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Sifly said:
NiceCupOfTea said:
Nice - 16v turbo. What's the spec? Any problems? Have you had a good rummage for rust? Looking forward to getting mine out of the garage
1991, red ECU, 2 owners, 85k. Just out of 10 years dry storage.New brake pipes, radiator, tyres, battery & MOT.
Should be a nice old classic with a bit of work!
chniba said:
Damn the photo size limit. All my best pics are just over 2mb. Anyway, here's my pride and joy.
1997 manual aero with stage 2 ecu, abbott exhaust, poly bushes and engine mounts, new springs and shocks, new beefed up clutch and flywheel, gearbox rebuild, toyo proxys all round. Loads of other bits and bobs done to it.
My general observation is that the car drives better the faster i go. Its not great at low speeds and really does egg you on. My dads standard car is much more refined but completely numb when you want to move quickly.
The abbott exhaust is too loud really. Wouldnt have another one. Any alternative recommendations very welcome.
Not sure where I am going with this post - except to say I think the Kilen/Bilstein suspension on the 900 is going to go for some standard OEM T16S springs for a bit more ground clearance. So many scrapes with the sumpguard on country lanes Could enjoy the MX-5 more than I enjoy the TVR, probably due to the relative values of them...
Re: exhausts - had a JT 3" drainpipe fitted to the 900 a few years back and it makes a great sound and the turbo certainly spools more quickly, but it is a bit incessant on the motorway. If/when it rots off I'm tempted to get a custom s/s one made up. There's a guy on PH with a Morgan Aero 8 who got a custom exhaust fabricated at a place in Brixton that he reckoned they made to his exact requirements (loud when you want it, subtle burble at idle, quiet at "normal" revs. Probably pricey though!
Edited by NiceCupOfTea on Sunday 28th April 11:08
Apache, glad to hear it's still going well! What sort of power is that putting out? My dad had an early CS 2.3T in scarab green, K132 AVN IIRC.
Anyway, here's mine - 2 years ago I bought it for buttons to get me through the winter. Just keeps passing the MOT! Planning on going for a stage 1 remap soon.
Anyway, here's mine - 2 years ago I bought it for buttons to get me through the winter. Just keeps passing the MOT! Planning on going for a stage 1 remap soon.
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