Posts

Showing posts from August, 2007

First Steps on the Road to BOOST

Image
Behold, I am on the road to the land of BOOST! Well, I've just taken the fog lights off actually. They need to go because more cooling will be required, especially when the MIGHTY INTERCOOLER OF BOOST slots in there too... assuming I can afford the insurance. The fog lamps were bugger-all use anyway, but with the covers removed they look like sinister robot eyes and I want to re-use them. Powerful boot illumination perhaps? Awesome floodlit glovebox? I'm advertising for a replacement gearbox, the chattering is getting on my wick and the synchromesh is getting a little slow. I don't think the existing clutch will survive long when BOOST is applied either. The Mighty Benz provided excellent service in France recently, covering 1400 miles in a week and restoring it's honour. It's done almost 160K now though, how much longer before something big breaks?