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Ekona

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  1. It doesn't really matter which ferry crossing you take, just pick whichever is closest or cheapest. You'll need to start booking accomodation up very soon if not now, regardless of whether you want to camp actually at LeMans itself or at one of the various campsites located around the area, or if you want to be really boring and stay in a hotel. General entry tickets for the practice/qualifying/race can be bought on the door, but if you want a grandstand seat then you need to move pretty quickly as they are selling out fast this year. Go via Just Tickets if you want these, good people to deal with. They'll also sell you the car parking tickets, ideally you want white if not red if you're not staying on site. Download this guide for last year, contains everything you could ever need to know. This year's one will be out in the next few months but you'll want to be sorted by then more or less, and the info in last years is 99% the same as what will be in this years. Above all else, just go! The weekend is whatever you make of it, do your own thing and you'll love every second of it.
  2. Tbh it's not worth it if you're NA with bolt on mods as the stock design of the engine and intake won't allow silly amounts of oil in, but for the guys running FI setups and stroked NA kits it will certainly help keep everything nice and clean. It also lets you know just how much oil is passing the seals so you can keep an eye on anywhere you might have a potential issue. Certainly no harm in taking stuff apart to clean it, but it's not something I'd ever bother doing unless I had the car 10 years/100K miles. Too much effort for precious little gain IMHO.
  3. Keeps all the crap out of the intake. Less crap = less power loss over the years.
  4. It's a 1.8L 4-banger, I'm not sure I'd bother. Spend the money on some new dampers or something that'll make a difference to the drive rather than make you sound like a Saxo
  5. Nope, was (and still is) bone stock, but then Chris' post has answered that for us anyway!
  6. Ekona

    ECU reset

    In short, nope.
  7. Ekona

    GTR V SPEC

    Much like the standard GT-R, if I'm spending that much money on a car it's not going to be one with a Nissan badge on the front, and certainly not for north of £100K.
  8. Just under the fuel flap/bonnet pop buttons by your right knee. @Rich: Could do, might give it a shot at the weekend and see what happens. I've had my brother's 07 on it though, and I don't remember it being an odd number but then I wasn't particularly looking for it at the time.
  9. Yup, that's the one bud. I take it the CEL hasn't come back on?
  10. Just for show or for function?
  11. lol wut? Boost controller controls boost levels, dump valve vents excess pressure when the throttle plate closes to prevent the turbo stalling. Assuming you actually have a turbo setup, what made you ask the question in the first place?
  12. Ekona

    TCS

    Different on the REVUP then? Mine will spin all it wants in a perfectly straight line in the soaking wet, not that I particularly want it to. It's very sharp when kicking in when the back slips out though so it's not like it's malfunctioning or anything, and I'm on stock Rays + tyre sizes.
  13. How do you mount it behind the mesh though? Unless it's big holed mesh it'll constantly be going off as it'll have an obstruction in front of it, and if the holes are that big you'll be able to see the sensors and it'll still look daft. They'll have to be mounted pretty low anyway to be able to 'see' the kerb, else they'll never go off.
  14. Car Acne looks bad enough on the back, let alone on the front. No technical reason you couldn't do it, but it'd look bloody awful and you'd be admitting to the whole world you can't drive. Either learn to park further away from the kerb or take the splitter off.
  15. +millionty Don't mix 'n' match, especially in the winter as you'll end up in a ditch.
  16. Ekona

    TCS

    Only if one wheel is spinning faster than the other. If both are identical, then you can sit there and spin the rears all day long. It should come on as soon as you get the arse out to any great degree though, so there's something not quite right there. Without actually trying it (unless you've got some private land), do you think you could spin the car with enough throttle when turning? Mine allows a small amount of slip in this weather as there's simply not enough grip even if the TCS kicks in straight away, but it kills the power long before I get get into any real trouble.
  17. I'd like to see them race again but this time swapping drivers: The guy in the Zed was clearly better (or knew the track/car better) than the one in the S2K, just look at his lines.
  18. I'd eat from her lady garden to get a free car.* *Of my choice, I'm not touching her for a Corsa or summat.
  19. It's fine unless you're the one who bought the kit in the first place as you'll often find you have to do a ridiculous amount of miles to have made it worth the initial outlay, but if you can get a car already done with the right kit by the right people then go for it. Don't forget though that when it gets really popular the price of LPG will shoot up as the Government will tax the arse off it just to get a few more quid in the coffers
  20. Ekona

    Time for Brakes?

    Depends on how you drive. If you're happy with the OEM ones then there's no point spending money just for the sake of it, however if you're finding the OEM lacking in bite, feel and fade (like I did) then by all means change them. The better your brakes are, the quicker you'll be able to go. I swapped mine for a set of Performance Friction ones, and the difference was astounding. Cost was about £300 for all four corners.
  21. Pop round mine if you want Rich, still got the laptop here with the reader all set up.
  22. That's a bit unfair, COD5 isn't that bad... I've yet to play GoW2 but I can't believe it's not better than COD5, which was a poor rip-off of COD4 and another reason why they should just let Infinity Ward makes these games and not Treyarch.
  23. If you get more than 200 you're not driving it properly
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