My car at Rover MG parts

[p_b82]

That is excellent news that things are so nearly there - Am going to love hearing that thing at some point, although due to distances i think it might just have to e online

Hope the health improves and nothing unforseen crops up while it is mapped up

[tb steve]

Originally Posted by Rovermgparts

Cheers guys. Im still not 100% but alot better than i was.

I wouldnt say Steves car runs like a dog, but there is a lot of improving to do.

Im at Silverstone this weekend coming, so aim to be up at Dreadnought in around 2 weeks time.

Ideally it would be good to tie in with Maxxed Ross, as he can give a hand and keep me in food and look after me while im in bonnie Scotland.

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i thought i would opps can tell i dont alway listen probley lol and i cant spelll

[staccato]

Any update? Remap was due end of september wasn't it?

[tb steve]

yes its up at thor motorsport at the mo having the mapping done needs just one more part to finish off the mapping then a bit of tinkering about the power steering then MOT time (may need a rear tyre??)
estimated bhp is









































im not telling yet till its all done lol

[Ritchy]

brilliant steve, cant wait to see the pics n know the final figure, sounds like a well done to george

[staccato]

Originally Posted by tb steve

yes its up at thor motorsport at the mo having the mapping done needs just one more part to finish off the mapping then a bit of tinkering about the power steering then MOT time (may need a rear tyre??)
estimated bhp is



im not telling yet till its all done lol

Cool sounds good.

Is there a figure that you've personally got in mind steve, like for when it comes back from mapping that will make you say "yeah that was worth it." And what will you do if the car comes back with about 10bhp more than most other people have got? Just put it down to experience or begin adding nitrous etc?

I just can't help thinking that even if it comes back with a good figure (for a kv6) of 240bhp it's still nowhere near the modern era of hot hatches we have on the road today. I agree the new prices of the Astra VXR, MK2 3 MPS, RS Megane/Clio are higher than you pay for a ZS+ what you've done, and you've kind of been a pioneer (with George) for this one-off mod - but to what end?
It won't be as quick as any hot hatch on the road at present - even less so in a year's time when all the hot hatches begin rolling out the factory with 300bhp as the new Megane Renaultsport will be, and the new 2012 Astra VXR. You've said a couple of times in this thread that George won't do another one, and that the majority of members won't be able to/or want to afford it. And doing it to prove it can be done isn't in the equation as it was done on the touring car wasn't it? So I'm not sure I see the actual point of doing it in the first place.

I was in the same boat as you - wanting more power but I went the easy route and bought something faster, rather than the brave route you've gone down.
I've ended up with a 2007 car with 350bhp for what is likely similar money than you've spent on the car+modifications so surely the end result has to be a 'wow' figure to justify it all.

Either way you're a brave man and I do acknowledge the workmanship etc that's gone into it

[Ritchy]

thing is its a one off car, itll sound crazy, a lot of hard work has gone into it, and steve will love it, guaranteed

[staccato]

Originally Posted by ritchyp

thing is its a one off car, itll sound crazy, a lot of hard work has gone into it, and steve will love it, guaranteed

Oh yeah totally agree it's one-off. It could be used for some business promotion for George maybe - although would have looked better in a MK2 body imo

[tb steve]

you do have a point staccato and to honest i could of got a faster car if i sold the car plus wont ive spent on it but this is the first real car ive played with so i would like to do more in the future so i could be spending more but im saving for a house at the mo so money is tight
do you think the g/f would notice if a few grand went missing mmmmmm lol

[staccato]

Originally Posted by tb steve

you do have a point staccato and to honest i could of got a faster car if i sold the car plus wont ive spent on it but this is the first real car ive played with so i would like to do more in the future so i could be spending more but im saving for a house at the mo so money is tight
do you think the g/f would notice if a few grand went missing mmmmmm lol

Naa just tell her that george has told you you 'need' a few more bits lol.