Are they correct in saying this?
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On one of the questions and answers for this item the seller recommends using a flexible down pipe and mounting it to a standard downpipe, is this correct? It according to him stops it cracking.


Also is this statement correct and needed ?

"an electronic knock sensor will be needed to control pinking (a great way to melt pistons). If you're a real whizz you could just change the weights in the distributor & save a few quid"

Finally does anyone use heat reflective material in their engine bay as he proposes?

Thanks Matt

That's quite an interesting piece of kit, £235 seems a bit steep con sidering it's condition is unknown. But if you wanted an easy suck through it's all there.

A flexible down pipe is one way to do it and would be ok, but it wouldn't be too hard to make a propper downpipe.

The bit about the knock sensors is bollocks. Sure a knoxck sensor will work, but only with an engine management that can retard the ignition in accordance with the knock sensor output.

have you bought it?

Wil

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

No I was looking at it, saw a post I think on here saying it was a t3 turbo not a t2 anyway.

I guess I am going to have to read up on the difference between suck through and blow through turbos first!

David Vizards book is a good starting place.

i can tell you as one guy stated

the suck through system is a dead fish!

forget about it.
use the blow through

knock sensor as wil- states is true!
forget about this as well

dont wast your hard earned money

the heat reflective material as you mentioned
is a good idea as it stops you boiling in the cab

mine has not got any, but is double skinned in the modded box with a 3mm spacing of flat bar
25mm X 3mm and then another skin placed on top welded all round

this sorts the heat problem for good

"no heat reflective lagging rqd"!!!!

Edited by BENROSS on 8th Jun, 2006.