Sponge

Cheers @F12Berlinetta! Had her for just about a year now. Still loving it as much as day one. Next modification will be an Invidia midpipe. Keeping the stock mufflers for night time sneaking though!

[quote name='Diablo']Hello there @Sponge, long time no indeed see. :bigsmile: I am really happy to hear that in this time, a lot of good has happened for you, and that there is also a mini-Sponge out there too. :p Congrats on all that you have achieved, mate. On to the car, she's a belter! I do like those models of Lexus, both the previous-gen and yours. Excellent colour too, can never go wrong with silver to be honest, and the mods you got going on only improve upon an already stunning motor. So good to see you doing well and I hope we get to see more of you around these parts.[/QUOTE] Cheers for the warm welcome back! It's been far too long! It'll take a few months of reading to catch up with all that's happened! How are things with yourself?

Hello there @Sponge, long time no indeed see. :bigsmile: I am really happy to hear that in this time, a lot of good has happened for you, and that there is also a mini-Sponge out there too. :p Congrats on all that you have achieved, mate. On to the car, she's a belter! I do like those models of Lexus, both the previous-gen and yours. Excellent colour too, can never go wrong with silver to be honest, and the mods you got going on only improve upon an already stunning motor. So good to see you doing well and I hope we get to see more of you around these parts.

It's been a LONG time since I was last here and a whole lot has happened! Three different cars, a new house and a little boy!
 
The latest car in the fleet is the sublime 2006 Lexus IS250. Beautifully smooth 2.5L V6 and a comfort level that was almost unheard of in 2006.
 
[ATTACH]30846[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]30847[/ATTACH][ATTACH]30849[/ATTACH]
 
Modifications so far are:
 
Custom Titanium Intake with Cone Filter
Spyder Auto rear lights
eBay Fog Lights (The Spyders didn't come with fogs...)
6000k 55w HIDs
LED Interior conversion
Bluetooth Aux kit

It's been a LONG time since I was last here and a whole lot has happened! Three different cars, a new house and a little boy!
 
The latest car in the fleet is the sublime 2006 Lexus IS250. Beautifully smooth 2.5L V6 and a comfort level that was almost unheard of in 2006.
 
[ATTACH]30846[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]30847[/ATTACH][ATTACH]30849[/ATTACH]
 
Modifications so far are:
 
Custom Titanium Intake with Cone Filter
Spyder Auto rear lights
eBay Fog Lights (The Spyders didn't come with fogs...)
6000k 55w HIDs
LED Interior conversion
Bluetooth Aux kit

It's been a LONG time since I was last here and a whole lot has happened! Three different cars, a new house and a little boy!
 
The latest car in the fleet is the sublime 2006 Lexus IS250. Beautifully smooth 2.5L V6 and a comfort level that was almost unheard of in 2006.
 
[ATTACH]30846[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]30847[/ATTACH][ATTACH]30849[/ATTACH]
 
Modifications so far are:
 
Custom Titanium Intake with Cone Filter
Spyder Auto rear lights
eBay Fog Lights (The Spyders didn't come with fogs...)
6000k 55w HIDs
LED Interior conversion
Bluetooth Aux kit

It's been a LONG time since I was last here and a whole lot has happened! Three different cars, a new house and a little boy!
 
The latest car in the fleet is the sublime 2006 Lexus IS250. Beautifully smooth 2.5L V6 and a comfort level that was almost unheard of in 2006.
 
[ATTACH]30846[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]30847[/ATTACH][ATTACH]30849[/ATTACH]
 
Modifications so far are:
 
Custom Titanium Intake with Cone Filter
Spyder Auto rear lights
eBay Fog Lights (The Spyders didn't come with fogs...)
6000k 55w HIDs
LED Interior conversion
Bluetooth Aux kit

It's been a LONG time since I was last here and a whole lot has happened! Three different cars, a new house and a little boy!
 
The latest car in the fleet is the sublime 2006 Lexus IS250. Beautifully smooth 2.5L V6 and a comfort level that was almost unheard of in 2006.
 
