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littlemissy
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What accessories do you have in your car? Do you have big, fluffy, pink seat covers? Do you have fluffy dice? Lots of rubbish on the floors? A nodding dog?
Tell me what you've got. Spill the beans
Tell me what you've got. Spill the beans
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Not the kind of thing you were thinking of, right?
That's boring
Although, that's all i'm going to be putting in my car, tbh
My iTrip.
Tyre pump
fire extinguisher
a magnetic lamp that plugs into the lighter socket.
A DC lighter plug adapter
A hoover that plugs into the lighter socket
Used to have a road Angel, but don't really need it anymore.
i also had a little miss naughty nodding thing for my parcel shelf but i decided i'd out grown it. i had some pink fluffy dice but they were a small pair and they were really nice but the string snapped.
now i just have a strawberry shaped air freshener that doesn't actually smell anymore, a little teddy on my gear stick and a quiksilver sticker along my back window.
an air freshner that no longer smells.
The mats that came with my car
a map
ice scraper
jump leads
de-icer
cds scattered everywhere
and in boot, pc fixy toolbox, laptop, jump leads.
Exciting
also hanging in the middle off the mirror i have a lovehearts air freshener that no longer smells, it was the nicest smell ever though, and a little hello kitty teddy. thats about it.
i also have an icescraper, deicer, a electric thingy that blows up your tyres...thats about it.
They were cool.
5 air freshners
phone holder thing
a tax disc that keeps falling off
ice thing
I also have purple fuzzy dice
a generic barbie I found in a claw machine at a chinese place
a towel to sit on when I forget to roll up the windows when it rains
jumper cables
jack
array of reciepts
The list goes on. I just get in random moods where i think "that would be good to have in my car" and i get it
I want a No Face for my car!
Don't forget the Roadrunner and Wile E. Coyote matching footmats.
- Magic Tree.
- CD Player.
- Alloys.
- Induction Kit, I hope.
- New Dizzy.
- New Timing Gear.
- New Exaust system (Not just a silly backbox.)
- Bored out.
That should do until in 22-24, then it gets a V8.
Why?
Why?
Why?
Why?
Lot of money for little gains when it comes to road cars. You'd be better off having a spot of head work done - £500 should get you a nicely ported and flowed head.
Depends on the car though. Most of the things you'll see in Max Flower and Revs are just nonsense
dice are the best
as are nodding gromits :yes:
i wouldn't like to bump into your car on a dark night. :nervous:
I don't think it matters about cost, as long as you want it. Its your car, put what you want in it. I got a lovely xmas present of a a new alpine stereo and speakers for my car which isn't even worth what my fuzzy dice cost, and that includes when it has a full tank of gas (bungee cord included) Whatever makes you feel good and makes driving nicer for you.
It has:
- a smiley yellow tax disc holder (to match my car)
- A Pongo air freshneer (which I think is also yellow, with a smiley face)
- a little spring to put those foam balls on, on the dashboard (currently with an ENGLAND football one on, but never mind...)
- Extremely colourful seatbelt covers for the front seatbelts. - Pink fluffy dice!
- A hanging rubber sign saying "Yes I DO Own The Road"
- A window sticker for this years Children in need (but that's only til I've done my sponsored walk)
- A florescent (sp?) purple and orange fish
- A bouncing Spanish bull (admittedly, this isn't in there yet as my dad only gave it me yesterday, but give it a few hours)
And to top it all off - a Volkswagen tape player (My car's a Fiat)
Lax Power is to be fair, and its like, just toss and wank. ACW and Hot Rod are where its at.
Anyway, why? This is all plans over time... there isn't much you can do to a 1.6 ford lump, but i'll do what I can for more power. Why new timing gear? Because stock timing gear is innacurate and shite, and doesn't allow for much adjustment. Induction kit? Adds 5-10 hp. And who said anything about this stuff being new? And you can MAKE a simple induction kit ffs. Exaust system? Adds HP. Bored out? Increases CI, duh! That means... MORE POWER!
And when I rip the whole lot out, I can put it in the 2.8i donor car that will be bought for parts, and sell the fucker.
If your cars crap as you say then remember the old saying: 'You can't polish a turd'
What engine are you on about here? The old CVH lump, or the newer Zetec series? The Zetec is lame at best, you'd be far better starting with the 1800cc unit and popping in cams and throttle body from the 2.0. Will instantly make 130bhp.
The CVH lump isn't too great. I had one as a first car, and although the engine was strong and worked well, they aren't great for tuning. They aren't very torquey for an 8v motor, and need to be revved quite hard to get anything useful from them. Stem seals are a weak point, and it's a proper pain trying to change them with the head in-situ.
Rover's K-series lump is much nicer than either of the Fords, TBH. But the Zetec 1.8 is something of a gem, when mixed with minimal work.
Stock timing gear is plenty good enough for standard tuned engines. You can even use it when making well above stock power - the camshaft pulleys on the Zetec lumps are infinitely adjustable, just like a vernier jobby.
Induction kits on the vast majority of cars are worthless in terms of power. Manufacturers are pretty good at such things these days. Actually, having just twigged on about the 2.8, you're looking at getting a Capri aren't you? Forget power. Look for rot...
ETA - bigger exhaust doesn't mean more power on a NA lump. The resulting lack of back-pressure can actually create a loss in power. Boring out is more money than it is worth on the majority of cars. Might as well just start off with a bigger block, or spend the money on head work.