The TPU UK Clubhouse

[RCoon]

I would of thought it have full disc+pads and not drums on rear on a brabus roaster.

I've just changed my car 2 months ago again as I got fed up with the Peugeot master slave cylinder for a Mazda3 MPS and in space of 2 months I have got the rear bumper resprayed,oil change, cobb accessport, cobb panel filter, cobb turbo inlet pipe and autotech high pressure fuel pump internal.
Next getting the rear engine mount, driver side mount, front disc+pads and resonator delete done next week and thats me done with the car in terms of modifying.

They do surprisingly little braking on mine and pretty much just serve as a handbrake, all the work gets done on the fronts (and don't I bloody know it when I wash the thing every week). I've already had the cylinders changed though it doesn't make a whole lot of difference - hoping to try Ferrodo's on the front disks if money allows.

I've also switched my FPR over to an Audi TT 4.0 BAR one, although from what I've read they don't actually make a difference to anything at all? This new one has a filter mind, so I'm guessing it's cleaner at least. Was looking into getting a Forge Motorsport dump valve kit with a silicone hose but it's my birthday in a month, with any luck somebody will buy it for me.

I'll never be done with mods, ever! I've got a list as long as my arm. Even gonna try removing the throttle body and replacing it with an XEP14, just need a steel shim adapter and a silicone adapter for the hose to fit over the bigger hole. But first, full poly bushes!

EDIT: Fortunately it's already been remapped by Mercedes as well.

I ordered a brand spanking new F Type jag at the weekend....... an early retirement gift to myself as I need something decent to spin around in when I have all that lovely time on me hands

Early? Thought you were already there It cetainly looks like more of a comfortable ride than mine, but do you arrive with a grin on your face?

 

[kurosagi01]

They do surprisingly little braking on mine and pretty much just serve as a handbrake, all the work gets done on the fronts (and don't I bloody know it when I wash the thing every week). I've already had the cylinders changed though it doesn't make a whole lot of difference - hoping to try Ferrodo's on the front disks if money allows.

I've also switched my FPR over to an Audi TT 4.0 BAR one, although from what I've read they don't actually make a difference to anything at all? This new one has a filter mind, so I'm guessing it's cleaner at least. Was looking into getting a Forge Motorsport dump valve kit with a silicone hose but it's my birthday in a month, with any luck somebody will buy it for me.

I'll never be done with mods, ever! I've got a list as long as my arm. Even gonna try removing the throttle body and replacing it with an XEP14, just need a steel shim adapter and a silicone adapter for the hose to fit over the bigger hole. But first, full poly bushes!

EDIT: Fortunately it's already been remapped by Mercedes as well.

Early? Thought you were already there It cetainly looks like more of a comfortable ride than mine, but do you arrive with a grin on your face?

Got any pics of this beast??
I would say the same with never being done with mods but I should really be saving for mortgage lol, I just hate getting mods and they don't do anything or there is a small difference that you can only see in numbers. Got love a bit of dump valve noise though.
Already mapped..probably can squeeze a little bit more out of the car.

 

[Deleted member 178884]

Not sure, his ISP is BT, I thought we were trying to ensure only sensible people lived here?

Shots fired at BT, I remember I managed to get my Grandad to switch from his bt landline after 6 years, he now enjoys the sky broadband and phone at the exact same price he was paying for bt - what scammers.

 

[RCoon]

Got any pics of this beast??
I would say the same with never being done with mods but I should really be saving for mortgage lol, I just hate getting mods and they don't do anything or there is a small difference that you can only see in numbers. Got love a bit of dump valve noise though.
Already mapped..probably can squeeze a little bit more out of the car.

At work atm, but it's a Bluewave, one of the last 33 still on the road in the world - mainly because they're painfully expensive to repair and they leak A LOT. Water can find its way in damn near anywhere.

Not mine but the same thing:

Rear engined, so that big fancy bonnet is a boot.

 

[kurosagi01]

At work atm, but it's a Bluewave, one of the last 33 still on the road in the world - mainly because they're painfully expensive to repair and they leak A LOT. Water can find its way in damn near anywhere.

