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How old is your brake fluid, and what spec is it? Sounds odd you completely ran out of brakes.

One pump for both? That would suggest a simple blockage. Cheap screenwash tends to gum up over time, get the pipes and jets off and soak them in really hot water.

lowalbi, would you mind doing the static db test we've mentioned above?? iphone app db meter (free). rev at 5000rpm 1 metre away from 'zorst. Also, any boom/drone on the motorway??

LOL, no pressure Andy - if and and when you do it. Fairly sure there'll be an android app or a mate with an iphone who can help. I'll get mine as bog-stock so we can see how it all compares.

Hmm, there's a good chance with the OE backbox it'll be a bit quieter then... need to wait on Andy doing his and hopefully he'll do the same db test.

Yikes, 105db+ is getting it thrown off pretty much everywhere... I bet it sounds the fricking nuts though!!! Saying that, you've got a full system, with a less restrictive backbox too?

Say 5000RPM, please.

KD, any chance of you getting one of those free iphone Db meter apps and measuring it at 3/4 throttle?? I'd be tempted to remove the mid-box on mine, but I don't want to start failing noisechecks if it ends up more than 95Db.

"Mate, there's no way I can advise spending £850 on seats" = "Mate, there's no way I can be arsed doing all the work to change the order to include the seats"

Sounds about right, they'll just void the exhaust and possibly if they were being really sniffy the 4-branch and lambda(?). They can't just void the whole car, it would go about <---> that far in court.

Yeah, you're right Nath - needs a happy medium, which in my case with my small feet may just be a very small tweak. Andy/Chinny, you may be able to buy the FF pedals from Twingogeekio??

No problems here on OE discs and uprated pads/fluid, the race cars seem to get along fine with them too. I can see why people upgrade, and there's the weight saving to take into account too, but when rotors are wearing out just as fast as discs it makes it a much more expensive option for not...

I was talking more in terms of it becoming second nature very quickly to brake in a kart with your left foot, so you can do that in a car too if you practice. You just need to get your 'feel' each time you drive, as your left foot is used to stamping a clutch down, so you tend to go heavy on...

Torque and an LSD is what's in the R's favour there. I think he was a bit of a try-hard, if he wasn't so aggressive entering the corner, he wouldn't be scrubbing off so much speed with understeer through it. Needs to calm down and he'll be quicker though being tidier. We've all got a bit...

Left foot braking is very easy, think how quickly you adapt to it when karting, you just have to re-program your brain with the first couple of stops each time. Pointless on the road, useful on track for altering a line. Heel & toe I'm struggling with in this, the pedals aren't right and I...

Is it worth whipping a wheel off and having a look at the dampers & springs? I'd have thought there'd be some markings on them which will denote if they're cup or normal??

You've a pic of a Golf. I assumed you were doing a BAM conversion. Ok, a Cupra R still needs a fair chunk of that too. LOL at your "I know everything about VAG" arrogance! I'm also known as Tony Danza, I'm sure you've seen me on uk-mkivs... I've had more VAGs than you've had hot dinners. The...

Yes, Simoxmino - I imagine you do!!! I really really like what you've done to your car, I'm not sure I'd be prepared to spend the same amount of money but I think you've done it how I would if I did.

I think you're forgetting a lot of stuff there if you want a 270BHP BAM and a VAG that handles... Downpipe & exhaust, induction kit, front mount intercooler, 4-Bar, mapping, probably factor in a clutch too, as that won't last long... then there's the handling, TT wishbones, caster kit, ARBs...

Tallside, as mentioned even if it is track only, it'll still not handle right - you can't just slam it and expect it to be right even on a billiard table track. There's not much headroom for lowering in terms of the geometry of the wishbone & control arm angle, which is why the race cars have a...