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I reckon once you get yours fixed and sorted you’ll be as happy as anything, and forget all about wanting a V8 swap in the Zed.

Trouble is that even if you do sell up and go V8, you’re still going to be spending a lot of time fault finding and dealing with niggles, so if that’s what’s getting you down about this build then it’s not going to be eradicated by swapping for a V8 kit

Thanks. Precious little info there though, I was after details like what is the kit, and most importantly was the car mapped for it?

If there’s evidence, post it up. The only info I could find had zero evidence and claims it was only useful at high rpm, which makes sense given it’s trying to reduce intake temps the same way as water injection. If it cant cause problems, I’d suggest it’s not capable of producing results either. Do you have dyno graphs before and after? Was the car mapped for it? Which kit did you have?

Which June?

The Toyotas won by over two laps from the next LMP1 car, the Rebellion car. And that's just at Spa over six hours, imagine the gap at LM next month! Toyota will almost certainly finish first at LM, but it won't be any kind of a win at all. And noting that Conway (who is a bloody quick driver in that car!) didn't even try and overtake Alonso makes me think there's some very obvious team orders just for publicity reasons there too. I have zero respect for Toyota carrying on this year. Shame the new AM Vantages didn't finish a bit higher up, but I suspect that's down to BoP not being remotely sensible yet. Hopefully they can get it right for June, I'd love to see a proper battle in GTE with the AM and BMW taking it to the standard Fer/Por/Cor trio.

I just had a look into that stuff. Basically it's meant for diesel engines above anything else, as it encourages a lean burn to potentially save fuel and in theory it'll turn from hydrogen into water as a byproduct of the combustion process to lower engine temps/EGT. In theory. Given the potential benefit vs potential risk, so a bit of fuel saved vs melting pistons by running unexpectedly lean, as well as the complete lack of any independant research into it on diesel engines (which is what it's designed for!) rather than petrol engines, I'd be filing this firmly under snake oil and removing it from the car pronto. Incidentally the few pages I've read about hydrogen injection refer to it being only of benefit at high rpm, which would indicate a relative lack of involvement in helping mid-range torque and certainly it's not going to be doing a damn thing unless you specifically map for it.

Who?

That was me he was a right numpty, nothing bugs me more than people who won’t move over for faster traffic, track or motorways.

Do I need a whoosh parrot here or something? You have a what installed?

I think it’s Lotus owners keeping Rover parts in demand these days

A fast car is not always a fun car.

Buy any old one and get a new plate made up for it

That's the thing, in the dry I agree with you: There's not much between the EF1 and MPS4. In the wet and changing conditions though, it's night and day. I've driven budget tyres with more wet grip than the EF1s, I really don't rate them at all for that. For £57, why chance it? It's not even a tank of fuel.

Well aside from dodgy Japspeed manufacturing, then yes they should still fit

Depends. They should be, is your Y-pipe OEM or aftermarket?

I can't read that company name without making race car noises... "Braum braum, neeeeeooooowwwmmm!" *gets coat*

They're not known as Crapspeed for nothing... But yeah, it seems that there's a big issue with hi-flo cats and the quality of them for the Zed. So, so many are failing MOTs that tbh I'd either stay stock or just go decat and swap the stock one back in come MOT time nowadays.

This, in spades. If Tesla and their closed ecosystem go, Tesla cars are going to be extinct overnight.

^^^ This. I don't care about the looks or the practicality, but it's simply one of the best driving cars you can buy for pocket money. The mk4 Fiesta 1.25L was also a right little hoot.

Tread pattern looks identical to the A2, so I'm guessing it's just a compound upgrade. Personally I'm not keep as I find them amazing in the dry but dreadful in the wet, and I'd rather have something that coped with both versions of the British weather, but some people do love them so if you liked the A2 you'll probably like the A3. BUT When MPS4 are just £57 more for a significantly better tyre in all conditions and one that will last longer, I reckon you'd be mad to buy anything else if you're at that budget. My prices also from Blackcircles, you may even find them cheaper elsewhere but that's the only place I looked 'cos I'm lazy

Had them on mine for a while, but when you get fed up with them because they're filthy and impossible to clean (so about 10 mins ) they're almost impossible to remove without causing damage to the sidewall. Not damage as in undriveable, but it just looks a mess. I'd never fit them again, regardless of how good they can look. White stripes down the bonnet to match next?

Depends if you want a sports car or a diesel Only teasing, I totally get where you’re coming from.

What are you going to be using it for? As in, what functions do you need?

Sounds very plausible to me.