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    long time no see

    heeyyyyyy, havnt been on here in ages [for certain reasons] and thought I would say hey. so whats been happerning in my absence? I know prince had a crash, not good but aslong as he's ok. hows OG's elan coming along?
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    Nsr125R

    thought that I would offer my bike up here. so for sale, a 2003 honda NSR125R JC 22 fox eye model 19000 miles new sprocket set, brake pads front and back. new fork seals/fork oil and new head stock bearings. new front indicators [as the rebber had perished and were v wobbly] still a lot of...
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    High octane in 2 stroke

    As most of you know, i am going to be getting my NSR tomoro morning, and as its a 2 stroke, i am unsure if putting high octane fuel in it, what it will do. as high octane fuel stops premature detonation, anti knock and so on. would it do any damage to my 2 stroke bike or make it run badly...
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    hmmm... choices choices

    right, i have been informed that i am going to be getting about 2500 in inheratance from my dad (he didnt die, one of his mates did) he got a nice amount and has desided to give me an my siblings some. so, what to spend it on?? im thinking a car as i have my test next month and i already...
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    van help

    right, i am going to be the proud owner of a 2003 Honda NSR on saturday, the thing is, its its a bit less than 100 miles away. so i didnt want to ride a shiney new bike back near to 100 miles on the first time out on the road after my CBT on roads that i have never seen or been on before...
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    respraying panels

    I am set to pick up my motorbike on friday to start a job on sunday, but the thing is im not too keen on the colour scheme. (you can see it in the gallery) so i was thinking of giving it a respray, the only thing is i have never done it before, so what I was going to start on was the...
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    my new toy

    thought i would let peoples know what i am going to be picking up by friday hopefully (if the loan goes through) will be resprayed once I pick it up, will post up pics of after the spray job. its a honda NSR125 2001 and i will be posting up the car buy the end of the month :)...
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    screw 3rd time lucky

    i passed my cbt today, quite happy with it :) did it on wednesday, while doing the slow speed manouvers in the yard i dropped the bike (almost, only the exsaust kissed the floor) a couple of times, and after lunch the instructor said i wasnt ready for the road ride, no biggie, just come back...
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    bikes ehh?

    so what are the views of the members of torquecars on motorbikes?? do you hate them with a vengance or just indifferent? (i ask because i am going to become one of these brave few come wednesday:cheesy:)
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    car list

    what sort of cars and how many have the members of torquecars had in there time and why did they choose them/get ride of them because of problems?? I'll start mk2 fiesta, got it for free from my mum, didnt have a licence so traded it for a scooter (was 16) a few years ago now ;p
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    Ffs!!!!!!!

    i messed up :( quite spectacularly aswell :/
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    race fuel

    has anyone had any use of race fuel, be it down the strip or merely put some in there car to see if they got any power gains V normal fuel. also i found some 135 ron fuel on the net, but it was leaded :/ is there any additive or way to make it unleaded? or just get the 110 ron unleaded
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    vtec help

    im hopefully if i pass today :/ going to be getting a vtec civic. and i am trying to see about modding for the future. i was thinking about a vtec controller like this Field SFC-Vtec Controller The Field VTEC controller is a perfect suppliment for VTEC Honda's. The Field VTEC controller...
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    camshaft profiles

    in my rather basic knowlage in car working this is how i see it. a normal car has one or two cams, SOHC or DOHC. the inlet ones are the ones im talking about. a normal cars the car has one camshaft lobe profile and Vtec has two, one for normal driving and one for when the Vtec kicks in...
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    ......give us a bad name

    dont you hate it when people drive around like idiots and give proper 'enthusiasts' a bad name. like weaving in and out of traffic on the motorway. a bit like this 997 owner is doing http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=PKVKNaUjyjY personally i wouldnt want to do this, there are plenty of...
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    extreme secutity

    now im not planning to do this, just curious as i have seen some of the anti-hijack methods they use in south africa, one being a 8 foot flame thrower to either side of the car lol. saw something like this on an american site a while ago. what im wondering is can it be legal to get...
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    a little help

    basically i have got my test less than a week, hopefully it will be the last time i have to attempt it. anyway i am a bit stuck for choosing what car i want. i have narrowed it down to a short few. i know i wanted a audi, too much on insurance, same for focus and robin hood :P(that was...
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    ye olde diesel

    even now there are still the ye olde diesels running around. you know the sort, the run on old chip fat, vodka, and probably old cider :o anywho, what sort of things can you do to them tuning wise to get more power. other than just putting a bigger turbo on them(the TD's that is)
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    old git

    dont know how to pm :/ so ill put it here i saw your robin hood and elan. v nice. but im wondering what does the robin hood drive like? and whats the insurance like on it, as its a kit car they seem to be pretty low on the insurance. i know that your a bit older than me but it should...
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    need help.

