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Thanks for all your help guys, and I will probably needs loads in the future, the car is set to be delivered by Steve on Thursday...I bet its raining!

I'm working that day so wouldn't have been able to come anyway, but have a great day, chasps! Oh...and pick me up a souvenier piece of Dommo's car

Car, trailer, all wheels and spares sold to Gareth & Paul this morning who are currently heading back to Leicestershire, fully loaded. Many thanks to everyone who expressed an interest. Steve

Webers are a fixed choke design designed for racingSo if you have 36mm chokes - you have a 36mm 'hole' for the air to pass through Great for maximum throttle , but what about the rest of the time - its a compromise You dont need a 36mm hole for idle or part throttle Bike carbs are variable choke,like a SU carb Theres a flat slide inside that is lifted as more air travels through So the 'hole'is only as big as it needs to be Is barely open at idle and opens fully when you gun it - far more efficient Theyre also much simpler, stay in tune , and dont leak and make the garage stink It will start better,idle smoother and generally feel nicer to drive You would need carbs prom a bike with tps fitted - typicaly 600cc and above for a zetec If its a standard ish engine dont get dragged into huge superbike carbs - 36-38mm is fine Manifold - available from boggs or danst - or buy a kit and put it together yourself as i did Ideally use a bike fuel pump as they are very low pressure but high flow - and switch off when at pressure - its a straight swapover for the existing one so dead easy Air filter - if your using a foam sausage one just buy a new back plate You will recoup your outlay with the sale of the webers

The sort of fuel injection fitted as an upgrade on Westfields runs at much higher pressure than a carb pump can deliver. Typically 3, 3.5 or 4 bar are all common. There are more complex ways of plumbing the system up, but basically, yes, a return is required on many aftermarket set ups, though some bike fuel pumps to go with bike throttle bodies may not need one. As I say, it's not that any of the steps are really technically difficult, it's just there are more steps than sometimes realised, and the key thing, on a retro fit, you never know what might come along and complicate things - stuck bolts, things in the way, needing either temporarily, or permanently moving before something else can be fitted.

Twas a great evening thanks everyone. Excellent route and some childish indulgences. Not sure on how your antipasti made it into the tunnels dave but your secret is safe in the club ☺

A lovely summery night last night, a great chance for a run out through some of the (mainly) quieter Cheshire lanes, though apologies to Mark and Mark who got separated in one of the little bits of traffic to be a pain. Still, having two more Honda powered cars plus Jon's simply awesome AJ8 monster in convoy behind me, I just couldn't help myself, a quick divert through Alderly Edge and skirting Wilmslow had us on the road to the airport tunnels. I could almost feel the anticipation on of dropping gears behind me as one by one everyone realised where we were. I wasn't disappointed either. I slowed right off and moved over, while Phil (S2000 Jenveys) shot past like some kind of angry, prehistoric wasp on steroids, closely followed by the enraged T Rex that Jon was piloting. (Complete with flames as he lifted after passing me!) Ian's S2000 finished the line up sounding far meaner than anything with such a pink and fluffy looking nose has any right to! After that it seemed only right to boot it in second and catch up... The Whipping Stocks has recently been adopted by a Ferrari owners club, so as we returned, we got, once more, to park in and amongst some lovely looking exotica.

Check these out carefully! No methanol on forced induction cars bans the current cars used by future champion Will Hall, and also Nick Algars Busa. They say excess horsepower is the problem!!!! Who the hell writes this sh**. Are they BLIND? The future engines of choice are going to be forced induction, just look at the road cars being developed. Why ban a fuel for creating too much power? Next they will ban forced induction, then put a speed limit on events.... Glad I don't have Will Halls car as should this ridiculous regulation get in then his car is worthless! Rant over for now, but I have only read two of the proposed changes and I think the first might affect a lot of libre cars too