And HOORAY
The Alfa 164 just passed it's MOT (thanks for the help on Satuday , Alex and Chris) so I now have a fun tin-top for the winter
Roll on those winter mods...............
Sad day.................just sorn'd the Fury after 18 months non stop fun
And HOORAY The Alfa 164 just passed it's MOT (thanks for the help on Satuday , Alex and Chris) so I now have a fun tin-top for the winter
Roll on those winter mods...............
What do you have planned for it?
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Originally posted by scudderfish
What do you have planned for it?
The Fury. I assumed as it was SORNed that that was what the winter mods referred to.
Ah - most people seem to think I bought the Alfa for a kit-car project
As for the Fury.........top of the list are rear exit exhausts (getting a bit bugged listening to half a V6.....) , a more rounded bonnet bulge ,
possible paint job , complete re-trim , and more than likely swap the 2.5 V6 back down to a 1.8 (loads of power is a hoot , but 25mpg is a lot worse
than I can afford 
)
OT - Claire, is your cat joining in the Movember fun (grow a mo for charidee)?
Ha! I dream of 25mpg! My best is 23, but I tend to average 19.
My exhaust runs under the car and exits at the back. It reduces ground clearance somewhat.
There is no way I could run the exhausts under the car - it already scrapes the ground occasionally now 
I plan to run through the corners of the seat wells and over the trailing arms and axle , then down under the fuel tank (with a heat shield
between)
As for the fuel consumption...........I got the 1.8 up to near 40mpg at motorway speeds , and I'm planning a set of smaller throttle bodies with
the injectors in the stock position , so it should be even better
I once had my Fury (fireblade) up to 35mpg, that was driving it home from Wales when I bought it. Normal was ~20mpg and about 8 on track...
Is there room to take the exhausts out of the top of the sidepod at the back and over the rear wheel in the wheel arch. Looks possible on mine.
A rounder bonnet bulge sounds like good mod. Not a fan of your current boxy one.
adrian
Blimey !!! what government website did you use to sorn your car.... when ever i sorn cars it will only do it for 12 moths...
how did you manage 18 ????
