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Awsome, Cheers Kev.

My VR6 was having iddle issues, I cleaned the ISV out with carb cleaner, but now it seems to be sticking, Some times the revs stay to high at idle. and some times it runs too slow, almost stalling at random gear change moments. Is this a fubar ISV. or should I have lubed the ISV after cleaning it? My guess is that the carb cleaner ate any lube that was in the valve. What would be the best thing to lube it with?

When you say clean ISV and relube? what do you recomend to relube it with? Ive recently cleaned my ISV out and am not having more problems than before I started, every now and again from low revs a gradual increase of throttle leads to kangeroo jumps? My ISV was filthy, but I did not relube it.

That is terrible news Jay, My thoughts are with you and yours.

Thank you to StueyB, Needed a part for my C, He is breaking his Fantastic comunication, Good price, speedy delivery, and excellently packaged. Cheers mate.

Hmm, Nice. Good to see you back in a Rado Jay. Is the PCM coming across also?

Im only paying him to do the bonnet, wings and sides. The bumper has other plans.

Yeah, Probably cant sell her really, Nowt else has that all round good vibe to drive. Especially after coming back from the bodyshop to see how they are getting on. I can't wait to have a clean looking rado again without parking dings and stonechips all over the bonnet! :clap:

I also had this problem with Toyo's I went through two sets of fronts in 15k and both times there was atleast 4mm of tread on the centre of the tyre it was just the shoulders were rubish. Great tyre for chucking it at corners, but the sides are weak. I had my allignment done, and swapped away from Toyo, as I felt there were better tyres out there. Ive gone back to firestones, as I felt they were a good comprimise between price and control.

Hopefully, Tomorrow, The woman agreed to cover the boys at work doing it, and all being well one of the guys is going to do it over the weekend. Ive bunged him a bit extra to respray the bonnet to get rid of stone chips and tidy up a drivers side wing. All being well she will be better than Ive ever had her. years MOT, Fresth tyres, just had a service, resprayed blemishes. Now the dialema, Do I sell her as this might be the best condition she gets to.

You are right the looks are a bit odd, Fugly even. When we first saw pics a year or so ago we were all thinking, Bugger, how are we gonna sell these, but in the metal the car looks a load better. Personal choice is just that, so I’m not on a mission to persuade people that it is pretty car, That would be an exercise in futility. What I can say, is the footprint sits well inside the S8, as you can see from the pics. Also head on the car looks more refined and sporting than the competitors. The back end does bother me if I’m honest, but the drive more than makes up for it. Andy, I’m sure you are right, manufacturers won’t pick a car that can outshine their one. but a car that can transport people like that, that shames even the mighty RS6 and M5 on both road and track???? from £75K up to a fully Specced Turbo at £126K I cant think of any other competition for eash in its class. Jim. Yes, id chop a bollock off to own a car like this. and in all honesty it is a fantastic machine. Its no 911 for the sheer electric thrill of driving a classic, but it is seriously bloody good.

