Well todays been a good day!
Got to Nigels to find him a Lee already hard at work, gave them a Red Bull and then watched in amusement as they started feeling the benefit and working like lunatics!
After a flurry of activity we got to this....
With our "new" lump was in, with our Kent cam in place, and because I am sad, i got the other stuff on double quick so i could get the Strut Brace back on
So the next hour or so was spent reconnecting and checking and double checking everything.
There was the moment of truth a short while later, and it started first time, with no pops or farts, and it settled quickly down, responding briskly to throttle inputs. It even sounded better than the first engine, and seemed smoother. Coming off the throttle abrubtly and letting the revs fall to idle causes a brief dip below idle, but it quickly comes back up. This seems to be caused by the uprated Cam, it pulls well enough.
In a moment of silliness,
we forgot the IS spoiler was fitted after we had it up on the ramps, and when the came off the ramps, there was a horrible crunch. It could be the impecable german build quality, or the layers of paint that held it together, but it went back on ok!
So it was test driven, and it pulled nicely and handled well, being controlled in its stance and balance. Braking has revealed the rears are a little keen, but this should improve with some weighting, and there is an annoying clicking on left lock, which is a bit of a bugger seeing as we've just fitted new wheel bearings from GSF.
The next time hopefully i'll be posting is so i can show you the graphics, the rear spoiler fitted ( and bonnet before someone chimes in!), and us heading to the 'Ring!
PS Nigel and his brother Lee are due to test drive the car again tonight, probably sideways and at speed knowing them- be careful boys, don't go braking anything!!!
Please!
