10-10-2015, 03:32 PM
So update. Over the past few weeks i have sorted somewhere to leave this car which I'm glad about because in reality it won't sell as it is and i can't be bothered breaking it lol. So the car is stay for the foreseeable future.
With that in mind, it went to End of season expo a few weeks ago. Before that it had been sitting for a few months with brake issues. I just could not work it out as the discs were running with no more than 0.03mm run out which is sod all. In the end i had had enough with the twin piece discs so decided to find some single piece ones. As a few updates ago, i found Grand Punto Abarth discs fit with a little fettling. I had them "fettled" and finally got around to fitting them just before end of season expo. I forgot just how a car is supposed to stop
I also hadn't realised how poor the Hispec rotors were. Now I'm using Brembo discs and pads, it stops on a pin and does so smoothly.
So took it to the expo and realised i have a misfire. Im pretty sure this is because of the spark plugs I'm using. When on boost its spot on but when its hot and pulling away, its pretty horrible. Im using BCR8ES which are good for about 1bar of boost. Im running 6psi so i think these plugs may be too hot. I think Stefan has had similar issues as well so I'm going to copy him and try the BCR7ES. If anyone has any ideas on my misfire though, shout!
Anyway its coming up to November which means MOT and tax are due. I wanted to get the MOT sorted ASAP because I'm pretty busy for all of October so it was tested today and failed
On a sidelight bulb lol. Other than that not a single advisory. The MOT tester commented on how clean it is and how much work (read money) had gone into it which was nice. Only thing he wasnt too happy about is the oil leak which is coming from the oil/water heat exchanger. The car is due its next service early next year so when i do that ill swap the exchanger and make sure its sealed up. Anyone who's had one leak will know just how much of a mess it makes of the underside of the car lol.
Will be doing a few bits to this over the winter. Nothing exciting but mostly tidying up bits which are looking a bit tired and replacing a few bits which have seen better days.
With that in mind, it went to End of season expo a few weeks ago. Before that it had been sitting for a few months with brake issues. I just could not work it out as the discs were running with no more than 0.03mm run out which is sod all. In the end i had had enough with the twin piece discs so decided to find some single piece ones. As a few updates ago, i found Grand Punto Abarth discs fit with a little fettling. I had them "fettled" and finally got around to fitting them just before end of season expo. I forgot just how a car is supposed to stop
I also hadn't realised how poor the Hispec rotors were. Now I'm using Brembo discs and pads, it stops on a pin and does so smoothly.
So took it to the expo and realised i have a misfire. Im pretty sure this is because of the spark plugs I'm using. When on boost its spot on but when its hot and pulling away, its pretty horrible. Im using BCR8ES which are good for about 1bar of boost. Im running 6psi so i think these plugs may be too hot. I think Stefan has had similar issues as well so I'm going to copy him and try the BCR7ES. If anyone has any ideas on my misfire though, shout!
Anyway its coming up to November which means MOT and tax are due. I wanted to get the MOT sorted ASAP because I'm pretty busy for all of October so it was tested today and failed
On a sidelight bulb lol. Other than that not a single advisory. The MOT tester commented on how clean it is and how much work (read money) had gone into it which was nice. Only thing he wasnt too happy about is the oil leak which is coming from the oil/water heat exchanger. The car is due its next service early next year so when i do that ill swap the exchanger and make sure its sealed up. Anyone who's had one leak will know just how much of a mess it makes of the underside of the car lol.
Will be doing a few bits to this over the winter. Nothing exciting but mostly tidying up bits which are looking a bit tired and replacing a few bits which have seen better days.
Team Eaton
1999 China Blue 306 GTi6 - Eaton Supercharged - 214.5bhp 181lbft
1999 China Blue 306 GTi6 - Eaton Supercharged - 214.5bhp 181lbft