Mwahahahaha, now I have 2 EGI\'s :)

MrHanky · September 28, 2010, 08:42:51 PM

Just got back from picking my new car up from Brett (very nice guy who seems to like engines and stuff quite a fair bit

). Had a good 180 mile drive back and damn the car is loud at 70. Feels great though and is definately better than the current EGI I have. For starters the gearbox feels like a proper gearbox which is a bonus

Will get some pics up at the weekend anyway.
Now going to rest as I have been up since 3.30

Mark

Brett · September 28, 2010, 09:23:00 PM

Glad you got back ok Mark

Like I said 60...or 80, both fine...70 - bring ear defenders :Giggle

MrHanky · September 28, 2010, 09:35:20 PM

Quote from: Brett;718643Glad you got back ok Mark

Like I said 60...or 80, both fine...70 - bring ear defenders :Giggle

Lol, yer 80 is best IMO.
Looking forward to the weekend now, so I can have a good look around the car.

Mark

TiddlesRX7 · September 28, 2010, 10:00:34 PM

Nice to see it stayed with someone on here

dthebuk · September 29, 2010, 01:49:27 AM

Quote from: MrHanky;718639Just got back from picking my new car up from Brett (very nice guy who seems to like engines and stuff quite a fair bit ). Had a good 180 mile drive back and damn the car is loud at 70. Feels great though and is definately better than the current EGI I have. For starters the gearbox feels like a proper gearbox which is a bonus

Will get some pics up at the weekend anyway.
Now going to rest as I have been up since 3.30

Mark

Ah i wouldn\'t trust that brett. Everytime I see him on te road he tries to make me crash and then quotes the race drivers excuses handbook over and over.

anyway sounds like you got a goodcar. You see how much of a difference an exhuast makes on these egi\'s now? Its rediculous!

god luck!

Brett · September 29, 2010, 07:32:40 AM

Yeah yeah, and this one time, at band camp...

:Giggle

MrHanky · September 29, 2010, 07:46:38 AM

lol, yer the exhaust does seem to make a big difference. Bonnet is also very light. Biggest difference for me though is the smoothness of the gearbox compared to my other EGI.
My eldest heard me coming down the street last night and came runnung out of bed to see the new car. he obviously loves it

Brett · September 29, 2010, 10:35:06 AM

Did you get a standing ovation from the missus?

MrHanky · September 29, 2010, 10:55:31 AM

Lol, no she didn\'t even bother to come out and see the car....... some people just don\'t understand.
I mention that she was lucky that we only have 4 cars compared to the scenario you mentioned with 9 on the go

Quote from: Brett;718717Did you get a standing ovation from the missus?

grinder · September 29, 2010, 11:40:27 AM

yeah thts just brett being greddy though !!

captainbizzaro · September 29, 2010, 02:39:01 PM

Quote from: MrHanky;718720...... some people just don\'t understand.

Haha, has your good lady actually had a ride in any of yours?

1 point for getting her in it

Bonus point if there is no mention of why she can smell exhaust fumes throughout the journey.

MrHanky · September 29, 2010, 02:50:15 PM

Lol, no she hasn\'t been in any of the Mazda\'s as yet. She does actually enjoy cars and has had a DC5, Supra and various Honda\'s herself. But she doesn\'t have the slightest interest in the RX7\'s.

As for the smell, she hates it when I start the car next to the house as she reckons it is killing our kids with the fumes

She is actually coming along and driving on the Finmere day though. Should be fun

Quote from: captainbizzaro;718758Haha, has your good lady actually had a ride in any of yours?

1 point for getting her in it

Bonus point if there is no mention of why she can smell exhaust fumes throughout the journey.

L18M · September 29, 2010, 03:45:55 PM

just thinking about it. thought you said the egi was not fast enough?
or do you have plans to use one as a play toy whilst the other is going in for a PP?

MrHanky · September 29, 2010, 03:50:45 PM

You are right Liam, my old EGI wasn\'t fast enough so I was looking down the lines of fitting manifold, induction, removing emissions stuff, finding an alu bonnet. Then I found Bretts car and it was cheaper than all of the bits I was looking at, and had a rebuilt engine etc. So I went for that.

If I had enough money I would keep one and then PP the spare engine, but I really dont have the funds for that at the moment.

I thought about a TII for a while but the potential problems put me off. So far now this will do as it definately feels quicker than my other EGI

Mark

Quote from: L18M;718764just thinking about it. thought you said the egi was not fast enough?
or do you have plans to use one as a play toy whilst the other is going in for a PP?

L18M · September 29, 2010, 04:35:09 PM

ah, all makes sense now