Recent content by ben s

Liking your style as goes to building your engine! Just a thought towards your oil catch/separator from page 1. Instead of s/s 'wool' why not use polypropylene 'wool'. It's what we use in our oily water separators, being oleophilic it will more readily 'attract' any oil in the airflow...

This was till I had to get rid, mainly due to increasing fuel cost and going back to college :( For my Sins I am now being forced to endure a '98 Re##ult Scenic, 1.6 8v petrol. Apparently it had 78 ponies when new, probably down to about 46 about now However, I'm currently...

Nice one Centurion! Of course women have a place in the modern world........ Kitchen or Bedroom??!!

Here tis.... Believed to be from a Sulzer RTflex engine. 10ish cylinders, 980mm bore 3500mm stroke 100rpm. Hydraulic lock was the root, water jacket split. Bet they even heard that bang on the bridge!!!

Ive got a picture of a con rod from a large slow speed 2 stroke diesel engine that is literally bent in half...... I'll post it when I find it ;)

The original GranTurismo was an amazing game, but this new one is a disgrace. Ive been told of many many problems. For example you cannot play online due to server problems and Sony say to turn off the internet connection to prevent problems during play! Its why the 360 wins every time, Forza...

For a 20 year old to evolve that E28 to that stage is properly epic. I love the thinking behind it and I REALLY love the way so many jealous people hate it. Most of the members on the BMW tuning forums are complete wankers, there are some very clever p[eople with original ideas but most are...

Mmmmm, Roasted baby pirates with garlic. Sounds good for the BBQ!

Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical, liberal minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end. Always seemed to hit the nail on the head for...

Youtube has some awesome onboard footage. These lads are properly mental! The Superbikes are touchin 200mph these days :gulp: on a public road......and we all know how crap they are!

This thread is so awesome. Always manages to lift my spirits! ;)

I have just spent the last five hours reading the thread front to back and I agree wholeheartedly with it. These useless wastes of oxygen need to by held accountable for their fu*kups. DM, you have PM ;) Cheers, ben

The true meanings of those well known Haynes manual phrases. Haynes: Rotate anticlockwise. Translation: Clamp with molegrips then beat repeatedly with hammer anticlockwise. Haynes: This is a snug fit. Translation: You will skin your knuckles! Haynes: This is a tight fit...

There is a good one for the Haynes manuals floating around somewhere, I'll have a butchers...... FOUND IT!! This deserves a post on its own ;)

Was quite shocked to see this in the local rag the other day, not 10 miles from me..... The paper reckons 50 stone. Thats only 700lb or 320Kg, no chance! More like a Ton or even a bit more.