I've left the GM brand...(for now!)
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Sorry guys, as you know I had to say goodbye to my Carbon VXR8 a few months back due to tax man...still have fond memories...sniff..
unlike Phil who is going from s/c VXR8 to a Camaro that will no doubt be FI'd soon with a TVS (or maybe TT eh!?) or something similar being the sensible chap I know he is, I've switched brands for the time being to this;
I know I'm a total slag for daring to buy something other than GM, but hopefully I'll still be invited to a couple events to say hello now I'm back on the road properly in something I dont mind being seen in!
unlike Phil who is going from s/c VXR8 to a Camaro that will no doubt be FI'd soon with a TVS (or maybe TT eh!?) or something similar being the sensible chap I know he is, I've switched brands for the time being to this;
I know I'm a total slag for daring to buy something other than GM, but hopefully I'll still be invited to a couple events to say hello now I'm back on the road properly in something I dont mind being seen in!
I should be so lucky, just a V8, though the original owner spent the price of a V10 with all the bits he (thankfully) purchased.
Needs a s/c at some point I reckon...but they're stupid money at the mo and the car cost enough as it is after having the wheels painted and Milltek loud exhaust fitted.
A retune is on the cards in Jan to make the most of the exhaust, hopefully push toward ~450fw. They'll hopefully stick it on a dyno during the retune to see what rwhp it produces though I'll be looking to smack it on SRR dyno to see just how poor it is compared to my previous vxr8.
Needs a s/c at some point I reckon...but they're stupid money at the mo and the car cost enough as it is after having the wheels painted and Milltek loud exhaust fitted.
A retune is on the cards in Jan to make the most of the exhaust, hopefully push toward ~450fw. They'll hopefully stick it on a dyno during the retune to see what rwhp it produces though I'll be looking to smack it on SRR dyno to see just how poor it is compared to my previous vxr8.
Nice car! The 4.2's do take quite a few miles to loosen up from what others have told me. Guy I train with knows someone with an RS4 - 70k miles and its an animal compared to what his dads spankers one was like with only a few K on the clock. Be interesting what WHP you get with all the parasitic losses in the transmission.
That rocks Gary
Nice one babe
WOO HOO
paramoreg said:
I've switched brands for the time being to this;
I feel sorry for you. If the stories of that car are half true, it would have been cheaper to keep Mr Darling waiting, and bung him the odd £100. 
Not my choice, but a very nice motor that anyone would be proud off. Good for you!
paramoreg said:
I should be so lucky, just a V8, though the original owner spent the price of a V10 with all the bits he (thankfully) purchased.
Needs a s/c at some point I reckon...but they're stupid money at the mo and the car cost enough as it is after having the wheels painted and Milltek loud exhaust fitted.
A retune is on the cards in Jan to make the most of the exhaust, hopefully push toward ~450fw. They'll hopefully stick it on a dyno during the retune to see what rwhp it produces though I'll be looking to smack it on SRR dyno to see just how poor it is compared to my previous vxr8.
Needs a s/c at some point I reckon...but they're stupid money at the mo and the car cost enough as it is after having the wheels painted and Milltek loud exhaust fitted.
A retune is on the cards in Jan to make the most of the exhaust, hopefully push toward ~450fw. They'll hopefully stick it on a dyno during the retune to see what rwhp it produces though I'll be looking to smack it on SRR dyno to see just how poor it is compared to my previous vxr8.
Well good luck with the new car.Its nice to drive around once in a while and not get noticed, and now the R8 has gone lol
lol, taxman was just a confused hangover from 2005/6 when I lived/worked in US for my company. I was on hypo tax and my company liable for tax bill in both countries but you know how it goes...
Anyway, VXR8 went, finances sorted few months back and thanks to some shares had choice of moving house or another car...of course car won but I fancied something different - and it's bl**dy brilliant, even compared to my previous Sagaris and the VXR8!
So Phil, is the Camaro in your possession? What plans for FI and other tweaks?
Anyway, VXR8 went, finances sorted few months back and thanks to some shares had choice of moving house or another car...of course car won but I fancied something different - and it's bl**dy brilliant, even compared to my previous Sagaris and the VXR8!
So Phil, is the Camaro in your possession? What plans for FI and other tweaks?
Edited by paramoreg on Saturday 12th December 18:09
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