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so anyone in Stoke with a standard TT fancy taking me out for a spin at the weekend so i can see what its like (not literally a spin )

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Welcome

good skills with the pics, welcome

nice motor mate, welcome

welcome, nice car

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I would be interested to know what some of you technical guys think, if keeping the TT standard would you go with FMIC or SMIC

Heard a lot of bad reports about sky on here tbh fella, never heard of A-plan so will give them a go, thanks Also havent heard of etc, are they a good insurance company

Just read this froma link posted on here a bit ago wanted to know peoples thoughts as i was thinking of FMIC with my TT conversion The fallacy of the FMIC In the process of fitting a 'badass' FMIC the SMIC is ripped out and thrown in the bin. Then comes the painful hacking of standard parts, in order to make it fit. The only place for a FMIC is at the front obviously, right before the aircon rad (condenser). This inevitably leads to the elimination of the upper ducting, sometimes even the lower one. The airflow through the coolant radiator has been compromised, and that is without yet taking into consideration the huge, thick core stuck in front, preheating the air and reducting the pressure difference across the core. Autos have a trasmission rad inside the coolant rad, so that is affected as well. It gets worse. The new FMIC core now has no proper ducting, and the air can (and does) flow easily around it at higher speeds. The airpressure behind the FMIC core is not much lower than that at the front (remember the cardboard experiment? the two other rads act as the cardboard here). So the airflow through the FMIC core is not several times larger than that of a SMIC, appearances can be deceiving. Worse still, the FMIC core sits yet closer to the bumper nosecone, without the benefit of an expansion chamber. At higher speeds it is easier for the air molecules to 'overflow' and spill outside the bumper, creating more drag and depriving the engine bay from much needed cool air. As an extra bonus a few FMICs require the elimination (or crippling) of the active spoiler. The coolant expansion tank has to be relocated usually, swapped for a smaller one tucked away next to the battery perhaps. Power steering pipes may have to be readjusted as well. The FMIC can also be seen as an engine bay preheater, because that is the other side of coin. Not only does it restrict the airflow for everything else, it also preheats what is left of it. What about parts that depend on direct airflow for cooling, like the alternator? How long is that going to live in this hotter environment?

Elephant have refused to insure me Anyone know of any decent insurance companies that will for a decent price? i have called green flag and am still waiting for a response

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aaahhh ice technical searched everywhere else but there, will try harder in future

is there a guide on how to fit these anywhere?

yep i drove both and chose the auto (although i said before i would never have an auto) dont regret in the slightest, I have the LSD but never drove one without so not sure what difference it makes

me too

yep mate nothing like that the boiler i have is very very simple (too simple it seems)

assuming the fan would be on the wall outside?

yep certainly no fan

thanks mate but i dont think there is a fan its just a flu

Thanks very much, lets hope i cheer up by then /vbb/images/smilies/bbcode_sad.gif . Errmm an old fuckin crap one no mate its a Wickes 30/40, made by a company called Halstead. To be honest it looks like a real piece of cheapo shit when i had the front off today. I reckon the thermocoupler is whats stopping the pilot from staying on but it looks like one of the pipes has been getting overley hot and also the main water pipe in is leaking and seems loose (thing whatever rubber or whatever else made the pipe snug has gone bye bye) maybe if i can get someone to have a look they can repair the bits, hope so anyway

fuckin birthday on Friday too, happy fookin birthday buy yourself a £600 boiler

yes mate emailed them no end of times never got a response about shipping to the UK unfortunately

only trouble is these guys say contact for shippiong then dont reply

Think mine is knackered its leakin, pilot light wont stay on, therefore wont switch on anyone know anyone around stoke i can get a quote from who isnt gonna rip me off also anyone know how much its gonna be to replace its not a combi bolier just one of the old open flu efforts any advice much appreciated cheers Pete