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Just read my magazine this morning and what a great edition. I will be honest and say that all the speed stuff does not interest me so much even though I do enjoy reading about it all, but this edition with everyone's write up's about their days out really suits me down to the ground. What a great job everyone who works on the magazine has done. Shame it cannot be good weather all year round.

Yesterday, about 8pm was another milestone in the engine swap and general upgrade of my old SE. After waiting for the hosetails for the fuel pump to arrive and sort out the wiring for the live feed, we finally connected the battery and nervously pressed the starter button ! After a couple of slow turns, due to the high compression, it burst into life, then cut, and then another few turns from the starter and she was firing . Remarkably , a smooth idle was achieved quite quickly and then I sat back for a little while to enjoy the sensations produced by the new powerplant.. The titanium exhaust wrap steamed away, but more concerning were a couple of coolant leaks where hoses joined the block etc, some tightening or replacements due there. Blips of the throttle produced a muted roar, enhanced by the Webers no doubt, and more impressive than on the old 1600. So now a period of testing to shakedown the new systems and then we're on the road next week if all goes well.

Becoming almost a permanent work in progress on my driveway !

Congrats, awesome when they first start!!

Boom! I'm actually living the dream - garage with central heating complete with integral brew warming shelf!! Sorry, forgot the before pic....

Yea, based on those figures the OP will be fine with his CRV and a post 97 licence. I've done the same for towing mine.