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Although I'm surprised that a few of my 'elderly' friends havn't already chipped in on this thread, I'd like to say that I find it actually quite insulting that the OP is wondering if he looks a little bit silly racing around in a Corrado. You might be feeling like it's time to give up on life and get yer pipe & slippers ordered at a mere 33 years old, but I certainly don't feel like that and I'm a hell of a lot older than you. You need a nice comfy Avensis TDi estate matey :)

Are you considering getting the fuelling remapped to get the best out of your new cam? Depending on how extreme the cam is, you might find yourself running lean just when it comes onto the cam...

1) If it was my money I'd buy the H&R setup rather than the Weitec ones. 2) Budget to get the geometry checked and reset professionally as part of the upgrade. It's good practice to get this checked once a year or so anyway, regardless of whether you've modded the car. 3) I've run some very low ride heights before and I don;t see why there won't be enough camber adjustment in it to get it trued up regardless of how low you run it. Remember if you go too low you can end up with inverted wishbones and then your handling and bump absorbsion will be complete poopah

Look... you got pwned by a Corsa-boy. Just learn to live with it. No point complaining about it on here. You're his biatch now... LOL :)

Well going back to the uTube video posted by the OP, you'll notice that the other bike in the clip is actually a stock Hyabusa - not exactly a slow bike - and perfect for showing how quick the turbo'd HB is

Richard Porter is a piss-poor journalist. He's not even funny. I just avoid the bollocks he writes in EVO outright these days. And articles like that one prove it. The word "detailing" has been used by Concours and Hot-Rodders since the second world war. What an ignorant prick Porter is. He should trying reading a book, or perhaps even getting a rudimentary history of car culture.

Glad to hear you're loving the car. I have to suggest that there is the distinct possibility that all those looks you're getting are down to you being under 50 years old and listening to Frank Zappa at full volume. I don't even think my elderly friend A1VR6 even listens to Zappa these days, although he does still play a lot of Rory Gallagher in his car when he thinks no-one's listening, LOL

Are there any other differences on the US bumpers Eric? Surely if it's just down to the side reflectors then it would have been easier to cut some neat holes into a euro bumper and then just order and fit the US reflectors into it?

If any of you guys want to see one of these turbo'd Hyabusas in better quality, you should try Duke Marketing's "Ghostrider - the Final Rider" They have one in there. Terrifying :shocked!:

No real point in a wideband lamda unless you have a standalone ECU that can make use of the data.

It's a nice clip, but it's nothing new. It was originally posted on Superkaos.com back in 2001. Superkaos.com is the US forum for owners of NLR turbo'd Hyabusas and Gixxers. It's currently under construction, but worth checking back as it's a well established url so it will definately be rebuilt. If you register and go to the video forum there's a lot more clips like that.

Is anyone on here running 276 cams on an ABV engine? If so, can you describe your experiences, impressions, power figures, recommendations please? Also where did you end up sourcing them from? Any info would be greatly appreciated - thanks, John

I think it's fair to say that adding the first 15bhp to a VR6 costs about £300-£400 The next step up to beyond 230bhp will broadly costs you another £2,500 - £4,500 regardless of whether you go forced induction or n/a tuning. If you want to go past 300bhp then you're into £4,500 - £10,000 kinda money. It's never cheap. If you want 350bhp cheapish, then dump the VR6 and go 1.8T instead. Personally I prefer the sounds of VR6 in the morning :)

Hi Andy, 1) If the funds were transferred via BACS today before 3pm then you will have the money tomorrow morning. There is no delay. 2) If you are having trouble with the E38 mods then give me a call if you still have a big problem that you need to resolve with them. I have phone numbers for 5 of the core E38 guys and know them all. Keeping my fingers crossed for you buddy- John

The press this morning are saying that the proposal states that pre-2001 cars will continue to be charged at £8 per day for cars under 3 litres, whilst those over 3 litres pay the full £25. So as long as I don't drop an R32 lump in my car I should be ok then :) As a gentle rebut to the accusation that non-Londoners don't understand Ken Livingstone, let me say that although I've lived in Bournemouth for 20 years now, I was born and grew up in London, and still have some vivid memories of Ken when he was head of the (old) Greater London Council. If getting locked out of your house is the worst that Boris Johnson can do, then that's fine by me. Ken Livingstone actively befriended and supported Gerry Adams and the IRA during the mid-1980s whilst they were blowing people up in London, and even 25 years later that is something I cannot forgive.

If you want 300bhp cheaply, buy an Impreza...

I'm sure the Corrado falls outside of these kinds of missives as they only publish official CO2 figures for cars manufactured after 2000 or something. What you need to find out is what the rules for 'older' cars are based on - possibly engine size. Even so these kinds of proposals can be kinder to older cars like ours, as the policy-makers are trying to influence people's decision to buying cleaner new cars rather than more polluting models. When cars get past a certain age most people tend to run old cars because they can't afford nice new clean ones. The politicians are very sensitive to accusations of pricing the poor off the roads, so you VR6 may get relatively leniant treatment. That said, Red Ken basically hates everybody, so your best chance is probably to vote for Boris Johnson (or anyone else) and get rid of the whining, IRA hugging, newt loving little trotsky.

