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Old 4th October 2010, 09:13 PM
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Nice one Steve

Though - My final run was 15.03
I'm sure your last run was better
Mate, you were flying up the strip that day and fair play you posted a faster time. (Excuse no 2 - I only had one go)
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Old 4th October 2010, 10:20 PM
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Mate, you were flying up the strip that day and fair play you posted a faster time. (Excuse no 2 - I only had one go)
Your excuses are working for me - I am sure that if you could have managed a few more sessions, you will have knocked a good margin of that time

How's the refurb going??
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Old 5th October 2010, 04:38 PM
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How's the refurb going??
Currently on hold which is why I'm buying the car cover from Nick.

I've a couple of things to sort out first and then hopefully I can start.
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Old 5th October 2010, 04:44 PM
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i would like to know if it has been mapped so it saves me money havin it done again with no benifit. the only way that i know how to check is to test if the speed limiter has been removed but to do that i would have to find a road long enough to exceed 155mph
Is there no way to compare the currently loaded map against a standard map?

You must be able to read it using some diagnostic software (VCDS?).
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Old 5th October 2010, 05:40 PM
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the only way that i know how to check is to test if the speed limiter has been removed but to do that i would have to find a road long enough to exceed 155mph
it doesnt need to be that long
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