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nice, welcome - would that be with a red front VR6 badge? where are you from?

excellent thank you

oooo tasty! well done Karmannski can I ask if the glass used is the same as the original OE versions or has it been improved in terms of handling the heat & as such reduce possibility of cracking? (like the originals)

nice to hear you are happy with it :)

nice miles & miles of tasty tarmac to enjoy - I hope you get some good weather for it

you have to love the way the classic parts page sends you to a log in page when you click on a copied link! most annoying when trying to help others out on here as we find the part on heritage for them, copy the link, post it on here but then when you click the copied link grrrrr fecking log in page I will find it on the site though as it sounds interesting

nice. welcome, make yourself at home

nice thank you

I guess if you cant make it at least we can still see your motor Jim & intimately too maybe if it is in bits ;) lol hopefully I can make it to this to say hello. though im already torn as to which rado I would take. the VR has had the engine work etc done at stealth & I know a few members want to see & hear the Longlife exhaust BUT it was Jon who found & told me about my old valver on ebay which I then brought back so I kinda feel I should take that there to show him & Vince - oh the quandary lol

sweet! nice to hear of another good result - when I did a steering wheel last year it came out lovely VR seats being done when the weather improves did you take any before & after pictures?

Oooo nice! I have read about & seen the NC500, it looks an awesome journey of road & smooth too I would be very interested to hear your reports, enjoy oh & sorry to read about the ding :(

nice news but sad news Rog see you here again soon though ;)

blimey that was hard work! GSF are the motor factor local to you - I searched on their site & found the rack stated as not available for home delivery so I used their chat function - painful to say the least - I tried to find out if they could order one in but didn't get an answer the person said they have the late rack on order but no lead time stated http://www.gsfcarparts.com/430vg0140 £386 but states £126 surcharge which is refunded when they get your old one back FYI (for comparison) the early rack is also on the site, slightly cheaper at around £285 with an £85 surcharge would you like me to contact a colleague at the head office of the branch network to see if they can order one in for you? if yes, PM me your email addy & your VIN number & reg I cant promise anything but my thought is maybe I can get one sent to your local branch

having jumped on the heritage site I see what you mean Jim that cant be right - I only brought the one for my valver last summer & that was 10 times less cost give me a few minutes im on to it for you....

m8 if only I had a little money to take some of that delicious JL kit off your hands :( lol

WHOA!!! bloody good reason there m8 but a shame after such a result was produced I will be interested to see how you get on with the weight saving on this new direction - im still playing with the idea of removing most of the valver interior lol

lol they are all 50Z something m8 ;) just make sure you give the VIN to whichever supplier you choose so as they can double check on their system

I would tend to say so too Jim what does your VIN end in? just need to confirm that it ends with a higher number than 44188 I am presuming it is a late model rado? I know my early valver was the fine spline, thus the 36 grove one

had a little google just out of interest saw a devils own brand that im sure I had seen a kit for sale on here, http://www.alcohol-injection.com/en/171-vr6 then found a VROC page & guess who's name popped up - Vince, he gets everywhere that guy lol http://www.vr6oc.com/forum/forums/topic/161-woo-hoo-water-methanol-injection-here-i-come/ the OP was also recommended it instead of an intercooler - some good comments on there though

I was still wondering until I got to your last sentence lol I thought it might be an intercooler. I guess when using a charger the cooler needs to be much closer then are you not tempted to turbo & ditch the charger, rather than adding the meth injection? & why the desire for more power m8? is it simply wanting / chasing more horses or is all that sublimely spectacular audio build weighing you down now? ;)

Pleasure Jim :) Just check you VIN code & then if it is after the one stated in the parts matrix I ordered it through my work but as mentioned they have many motor factors - Allparts, CES, GMF, BMF so any of them should be able to help you this is their branch locator in case that helps also http://www.thepartsalliance.com/index.php/about-the-parts-alliance/our-branches

a front mount what causing a power loss EJ? I think methanol injection is popular over in the states but not 100% - might be worth looking on some forums over there

looking at the part info I put in the previous post for you TRW is the one I would say give me a minute, I am trying to find the price I paid... EDIT: got it - I paid about £120 for the rack & then had to also pay a £90 surcharge which was refunded once I had returned my old rack. Please note I am unsure if I got a discount of some form where I got it from so prices may vary online

Hi Jim I work for the sister company of The Parts Alliance, who have many motor factors around the country. When I replaced the rack on the valver I learnt the hard way that the splines on the rack differ depending on VIN number, one is coarse & one is fine. I have found the data they sent me regarding the part split, which I have copied below for you: Line OE Number Splines VIN Note Supplier Drive Note 1 535 422 061C 36 >>50ZNK044187 TRW LHD J 4 535 422 061B 22 50ZNK044188>> TRW LHD J 2 191 422 061SX 36 >>50ZNK044187 TRW LHD 3 191 422 061KX 22 50ZNK044188>> TRW LHD 5 1H1 422 061DX ZF LHD VR6 6 192 422 061P 36 >>50ZNK044187 TRW RHD 7 192 422 061K 22 50ZNK044188>> TRW RHD 8 1H2 422 061AX TRW RHD VR6 I just went with the supplier who was able to provide the part. from memory they initially ordered the later 22 spline version, which was made up to order. they then had to replace it with a 36 spline version for my early valver but oddly I recall them saying the supplier had one on the shelf lol also, the above part did not come with track rod ends, it was literally just the rack itself I hope that helps

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