EmDee's Black 05 LCR - NOW SOLD :(

[Skorchio]

Yeh i do at the moment

 

[EmDee]

Yeh i do at the moment

bah damn you and your semantics

 

[EmDee]

Well the car is filthy, but behind my numberplates it is shinier than a... a shiny thing.

Also got my manifold cover back from DK over the weekend, looks real purdy. I'll get some pics taken tomorrow and you'll see why I was cleaning behind my plates too

I can't wait to go to Germany on Friday, It's gonna be sweeeeeet!

Nurburgring pics coming soon...

 

[strugers1]

have fun in germany matey... car was looking lush at dk's the other day
and for christ sake be safe on that track lol

 

[EmDee]

tell me about it I'm proper soiling my droors

all it takes is one d!ck in daddys porsche to come inside on a tight bend and it's over

think I might get insurance actually...

 

[Willie]

If your insurance is due for renewal try Highway. I'm insured through them, £450 fully comp with bonus protected, £3000 worth of mods covered and unlimited track days with £500 excess.
Insurance would allow you to enjoy a bit more, make sure they cover you for the ring as it's not actually a race track as its a public road.

 

[EmDee]

yeah, I was talking about getting nurburgring cover from these guys here apparently they're the only ones who do it and it covers armco, track damage etc etc.

Thing is it wont cover the car or the track closures!

not sure if it's worth it to be frank.

 

[EmDee]

Got back last night safe and sound. What a trip.

Popped my Nurburgring cherry in the rain...

I'll be posting some pictures and videos soon.

 

[JamJay]

Sweet, I can't wait to see them.

How did she run? Did you get the remap in time or did you have to sacrifice that for those new tyres you needed?

Edit: Just read pages 10 & 11 and you got both , I even replied . So how did the lowering springs contribute to the handling?

 

[ukreddevil]

Nice car matey,

Had a thumb through saw you have had two sets of alloys, which ones are on it currently?

Hopping to change over to a leon in the next year or so but thinking of going for the mk2 fr tdi

 

[EmDee]

Sweet, I can't wait to see them.

How did she run? Did you get the remap in time or did you have to sacrifice that for those new tyres you needed?

Edit: Just read pages 10 & 11 and you got both , I even replied . So how did the lowering springs contribute to the handling?

the springs are pretty good, but since they were on the car when I picked it up I dont know what sort of difference they make from standard tbh. I wasn't really pushing it since it was raining and I was stuck behind a scooby (I was too chicken to pass him but we did pass quite a few other cars).

Nice car matey,

Had a thumb through saw you have had two sets of alloys, which ones are on it currently?

Hopping to change over to a leon in the next year or so but thinking of going for the mk2 fr tdi

the ones in my sig mate

 

[EmDee]

Here are a few shots of the car from Bitburg before my phone packed up:

 

[strugers1]

only 1 thing missing tire shine
but other than that shes lovely

 

[EmDee]

haha I put it on right after I took those, thanks mate.

Here's one of me on the wrong side of the road courtesy of Markie68

one of me looking like that indian guy in the 206 ad only with a nutter hanging out of my boot taking pictures of the worlds longest snake of SEATs (yes, I am a world record holder)!

(note the shiny tyres )

and one on the way to the Nurburgring - note the sign pointing to Nurburg and the awesome green balloon that hung on for a few hundred miles.

 

[BigWill]

haha gangster, looks nice there

 

[EmDee]

Thought I'd wh0re out a few more Germany pics courtesy of my mate Scoutmaster Krimbo The Eyephuck Ninja

the boot wasn't shut in this pic, it bugs the hell outta me!

the only video I've got at the moment is right here

As you can see I was taking it pretty easy, I didn't want to try and outbrake the scooby since it was wet and my first ever lap.

more on the way

 

[jonjay]

wicked Mart

 

[EmDee]

I had the car remapped to an AmD stage 1 map. The pre-map figures showed 228.1bhp with 220 lb/ft and these changed to 241.5bhp and 284.8 lb/ft. The car was on and off the rollers so many times that it must have been very hot towards the end of the day when everything was working right, so I hope to see some big improvements at the rolling road day.

Those of you who were at the AmD RR day on Sunday will have noticed that I was having a little power problem. You can see the figures above after my map, and since the car had acclimatised to it (and been to Germany and back) I was expecting something closer to 260. The temperature was lower too, so I had big hopes. Anyway, she ran a 227 and a 233 with around 250 lb/ft! Not what I was hoping for. So I dropped her off there this morning along with the standard airbox and they will be having a fettle. After bypassing the dv she was flowing 205g, which is about 15g more than with the 007 so I think the DV is being held open or something? Anyway, watch this space for an update.
Also, after reviewing the video from the RRday Dav3 noticed it looked like the engine mount was shot. I had a look and agreed, so after confirming that it is knackered with AmD I'm having them sort me out with a proper poly DBM, they are fitting it as I type.

Also, I'd like to get people's opinion on my latest addition. When I put the first one on, I thought "oh bawbags, that looks a bit gash" but after doing the other 3 and living with it for a few days, the more I see them the more I like them. So what is the consensus on the red lip? I am considering taking them off.

It's less orangey in real life and also matches my JoinCRASH.com stickers (which by the way I have lots of if anyone's interested, just got black as well as red).

 

[JamJay]

Hey matey. I like the red lip, looks a bit Time Attack like I said but still, suits your car well .

Glad you're getting to the route of your problems with the car, I hope anyway. I was a bit naughty last night after feeling a bit let down by the car at AMD so took her for a burn. I think my MAF is starting to go but only just and also the temp sensor is a little off but I 'tested' her out. All seems well in general but I think I might have found a boost leak which appears to be intermittent...the TIP isn't seated on the turbo correctly so I'm hoping that's the issue. I can't find any other places where it could be leaking from.

 

[brad1]

You must have been reading my mind about the alloy red strips, i saw them sunday and thought they looked pretty good, made the wheels stand out a bit more, plus goes with the red theme of the cupra R Id keep them mate, certainly different and stand out