Please excuse the gratuitious post, I dont come on here that often, but have met a good few of you over the years so thought some of you guys and gals might appreciate this. DSC00915.JPG[/attachment:n277wmyu] I am lucky enough to work for a pretty cool car manufacturer and with the UK launch of the Panamera imminent we were sent up to Silverstone to get a feel of the car on the roads around Silverstone and on the track. Other vehicle manufacturers had agreed to loan Porsche some competitor luxury cars to compare and contrast, so yesterday was spent jumping in and out of the following: Jag XKR, Merc CL 500, Merc 63 AMG, BMW M5, Merc CLS 500, Jag XFR, Audi RS6, Audi S8, Range Rover V8 Supercharged, BMW 750, Bentley Continental Flying Spur, and of course a Panamera 2S, 4S and Turbo. Maserati would not lend us a Quattroporte incase we broke it! The day was amazing and whilst I tried to be as objective as possible (caus it is easy to get swept up in Propaganda at work, after all the Germans are brilliant at it) the Panamera came out on top all day long. RS6 was incredible, the turn in was a bit scrabbly but you soon forgave that as the power and sound of a booming V10 filled the cabin. the S8 was great on the road but left behind on the track as it was rolling into corners and the traction control would not let you get the beans on as much as you needed. Merc, good toys, but the auto box lets it down. The power delivery came in to abruptly making the car lurch out of corners and again the traction control put an end to the fun. a lap without the traction control helped demonstrate there is too much power for the chassis. Jag XKR had an amazing noise and the charger was toecurlingly cool, but the car was uncontrollable around corners. Dead level in and out, even during under steer, of which there was plenty. But the oomph was curtailed by the bloody control systems, there was no opportunity for progressive power delivery as it was either on or off. BMW was to heavy, amazing as a point to point, squirt and hang on, but show it a corner at any sort of pace and they chew up tyres and got a bit uncomfortable. I was hugely disappointed as the M5 has long been an idol of mine. Magic inside, and the toys, were endless. Bottom massager to stop you getting a sore back on long journeys, and the infra red camera,. Also, head-up display which also included the legal limit of whatever road you were on. The Bentley was only allowed on the road, as I think it was a bit fish out of water on the track. Just the start up noise of the W12 powering into action was enough to forgive its massive arse and toff connotations. On road it was awesome and the power was endless without giving a feeling of speed to the passenger in the back. However, maybe it was because it was a left hooker, but the steering felt twitchy and disconnected from the road. Something the big Mercs also suffered with. On the kick plate ( which is designed to force a rear end spin in slippy conditions), the RWD cars had their a$$es kicked by 4WD but once you took the traction control systems off the Audi's and Porsche were controllable even with an aggressive slide, whilst the Mercs and Jag left you spinning out of control. Great fun but not much fun in reality. 2.8l 24v Climatronic system.pdfDSC00914.JPG[/attachment:n277wmyu] Now, Porsche. Well it was heads and shoulders above the rest. Yes it is big, and Yes it is designed as a luxury people mover, but Fruck me did it handle. The only car in reality I felt confident in pushing through the corners, I had a 4 wheel power drift out of the final corner in the 4S which was allowed by the intelligent PSM(Porsche Stability Management{allows the car to drift a bit but not to much to encourage a sporty drive}). The chassis of the 4S was more than capable of hustling 400 brake about and hardly a PSM light was illuminated, despite really trying. The Turbo had power in spades as 500 horses slammed you to the next corner, but the Carbon brakes dispatched with that and again I had touched the apex and powered towards the next corner. In short. It is perfect for transporting people in comfort. But when the driver wants to give it some you forget there is 3 metres of car behind you and just focus on the racing line. the weight distribution seemed perfect, with not a touch of under steer unless you went barrelling into a corner like a d1ckwad, but the feel of the car was tight and not a touch wallowy like I expected. Feel free to think I was biased, (You might even be partly right) but as a petrolhead it was a wetdream of a day.

Dash in. with a mate. and I used a load of moisture trap crystals once I had dried ths sound proofing as much as I could, still got a few pints of moisture from teh crystals.

This happened to me too a few months ago. It only happened once though so I chose to ignore it until it became more of an issue and concentrate on the other more important things.

Hi Fay, how you doing? Yeah I should be gratefull that she left her details, Its just the hassle of getting it sorted out. Yeah still at Porsche. Hows tricks with you?

Someone please remind me why I bought a Corrado in the first place. 2.8l 24v Climatronic system.pdfDSC00910 (Small).JPG[/attachment:38n2s3u1] DSC00911 (Small).JPG[/attachment:38n2s3u1] At least the bint that did it left her details. Work has quoted me £650 to put right. Might be the excuse I need to get the wing and bonnet painted. Either way, It boils my pi$$ people who cant park. I live down a narrow cul-de-sac and people come hurtling down it in reverse! Retards. Sorry just needed to vent.

Does your sunroof work? Mine does not and it plays havoc with my total closure.

