Popped my cherry today!

[Aubrey]

Just got home from having a Cherry Bomb conversion done at Offords... Wow! Its fantastic! Superb noise from it, I was worried it would be too loud at motorway speeds, but its fine. The pops and bangs on the over-run are addictive. I did have fun blasting through the Hatfield Tunnel!

Anyone that is thinking of doing it, just have it done, its well worth it!

[andy-w]

glad your pleased with it....did the dash arrive????

[Aubrey]

andy-w said:

glad your pleased with it....did the dash arrive????

Yes it did! Thanks very much, not got around to e-mailing back yet, oh and the instructions look good too! I'll post a few pics when its all installed.

[andy-w]

OK - well you have my number if you get stuck at all....good luck, i am swapping mine as well today...going from old style dash to facelift...just need to sort out the wiring for the heaters and all the led's....

[tyre_tread]

I assume you're talking about the stainless dash?

Mine is ace and everyone comments on how good it looks against the Mulberry interior.

Thanks Andy. Sorry not caught up with you recently and hope you're enjoying having your Chim back on the road.

[Aubrey]

Yes it is the stainless dash, got one from Andy, high recommended!

It will be going with a dark blue dash top and the rest magnolia. I'll post some pics in due course!

[pkitchen]

Aubrey how much did the cherry conversion cost? I live in Potters Bar, how long does it tke them to do it? Cheers Phil

[Aubrey]

pkitchen said:

Aubrey how much did the cherry conversion cost? I live in Potters Bar, how long does it tke them to do it? Cheers Phil

I think its about £140, but Offords threw it in with the car because I've only recently bought it from them, so double check. They had the car all day.

[pkitchen]

Aubrey, thanks for that. Phil

[Uncle Fester]

Is it louder or quieter than the original? Does it feel to have affected performance? Do you know how many Db? I would like to get a quality sound and not have to put track day cans on the back to get under the track limits.

[Aubrey]

Uncle Fester said:

Is it louder or quieter than the original? Does it feel to have affected performance? Do you know how many Db? I would like to get a quality sound and not have to put track day cans on the back to get under the track limits.

It is certainly louder than the original, It shouldn't affect performance at all, as the mod doesn't touch the cats, hence it is still MOT'able. Sorry I don't know how many Db it is. It sounds louder on start up and under acceleration, but at cruising speeds the difference is hardly noticeable. It does have lovely pops and bangs on the over-run though which is good.

HTH, Aubrey