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  1. neil

    My new lexus isf

    Drove one back in March and loved it! Been scouring auto trader, ebay and even signed up to lexus uk website trying to find one. Thanks for the info on the exhaust, will definately get one at that price. neil.
  2. neil

    My new lexus isf

    Cheers for that, I am tempted by the grey one at hoddesdon, same colour as yours I think. Would love a white one but seems quite a rare colour to get hold of. If you don't mind me asking, how much did you pay for the exhaust as it would be something I would consider as and when I get an is f...
  3. neil

    My new lexus isf

    Love it! After one myself at the moment, any advice on what to look for? neil.
  4. neil

    Phillc's Mk1 Cupra...

    Fitted my Badger 5 rotors last month and the outer grooves lean backwards, found this if its any help. neil http://www.zeckhausen.com/how_to_properly_install_rotors.htm ps: loving the new rear brakes, how much were they ??
  5. neil

    Limp on a morning

    Sorted! As said above, had a stage 2 remap done the other day and told the mapper about the problem and he said the IAT value just needed adjusting. Car is now fine, full power all the way! neil
  6. neil

    Starting problem

    :redface: didnt realise the battery could cause all that commotion when it is on its last legs. put a new one on yesterday and all is fine. will try not to panic next time..... neil.
  7. neil

    Starting problem

    Got in the car (2003 leon cupra) this morning , went to start it and it seemed to turn over for about half a second and then nothing , tried it again and same thing . On the third go i could here the central locking working and the alarm came on !! tried it a fourth time and it very reluctantly...
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    Limp on a morning

    :think: mine only started doing it after a local tuner re-loaded the re map to cure a hesitation problem... going to get a custom re map done in the spring so will see if that cures it. neil
  9. neil

    Limp on a morning

    got the same problem on mine , did all the same as you and still no change . doesnt do it all the time though , just every now and again . neil
  10. neil

    down pipe size

    the one on my car at the moment is a jetex , dunno what make the 3" one is - all i know is it is coming from china...... have to have a look for a good manifold then , any recommendations ?? neil
  11. neil

    down pipe size

    Hi , at the moment i have a 2.5" down pipe on my leon cupra with a 200 cel cat and there is a group buy on another forum for a 3" down pipe and cat . Thing is , would i notice any difference between the 2 ? Is there going to be enough of a difference to warrant changing it ? cheers , neil
  12. neil

    Low mpg

    a service is due , cant remember when the plugs where last changed :redface: .
  13. neil

    Low mpg

    Lately my 2003 leon cupra has only been getting 18-19mpg , used to 33-35mpg. There is no smell of petrol anywhere and the only fault code thrown up is p0420 , is this related ?? cheers , neil.
  14. neil

    Aircon removed

    Yup, heater still works , just the aircon side of things gone.
  15. neil

    Aircon removed

    Didnt take any photos as forgot the camera !:redface: I only removed the bits from the engine bay , where the pipes go through the bulkhead , I cut about 5cm from the connection and folded the end over with a hammer then re-attatched to the car so the pipe was sealed (if that makes sense). Had...
  16. neil

    Aircon removed

    The aircon hadn't worked on my car for the last couple of years so bit the bullet at the weekend and decided to remove it. Spoke to a mate in the trade and he got me another belt - part number 06A 145 933 D from volkswagen. Started sunday morning taking things nice and steady and had it all...
  17. neil

    Coilover obession - Why do you really want coilovers???

    I fitted eibach pro street coilovers to my leon cupra in october 2005 , in that time i have covered about 30000 miles and have had 2 broken springs , 1 back + 1 front and all 4 shocks are now leaking. As it was going to cost over £500 just to replace the shocks i have now fitted a set of kw...
  18. neil

    Relocating battery to boot.

    all ready to put the battery in the boot of my leon but unsure where to run the battery cable from the engine bay into the car , can some-one point me in the right direction please. neil.
  19. neil

    Lightened flywheel

    sports cat , jetex exhaust , forge fmic , forge tip , induction kit , jabba re map - rolling roaded at clive atthowe in norwich.
  20. neil

    Lightened flywheel

    So worth having done then ?? got the money to do it , but don't want to spend the cash if it isn't going to improve the car ( if that makes sense!!) .
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