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Few more goodies showed up today     Lamin-x for headlights, front and rear badges to be sprayed and some Muteki tuner wheel nuts

I've been in touch with Mark since about April this year, pre-empting the purchase of a Sprintex SC kit before I even bought the car!
 
As usual, Mark and Scott were quick and very helpful with coming back to my (many!) questions as I was a complete novice on this subject. Mark was even able to give me advice on my projected setup that I wanted and steered me in the right direction for what was best.
 
The day finally came to order my kit, and although it was hard giving over the long card number to Scott knowing that he was about to rape my bank account, I knew it was going towards a quality bit of kit and that I was in good hands with the Abbey team.
 
Scott let me know once the kit had arrived and after a couple of little tweaks, the SC was ready to pick up as I'm local to Abbey and was fitting the kit myself. Again, very helpful and friendly - Scott even unpacked the box with my so that everything would fit in the boot of the 86!
 
We agreed a date to come back to Abbey for the dyno tune so that Mark could work his magic and off I went to fit the SC.
 
Another member helped me to fit everything (thank you so much again Steve!) and after half a days work, she was in and almost ready to go. A mistake on my part thinking that Mark had included the ECUTEK license with everything meant that we had no map to put onto the car! However, a quick phone call meant that Mark immediately sent over something via email and we could put a base map onto the car to get it running. Superb service!
 
A couple of weeks of driving around on the base map meant that I was able to run the SC in nicely without thrashing it, but still able to get used to some of the power it was going to eventually give me when the dyno tuning day finally came. Absolutely no issues, great piece of kit that looks almost OEM and has a lovely soundtrack as everyone will know.
 
28th July finally came and I was so keen that I arrive to Abbey at just after 8.30am! Scott and the team were still scoffing breakfast, so I took a seat in reception while Mark got everything ready in the dyno room and fitted my IAT sensor which I was too scared to splice into the engine wiring....I don't get on well with electronics
 
Mark spent nearly 4 hours on the dyno, ensuring that he got everything he could from the car whilst maintaining it's drive-ability. He was showing me where things weren't quite right and what he's done to change them, talking me through every step of the way. The end result - 247.1hp at the hubs which I was chuffed with! Sorry Mark if your ears are still ringing today from my exhaust setup...
 
Before heading home, Mark showed me the different map settings, how to change them, when they should be used etc. Making sure I was 100% happy until driving off.
 
The drive home was just hilarious, I couldn't stop laughing at what the 86 can now do. It's a completely different car, an absolute animal on full chat but still a perfectly comfortable cruiser/around town car when I need it to be.
 
Overall, 10/10 from Abbey. Couldn't have asked for anything more. We all know of their excellent reputation, and I will be going back (as long as I'm allowed?) for further mapping once I've got a couple of other bits in place from Abbey, servicing and other odds and ends. Thank you so much guys!
 
(will update with pics and graphs later)

That's right ladies and gents, you heard it hear 1st (apart from Rob who I told the other day...)
 
Smudge the newbie is joining in with this! Hold onto your hats, lock up your daughters etc etc 
 
Getting the 86 tuned by Abbey on Monday now I've had the Sprintex on for a couple of weeks, but I think I'll keep my power figures secret until the 16th

Interesting...

I don't want to embarrass you too much...

What a day! Relatively simple install, but just took forever on fiddly little bits that would be so much easier if I had to do it again   How it all started out:     And how it finished up with everything removed, ready for the SC install:     Charger all built up with throttle body, injectors, fuel rails and 75mm pulley for now:     Then it was the actual install of the charger, intercooler, extensions for all the breather pipes and wiring. After a few hours with some helping hands, we end up with this:     Gorgeous looking bit of kit, my favourite picture from today after the 1st startup:     Base map put on it for now, booked into Abbey Motorsport for a proper dyno tune on the 28th so won't have any official figures until then   Current map has a 5,000rpm limiter to keep it safe for now, so you don't get a huge amount of SC whine as it's not spinning fast enough. Got a quick video earlier tonight, certainly shifts compared to standard even with a limit of only 5,000rpm! Can just about hear the whine before reaching the limit   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWfadRHAJMM   And just as we were packing away, some more porn turned up:     Can't wait to get them on along with the proper map from Abbey later this month   Stay tuned!

REALLY bored at work today, which is never good for my wallet...
  Just purchased a few little bits:   Boost, Oil Temp and Oil Pressure gauges     To fit into this which fixes onto the passenger side of the dash and faces the drivers side  

I do a BBQ at work at least once a month, no one's complained/failed to come into work the next day as of yet, so I'll volunteer!

SOOOOOOOO excited to pick up another box today, although I had to unpack it to fit it in the car...       and it contained my favourite mod so far!           Can't wait to fit this!

I do a BBQ at work at least once a month, no one's complained/failed to come into work the next day as of yet, so I'll volunteer!

Completely forgot about these until eBay just emailed me telling me I'd won  

Wonder what/who prompted you to do that 

Will post a video up soon, but it sounds a lot better in the flesh obviously

More bits waiting for me when I got home from work - Berk high flow cat and overpipe   Overpipe:     High flow cat:       Comparison of old vs new     Deletes the 2 OEM cats which are very restrictive, and also weighs noticeably less   Had a few issues with fitting at the start. Berk HFC has a flat connection:     And the mid pipe of the Invidia has a conical connection:     So it was blowing like a bitch   Then, I realised I was being a massive bellend took the cone gasket off the standard exhaust     And stuck it on the Berk high flow cat...   Ta-dah!     All fitted now, so my exhaust is:   Borla unequal length (UEL) headers Berk overpipe Berk high flow cat Invidia Q300 exhaust   Gives a gorgeous Boxer rumble, but isn't loud until you gun it. Will get videos soon

My inspiration came from this picture - same fitment. 18x9.5 ET40
 

 

I'll be there with a mate of mine
 
Don't forget to take a bunch of car keys so you can visit all the driver club bars!

Keethos, I've done Go Ape and know exactly what you're on about. My groin was a bit worse for wear after that jump/swing!
 
The video doesn't really do it justice as to how far down I travelled, must have been a good 120ft before the bungee tightened and I was travelling back up to the sky. And then you're in freefall again for a few seconds, it's just a totally insane experience!
 
I'd love to do one over a river off a bridge, and see how close to the water you could get

Sorry Ian, not my cup of tea!
 
But fair play for being different!

OOOOOOH! My wheels have been shipped   much earlier than expected!

Rob, don't you dare get the same wheels as me. I will hurt you

Nice to meet you all today, Ian has me sold on the 5 Axis kit and Subota sold the Valenti rear lights for me too 
 
These meets don't do my wallet any good! Hopefully have some good progress for the next meet

Welcome along, nice to meet you. Sorry I was late, so didn't get chance to have a proper natter