The good morning thread
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what a night!!
I slept with my windows open and as I laid down I can hear my next door neighbours going at it like rabbits.....I got up to close my windows (bay window) and I see him closing his window aswel, butt naked!!
just the perfect image I need before kip, a naked hairy sweaty Turk.....
never slept well.....
I slept with my windows open and as I laid down I can hear my next door neighbours going at it like rabbits.....I got up to close my windows (bay window) and I see him closing his window aswel, butt naked!!
just the perfect image I need before kip, a naked hairy sweaty Turk.....
never slept well.....
Chrisbassett
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It was a good morning until that lovely image entered my mind, Dem...it joined phil's image of Vanessa Feltz sweating on a treadmill as the thoughts that will pull me through the day.
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Its threatening here too just down the coast from you.
Morning all, took the Alfa Spider in to work today, knocking coming from the NSF wheel, grrrrhhh. Is just brakes I think, there goes the weekend again!
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Morning all, Dem - you are too funny but sorry for the traumatic image you witnessed last night!
Still sunny here and hot, just back from an early morning blast in the GTS, what a car! Still learning all of the controls - cruise control mastered today, the same principle as the one on my old Alfa GT - perfect for all of these average speed checks.
Have a good one everybody
Still sunny here and hot, just back from an early morning blast in the GTS, what a car! Still learning all of the controls - cruise control mastered today, the same principle as the one on my old Alfa GT - perfect for all of these average speed checks.
Have a good one everybody
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Morning all. Was up before day break this morning.
Am now in Liverpool to look over a clients hotel.
Had to be up earlier than usual to get round Operation Stack chaos. God knows how long it'll take to get home though!
Am now in Liverpool to look over a clients hotel.
Had to be up earlier than usual to get round Operation Stack chaos. God knows how long it'll take to get home though!
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Blame Phil, I'm still dazed after the trauma of reading it yesterday on off-yer-facebook.
Morning all. Just dropped the Alfa back at the garage after the bottom crank pulley damper decided to disintegrate last night - I was left with no power steering and no alternator charge as the auxiliary belt wasn't turning. This is a common occurrence on 2.4 Alfas, so I'm glad it happened close to home. I didn't get much of an opportunity to test the car post-remap, so will post my findings once I've driven the car properly over the weekend. The reason for the remap was to eradicate the total lack of power/go at low revs as the turbo is a bit laggy, it wasn't for big power gains. I've seen the dyno results and am quite impressed with how they've addressed my requirements. Power is now just under 250bhp, up from 210bhp and peak torque is delivered much earlier and has gone from 341.4lb/ft to an impressive 446.9lb/ft - a 31% improvement. They managed to map the car on one run to just over 490lb/ft, but said it was just starting to smoke and so wound it back a bit. Just goes to show what can be achieved from an old soot-chucker with a bit of live mapping! To put that higher figure into perspective, it's more than a new 911 turbo, a Ferrari Enzo and Murcielago LP640 and just short of a McLaren 650s! The current figure is the same as a Ferrari 599 GTB 
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Chris, either you were at FOS or you have a bloody good look a like out there.
I hear Sting was masquerading as me for a while but he couldn't carry it off.
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MAF - that's an impressive result!
Munich airport on the way home now. Sweltering out there. I'm troughing through the ice cream in the lounge and failing miserably to keep up with my workload. Tomorrow is London in the morning and heading for the sticks after lunch. I'd like to promise myself an early finish tomorrow but I'm cautious of disappointing myself.
Munich airport on the way home now. Sweltering out there. I'm troughing through the ice cream in the lounge and failing miserably to keep up with my workload. Tomorrow is London in the morning and heading for the sticks after lunch. I'd like to promise myself an early finish tomorrow but I'm cautious of disappointing myself.
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Morning all. Just dropped the Alfa back at the garage after the bottom crank pulley damper decided to disintegrate last night - I was left with no power steering and no alternator charge as the auxiliary belt wasn't turning. This is a common occurrence on 2.4 Alfas, so I'm glad it happened close to home. I didn't get much of an opportunity to test the car post-remap, so will post my findings once I've driven the car properly over the weekend. The reason for the remap was to eradicate the total lack of power/go at low revs as the turbo is a bit laggy, it wasn't for big power gains. I've seen the dyno results and am quite impressed with how they've addressed my requirements. Power is now just under 250bhp, up from 210bhp and peak torque is delivered much earlier and has gone from 341.4lb/ft to an impressive 446.9lb/ft - a 31% improvement. They managed to map the car on one run to just over 490lb/ft, but said it was just starting to smoke and so wound it back a bit. Just goes to show what can be achieved from an old soot-chucker with a bit of live mapping! To put that higher figure into perspective, it's more than a new 911 turbo, a Ferrari Enzo and Murcielago LP640 and just short of a McLaren 650s! The current figure is the same as a Ferrari 599 GTB
So can you feel the difference when u drive her?
Cheers Wattie
I'll tell you when I've had chance to drive for longer. Very early impressions are that the lag and lack of low down power have gone.
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Morning Enzo and all!
Rockingham today - Susie driving on a novice track day
Hope she has fun Drew...I do like Rockingham...never driven it and one track I need to........Great place to watch motorsport as well as you can see everything going on...Always go to watch the BTCC there each year...Boys love it.