[ATTACH]30846[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]30847[/ATTACH][ATTACH]30849[/ATTACH]
 
Modifications so far are:
 
Custom Titanium Intake with Cone Filter
Spyder Auto rear lights
eBay Fog Lights (The Spyders didn't come with fogs...)
6000k 55w HIDs
LED Interior conversion
Bluetooth Aux kit

I'm pleased to say that the game is somewhat smart enough to control the AI properly when they're fleeing from you.
 
Did a 'police chase' on the racetrack against a Gavril D and it was rather challenging to keep the Marshall in a straight line while trying to PITT the D. (That sounds so wrong...)

So you won't be bored for the upcoming decades :lol:

The dream car I want has always been the Nissan 350z:

 
Although a much more realistic car for the future would be a Vauxhall Insignia VXR Touring

Knowing the Mrs, she'll want 9,000 children so a two seater sports car is out of the question!

I'll give it the odd squirt, but I'm familiar with best engine run-in practices. Put load on the engine, don't sit at one RPM for too long, and don't redline it. :)
 
Progressively give it more and more as you go, just make sure it's warmed up. 110bhp is plenty power, so +/- 5 isn't going to be a big issue.

Honda CBR500R ABS > Triumph Street Triple RX ABS
471cc > 675cc
2cyl > 3cyl
48bhp > 110bhp
192kg > ~168kg

Welcome back Spongie, been a while!
 
It rained a bit last night, luckily some guy also called Dan was nice enough to snap mine:
 
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I'll be cheeky and drop this here, but I'll check out some VFR review as well :)
 
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TSy2qSFzHI

:lol: Surprisingly, yes. I do still here. Although, many things have changed since then... :hmmm:

Oh god. Are you STILL here?
 
:leaves:

I am indeed. Still got hold of my Honda VFR800 VTEC (Yes, VTEC has kicked in many times, yo!)
 
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g226/metal_man_409e/th_IMG_47483407735475_zpsqiwnfors.jpeg
 
This thing has been rather heavily tuned! Bit of a monster at times!
 
- Power Commander III USB with custom map
- K&N Filter
- Upgraded High-Flow Airbox
- HIDs
- Clear Indicators (Stock were orange)
- Straight through exhaust system
- Decatted
- Delkevic Titanium headers & Collector
- Pair & Flapper valves disabled (Helps low end power and ridability)
- o2 eliminators (Stops overfuelling on low revs)
- Michelin Pilot Road 4 tyres
- LED sidelights
 
And a bonus picture of the 'acquired taste' cute face!
 
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g226/metal_man_409e/th_20130705_132032_zps9pp3hy1w.jpg

I am indeed. Still got hold of my Honda VFR800 VTEC (Yes, VTEC has kicked in many times, yo!)
 
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g226/metal_man_409e/th_IMG_47483407735475_zpsqiwnfors.jpeg
 
This thing has been rather heavily tuned! Bit of a monster at times!
 
- Power Commander III USB with custom map
- K&N Filter
- Upgraded High-Flow Airbox
- HIDs
- Clear Indicators (Stock were orange)
- Straight through exhaust system
- Decatted
- Delkevic Titanium headers & Collector
- Pair & Flapper valves disabled (Helps low end power and ridability)
- o2 eliminators (Stops overfuelling on low revs)
- Michelin Pilot Road 4 tyres
- LED sidelights
 
And a bonus picture of the 'acquired taste' cute face!
 
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g226/metal_man_409e/th_20130705_132032_zps9pp3hy1w.jpg

I am indeed. Still got hold of my Honda VFR800 VTEC (Yes, VTEC has kicked in many times, yo!)
 
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g226/metal_man_409e/th_IMG_47483407735475_zpsqiwnfors.jpeg
 
This thing has been rather heavily tuned! Bit of a monster at times!
 
- Power Commander III USB with custom map
- K&N Filter
- Upgraded High-Flow Airbox
- HIDs
- Clear Indicators (Stock were orange)
- Straight through exhaust system
- Decatted
- Delkevic Titanium headers & Collector
- Pair & Flapper valves disabled (Helps low end power and ridability)
- o2 eliminators (Stops overfuelling on low revs)
- Michelin Pilot Road 4 tyres
- LED sidelights
 
And a bonus picture of the 'acquired taste' cute face!
 
