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[h701micra]

Light spray of GT85 is all mine ever got

 

[skymera]

Light spray of GT85 is all mine ever got

I've read some people use WD40 too.

I've given mine a light coating of K&N oil. Really odd stuff.

Very light, rubbed some between my fingers and it disappeared. Very little residue.

I also washed my old filter...

 

[Enuo]

I've read some people use WD40 too.

I've given mine a light coating of K&N oil. Really odd stuff.

Very light, rubbed some between my fingers and it disappeared. Very little residue.

I also washed my old filter...

If you use the correct amount of oil on your filter you don't get MAF issues. Everyone drowns it in oil... light misting is all it needs.

 

[MicrAde]

The Aerodecks are awesome, wish I got one

I was gonna buy an aerodeck but got the P10 instead


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[Guy]

They won't catch much muck if you don't?! I use the K&N stuff - I've heard horror stories of people using WD40, engine oil etc but K&N stuff has animal lard as an ingredient that keeps it super tacky.

 

[skymera]

If you use the correct amount of oil on your filter you don't get MAF issues. Everyone drowns it in oil... light misting is all it needs.

I got the squeezy bottle and dripped lightly through the pleats

I was gonna buy an aerodeck but got the P10 instead


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Both pretty awesome. Local guy has a P10 SRi in green.

They won't catch much muck if you don't?! I use the K&N stuff - I've heard horror stories of people using WD40, engine oil etc but K&N stuff has animal lard as an ingredient that keeps it super tacky.

Small particles like pollen and stuff can get through. I've never oiled one before.

 

[Enuo]

Small particles like pollen and stuff can get through. I've never oiled one before.

Not really, the pulsive nature of the intake flow causes the fibres to vibrate and catches even microscopic particles, hence cotton pleat filters being better than traditional mechanical tack barrier filters like foam or paper that trade off between flow rate and caught particulate size...

 

[skymera]

Not really, the pulsive nature of the intake flow causes the fibres to vibrate and catches even microscopic particles, hence cotton pleat filters being better than traditional mechanical tack barrier filters like foam or paper that trade off between flow rate and caught particulate size...

This means Google lied to me!

 

[Enuo]

This means Google lied to me!

David Vizard tested them a fair bit

 

[Shamalam]

What do people use to clean theirs? A bit of carb cleaner seemed to work well for me. Would it worth giving it a good soak?

 

[Enuo]

What do people use to clean theirs? A bit of carb cleaner seemed to work well for me. Would it worth giving it a good soak?

My pancake filters came with oil and a bottle of K&N own brand filter cleaner

 

[Shamalam]

This is a green cotton one, so I'm not too sure what to use. It's way cleaner than it was, but could still be cleaner

 

[Enuo]

This is a green cotton one, so I'm not too sure what to use. It's way cleaner than it was, but could still be cleaner

Soak in fairy liquid and rinse through from inside out.

 

[Shamalam]

Will do. I'll do it tonight to leave ample time to dry, cheers dude

 

[skymera]

White facelift K11 in Andover? Young lad driving it, quite noisy. Anyone on here ? Or know who it is ?

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[Sdperkins]

Anyone interested in a set of these?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/331108847234?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

 

[McMicra]

Someone buy em and don't put them on, see if you can beat @Dougyledds record for having wheels off the car haha

 

[Huggy444]

Some things waiting for a free weekend

 

[chrisuk2009]

Sadly getting rid of the Micra in the next few months. Getting a pretty FN2 Civic however.

 

[skymera]

Sadly getting rid of the Micra in the next few months. Getting a pretty FN2 Civic however.

You'll forever be in the rear view mirror of an EP3.

 

[Enuo]

Canards. Yay or Nay?

 

[h701micra]

Canards. Yay or Nay?

For yours?

 

[Enuo]

For yours?

Yeah. Discrete black ones on black bumper

 

[h701micra]

Yeah. Discrete black ones on black bumper

Look out of place with a proper splitter too imho

 

[Enuo]

Hmm, still need to make a proper splitter... we'll get on it before JAE maybe if I have time

 

[drand]

Canards. Yay or Nay?

Yay! Not seen any on a Micra before.

