Evening all
New member from St Neots in Cambs, driving a Citröen C6
In the past I've also owned a C5, two Xantias, two BX and a 2CV
My other 'toy' is a supercharged MX5
Hello from Cambs
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Hello from Cambs
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When passenger of foot heave in sight, tootle the horn. Trumpet him melodiously at first, but if he still obstacles your passage then tootle him with vigor.
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Re: Hello from Cambs
Hi there, and welcome to the forum. There is a C6 event going on at RAF Cosford soon, celebrating it's 10th birthday.
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James
ex BX 1.9
ex Xantia 2.0HDi SX
ex Xantia 2.0HDi LX
C5 VTR HDi estate, 76518762
Out amongst the stars, looking for a world of my own!
ex BX 1.9
ex Xantia 2.0HDi SX
ex Xantia 2.0HDi LX
C5 VTR HDi estate, 76518762
Out amongst the stars, looking for a world of my own!
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Daffodil the AX
ZX Volcane 2ltr petrol
V6.Activa donor car - x 545
Re: Hello from Cambs
And a (peddle) biker as well....welcome


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Alasdair
The ACTIVA, as logical as cubed tumble-weed
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The ACTIVA, as logical as cubed tumble-weed
http://theresearchsquad.com/
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Re: Hello from Cambs
Welcome.
Lots of jealous people on here I bet
What supercharger is on the mx-5? Did you do the work yourself?
Lots of jealous people on here I bet

What supercharger is on the mx-5? Did you do the work yourself?
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Iain.
2x '85 CX GTi Turbo s1 (metallic blue and green)
2x '85 CX GTi Turbo s2 t1 (metallic silver and grey)
'88 CX GTi Turbo s2 T2 (metallic light blue)
CX DTR T2 Safari (silver)
2x '96 Xantia Activa (Black and Metallic Green)
'01 C5 2.0 HDi LX Estate (Blue)
Iain.
2x '85 CX GTi Turbo s1 (metallic blue and green)
2x '85 CX GTi Turbo s2 t1 (metallic silver and grey)
'88 CX GTi Turbo s2 T2 (metallic light blue)
CX DTR T2 Safari (silver)
2x '96 Xantia Activa (Black and Metallic Green)
'01 C5 2.0 HDi LX Estate (Blue)
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Re: Hello from Cambs
Stickyfinger wrote:And a (peddle) biker as well....welcome
Although I've not been out for a peddle for far too long!
wurlycorner wrote:Welcome.
Lots of jealous people on here I bet
What supercharger is on the mx-5? Did you do the work yourself?
It's the Eaton M45 as found on the Mini Cooper S, I did most of the work myself but got some help with getting some 6-rib pulleys machined up and the ECU installation, although in hindsight, I'd be willing to tackle those myself were I do to it again
I fitted a 17% reduction pulley last week and got it remapped on Tuesday and it's now putting out 225bhp at the crank (bit of an improvement over the stock 147

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When passenger of foot heave in sight, tootle the horn. Trumpet him melodiously at first, but if he still obstacles your passage then tootle him with vigor.
http://dotcomnot.org
http://kickingtyres.co.uk
http://powpowpow.org
http://dotcomnot.org
http://kickingtyres.co.uk
http://powpowpow.org
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Xantia V6 ACTIVA 3ltr 24v Manual p1
Daffodil the AX
ZX Volcane 2ltr petrol
V6.Activa donor car - x 545
Re: Hello from Cambs
feef wrote:Stickyfinger wrote:And a (peddle) biker as well....welcome
Although I've not been out for a peddle for far too long!
There are many like minded people here who will encourage you out on two wheels and a funny suit...

I am sure as well with your experience with Tune/Mods/Re-Maps that you will get a good few questions and requests for your option on matters.
I for instance will have re-map/de-cat/exaust questions soon for a V6....a winter project that may need some recommendations and links to sources/material
as said....welcome
@C6....nice car

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Alasdair
The ACTIVA, as logical as cubed tumble-weed
http://theresearchsquad.com/
The ACTIVA, as logical as cubed tumble-weed
http://theresearchsquad.com/
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others:-
'96 Jeep Cherokee Limited - the "donor"
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Re: Hello from Cambs
Love that quote: "When passenger of foot heave in sight, tootle the horn. Trumpet him melodiously at first, but if he still obstacles your passage then tootle him with vigor." but, seriously, if you can consider machining pulleys & ECU installations many of us (at least I hope it's not just me) might be struggling to offer practical assistance - on the other hand (4 fingers & a thumb?) you might find people queuing to ask favours.
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Citroens:-
'81 2CV Club
'05 C15
others:-
'96 Jeep Cherokee - the "donor"
'99 Cherokee - the green one
'97 Cherokee - the red one
'96 Cadillac Eldorado
'99 Cadillac STS
& the numerous "abandoned projects"
'81 2CV Club

'05 C15

others:-
'96 Jeep Cherokee - the "donor"

'99 Cherokee - the green one

'97 Cherokee - the red one

'96 Cadillac Eldorado
'99 Cadillac STS

& the numerous "abandoned projects"

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Re: Hello from Cambs
Well, if it's purely mechanical, I can probably deal with it. But when it comes to the Lexia, DPF and electronic can bus sort of stuff, that's where I am not quite so up-to-date.
That being said, after a LOT of faffing with tape measures and finding a suitably level piece of concrete, I've finally managed to reprogram the reference height on the car after getting some suspension bushes replaced
That being said, after a LOT of faffing with tape measures and finding a suitably level piece of concrete, I've finally managed to reprogram the reference height on the car after getting some suspension bushes replaced

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When passenger of foot heave in sight, tootle the horn. Trumpet him melodiously at first, but if he still obstacles your passage then tootle him with vigor.
http://dotcomnot.org
http://kickingtyres.co.uk
http://powpowpow.org
http://dotcomnot.org
http://kickingtyres.co.uk
http://powpowpow.org
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Re: Hello from Cambs
Stickyfinger wrote:feef wrote:Stickyfinger wrote:And a (peddle) biker as well....welcome
Although I've not been out for a peddle for far too long!
There are many like minded people here who will encourage you out on two wheels and a funny suit...Lots for "pedalists" here
Yes indeed. I'm a dedicated peddler and do more miles by bike than I do in the cars...
We don't,a s a rule, wear suits Alasdair. Too much risk of getting oil on the trousers or getting the coat tails trapped in the chain.. Most of us prefer a nice stretchy little Lycra number with a padded bum

feef, welcome to the forum

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Jim
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