Keith C

What size tyre should I fit to my 18x8" rims? I need a pair of rears, and it has 255's on it at the moment, with 235's up front. Should I go for the same, or something smaller (245's?), or what? Cheers Keith

Ooh - if you could please Chris I'd really appreciate that. I was only going to do it as a precautionary thing, but if it's done then there's no point wasting money Cheers Keith

Fair enough - cheers guys.

Dead simple this - what oil should I use in the box of my TT6? Cheers Keith

Now you're just being silly

One of his spark-plugs hasn't fallen apart has it? Or something gotten sucked into the engine? Could be something that simple (I should know)

That reminds me. If we want another RR day, Interpro in Bristol claim that they can cope with 800 WHEEL horse-power. I was somewhat skeptical, and they claimed that they'd had a twin-turbo Viper on it and accurately measured it. They also seemed to strap the cars down a *lot* more securely than PE did when we were there. Loads of parking too - maybe one to consider for a RR day?

I've been reading this thread, and it looks like J-specs will not be a problem. Now - where's the fat man in a red suit - he must be here somewhere, as Christmas appears to have come early...

But what about electronically identical UK-specs? PLEASE tell me I can use one of these - I'm already saving hard for one

Cheers for that Alex. I'm not actually too fussed about getting the EVC working as I have to unplumb it anyway - admittedly hopefully only for a couple of months (until renewal). What I really want to know is how to plumb everything back to stock. So it's screwed in to tighten, and out to loosen. I'll give that a go tonight

It's the HKS one with a dial. It was originally installed by Chris Wilson, but then TDi changed its plumbing in some way. It also occurred to me that I might have a split hose somewhere causing a boost leak. However, I also believe the BOV is adjustable - how do you adjust it? Cheers Keith

Ash I thought that was possible too. Would that result in an audible 'dump' at approx 2500 rpm though? If so - where can I find a hosing diagram so I can return the thing back to the stock set-up. I may try the EVC again in the future, but I'd much rather know it was behaving properly at stock config before trying to do anything else. In fact, as I cant insure it with the EVC on there I'll need the diagram (if there is one) anyway. Cheers Keith

Oh, I've got the major kick at 4000, and from 4000 up everything is how I'd expect it to be (including the lack of traction ). I was just concerned about why it spiked lower down the revs. It just feels a little odd when going along the motorway and I put my foot down, it surges forward then slackens off on the pull, before then pulling hard again above 4k.

The exhaust is a full Mongoose. If this is normal then - why does it spike at the beginning? Could it be the HKS BOV not being set correctly?

That's what I want to find out - is it spiking then going back to what it should be, or should it be higher and it's dropping off? It's not got any cats, so I'd expect the boost to be a little higher. It almost feels like it's doing the pre-spool early, and taking ages about it. About the best way I can describe it.

I have a strange query about the boost on my 95UKTT. If I put my foot down in any gear and at an rpm below about 4000, the boost goes up to about .6-.8bar, then as soon as I hit 2500rpm or so, drops back to .3bar, before then building up with the revs, until it's back to about .7-.8 >4000rpm. What sort of boost should the car be making up to 4000 - ie is this normal behaviour? Could it be the boost controller - I noticed on an invoice from the company that (re)fitted it saying 'EVC plumbed incorrectly. OE boost control system should be by-passed. Re-plumbed as necessary'. Could it be the turbos have been set to parallel. The EVC also doesn't seem to be working, as even when set to 1.2bar it still behaves as described. The car has no cats (Mongoose), and a HKS BOV (possible culprit?).

Went to look at a car on Saturday, and I noticed that it had oil that looked like it had escaped from where hoses connected to metal on the pressure side of the intake. Now, I'm a bit concerned as I figure that oil on the pressure side could only come from the turbos, and I've not seen this on any other car. The BOV was pretty dirty, plus a couple of points on the cam cover where hoses went from the inlet to the head. Is this something to be concerned about, or is it just normal stuff I've just never noticed? Cheers Keith