Not mine but the same thing:

Rear engined, so that big fancy bonnet is a boot.

That's what you call a pocket rocket lol, just did a quick search and the thing weights 840kg which is lighter than a GT86.

 

[Tatty_Two]

Shots fired at BT, I remember I managed to get my Grandad to switch from his bt landline after 6 years, he now enjoys the sky broadband and phone at the exact same price he was paying for bt - what scammers.

My best friend is a senior technical engineer for BT, worked for them for 35 years, he gets a 25% discount too.... he has Virgin, speaks volumes!

 

[dorsetknob]

but it's my birthday in a month, with any luck somebody will buy it for me.

Advance birthday wishes and afraid it won't be me

 

[RCoon]

That's what you call a pocket rocket lol, just did a quick search and the thing weights 840kg which is lighter than a GT86.

Oh yeah its tiny, your ass is basically touching the tarmac and the whole damn thing is drive by wire. People laugh at the 0.7L engine and the advertised spec of 80BHP. With the Brabus kit, tuning and a few of my own mods and performance parts its at 101HP, and I've got the spec'd 0-60 speed down from 9.8 seconds to 5.6. My girlfriend mostly refuses to step in it unless we're going on a short summer evening jaunt to a pub garden.

Once I get a dump valve in it'll cut the power loss between 3rd and 4th gear (which initiates at 58MPH annoyingly) and reduce the turbo spool up time, since the engine design pushes excess pressure back over the turbo causing it to stall at the moment. It makes a wonderful whistling noise which people assume is a dump valve, but is actually wastegate chatter and a lot of wasted power. The XEP14 Throttle body mod will further reduce bottlenecks but that's a more cowboy mod I'll do after the next MOT.

 

[Deleted member 178884]

My best friend is a senior technical engineer for BT, worked for them for 35 years, he gets a 25% discount too.... he has Virgin, speaks volumes!

Definitely - I know a few bt technicans and a manager - they get paid well and they're all on vodaphone or sky. The manager I know for bt said he uses the vodaphone fibre since it's massively cheaper and faster. Hyperoptic is the best in the UK but availability sucks.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

I have a child's drawing of a house, signed of course. Where do I put my things?

I must ask you to wait in the holding area while I consult the Chief Immigration Officer @Tatty_One regarding your entry into clubhouse. If you take a seat we shall get back to you shortly.

Not sure, his ISP is BT, I thought we were trying to ensure only sensible people lived here?

Unfortunately sir your application to become a UKClubhouse member has been denied on the grounds that you're far too sensible -- We will have you deported immediately on the night boat to cairo.
If you in future do lose some sense of bilities then you will be permitted entry into this boys club UKClubhouse, gawd bless the Queen.

 

[Canon]

Back onto the Mrs about changing ISP it is....

 

[phill]

Do we have a lot of car enthusiasts here??

 

[dorsetknob]

Car's and of course Bike's >>> (not the type where you exercise your legs with Bum in air)

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Car's and of course Bike's >>> (not the type where you exercise your legs with Bum in air)

speaking of bums in airs heres the route some 3000 of us will be taking this saturday

 

[dorsetknob]

speaking of bums in airs heres the route some 3000 of us will be taking this saturday

Take note
There will be random Drug Testing all along the Route
they will be testing for Brussel Sprouts /Baked Beans and other wind inducing/assisting Substances

 

[kurosagi01]

Oh yeah its tiny, your ass is basically touching the tarmac and the whole damn thing is drive by wire. People laugh at the 0.7L engine and the advertised spec of 80BHP. With the Brabus kit, tuning and a few of my own mods and performance parts its at 101HP, and I've got the spec'd 0-60 speed down from 9.8 seconds to 5.6. My girlfriend mostly refuses to step in it unless we're going on a short summer evening jaunt to a pub garden.

Once I get a dump valve in it'll cut the power loss between 3rd and 4th gear (which initiates at 58MPH annoyingly) and reduce the turbo spool up time, since the engine design pushes excess pressure back over the turbo causing it to stall at the moment. It makes a wonderful whistling noise which people assume is a dump valve, but is actually wastegate chatter and a lot of wasted power. The XEP14 Throttle body mod will further reduce bottlenecks but that's a more cowboy mod I'll do after the next MOT.

