And the other update is...

Another job for tidying up some bits and pieces, noticed that the ICV pipe had split off the main inlet pipe, presumably letting the engine fill with unfiltered air

Don't know how long it was like this so I set about replacing and upgrading. Saw someone's thread on here with a 90degree elbow fitted instead and, while it might not make much difference to the car, it looks shiny

When i took the old pipework off I noticed another eric, whoever fitted the K&N before me didn't use the right coupler and the hose clamp had fallen off, so the filter wasn't even attached to the pipe

Must have been like that for a while by the looks of it, given the fact the car RR'd at 175bhp and 143lbft i'd expect at least one of the figures to be up slightly now, not least a better torque curve. That combined with last month's full service and engine flush means she's purring smoothly now and seems to "bark" more than it did.

I also saved expense (not that it's expensive anyway) by using the old breather pipe, the dog leg shape meant the breather sat quite nicely out of the way

Ingredients:

90 degree alloy pipe, 76mm OD, 150mm x 150mm
Two 4 ply silicone joiners, 76mm ID, 76mm long
Mini breather filter
4 70-90mm hose clamps
2 small hose clamps
Coupler for the breather

Before:



After



I'm not going to write any fitting instructions, it's pretty self explanatory.

Haven't taken if for a drive yet, left the battery unhooked tonight ready for an ECU reset tomorrow, football called me in the house before I had chance. Better sound from the engine now and better throttle response, no idea if that would be noticeable over a well fitted filter though

Wit the 5 mibutes I had spare I took a heat gun to the B-pillar vinyl. When i got the decals off Adam B he gave me some offcuts of matt black so I removed the old faded ones with a view to replacing them. However, once I removed them.. i kind of like it

Gonna give it a couple of days and see how it feels I think

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Some asshole pranged it in the car park at work, conveniently the cameras were looking the other way...

Been quoted £250 to repair it, just needs pulling out and touching up though, thankfully the damage was all below the waistline of the motor and it hasn't creased. If I can get at the inside of the arch I can hopefully tap it out with a couple of bodywork hammers. We'll see though

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shit news about the prang man but seems you've done a fair bit to her recently

should have said when it came to the polishing and stuff i've got a fair amount of polishes etc here you could have used, as i havnt used my machine polisher in a fair bit

Took the mount off, sawed out the old bush and then heated the mount to f*ck. New bush had been sat in the freezer for about 3 days so was nice and cold, slid in with a bit of pressure.

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looking very good their very good

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Ph2 Black GTI 6!

EX black 6 owner
But now a Black caged rallye owner

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Sounds interesting did not know a XSi had blue carpet

Did you dye it off the car?

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Phase 2 Blaze GTi 6 (Standard) Sold
Phase 3 Supercharged China GTi 6 (249.8 BHP) Sold
Phase 3 Supercharged Diablo GTi 6 (443 BHP)Sold
Nissan 350Z (300 BHP)

Nope, just ripped the seats and plastics out and did it in the car. It's only a subtle difference, it just looks new now

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Depends what happens with the Milltek.

Going to get the Magnex looked at and make sure it's all ok, no blows etc, then try the Milltek up for size. Have a slight feeling will need some [teaboy]fettling[/teaboy] before fitting but all being well the Magnex should be up for sale next week.

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Combination of Dodo juice lime remover or whatever its called, and lots of washing.

If you can't be bothered getting chemical cleaners you can eventually wash the wax off, it wears off with time after all

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Argh for crap's sake, the Milltek I bought off here, advertised for a 306 gti6, was off a 206 after all. Anyone knows anyone who has a 206 gti that wants a Milltek cat-back let me know

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Private sale, the guy's not replying to my messages

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To be honest it's only £60, might have a look at the weekend and see what lines up.

Can't argue with an angle grinder and a welder

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