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Will do matey. I went past your place earlier actually. You well mate?

I haven't taken any piccies yet Stan - been driving it since yesterday trying to get the miles on :) I'm in love mate - it sounds amazing :)

And finally it's all in and running like a peach. I have to say Vince is the man :)

Why are you asking Jah if I've been banned mate? :)

WTF? Yeah I'm just having a go at someone cos english isn't their first language mate. What!!!! As if. Read the thread and you will see I was making a perfectly valid point fella. I am simply stating that if you can feel the difference in acceleration purely down to the overall weight difference of the car, then I'm extremely suprised. Because strangely enough mate, thats what I thought he said!!! Why are you just joining in to have a go then? Jeez

bristolbaron, your car looks sweet on those borbets mate :) What width are they?

Yeah exactly mate. I drive my car for me, not anyone else. It p*sses me off sometimes, but I love it and would never buy a modern car.

I don't have any mate - thats the fekin problem! :)

Nope

I think he meant the car accelerates a little quicker as thats what he said?

Where does he mention the car weighs less with 16" wheels? Does a driveshaft not 'accelerate' up a wheel then? Maybe Eric could clarify what he meant and it's not clear, but I'm putting money on him meaning spinning up wheel weight because I've sat next to him when a bunch of us were talking about in the pub!! No its not clear. And yes obviously a driveshaft accelerates up a wheel. Like I said I'm not as stupid as your obviously think mate. But saying 'the car accelerates a little quicker' is very different to mentioning anything about drive shafts is it not? !!! Jeez

Is anyone debating that then? I'm not.

It's not horse, it's motoring fact mate :lol: He's not saying the car weighs less with 16s, he's saying that the driveshafts have less rotational weight to spin up. What you put on the ends of your shafts are basically flywheels. 17s are heavier to spin up, slower to react to steering inputs and heavier for the brakes to slow down. As I say, weight is the main problem, not size ;-) Errr..... No! From what he said I think he is saying he can tell the difference in acceleration purely due to the difference in weight. I'm not stupid Kev! :) Read it again mate. I understand the difference the heavier wheels will make, as you describe above, but i think he said the car accelerates quicker with 16's cos it weighs less. Horse

2) Bore your 2.8 and put 2.9 pistons in.

You reckon you can tell the difference in acceleration due to your car weighing less on 16's??? Horse mate. That is like saying you can tell the difference in acceleration when you put the shopping in the car. I can't. TBH i found the opposite to your points above when going from 17's to 15's (never tried 16's). I find way more grip, cornering speeds, responsiveness etc with 17's. Wierd :)

Define 'hamdling' please.......

I really don't get the acceleration thing. The percentage difference in overall size is so small. I never notice any difference in acceleration going from 17's to 15's tbh. The only thing I really notice improving is the suspensions ability to control the wheels due to the weight difference (and the ride).

Yeah, WTF are you doing in your current job then ? :lol: Supporting my ex wife ;)

You are chasing an invisible problem though mate. Stop buying new parts and take it to stealth for them to diagnose the problem?

I'm not sure the fella has 500 quid+ for new pistons. Hence his questions. And in my experience its the bores that get damaged not the pistons. But hey ho, just trying to help! (There is a VERY small chance I may also have a 2.9 complete with 80k miles on it btw)

It's just come out of my car. Pretty shagged but I reckon the pistons should be sweet.

Yeah it depends exactly what you mean really. With 17s you don't get any of the rolling on the tyre sidewalls, so the car feels much more precise. And loads of grip from the squarer-shouldered tyres. The RIDE is better with 15s but thats fek all to do with the hamdling. !7s are a fair bit harsher in terms of ride comfort. Personally I like 17s best.

Ah ha!! I may just have a lovely 2.9 block for ya mate :)

Nope. I'm guessing a short-circuit or fuse problems.

They need to be max 600 whotsits wide or something. It doesn't like big pics.