Mr Fro

Yeah, the turbo takes a lot of sound out of the exhaust. If I open the vanes then it's back being noisy again.

A quick run up: https://youtu.be/3oMkvr_2yUU

You just need leather socks.

My zx6r had Bridgestone as OEM fitment which I thought were good until I got a set of PR4. They really are very good. They're so good I even stuck a set on the track bike as intermediate/wets. I did a review of damp track action here.

My pleasure - I'm just happy it's leaving the country.

[mention]Arwen[/mention] - your nasty, hideous, eyesore of a jacket is now winging it's way to you. Enjoy the destruction.

Bad news matey. That's one of the things that concerns me - even though I've got the workshop contents insured and pictures of everything, that won't replace 20 years of tool acquisition. Lovely table though.

Might have to do that!

Got a bit more time today to finish up bashing the air box: I finished up the inlet (top of pic) since I took the snaps so "all I have to do" is nip in to school on Friday and weld it up. The finished inlet has around a 20 degree cut so the pipe should point down a bit. From the top you can see there might be a problem - the bottom corners look like they could contact the tank. I've rested the tank on but without the box being solid I can't really tell if it'll be alright or not... Worst case I'll just have to lop the corners off or take a hammer to the tank.

You can see if your garage has a reader for the ECU or use a timing strobe on the HT lead. You can also check it with a multi-meter - some Fluke units will do it but they're £.

How about this little number? My wife got this a while back. It's a bit big on her and I can't stand the sight of it so I made her get a nicer one. I'd be glad to be rid if you want it.

Other uses for anything published by Jamie Oliver (or in fact Jamie Oliver himself) include: Fire starting Papier mache Paper aeroplanes, boats etc Improvised bum wad Animal cage lining Oh, and yes, centre stand if you've got one.

I saw This video a while back and thought I'd try doing something other than a simple box. I spent waaaaay more time measuring and marking, re-measuring, scrubbing out what I'd done, re-marking etc than cutting and bending. It mush have taken me a couple of hours just to do that little bit!

Started making up the airbox today. I already made the carb trumpet flange holder thing out of some 6mm aluminium sheet the other day: The 6mm sheet is thicker than the original plastic box so I thought if I cut the holes a bit undersized then the combo of thicker material and smaller holes would really squeeze the rubbers on to the carbs. It didn't work... the rubbers deformed and we're really difficult to fit so I machined 1mm off and that's done the trick: I had a small piece of 1.5mm sheet lying around so I did a load of measurements on the original and started bending and cutting: The basic shape: This is where I'm at now - still got a long way to go but you can see the general idea: I'm going to try and get the rest of it finished up tomorrow with my non-existent tin bashing skills.

I would take it to a local tuning place if possible - anywhere with a dyno will likely have those sort of bits on hand or at least be able to get them.

The sound in the first 5-6 seconds? Almost sounds like you've got a misfire on a cylinder. What's it like power-wise when it happens?

Can you get a vid?

Yes! Do it!

Not bad for free!

This poses a dilemma... I really like Pink Floyd but I really dislike London. Hmm...

Yep, another vote of goodness. Definitely worth booking on to - good fun and very useful info.

Change the joints before you do much else matey - they can make a world of difference.

Thanks Hoggs, those extra numbers were a bit of a red herring. You've helped me waste a couple of hours on a tedious afternoon and miss a pointless 1:1 so double win.

Probably not.

Happy Birthday Al!