Ringram gone a month

[M11 MFP]

Despite a couple missing due to bans and several more who have washed their hands with it for various reasons, this forum is still just about the best in all of PH.

The below is from a self confessed 'Petrolhead'. Would appear to be Sniff Petrol - if it wasn't so serious.


Can you guess the forum, vehicle? - A clue - No, it's not a Griffith 500

p********* said:

Light changed, I side stepped the brake with left foot and then 'it' happened.
By it I mean the single most enjoyable and surprising time in all of my driving life.
Words do not do the feeling justice. it felt absolutely-freaking-awesome.

p********* said:

Just had a very enjoyable moment in the car....
at a set of lights which curved round to the left on to a dual carriageway - front of the queue.
There is some sand/gravel on the road from a lorry or something.
Lights change, i floor the throttle and steer the car round the angled slip onto the road.
Front wheels slip a tiny bit, rears kick in. Rears then snake as i keep my boot in.
Rear wiggles and squirms but it keeps accelerating.
Big smiles

p********* said:

Went for a meal round some work colleagues of my other half last Saturday evening. They are quite well off, nice big house, Jag in the drive way.
Im not one for material items but its hard not to feel inferior sometimes when in their company...
Had the car valeted in the afternoon, pulled up in race mode for that exhaust burble on to their drive way, Bi-Xenon's glowing beautifully. Open the doors to the ambient lighting and puddle lights in the bottom of the mirrors, foot wells lit up nicely.
It just felt classy.
The couple come out and spent 15 minutes looking at the car commenting on how nice it was.
If I had still had the Vauxhall, i would have felt like a boy racer trapped inside a mans body.
The **** can truly be all things to all people.

C7 FJW said:

This makes a damned good read. There's an alternative to a ***** at last which you can hang your suit up in.

Sump said:

I'm just dropping in from the cringe thread. Just wanted to say LOL. Thanks

MCBodge said:

You shouldn't mock. It is a very serious matter.

p********* said:

um. i don't know if its just this weather and road conditions etc but i would have to question the traction control and what it actually does.
pulled out of a T Junction, so 90 degree to the right. Nothing coming either way so i thought i would plant the throttle for some nice grippy acceleration.
front traction breaks, rears kick in. Rear traction breaks, car transforms into a 2.8i Capri with full sideways rear action and no signs of the TC kicking in to save me.
I am not a driving god, the little amber light was flashing away on the dash but it was still feeding power to the rear lol.
Letting off the throttle like a big girl was the only thing that straightened the car up.
More practice me thinks!

p********* said:

Little moan - its something the other half picked up on and i laughed at her until it happened to me too..
Opening the boot via the badge mechanism - its quite easy to get your finger caught behind the badge as the tailgate goes up. not sure if its just me and the cack handed missus but its happening to us lol.
The ACC (adaptive cruise control) with the *** is quite simply amazing. We went to a funeral a few days ago and following the cars through the town at 20mph with the ACC set to 50mph was epic.
It brings you to a complete stop if the car in front does too, and then starts you off again when the car moves (it even does the brake lights to warn other drivers that you are slowing down..) so for the 9 miles between home and crematorium i did not touch the brake or the accelerator at all.

Edited by M11 MFP on Friday 19th December 09:13

[raving]

Prob is the best if you want the full life story of Mpss"s or some B*** End telling people the only reason they dont like the GenF is because they prob can not afford one

[Gary H 2008]

...or that it's Pig Arse ugly?

[ARAF]

I'm surprised you two are hanging around and posting, if you hate it so much. Anyone would think you had a vested interest in owners not congregating in this forum.

You could always be constructive instead - how about a write up on how you arrived at your cam specs Gary? Just because you keep saying the forum's shyte, won't make it shyte.

The questions that are asked, either get answered, or the OP gets pointed in the right direction.

[preciousmetal]

Golf R (Retard)

previously owned a Astra VXR

a Real PCP / new car / options list nob, i bet he is great fun on a night out down the pub

[ArnieVXR]

I'm guessing Richard finally accepted that NA is inferior to FI...

...and the blue touch paper went out

Finally means I'll have to do my own research

[ArnieVXR]

PS love the comment about getting off on the adaptive cruise control at the funeral. Probably though it appropriate to clap and shout "Encore" as the curtains shut at the crem.

[jameshsv]

ARAF said:

I'm surprised you two are hanging around and posting, if you hate it so much. Anyone would think you had a vested interest in owners not congregating in this forum.

