http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Renault-5-...b#ht_44wt_1180
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cup/devil brace too???
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Renault-5-...2#ht_63wt_1180
Shall we start a sweepstake to guess how much each of those end up going for. :coffee:
My guess is not as much as this gear knob which ended earlier :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoolio
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pommeau-de...vip=true&rt=nc
I hate seeing gearknobs going for that price! I was offered 10 from Renault all bagged up for £170 about 5 years ago....why didn't I take them! Grrrrr lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by markg
kin hell, i recon the brace @ £160 bms ??Quote:
Originally Posted by markg
what do you guys recon:laugh:
I'd love to have the devil strut brace. It's out of my price range already though
I was going to say it was the fake one but mikes got the genuine one indoors which will go on soon and its the same with the 2 bolts per side:laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by TopCat
we got ours thrown in a deal when we bought the 2 1/2 powerflow exhaust:laugh::laugh:
Bms is 250-300 sheets all day :)
I paid 230 for my bms downpipe, I was on the look out for so long and missed a few also that I just had to snap it up.
It was also from that chap called jure on here from Croatia. Think shipping was £20 on top.
I've still haven't fitted my enlarged t25 print bms crossover pipe and tube manifold, spanking new lol
Nor my lc-1 group buy from years passed. I'm waiting for Fiona Bruce to give it a polish!
Would love the strut brace just a tight arse and not i to spending silly money lol :)
why is the bms so much?
Does it make a big diffrence to normal. ..?Quote:
Originally Posted by GTphil
I can't comment on power gains as I've not experienced the results myself.
But they go for so much money from what I've heard about them because of
a) build quality
B) allow far superior air flow of exhaust gases, as you lose basically all of the restriction over standard elbows
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Originally Posted by B18ftMOJO5
I did back to back rr runs with a standard downpipe and a bms downpipe.
my car with standard downpipe ranges over three runs from 201hp to 209 hp with the bms pipe it made 215 hp immediately with no other changes at all. I can't remember the tourq figures exactly but they were also an improvement.
So basically the more you tune the more gains you will get with a full 2 1/2 inch turbo back system, my exhaust is also a full 2 1/2 inch.
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Originally Posted by GTphil
Interesting:agree:
well there still on a ton each lol cant see them staying at that we will see laterz:laugh:
The brace is collection only which won't help, so maybe won't be so high for that in the end. :confused:
bms is £155 now plus pp, id just say it was going to be couriered most sellers are cool with that
That is a ridiculous price :eek: imo. They can't be that hard to make surely.
Your be surprised really what goes into making things like those downpipes ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Nad-5GTT
Bms went for £315.
:laugh:...worlds gone mad.Quote:
Originally Posted by casper
.........
holy shit.... :DQuote:
Originally Posted by casper
Mines up for sale £500 takes it:laugh:
anyone on here buy it lol
the devil strut brace went cheap thou £123
That is ridiculous:disagree:
Although I'm probably mostly annoyed because I was bidding on it and didn't win:wasntme:
I think Im Gonna take the approach of removing my elbow and downpipe, taking them to a fabricators and see if it can be done just combined......
Yes there is work in them, and you've got to buy the flanges, bungs etc....but a small quantity or batch made will make it worth the effort for the company and allow a profit on their labour charges........well Im convinced of it anyway.....
The hunt continues :wasntme:
Worth what someone's willing to pay.
Think most of us expected at least £250. £315, well... supply and demand innit. :p
what did ya bid to bossQuote:
Originally Posted by Wallace
might be worth asking westy he loves a bit of fab matey
I bid 40 quid........that's reasonable isn't it:cooter:
I actually went up to £220, but I don't sit by my computer and keep increasing - obviously way off the mark:crap::D
Me and Ben designed, tested and made the first few.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wallace
He made the jig and hand made them, laser cut flanges, mandrel bends then hand formed the elbow with a dolly from cut up mandrel bends, then tigged them up. His skill of hand and attention to detail is second to none and it took him HOURS for each one.
You get what you pay for, Ben was such a gent he refused to charge silly money despite huge demand and he made them in batches of 10.
Boris = legend.
He's thinking of getting another 5 too, let's hope he gets back into the scene...
If you look at the difference in lag and your torque curves you'll see even more difference... But really nice to know those figures! Thanks for posting them up!Quote:
Originally Posted by GTphil
Yes! 400 rpm off spool up time forgot to mention this hence it made more torque sooner and made more torque overall. :agree: a noticeable difference whilst driving, turbo used to be in just a shade over 4.5k now it's in just over 4k:cool: 60 trim t28 .49 hotside Cossie cold side, .48 from memory.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alastair
400rpm off spool up to me is worth more than what i paid for mine that's for sure, if i ever met Boris he would definitely be getting a hand shake that's for sure :laugh:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qs9sj4n...ature=youtu.be
You can see from this vid looking at the standard boost gauge, the reading is taken from the carb top so will be slightly sooner than carb base but you get the idea.
www.esnipe.com ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Wallace
I'll let mine go for £480!! :D not bad considering it was on the car when I bought it and I only gave £400 for the whole motor!!! :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by GTphil
ive just pm westy as his fab looks great, not for me but for others
just an idea but obviously he may not have the time to do them, but worth asking:agree::agree:
I am the proud owner of a very expensive BMS pipe!!!a lot of money and 65 quid more than I wanted to pay but have wanted one for long while. trying to kill dreaded t28 lag. as said previously anything that is not made anymore is worth as much as anybody is willing to pay. I keep telling myself that anyway. and hopefully it will be same quality that iv seen on other cars. I let you all know when I get it. theres been to talk of fabbing these up on here for a while now but still not seen any definite sales going on. surely they can be made to this quality again?
I had a message from a member asking me to fab some up as a group buy.. Unfortunately i no longer have my job at where i work.. been dismissed unfairly really so got to sort all that shit out now.. hopefully once sorted and i get a new job and can buy a tig welder for in the unit my mate has then i could think about making them for members..
im sorry to hear this nathan, are ya in the union or something??Quote:
Originally Posted by w35ty
no probs matey sort ya stuff out and then maybe if ya want you could fab 1 up to show members
someone did some a little while back but let members down and didnt finish them all
tbh ive not heard any input on the ones that members did receive after they were put on the car, as said in pm ya car is awesome, carry on the excellent work
good luck with your job too regards mick:agree:
As they are good quality, rare, and an obvious upgrade its well worth the money imo.
If you are looking to get the most out of your setup, and do all the regular upgrades then it makes sense to have the best components available - that's if you can get your hands on them :D
Cheers fella! need to just get myself back on track with a decent income and go from there, once iv got cash to finish my car etc first thing on the list is a tig welder so il see what i can do when the time comes :agree:Quote:
Originally Posted by R5MJH
another 1 here apparently
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Renault-5-...item258e8eb84f
Your slacking Mick, I've already posted that up in YOUR eBay thread yesterday! :cooter:Quote:
Originally Posted by R5MJH
aw but id already had a previous bms thread you should have put it in here you nutter:laugh::laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Goobie
also can you answer my question in your project slag build regards mick:smokin:
No. :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by R5MJH