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g226/metal_man_409e/th_20130705_132032_zps9pp3hy1w.jpg

I am indeed. Still got hold of my Honda VFR800 VTEC (Yes, VTEC has kicked in many times, yo!)
 
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g226/metal_man_409e/th_IMG_47483407735475_zpsqiwnfors.jpeg
 
This thing has been rather heavily tuned! Bit of a monster at times!
 
- Power Commander III USB with custom map
- K&N Filter
- Upgraded High-Flow Airbox
- HIDs
- Clear Indicators (Stock were orange)
- Straight through exhaust system
- Decatted
- Delkevic Titanium headers & Collector
- Pair & Flapper valves disabled (Helps low end power and ridability)
- o2 eliminators (Stops overfuelling on low revs)
- Michelin Pilot Road 4 tyres
- LED sidelights
 
And a bonus picture of the 'acquired taste' cute face!
 
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g226/metal_man_409e/th_20130705_132032_zps9pp3hy1w.jpg

It's certainly been a while since I've been here. In that time, I've done many great things.
 
One of which is; Buy a car!
 
Bagged myself a 2005 Vauxhall Vectra Estate.
 
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g226/metal_man_409e/th_20140315_170012%20copy_zpspjmpt3o4.jpg
 
She's only an 1800cc, but goes like stink thanks to my cold air feed and general overhaul of the throttle body. Not sure on what HP she's got, but I'd estimate that it's around the 130BHP mark.
 
The mods so far;
- Cold Air Intake
- Uprated throttle body
- HID Headlights (Projector Housing, so not chavvy!)
- MTEC Xenon Sidelights
- Ice White footwell lighting (front & rear)
- Insignia washer jets
- Lowered springs
 
For now! Plenty left in the pipeline!

It's certainly been a while since I've been here. In that time, I've done many great things.
 
One of which is; Buy a car!
 
Bagged myself a 2005 Vauxhall Vectra Estate.
 
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g226/metal_man_409e/th_20140315_170012%20copy_zpspjmpt3o4.jpg
 
She's only an 1800cc, but goes like stink thanks to my cold air feed and general overhaul of the throttle body. Not sure on what HP she's got, but I'd estimate that it's around the 130BHP mark.
 
The mods so far;
- Cold Air Intake
- Uprated throttle body
- HID Headlights (Projector Housing, so not chavvy!)
- MTEC Xenon Sidelights
- Ice White footwell lighting (front & rear)
- Insignia washer jets
- Lowered springs
 
For now! Plenty left in the pipeline!

It's certainly been a while since I've been here. In that time, I've done many great things.
 
One of which is; Buy a car!
 
Bagged myself a 2005 Vauxhall Vectra Estate.
 
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g226/metal_man_409e/th_20140315_170012%20copy_zpspjmpt3o4.jpg
 
She's only an 1800cc, but goes like stink thanks to my cold air feed and general overhaul of the throttle body. Not sure on what HP she's got, but I'd estimate that it's around the 130BHP mark.
 
The mods so far;
- Cold Air Intake
- Uprated throttle body
- HID Headlights (Projector Housing, so not chavvy!)
- MTEC Xenon Sidelights
- Ice White footwell lighting (front & rear)
- Insignia washer jets
- Lowered springs
 
For now! Plenty left in the pipeline!

It's certainly been a while since I've been here. In that time, I've done many great things.
 
One of which is; Buy a car!
 
Bagged myself a 2005 Vauxhall Vectra Estate.
 
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g226/metal_man_409e/th_20140315_170012%20copy_zpspjmpt3o4.jpg
 
She's only an 1800cc, but goes like stink thanks to my cold air feed and general overhaul of the throttle body. Not sure on what HP she's got, but I'd estimate that it's around the 130BHP mark.
 
The mods so far;
- Cold Air Intake
- Uprated throttle body
- HID Headlights (Projector Housing, so not chavvy!)
- MTEC Xenon Sidelights
- Ice White footwell lighting (front & rear)
- Insignia washer jets
- Lowered springs
 
For now! Plenty left in the pipeline!