The VW scene really isn't what it used to be. People like that make me puke - he deserves putting in stocks and being pelted with tomatos at E38. That's what he deserves... (thinking about it a bit more) In legal terms he has broken the law of contract here. You made an agreement for the sale, consideration has been passed... you are legally entitled to take him to court, force the deal at the price you both agreed, and recover your legal costs from him. You could also consider reporting him to the Police for attempted extortion. You should buy your brakes from Bill Brockbank, Andy - how many times do I have to tell you this ? :wink:

I'm not condoning F1 as a contact sport but it's important to consider that a modern F1 car is nowhere near as robust in a car-to-car contact situation than they were 15 years ago due to all the extra carbonfibre, particularly in the suspension componants. What is absolutely fascinating about the Alonso/Lewis situation is that battle for psychological supremacy between team mates is there for all to see. It's an old cliche but a racing driver's biggest challenge is beating his own team mate. Everyone wants to believe they are the fastest driver out there and nothing hurts more than being beaten in the same machinery. Everything we've seen recently is about Alonso/Lewis believing in thier own minds who is actually fastest out of the two of them. Once a driver comes to believe that another driver is actually a faster driver than him, then that's the beginning of the end and it's harder when both the drivers involved are still so young as these two. I remember reading an interview with Jonathan Palmer many years ago when he talked about his career. As he rose through the ranks Palmer was probably the most gifted and fast driver of his generation. Even as got into his F1 career with Zakspeed, ATS and then into Tyrrell he always believed that he was actually the fastest driver, albeit fighting to get an uncompetitive car as far up the field as possible. Then in his second year at Tyrrell, Ken Tyrrell recruited a young french driver called Jean Alesi into the team as Palmer's team-mate. Alesi was simply a faster driver, and Palmer realised there would be no way he would ever be world champion so long as Alesi was driving. That fact led Palmer to retire before the end of the season, not only from F1, but also from top level motorsport altogether. Looking back on it now Palmer's decision was probably one of the most bravest, intelligent and considered decisions by a racing driver at the height of his career. I dare to suggest that Alonso's current behaviour can be traced back to the same thing. He's a very young driver, with two world championships behind him, who now believes deep down inside that Hamilton is a faster driver and there's nothing he can do about it. It's absolutely tragic when you think about it.

Well it's more interesting than the (mostly dull) racing in F1. Look at the press this morning: Alonso, double world champion, supposedly the best driver in the world, signed to the best team in F1, with one of the biggest salaries, crying like a baby that he'll quit if he doesn't win. http://sport.independent.co.uk/motor_ra ... 843913.ece Waaaaaaa ! Mummmyyyyy ! Waaaaaaah ! Waaaaaah! What an absolute cry-baby. A real racing driver would just get in the car and kick Hamilton's arse next race.

Don't forget that the following season Prost stitched up the title in Japan by punting Senna at exactly the same chicane as thier collision in 1990 and going on to collect the points he needed after Senna retired. Like I said before, retribution with a bit of wit attached is great fun.

Out of interest, has this car got a recent MOT? I'd seriously consider contacting the DfT if it has a recent ticket and you suspect the springs were on it at the time

It gets more fun : read this "Alonso can leave MacLaren if he wants to" says Ron Dennis http://sport.independent.co.uk/motor_ra ... 841303.ece p.s. Since you mentioned it Wendy, I was impressed that Heidfeld put one over on Rosberg last weekend. I'm starting to think that Rosberg may not have quite the talent quota of his famous father.

For those of you wanting a metric on this, I fitted front and rear strut braces to my first VR6, and (with no other modifications at all) the car was immediately 3½ seconds per lap faster around Castle Combe circuit, with less edge wear on the tyres as well. If you don't think you need them, don't bother. But trust me, they make a helluva difference to the performance of the car. You won't find a £200 engine mod that will produce 3½ seconds improvement around a track. Just my 2p of course, John

In the good old days what Alonso did would have just been put down to good old fashioned gamesmanship. It's up to the other driver to find a (safe) way to get him back. Unfortunately Formula One these days is run by lawyers, and has no humour anymore. In the old days Hamilton would just have braked tested Alonso at the next opportunity. I stand by what I said earlier though. Aloso is showing real signs of duress under pressure. It's not just the trouble he's kicking up with Hamilton, his season long spat with Phillipe Massa is starting to look quite nasty. I can see the two of them taking each other out in a really big way before the end of the season. It's the same with the current row over MacLaren obtaining Ferrari's technical information. In my opinion the perfect penalty for that would have been to allow the Ferrari design team a day's unrestricted access to MacLaren's technical data, but I guess the Lawyers don't think in terms of penalties with a bit of wit attached to it.