    right, to start off i have got my test in under a month (i know i've left it late, but i failed twice due to doing stupid things like stalling at traffic lights then didnt have funds) so, after i pass my test my dad said he is going to buy me a car, he has said for about a grand but i will be...
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    getting pulled

    i know most of the time its how the person behind the wheel is driving. but do you think some cars are more likely to be pulled over by the police than others if you are driving like you should be i.e within the speed limits i was thinking along the lines of, would a bmw get pulled more that a...
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    noisy KA

    long story short my mums car blew up, was gonna cost too much to fix so she got a KA. anywho its starts ok, but theres this really quite worrying tapping noise from the engine. its not so notisable when driving, just on tick over really now im not huge on engine faults but something doesnt...
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    car server

    i've been looking about for a car computer, there are a few good ones out there, but what im looking to do it getting a car computer, BUT , hooking up my laptop to is so the new laptop is the main pc and you store everything you want to play in the car on the car pc and run it through the...
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    imported focus

    does anyone know where about you would go about getting an imported focus RS or ST, cos the export ones, (i.e the ones not made or shipped to this contrey) are 4 wheel drive. and its a hell of a lot easyer and cheaper to make a LHD to a RHD. rather than getting the running gear from the front to...
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    go karts

    does anyone go go karting or have done karting in the past? i went round buckmore park on sunday for the first time, just a little tester, a quarter of an hour round the club circet. (600m, international i.e full one is 1200m) an it was great fun, jumped streight into the thunderkarts, 80mph...
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    classic car show

    did anyone go down to sittingbourne today? there was a classic car and classic bike show on at the greyhound track. some really nice trikes too, there was a honda fireblade trike and a few hotrods, didnt manage that many pics as i couldnt find my camara but borrowed my dads camara phone for a few.
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    exterior styling

    i know there are loads of places on the net and shops going for exterior styling. but what i want to know is where is the best place / places for getting body kits from. now im not talking of the standard chavie huge kit. something sutble but looks good. now i know everyones point of view...
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    ooh errr adrien flux

    I just rung up adrien flux for a quote on a pug 306 2.0L HDI(first car btw) standard the quote was 1398 (no Modifications just bog standard) the bloke on the phone said do you want me to stick on a few mod an see what it comes out to ? so i said yeah why not. he came back to me for a quote...
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    fuel saving

    aaaah i bet you all thought it would be some handy tip on how to get more mpg from standard fuel..... but no :p does anyone know how much fuel you are allowed to store in your garage at any one time? as it happerns i am going to be getting a bike licence very shortly, and i was thinking of...
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    306 hdi

    does anyone know the best place to get a 306 2L hdi remapped? i've looked at celtic tuning an altho the power on the pug is not that good for a 2L (90bhp and 155lbft) takes it to 129bhp and 199lbft i would really like a bit more, around the 145 bhp an 220lbft. i dont know if that is just the...
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    tires

    do you buy cheapo tire's or the expensive ones? what are the best tires you have experianced and the worst?
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    views on..

    what is the general views on a honda civic 3dr hatchback. its a 1.4i i know that i will have to thrash it to get it to go fast but as a first car that i have driven on the road after test (had a few before, bought cheap. cleaned up made to look good then sold for a bit of profit) anywho, how...
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    telemetry

    does anyone have or know of any telemetry(sp?) data logging software for a carputer? im interested for track days as then you can log the data then look over it during the lunch break to then try and push a bit harder.
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    track days

    how many of you have been to a track day and has anyone been to the illustrious 'ring' in germany? would you go the 370 miles to get to the ring?(thats from where i am in kent) how hard is the ring to drive round fast compaired to other tracks in england? does anyone know how much it is to...
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    a few Q's for those in the know

    i've got a few questions for those in the know, right, first of all, how difficult is it to change the fuel injectors and throttle body to uprated ones? does it require major taking apart of the engine? what sort of work is required to change a camshaft to a fast road one? and finally same as...
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    safety

    when buying a new car do you ever look up the safety features and ncap rating or do you just look for peformance and handling? compare this chinese car (probably less than a one star :/ watch where the steering wheel ends up and what position the drive would be in)...
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    ecu remap

    now im trying to perswade my dad to get his 2L diesel 150 bhp newest vectra remapped. now his argument for not getting it is it will void his warrenty . what i want to know is will it void it if he gets a remap with a sports and economy switch?
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    weight saving

    apart from taking out the seats an replacing the front two with low weight racing seats, the carpet, spare wheel, an changing the glass for plexiglass or equiverlent, what else can you do to save weight? just to let you know im going for the stripped out racer look
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    bhp + torque

    now i know it probably sounds a bit stupid me asking this. i know torque is how much effort the car uses to turn the wheels. an how much pull it has what does bhp do or tell you? :embarrest:
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    new car

    now im after a new car atm, now i would love an audi A4 but the insurance is just a bit to much for me. so now im thinking of getting one of two cars for road use. another one for track/strip use but the cost of insurance on that doesnt matter too much as i will only get insurance for it for a...

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