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Even I ended up Green

Driving it when on the move, even slowly is much better, before with the shot flywheel it would judder when on & off load unless I slipped the clutch a little. Now it`s just connected which is far better in my opinion. Get the usual SMF rattle below 2k under load, but hey that doesn't happen to often Manoeuvring is a bit of a swine but I`ll get used to it. Real driving, well the pick up is amazing, the car feels quicker & even more energetic now & when it comes to heel `n` toe when hard on the brakes, the speed of the rpm pickup reminds me a little of the 997 Porker GT3 RS I had a play in a few weeks ago By the time I thought of that I had been swimming in gear oil & making oily sandcastles on Chris`s face

Took a little trip down to the Zed Shed yesterday morning. Left dark & early to take the scenic route down as the roads were dry and Quiet (kinda Quiet). Had a glance of the sunrise as I passed through Cowfold, then dipped the rear view mirror & Enjoyed the not so straight A272 & A285 next thing I knew I was in the new forest So a quick fuel stop & I was parked outside the zed shed only an hour early Luckily Chris was already up & driving in that mean green machine of his. So once he got back the kettle was on. I was given a quick tour & a coffee, then in a blink of an eye my zed was in the shed & in the air, thought I was losing my wheels for a minute So after a bit of a petrol head chat the car had cooled enough for us to climb under & get to work. After filling a few takeaway trays with nuts, bolts & washers we had a fair few parts off the car, exhaust Y-pipe, prop shaft, starter motor, CPS, Lambda sensors, a couple of braces & a not so light gearbox. After a couple of Coffees we had the top inspection plate of the gearbox off, cleaned & resealed. Then the clutch out, followed by a rather knackered Dual mass fly that I could turn about 20degrees each way with one hand So on went a replacement Single mass flywheel ( after a trip out to replenish the locktight stocks) followed by an exedy 6puc clutch kit, & new TB then back on with the box. This was when it got interesting. Bob turned up, so theres me & Chris bench pressing a gearbox whilst having a chat with Bob about doughnuts & breaking gingers or something beats going to the gym or the pub so after a bit of wriggling the box was back in, then we played the game, where did this bolt go??? Chris won!! He knows these zeds upside down!!! Once all the parts were back on I fired her up with no fear , whoosh went the Vortech, popped her in 2nd & released the clutch, wehey it worked & YES YOU CAN CHANGE A CLUTCH ON AXLE STANDS Unfortunately I managed to lock the camera in the boot when disconnecting the battery so no pictures my end But I`m sure Chris managed to take a few thoughout the day. Next on the Agenda was a shower & a roast dinner which I was truly not expecting, but went down a treat. Followed by dessert & what I though was an exciting F1 race @ Monza. So The Zed Shed, it`s taken me a while to get down there, but certainly better late than never. Better late as everything is GREEN Chris & his family are great, fun, relaxed, great hosts & PETROL HEADS & I can`t thank them enough the help & hospitality they provided me. Not to mention a great laugh

Zed Shed is just up the road from you And if you have some time on your hands I`m sure you will be able to find it here: viewtopic.php?f=176&t=54567

I`m swapping my stock clutch & DMF with an Exedy 6puc & SMF tomorrow. It will be nice to compare the differences. Are you still running DMF?

I used to use Rev & fuzzy codes, both work ok, but now use the PLX DM-100

Nice one Will, looks as if you might have the instagram app on your generic smart phone Are you back yet? I`m heading down that way on Sunday

Don`t know the part no.`s but funky power are useless with customer service (in my opinion/experience) I`m hoping to install an exceedy 6 puc & single mass fly in mine this weekend

What are the words I'm looking for? O Yes NOS I need NOS!!!!!!!! Hope you can make it - not doing anything to mine before we go I need a clutch & flywheel

I`m really hoping to make this, should be a good day, Hopefully my new plenum will make up for the R888`s Chris run`s ontrack

Wow excellent price Tarmac Drayvn-- What exhaust setup do you have at the moment?

Nice one Chris, I really hope I can come along to the next one later in the Month. I always keep a space belt in the boot, along with a couple of sockets/spanners I know it`s extra weight but it can save your ass sometimes

Best get my clutch swapped over within the next couple of weeks

PM me more info please Chris,

As Chris said

On a second thought the pcv valve is a one way valve, easy to check if it`s working, with the engine switched off just pull the pipe off (plenum end) & see if you can suck air through it...... If you can suck & not blow it`s working (insert pun here)

A long shot, you would need an increase in crank case pressure to make constant blue smoke, you could try a catch can to see if it reduces it. but could end up covering up a more serious problem http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/small-oil-cat ... 2321c155a1 I installed mine when going SC, I used to get a small amount of blue smoke on cold startup but none when running the car hot or hard. After the catch can installation & a plenum clean I never have any blue smoke, just a little black (fuel) when near the limiter & 400 odd hp

+1 The Stillen is a Roots type SC, this is what gives a SC a distinctive whine, Others like the hks & Vortech are centrifugal (like a turbo) do not really give any whine, the only real noise comes from the blow off. When I put a baffled pipe on my blow off valve the SC operation was nigh on silent

He's just showing off cause it took me 10 months to do mine 10hp per hour for me

Cost me nothing, was a favour Thats why it`s so shiny then Looks good with the silver

Any update on the diagnosis of the problem?

We should get Pete & Kev along to SC Zed shootout, loser gets to fill them all up @ the end

The empty bit was a joke My level worked fine, it just emptied tanks of fuel at an alarming rate Yes I can do a 1/4 tank in 15minutes on a good day Is that what you get or what the trip shows? I managed 18 mpg on the drive back from AME yesterday No I don`t get 31 When we done Wales in May I avg 27 on the way up, & 23 thoughout the entire weekend. Since then I havn`t bothered working it out, Just fill it up when it needs it

The level sensor in the tank is very delicate. Ian you probably knocked yours when doing the pump or frs, mine works just fine.

Plus the range will be out, when I fill my tank the range claims over 700 miles sometimes My average since I`ve been SC`d is 31mpg Running 600cc on mine