Well I may look at dump valve/recirc valve upgrade next..at the moment i'm just going wrap it up next week with the bits i've mentioned earlier then save for new front tyres, MOT and insurance for remainder of the year lol.

Do we have a lot of car enthusiasts here??

There are few of us here.
Here is my white Mazda 3 MPS with rear bumper resprayed, uprated high pressure fuel pump internal,cobb panel filter, damond short shift plate,cobb turbo inlet pipe, cobb accessport V2 with cobb off the shelve stage 1 tune.

Previously had modified GT86,sold that due to amount of commute I do, Leon FR Diesel I didn't like diesel&DSG and then lastly a Peugeot 208 GTI which I had nothing but problems from ownership.
I was looking at getting a MPS before buying my GT86 at the time but a friend already bought one.
Out of all the cars i've owned my favourite is between the GT86&3MPS with my Mazda2 coming 2nd/3rd. For pure fun and looks hands down the GT86 wins for me but all-rounder the 3 MPS fits my needs in terms of fun,looks(but won't get bothered by people) and usual shopping trips.

 

[phill]

I do certainly miss my Impreza Type R I used to own Ever since I had sold that, I've gone from very bad, to not too bad and back to not so bad lol I've ended up with slower cars than when I was 21!! That sucks!! At present I have a Leon Cupra R, completely standard at the moment, it being front wheel drive and being no different to the Mk 5 GTI I previously had (I'll leave that story there for now) they both suffer like crazy with torque steer and getting the power down. When it's slightly damp or even when your in a spirited mood shall we say, the tyres just don't grip..
Strangely enough tho, whether or not it was just the gearing in my Rover 220 Turbo Coupe, but that thing had more power, had less gadgets on it and lets be honest, it was a Rover... It still put the power down better, handled better and was I think a better car than either of the two most recent cars I've owned.. (GTI and Cupra R...)

But since court battles and owning my own home, cars (just like a number of my passions and hobbies) have pretty much fallen by the way side... It's sad but right now career is at the bottom rung, so giving it a little more time and such, might just bring me back up to where I was earning and so, giving me the ability to maybe spend a little cash on things... Maybe a few upgrades for the Cupra R and even give the poor thing a re-spray... Yellow paint and lacquer for these cars just suck!! That said, if I could have found a different colour model and age, mileage etc, I'd have considered it.. Sadly though at the time there wasn't anything else about.. But 6 years on it's been a joy to own really

Anyways, I'm waffling... lol
@kurosagi01 - What sort of figures are you getting with your MPS?

 

[kurosagi01]

I do certainly miss my Impreza Type R I used to own Ever since I had sold that, I've gone from very bad, to not too bad and back to not so bad lol I've ended up with slower cars than when I was 21!! That sucks!! At present I have a Leon Cupra R, completely standard at the moment, it being front wheel drive and being no different to the Mk 5 GTI I previously had (I'll leave that story there for now) they both suffer like crazy with torque steer and getting the power down. When it's slightly damp or even when your in a spirited mood shall we say, the tyres just don't grip..
Strangely enough tho, whether or not it was just the gearing in my Rover 220 Turbo Coupe, but that thing had more power, had less gadgets on it and lets be honest, it was a Rover... It still put the power down better, handled better and was I think a better car than either of the two most recent cars I've owned.. (GTI and Cupra R...)

But since court battles and owning my own home, cars (just like a number of my passions and hobbies) have pretty much fallen by the way side... It's sad but right now career is at the bottom rung, so giving it a little more time and such, might just bring me back up to where I was earning and so, giving me the ability to maybe spend a little cash on things... Maybe a few upgrades for the Cupra R and even give the poor thing a re-spray... Yellow paint and lacquer for these cars just suck!! That said, if I could have found a different colour model and age, mileage etc, I'd have considered it.. Sadly though at the time there wasn't anything else about.. But 6 years on it's been a joy to own really

Anyways, I'm waffling... lol
@kurosagi01 - What sort of figures are you getting with your MPS?

