noticed for general everyday driving? Helps justify the outlay of a remap Cheers Steve

Thanks mate, I may have to consider investing when the bank account look a bit healthier. I was considering painting my wheels black too but wasn't sure how they would look on a black car but seeing yours (different wheels) looks awesome! Cheers Steve