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Old 01-08-2011, 07:07 PM
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....ok mate. It looks nice and shiny sitting there though, every cloud n all that.


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looking good rick cars still looking clean mate
Cheers matey, got to keep them clean lol well... try!
Old 01-08-2011, 07:11 PM
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Originally Posted by RS Grant
....ok mate. It looks nice and shiny sitting there though, every cloud n all that.


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it was so mucky that day always seems to look clean though must be summert mat does, struggled with the car and heat first run it actually made 20bhp less then it does standard
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danneth 26 degrees room temp didnt help lol.
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Originally Posted by danneth
it was so mucky that day always seems to look clean though must be summert mat does, struggled with the car and heat first run it actually made 20bhp less then it does standard
Ouch, not good...

The MPS run a top mount interwarmer dont they? With the car sitting still but running in high temps, the ACT's would probably have been climbing and struggling to drop in the dyno room.

Have other boys on the owners club with the same mods had their cars on the rollers??


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Originally Posted by RS Grant
Ouch, not good...

The MPS run a top mount interwarmer dont they? With the car sitting still but running in high temps, the ACT's would probably have been climbing and struggling to drop in the dyno room.

Have other boys on the owners club with the same mods had their cars on the rollers??


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Ye best we managed was 267bhp, other lads with same mods made 293 and 296bhp but theres was done with 17c room temps, car goes well on the road thats all that matters ask the ford and evo boys
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Proper sleeper the mazda is! Goes really well.
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front mount cooler, more boost!
Old 01-08-2011, 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by danneth
Ye best we managed was 267bhp, other lads with same mods made 293 and 296bhp but theres was done with 17c room temps, car goes well on the road thats all that matters ask the ford and evo boys
Yeah, when you put the wee private road video up a while back it looked to pull well.


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Originally Posted by RS Grant
Yeah, when you put the wee private road video up a while back it looked to pull well.


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Ye its not to bad now, 0-60 in 5 sec dead 60-100mph in 6 secs and on a private road on saturday i managed to do just over 160mph clock speed with abit more left with more tarmac

yet put it on a dyno in a warm room and it dies badly
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Originally Posted by RSricRS
Proper sleeper the mazda is! Goes really well.

thanks, escort wasn't to shabby
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