They are fast the Impreza Type R. You have the mk1 or mk2 cupra R? I Ddin't think they had that big of a torque steer from what i've experienced in my older bros mk6 gti with APR stage 2 tune. The rover probably heavy so its bound to have 0 torque steer.
Yeah i can understand that, thats why im trying to enjoy it while I can and own something useable and still be able to afford to cover savings for mortgage.
As for the MPS the car isn't really much about chasing power but being able to put down the power without killing you or the car, the car has huge amount of torque steer, 1st&2nd and 3rd gear are torque limited even with a tune to help minimise torque steer. The boost kicks in and max out between 3-5.5k rpm, the tuning has to be done right aswell if you want go custom, there is only one highly reputable tuner/guy in the UK, while the US has about 5 different companies you can get E-tune from. Also have to be careful in how you drive aswell as the car is known for weak rods so lot of people only recommend going full throttle after you've got past 3k and only feather or give just a little bit more gas below 3k
The car on paper produce 260bhp&280ftlb, the cobb off the shelve from what i've seen from the US mazda owner seen a increase between 20-30hp& torque increase.
Gave a car a quick boot just now in 4th gear around 3.5 to 5.5 and the torque was very much there, doesn't help the steering rack is not fully direct in comparison to my 208 or GT86. Other than that though the car is lively and fun to drive when you do want give it a boot, which I only do it after hitting 3k.

 

[RCoon]

I went the other way, sunk tonnes of dollar into PCs and other hobby things like MTG and Warhammer, now I have a house all my money gets sunk into my car! The only issue is it costs far more to get stuff done to this shoebox than it does to buy a new RAM kit! I try and do 90% of the work myself, but nobody will touch these cars besides Mercedes, and they charge near £100 for labor. What's that? Standard A service starts from £250? These things drink oil like its Cherry B so you have to get them serviced every 7000 miles on a rotation of A-B-A-B-C. Add to that the engine demands nothing less than 98RON petrol and you begin to realise all the people online saying "they're very efficient to drive!" are talking about fuel economy and not much else. Yes I get 45MPG on average after driving like a fool, but if I should happen to burn through a clutch its £500 of efficiency down the drain.

Off to a roadster meet this Thursday, so hoping my new rear shocks come in time to fit beforehand...

 

[kurosagi01]

I went the other way, sunk tonnes of dollar into PCs and other hobby things like MTG and Warhammer, now I have a house all my money gets sunk into my car! The only issue is it costs far more to get stuff done to this shoebox than it does to buy a new RAM kit! I try and do 90% of the work myself, but nobody will touch these cars besides Mercedes, and they charge near £100 for labor. What's that? Standard A service starts from £250? These things drink oil like its Cherry B so you have to get them serviced every 7000 miles on a rotation of A-B-A-B-C. Add to that the engine demands nothing less than 98RON petrol and you begin to realise all the people online saying "they're very efficient to drive!" are talking about fuel economy and not much else. Yes I get 45MPG on average after driving like a fool, but if I should happen to burn through a clutch its £500 of efficiency down the drain.

Off to a roadster meet this Thursday, so hoping my new rear shocks come in time to fit beforehand...

When I was in Uni,I mainly sunk my money on games and Cardfight vanguard(TCG), now I got job. A lot of my money goes towards either the car,games, blu-rays and few PC bits but i've became quite a collectors person as I am picking up random bits that I feel may go up in value. Most recent is the Nier Automata Steelbook which I had to buy for £35 from CEX as they go for £70+, My partner bought me the MGSV PS4 console when MGSV was released, which I didn't really thought about it at the time but they have gone up in value aswell. I have bought legacy power ranger toy as Bandai will not be producing power ranger toys anymore.
The MPS needs a oil change every 3-5k to keep the turbo healthy as the turbo is known for poor seals and it can only take 98RON aswell.