 

[h701micra]

Hmm, still need to make a proper splitter... we'll get on it before JAE maybe if I have time

I've made one for H701 for when its on track. I don't mind sharing ideas

 

[Enuo]

Will see what the weather is like tomorrow. If it's good weather i'll fit em and take a picture.

 

[Huggy444]

As a few of you lot are mechanics, do any of you know of any PROPER reasons not to get one?

 

[drand]

As a few of you lot are mechanics, do any of you know of any PROPER reasons not to get one?

Err, it's not a Micra?

 

[r-reg-sr]

i dont think a blue polo would suit you

 

[Huggy444]

Err, it's not a Micra?

Aye but it's surprisingly cheaper to insure... Still keeping the rally car

 

[h701micra]

As a few of you lot are mechanics, do any of you know of any PROPER reasons not to get one?

I really like em reliable nowadays too

 

[BarnsleyNath]

As a few of you lot are mechanics, do any of you know of any PROPER reasons not to get one?

None really, depends on the spec and engine? Blue and me sometimes issue, get a 1.4 T-Jet though straight swap for the turbo from a bravo for 150bhp
The occasional issues we get are just that occasional and very few (at dealer anyway)

 

[McMicra]

Because I see them everywhere and mostly on tick :L

Just get another micra :L

Or a 1.4 almera

either way keep it Nissan/jap

 

[Huggy444]

Because I see them everywhere and mostly on tick :L

Just get another micra :L

Or a 1.4 almera

either way keep it Nissan/jap

A 1.0 micra costs 400 a year more for me... I'd rather spend more on a car and not waste money on insurance tbh

 

[h701micra]

A 1.0 micra costs 400 a year more for me... I'd rather spend more on a car and not waste money on insurance tbh

I test drove a grande punto a while ago. Real nice drive if you can.. do
I got a celica GT4 in the end though

 

[Huggy444]

I test drove a grande punto a while ago. Real nice drive if you can.. do
I got a celica GT4 in the end though

I think maybe a gt4 would be pushing it... Getting hard to find now too, pratts keep writing them off

 

[h701micra]

I think maybe a gt4 would be pushing it... Getting hard to find now too, pratts keep writing them off

I know right... that's why you don't trust apprentices to pump your tyres up

 

[Huggy444]

I know right... that's why you don't trust apprentices to pump your tyres up

Haha excuses eh, never the drivers fault... If at all possible, blame the navvy

 

[h701micra]

Haha excuses eh, never the drivers fault... If at all possible, blame the navvy

Mine was at 30-35mph
28psi in the rr/lt tyre. 30psi in the rest. Then add that to a crumbled away road with an inch or 2 drop on a dry dirt. On a tight left right S bend. And it flicked my back end right out

Sometimes there's no time to react or understand what just happened. The above was all I could gather from those few seconds of road scanning beforehand.. started it back up and drove home (30 seconds away) then sold it

 

[Huggy444]

Mine was at 30-35mph
28psi in the rr/lt tyre. 30psi in the rest. Then add that to a crumbled away road with an inch or 2 drop on a dry dirt. On a tight left right S bend. And it flicked my back end right out

Sometimes there's no time to react or understand what just happened. The above was all I could gather from those few seconds of road scanning beforehand.. started it back up and drove home (30 seconds away) then sold it

I know I know, just pulling your leg

 

[h701micra]

I know I know, just pulling your leg

Aye
But thought I'd share the importance of tyre pressures even at low speed

 

[skymera]

Punto, not bad little cars

I quite like the look of this, the Panda 100HP

Bit of a guilty pleasure..

Won't set any records with speed but I bet it's a ton of fun in the twisties!

As for keeping Jap... I found it hard to find a reasonably priced car with power.

 

[h701micra]

Get a Toyota Aygo Scott. They're awesome fun

 

[skymera]

Get a Toyota Aygo Scott. They're awesome fun

Horrendously slow though!

 

[McMicra]

Tell you what Scott, I heard 1.3 micra k11's are pretty quick and easy access with the 5door models

 

[h701micra]

Horrendously slow though!

They sound like porsches
Seen a 1.0 turbo went well

 

[Enuo]

PDF file located here (781KB)

Cousins does alright, decent enough for commuting eh

 

[skymera]

It's very rare that I sell on eBay but this time I'm being dicked about massively!