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The title says it all really... had a drive over to power flow exhauts today with my mates in Their ZR (Martind1) ZS120 (Sav-MG) and ZS180 (UKBiker)

Quicksilver (Chris) met me there as he lives in Darlington... i have to say not only is he a top bloke for trapsing out in the cold for 3 hours to talk to me about engines/racing and everything in between but he's offered me a chance to come along, spanner in hand to some of his race/tinkering weekends and his workshop (which sounds like a petrol heads wonderland) to tinker with his race car!

Can't thank the guy enough... it's blokes like him and CJJ who are letting me learn about mechanics and engineering the right way from proper enthusiasts and i cant wait to get stuck in thanks chris!

In case anyone was like me and thought "quicksilver" is just a cool forum name, well it's not they make exhausts... for race Astons and Bentleys among others and also Chris' TF! it sounds astonishing, it's a truly refined noise and frankly should be part of an orchestra! and the bhp his TF step-speed is producing is literally unbelievable

oh and did i mention we've came to a gentleman's agreement that basically means i've just bought my V-TEC engine!



I've spent a day in petrol-head nevanha and I'm on a huge natural high

mmmmmmm............. i think Quicksilver has just acquired a stalker



sounds like you've a great day

phil-hex;8816 wrote: wrote:

mmmmmmm............. i think Quicksilver has just acquired a stalker



sounds like you've a great day

lol not quite that bad but the guys done some amazing stuff and i wish i had a millionth of his engineering know-how and resources... mainly i cant wait to learn as much as i can off him

as for the engine, i now have something amazing to slot in the car... it's made me evan more determined to plow on with the work i need to do and the things i need to learn how to do!

Oh WOW!!! What fantastic news! Nice one Adam! I'm so happy for you!

And well done Quicksilver for being such a help to a fellow member!

These exhausts sound amazing! Any you tube clips?

Kara;8825 wrote: wrote:

Oh WOW!!! What fantastic news! Nice one Adam! I'm so happy for you!

And well done Quicksilver for being such a help to a fellow member!

These exhausts sound amazing! Any you tube clips?

will have to ask him nicely... i still need to do a clip of my home made system but my phone doesn't do video lol

and the man himself has been very quiet about his TF... it's a prime example but he doesn't seem to show it off!!

as for 'my' well not my yet but still... as for my engine it's going to be nothing short of monumental in a TF... i aimed to keep up with and/or anielate porsche boxers with it in a standard looking BRITISH TF..... i'll be blowing away 911s with this one!!!

in the words of Mr James May "...and what's more were british, we are the inventors of everything. It is time to brace ourselves, hasten onto the shed and liberate ourselves from the abyss made dark by the lights of perverted german science"

Adam-MGTF;8831 wrote: wrote:

in the words of Mr James May "...and what's more were british, we are the inventors of everything. It is time to brace ourselves, hasten onto the shed and liberate ourselves from the abyss made dark by the lights of perverted german science"

we'll :err: erm gloss over :err: the fact that its :err: erm a Japanese engine for now, besides CJJ will be along with a :flag: porsche beating engine soon

Adam-MGTF;8832 wrote: wrote:

we'll :err: erm gloss over :err: the fact that its :err: erm a Japanese engine for now, besides CJJ will be along with a :flag: porsche beating engine soon

That made me laugh a lot, :yesnod:especially as I've just finished watching James May say that very thing!

Having driven the F home it is too quiet! My ZS is an animal compared to that, just gets in the decibel limits when checked on track!

Some sound clips would be good.

I'll come and help you fit it.

.. and by help, I mean supervise.

.. and by supervise, I mean stand and watch.

Kara;8825 wrote: wrote:

Oh WOW!!! What fantastic news! Nice one Adam! I'm so happy for you!

And well done Quicksilver for being such a help to a fellow member!

These exhausts sound amazing! Any you tube clips?

I do my best to help where I can:)
Will dig out a sound clip for yah but its better in the flesh
Chris

Adam-MGTF;8814 wrote: wrote:

The title says it all really... had a drive over to power flow exhauts today with my mates in Their ZR (Martind1) ZS120 (Sav-MG) and ZS180 (UKBiker)

Quicksilver (Chris) met me there as he lives in Darlington... i have to say not only is he a top bloke for trapsing out in the cold for 3 hours to talk to me about engines/racing and everything in between but he's offered me a chance to come along, spanner in hand to some of his race/tinkering weekends and his workshop (which sounds like a petrol heads wonderland) to tinker with his race car!

Can't thank the guy enough... it's blokes like him and CJJ who are letting me learn about mechanics and engineering the right way from proper enthusiasts and i cant wait to get stuck in thanks chris!

In case anyone was like me and thought "quicksilver" is just a cool forum name, well it's not they make exhausts... for race Astons and Bentleys among others and also Chris' TF! it sounds astonishing, it's a truly refined noise and frankly should be part of an orchestra! and the bhp his TF step-speed is producing is literally unbelievable

oh and did i mention we've came to a gentleman's agreement that basically means i've just bought my V-TEC engine!



I've spent a day in petrol-head nevanha and I'm on a huge natural high

Doh dont make me blush! Honestly mate its no trouble and what I am here for. 40 years of motorsport experience has to be good for something
Chris

David Aiketgate;8838 wrote: wrote:

That made me laugh a lot, :yesnod:especially as I've just finished watching James May say that very thing!

aye i saw it today on dave, then not 2 hours later i began discussing the engine with quicksilver lol

stamford;8840 wrote: wrote:

Having driven the F home it is too quiet! My ZS is an animal compared to that, just gets in the decibel limits when checked on track!

Some sound clips would be good.

the oem exhaust is a travesty to the heritage of the british sports car!... well not MY OEM exhaust...

if your pockets are deep then quicksilvers exhaust really is something else... alliteratively my exhaust cost me a tenner

MikeKnight;8844 wrote: wrote:

I'll come and help you fit it.

.. and by help, I mean supervise.

.. and by supervise, I mean stand and watch...Adam do it

is the end of that sentence i believe

Quicksilver;8855 wrote: wrote:

I do my best to help where I can:)
Will dig out a sound clip for yah but its better in the flesh
Chris

no matter what the quality of the sound clip i can safely assume it wont do it justice!

Quicksilver;8857 wrote: wrote:

Doh dont make me blush! Honestly mate its no trouble and what I am here for. 40 years of motorsport experience has to be good for something
Chris

Your being fantastically generous with your time and knowledge and helping me learn things i couldn't learn anywhere else... not to mention helping me build my dream car... i think credit where credit is due

i just hope what i learn from you i can use to help other people in the same way!