You may or may not know that Porsche have a driving experience centre at Silverstone just next to Hangar straight. They have facilities for people who have just purchased a porsche and want a bit of training right the way up to advanced techniques. But Crucially they also offer a driving academy where you can use your own car. They have recently launced a driving skills academy that enables you to take your own car on their facility. The course is taken in your own vehicle, which doesn’t have to be a Porsche, providing it is road legal. Unlike a traditional track day, the low friction surfaces ensure that there will be negligible wear and tear on your vehicle. The day is broken down into four modules, Practical, Theory, Human Performance and Assessment: * Practical - Understand your own cars handling characteristics on the unique low friction surfaces. You will be led by a Porsche Driving Consultant to the Kick Plate and Ice Hill area then briefed on skid correction and car control. You will then have the opportunity to explore your own vehicle beyond the grip threshold. * Theory – Coached by several of the country’s leading Driving Consultants this session will cover the psychological and cognitive skills required to make everyday driving more enjoyable without impeding safety. * Human Performance - Test your reaction speed and vision in our state-of-the art laboratory. In the same way that race car technology filters into road cars, let our team of sports scientists give you an MOT so that you can compare your performance to that of your vehicle. * Assessment – Accompanied by a Porsche Driving Consultant you will drive the latest Porsche 911 on our Handling Circuit. You will be offered feedback to maximise your potential behind the wheel. Two sessions are available, morning and afternoon, attendance on the course costs £165 per person, additional non-driving guests are welcome if pre-booked at a cost of £30 per person and are limited to one non-driving guest. Your guest will be able to accompany you during the Practical and Theory sessions as well as enjoying the views of the Porsche Test Track from the restaurant or roof terrace. Complimentary refreshments are available throughout the day, you also have the option of booking a three course lunch in the Porsche Restaurant for £18.50 per person. Porsche Driving Experience Centre http://www.porsche.com/silverstone/en/academy/ They also have other courses you can book, with driving one of their Porsches. If you have been on other experience days, This might be of interest, as you actually get 1-2 hours in teh seat, rather than a few hot laps when you might be too scarred to give it the beans.

You may or may not know that Porsche have a driving experience centre at Silverstone just next to Hangar straight. £165 for a few hours of driving your own car on the various cool tracks they have there. It wont be hyper speed, infact the course reccord is only about 120mph, but the track is designed to be a twisty A or B road, and then they have an ice hill with low friction surfaces, and some low friction roundabouts, (great for doughnuts) and the kickplate. a low friction surface that will send teh back wheels left or right in order to train you how to control a slide. They have facilities for people who have just purchased a porsche and want a bit of training right the way up to advanced techniques. They have recently launced a driving skills academy that enables you to take your own car on their facility. The course is taken in your own vehicle, which doesn’t have to be a Porsche, providing it is road legal. Unlike a traditional track day, the low friction surfaces ensure that there will be negligible wear and tear on your vehicle. The day is broken down into four modules, Practical, Theory, Human Performance and Assessment: * Practical - Understand your own cars handling characteristics on the unique low friction surfaces. You will be led by a Porsche Driving Consultant to the Kick Plate and Ice Hill area then briefed on skid correction and car control. You will then have the opportunity to explore your own vehicle beyond the grip threshold. * Theory – Coached by several of the country’s leading Driving Consultants this session will cover the psychological and cognitive skills required to make everyday driving more enjoyable without impeding safety. * Human Performance - Test your reaction speed and vision in our state-of-the art laboratory. In the same way that race car technology filters into road cars, let our team of sports scientists give you an MOT so that you can compare your performance to that of your vehicle. * Assessment – Accompanied by a Porsche Driving Consultant you will drive the latest Porsche 911 on our Handling Circuit. You will be offered feedback to maximise your potential behind the wheel. Two sessions are available, morning and afternoon, attendance on the course costs £165 per person, additional non-driving guests are welcome if pre-booked at a cost of £30 per person and are limited to one non-driving guest. Your guest will be able to accompany you during the Practical and Theory sessions as well as enjoying the views of the Porsche Test Track from the restaurant or roof terrace. Complimentary refreshments are available throughout the day, you also have the option of booking a three course lunch in the Porsche Restaurant for £18.50 per person. http://www.porsche.com/silverstone/en/academy/

Well it looks like they have changed the design again. No discount but the total price including the level sender (not pictured) was £21.24.

Cheers for the writeup. Looks like I will be doing this over the weekend. Has anyone done it with Samcos fitted? Just wondered if they are alwright to chop, and what might be the best plumbing T-piece for them?

Sorry, they are oldschool Lupo Aero ones.

Im also just looking for the wiper blades. I bought some refills from GSF and they are pants. Screechy and doesn't touch the middle of the screen. anyone know where I can get some? The parts monkey at my local Stealers is a waste of time.

It harks back to Walesys historic thread about Corrado Love. NickVR6 even caught chicken pox from loving his car in that pic.