Gridgway

me too please. Wootton hatch will do. Graham

my 98 SLR dry sumped didn't have the sender or an oil temp guage. The bell tank had a machined flat on the side in the right place, but no threaded hole. Graham

I reckon that peeps who steel to order are pretty clever and wouldn't be put off by a rover immob! Graham

The Reverie airbox in standard fitment on the Caterham is very good at sucking up cement from stray bags left lying in the road!!! Unless my R500 was making 265 bhp out of the box, the airbox did not rob 10% power. It made 230bhp with the airbox on. Graham

if you are running slicks in the dry, surely proper Avon race wets would be better for wet use? What do the regs of the races you are competing in allow? Graham

come on Grim, how many thieves go round with Emeralds (ECUs that is) in their pockets just in case they come across a caterham to steal? Graham

Thanks Fred, but I am really looking for a black one. Regards Graham

BTTT, surely someone must have one lying around from an exhaust upgrade? Graham

Wanted - black exhaust guard for 5" caterham non cat exhaust box. Graham

the sender is carp, I have had this on many occasions! Just buy a new one from Caterham. BTW the stack ones are also carp. Graham

Julian, the only people I know who use inter alia (mutatis mutandis) in normal conversation are lawyers! Are you one of that noble profession?? Graham (and no I am not!) Edited by - gridgway on 25 Dec 2002 23:29:47

I agree, it's a good idea. I have found however, even though peeps seem to disclaim it, that the Caterham build manual is pretty good when it comes to building. Stuff outside that however, would be a brill idea. Graham

I would take a few digi-pics as you build. Then write it up every day referring to the pics you took that day. IME doing a diary is a real PITA (oops, TLA fever) but great when you go back to it! I have just dug out my daily diary from 9 mths working on my own in the US in 1997. It's great! Not seven related though (apart from missing one!). Graham

all you need is one form of immobilisation. Either an immobiliser (duh!), a battery master switch, or a removable wheel. You can of course fit your own secret switch to cut out the ignition/ecu/fuel. But all you need is one. If they can get round that, they'll nick it whatever you do! Graham

that's an impressive (ly high) price. A car that can be sold privately for £900 off list at 5300 has pretty high residuals. They must be in great demand. Graham

bit hard to tell from the recording, but sounds like the 'duck quacking' of the DS scavenge pump sucking air. Strangely after a 1000 miles or so, mine stopped doing it! Graham

the problem with power at the wheels is it depends on what gear you are in for example. So from what I understand the engine power is the engine power. However at the wheels it depends what gear is used. Graham

The 252 will be brake horse power. In the case of this engine which is well tuned I would assume it is measured on a dyno as "flywheel output". Not sure what that would equate to as power at the wheels. In most cases with regard to 7's on this forum you will see bhp that is either manufacturer quoted (measured on dyno during engine development) for standard engines, bhp that is inferred from rolling road tuning (for most one-offs), or bhp measured on a dyno for more race developed engines. I'll leave it to others more knowlegable than me to argue, but I understand that power at the wheels is not that useful a measure as it differs with different measurement methods due to the ways that transmission losses work. That all being said, I have no idea how believable the 252 bhp is, but it's an oft quoted number of a race developed engine. Thus it may be quite believable! Graham Edited by - gridgway on 8 Dec 2002 14:44:40

would it help with the vac'ing? Graham

ah yes good point! Graham

other advantage of the lower travel of the race MC is that it is much easier to set the pedals for "heal and toe-ing"! Graham

I thought Minister would be doing the map. Does this mean there are no R400 owners running out there who are happy with their engine performance?? How bizaare! Re consumption, my R500 did about 16mpg on the road cruising at 80mph and much less on track. I struggled to get 100miles between petrol stations!!!! The R500 map was ok not brilliant, there was one that allowed it to get through SVA. It generally had a flat spot in the mid-range and was not brilliant on part throttle. However it did drive perfectly ok on the road and was wild when wellying! There's no reason I can think of that would mean the R400 would be harder to map. Graham

just shows what the manuals know then!!!!!!!!!!!!! Whoops. Graham

pops and bangs (and even sheets of flame) were de-rigeur on the SLR! Graham

try taking the solenoid off the starter and lubricating the um, well thingy, piston, whatsit, hmmm, not sure of the technical term! Graham but it worked for me