You could always be constructive instead - how about a write up on how you arrived at your cam specs Gary? Just because you keep saying the forum's shyte, won't make it shyte.

The questions that are asked, either get answered, or the OP gets pointed in the right direction.

that's a good question why the btr 2 cam and not one of walkinshaws cams.

[gsd2000]

ARAF said:

I'm surprised you two are hanging around and posting, if you hate it so much. Anyone would think you had a vested interest in owners not congregating in this forum.

You could always be constructive instead - how about a write up on how you arrived at your cam specs Gary? Just because you keep saying the forum's shyte, won't make it shyte.

The questions that are asked, either get answered, or the OP gets pointed in the right direction.

Because i chose the cam from him from research into what would work well with a PD blower and still have plenty of negative overlap for low speed driveability and in theory should be emissions friendly

[jameshsv]

gsd2000 said:

Because i chose the cam from him from research into what would work well with a PD blower and still have plenty of negative overlap for low speed driveability and in theory should be emissions friendly

Nice choice gsd 2000.From a N/A point of view how well would the btr 3 cam be for low speed driveability not worried about emissions.

[gsd2000]

jameshsv said:

gsd2000 said:

Because i chose the cam from him from research into what would work well with a PD blower and still have plenty of negative overlap for low speed driveability and in theory should be emissions friendly

Nice choice gsd 2000.From a N/A point of view how well would the btr 3 cam be for low speed driveability not worried about emissions.

stage 3 or your custom grind?

[gsd2000]

jameshsv said:

gsd2000 said:

Because i chose the cam from him from research into what would work well with a PD blower and still have plenty of negative overlap for low speed driveability and in theory should be emissions friendly

Nice choice gsd 2000.From a N/A point of view how well would the btr 3 cam be for low speed driveability not worried about emissions.

It wont be great with a lot of overlap in a manual LS1, but it depends on the tune.

You have got 3.9 gears so low end won't be too bad with a good tune, if you want good low speed driveability then i wouldn't go much bigger than a stage 2

[jameshsv]

gsd2000 said:

It wont be great with a lot of overlap in a manual LS1, but it depends on the tune.

You have got 3.9 gears so low end won't be too bad with a good tune, if you want good low speed driveability then i wouldn't go much bigger than a stage 2

Sorry yes it would be custom grind to suit 1.8 rockers.Would the btr2 make good power up top.

[Gary H 2008]

ARAF said:

I'm surprised you two are hanging around and posting, if you hate it so much. Anyone would think you had a vested interest in owners not congregating in this forum.

You could always be constructive instead - how about a write up on how you arrived at your cam specs Gary? Just because you keep saying the forum's shyte, won't make it shyte.

The questions that are asked, either get answered, or the OP gets pointed in the right direction.

Here's an idea...why dont you do a write up on anything you've ever done as a 'first' or an 'innovation' or anything that has actually brought genuine benefit to several other members?

WTF have my Cam specs got to do with anything - totally bizarre and random thing to say IMO.

[jameshsv]

Gary H 2008 said:

Here's an idea...why dont you do a write up on anything you've ever done as a 'first' or an 'innovation' or anything that has actually brought genuine benefit to several other members?

WTF have my Cam specs got to do with anything - totally bizarre and random thing to say IMO.

Cam specs would make interesting reading for me.

[ARAF]

Gary H 2008 said:

WTF have my Cam specs got to do with anything - totally bizarre and random thing to say IMO.

Yes, it was random - but I think it's the latest in your long line of modifications which was why I mentioned it. I remember when you documented the soundproofing on here, amongst others. Very interesting and informative.

[M11 MFP]

preciousmetal said:

Golf R

You win the prize. Imagine if it did transform into a 2.8 Capri. Given virtually everyone on the interweb has leased one, the hospitals would be unable to cope this Christmas.

Gary Clay said:

Prob is the best if you want the full life story of Mpss"s

Yeah, perhaps I should have said amongst venereal diseases this forum would be mild balanitis

Edited by M11 MFP on Friday 19th December 18:17

[S800VXR]

Hhmmmm, BTR stage 3 in an LS3....? Getting close to making a decision once the exhaust is fine after xmas....... or a GT 9/11.... Question questions.

[gsd2000]

The btr stage 3 cam is what the redline performance zl1 uses which i do believe is the fastest zl1 around and eric lancaster uses the same cam in his 8 second zr1 vette

[S800VXR]

I would say il read up the spec on it but I am hardly a pro at cams!

Might just take Gary's lead that they work and go higher to inch ahead in the HP and speed stakes....