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    Changing fuel filter - shall I bother?

    true but you wont get nearly as much as if the petrol is under pressure, ithe first time i changed an injector i had pressure in the fuel rail, and it went every where, and petrol really doesnt taste very nice
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    DeBadging

    paint the whole thing, probably worth thinking about wether you want to mesh the grill before you get it painted, no point doing it twice
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    possibly the nicest engine in the world

    has anyone seen the micra that was in fast car a few months back with 2 fireblade engines, it was doing wheelies, also all that talk of f1 engines reminded me of the espace with a fibreglass shell and a f1 engine, its was fast, could out run ferraris
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    what to do first

    well when i was on mine i asked my tutor what i should be being paid, and he showed me this piece of paper which had the guidelines on, and at 19, in my second year it said something like £3.50 an hour, maybe its changed now, but it was only a year ago. either way, i havent been paid the minimum...
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    brighton christmas bash

    travel inn is on this site http://www.premiertravelinn.com/pti/hotelInformation.do?hotelId=23965
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    Car Failed to Start

    http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b34/super_k11_1275/P1010007.jpg if you look at that picture the dizzy is the very dirty black thing at the end of the engine (right side) with the ht leads coming out of the top of it, the rotor arm is inside it, i havent seen a micra one, but it'll probably...
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    Changing fuel filter - shall I bother?

    if you change the filter there is no chance of it being or getting blocked (in near future anyway) so if your not sure when it was done then its probably a good idea, its not a difficult job at all, just unclip to hoses and put them on the new one, make sure you get it in the right direction...
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    DeBadging

    if you wanna secure it stick a bit of sikoflex on the back of the studs when the badge is on, leave it for a few hours (night time best) and it should stay on but be able to come of again later, or failing that you can use a soldering iron to melt the edges of the tabs a bit, it will hold and...
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    what to do first

    sorry i did mean a month, and unfortunately, you dont have to pay an apprentice minimum wage, there is an industry guideline i depending on what year of what apprenticeship your on, which for a mechanic is very low, some of the people on my apprenticeship were paid quite well but i wasnt, i...
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    lost keys plz help

    sounds about right, could be worse tho, we had to get a key cut for a customer, on a yaris, and it was 170 quid, was on with the buttons on the key, but thats still ridiculous
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    what to do first

    actually no, i went to college first to learn to draw cars, spent 2 years (both as a first year after failing once) then realised books werent for me, joined a toyota garage in bexhill, and spent three years cleaning the floor, i started when i was 18 and was paid 35o a week, then it went up to...
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    South Meets Mailing list

    [email protected] (same for messenger)
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    what to do first

    not sure i havent asked them yet, thats a good idea tho, might help me make my decision, cheers oh anyone got any idea roughly what kinda power gains to be expected by a 1.3 with just an airfilter, if you put on a janspeed manifold
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    what to do first

    but i've got a mate with a nova sr, that has had full system and manifold, new cams, new carb, and i recon with the manifold i would be faster, cos i'm not that far of anyway,
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    possibly the nicest engine in the world

    sorry i was obviously misinformed, found these pics, also very nice engine, http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b34/super_k11_1275/VW-W12-Engine-1280x960.jpg http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b34/super_k11_1275/vr6_insight.jpg
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    lost keys plz help

    my car hasnt got NATS (or the chip in the key) its an L plate, almost the earliest reg you can get on a k11, but if it was my other P reg then i wouldnt have been able to start it,
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    what to do first

    dont think so, should still work alright, tho i need a new exhaust anyway cos the hole in the super s bumper looks silly with a standard pee shooter
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    possibly the nicest engine in the world

    i have never heard of a w16, but i thought the w layout as in the w12 was sorta like a flat eight engine with a straight 4 stuck ontop of it
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    what to do first

    i just qualified and as such got a subsatantial raise (first time in 3 years i wont be paid less than the minimum wage), so i will be able to do more stuff to the car, but i cant decide what to do first, i wanna use the car on the track and i have to use the car as a daily driver as my missus...
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    K11 Tyres : UniRoyal

    you'd be suprised how many cars driving around do have the alignment out, probably 1 in 3 of the cars that come into work are out abit, its cos of all the speed bumps around, the slightest knock can affect it, and while i'm thinking about it, if anyone has fitted larger wheels they might...
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