 

[RCoon]

When I was in Uni,I mainly sunk my money on games and Cardfight vanguard(TCG), now I got job. A lot of my money goes towards either the car,games, blu-rays and few PC bits but i've became quite a collectors person as I am picking up random bits that I feel may go up in value. Most recent is the Nier Automata Steelbook which I had to buy for £35 from CEX as they go for £70+, My partner bought me the MGSV PS4 console when MGSV was released, which I didn't really thought about it at the time but they have gone up in value aswell. I have bought legacy power ranger toy as Bandai will not be producing power ranger toys anymore.
The MPS needs a oil change every 3-5k to keep the turbo healthy as the turbo is known for poor seals and it can only take 98RON aswell.

Dump valves look after your turbo mine has rather leaky seals as well.

 

[phill]

They are fast the Impreza Type R. You have the mk1 or mk2 cupra R? I Ddin't think they had that big of a torque steer from what i've experienced in my older bros mk6 gti with APR stage 2 tune. The rover probably heavy so its bound to have 0 torque steer.
Yeah i can understand that, thats why im trying to enjoy it while I can and own something useable and still be able to afford to cover savings for mortgage.
As for the MPS the car isn't really much about chasing power but being able to put down the power without killing you or the car, the car has huge amount of torque steer, 1st&2nd and 3rd gear are torque limited even with a tune to help minimise torque steer. The boost kicks in and max out between 3-5.5k rpm, the tuning has to be done right aswell if you want go custom, there is only one highly reputable tuner/guy in the UK, while the US has about 5 different companies you can get E-tune from. Also have to be careful in how you drive aswell as the car is known for weak rods so lot of people only recommend going full throttle after you've got past 3k and only feather or give just a little bit more gas below 3k
The car on paper produce 260bhp&280ftlb, the cobb off the shelve from what i've seen from the US mazda owner seen a increase between 20-30hp& torque increase.
Gave a car a quick boot just now in 4th gear around 3.5 to 5.5 and the torque was very much there, doesn't help the steering rack is not fully direct in comparison to my 208 or GT86. Other than that though the car is lively and fun to drive when you do want give it a boot, which I only do it after hitting 3k.

Well you say that it was heavy but judging by the specs on a few sites (I've tried to go to one for continuity... trying to be clever here so I hope it doesn't backfire!!) the Rover was the lightest of the three! Thankfully though, mine was slightly played with, so Koni sports suspension and a gentle 'overclock' lol to 220 bhp with an induction kit and a Scorpion exhaust (cat back) so nothing major but it was such a lovely drive... So specs for the three...

Rover 220 Turbo Coupe - 1185 kgs
Seat Cupra R 225 - 1320 kgs
Golf Mk5 GTI - 1336 kgs

That said, I was 21 when I had that car, best one I'd had ever I think

I'd like to try and get the Cupra with an AWD setup, 300bhp ish and resprayed but keeping it as standard looking as possible.. One can dream

 

[Tatty_Two]

I currently have a 17 reg Cupra and love it but as I mentioned, am retiring at the end of the year so put an order in to replace it with an F Type, I will keep that till I die.

 

[kurosagi01]

Well you say that it was heavy but judging by the specs on a few sites (I've tried to go to one for continuity... trying to be clever here so I hope it doesn't backfire!!) the Rover was the lightest of the three! Thankfully though, mine was slightly played with, so Koni sports suspension and a gentle 'overclock' lol to 220 bhp with an induction kit and a Scorpion exhaust (cat back) so nothing major but it was such a lovely drive... So specs for the three...

Rover 220 Turbo Coupe - 1185 kgs
Seat Cupra R 225 - 1320 kgs
Golf Mk5 GTI - 1336 kgs

That said, I was 21 when I had that car, best one I'd had ever I think

I'd like to try and get the Cupra with an AWD setup, 300bhp ish and resprayed but keeping it as standard looking as possible.. One can dream

Rover is a tank, i'm sure they have extra 400kg in there somewhere haha, my mate has a Cupra thats been mapped to 280bhp and said its fast.

I currently have a 17 reg Cupra and love it but as I mentioned, am retiring at the end of the year so put an order in to replace it with an F Type, I will keep that till I die.

Good on you tatty, seen too many retired people driving boring slow hatchbacks in my area.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

I currently have a 17 reg Cupra and love it but as I mentioned, am retiring at the end of the year so put an order in to replace it with an F Type, I will keep that till I die.

what happened to the XF??