Southern Belle

[shnazzle]

Ooohh

I like!

[Nvy]

I have to really find a remove work and just relocate there, shouldnt be too hard for an IT person. It seems like a quite nice place!

[Petrus]

Ooohh

I like!

The weather, the strawberries, the harmony .... or???

Looks like I succeeded to retain the sweet front lines ánd have the vents in a low pressure area.
Hope it works.

[Petrus]

[Petrus]

Went down the mountain, took a detour and a bit of extra highway; the hígh way, literally; the toll road to Málaga. A piece of road building art linking tunnels to long; high viaduct to tunnels to etc.
Very little traffic, smooth tarmac, wide curves and the occaional STRONG winds through the valley crossed by the viaduct.
Overtook a few lorries with strong crong crosswing at about 160 km/h.

Ok, the difference.
1. With my car the left front corner of the bonnet started to ´lift´ at 60 km/h.
Now it stays put till 160   
2. At 160 passing a lorry with strong sidewind, the car is more stable than before at 140.
3. The surprise was the notable reduction of buffeting. It is logical but unexpected.
More of a difference, wáy more, than expected.

All in all a success. It looks better than I expected and the result is beyond what I could have imagined.
Rather a large difference from a few narrow slits.
Reasoning it; the location and the design probably create a low pessure zone efficiently extracting the air at a higher pressure under the bonnet.
The extra air means more mass of air rushing over the windscreen, thus rolling over just a bit further back behind it.

Hope the rear lip arrives Friday. Can´t wait to try that out now.

[Petrus]

Because I like them

[shnazzle]

They are by far the best alloys in my opinion

[1979scotte]

Agreed
Unless we can get something in carbon fibre

[Nvy]

I like the looks of 6UL better to be honest but if i find 2nd hand Enkeis i wont refuse

[Petrus]

I like the looks of 6UL better to be honest but if i find 2nd hand Enkeis i wont refuse

They drop in price very little and imo it is not worth the risc.

On the ´same´ subject.
Been looking at lugs. I don´t like the large heady duty OEM ones and on Enkeis (or other) will need the acorn seat nut anyway.
The question then becomes; which ones. There is way more variety than in wheels even!!
Obviously you want the wheels to stay on so not economise on the nuts but there is about 800 grams between steel and duralmin.
I am thinking of simple;



Durable, reliable steel yet as light as possible.

These




are eyewateringly beautifull but >100€....

[Petrus]

Back in the mountains again.
It was tough at the coast.





Yes, noticed the difference consistently.
Took the interior ´scenic´ route through the valley. That is a second norm route showing differences. This time the camber/allignment ánd the bonnet vents since the previous time I travelled it.

[delhusband]

It was tough at the coast.

That's just cruel, it's cold wet and windy as hell here 

[Petrus]

That's just cruel, it's cold wet and windy as hell here 

Let me rub it in then; the lady in the middle paid for the lovely lunch 

[1979scotte]

Really don't like this bloke.

[shnazzle]

Haha! You seem to have an issue with Dutch people

But yes... Jealousy is an ugly thing but... Fk it.. Jealousy it is

[1979scotte]

Haha! You seem to have an issue with Dutch people

Maybe its because my wife lived with one once.   
But as is the case most of the time the British won that battle.   

[Petrus]

Haha! You seem to have an issue with Dutch people

Well, I was bórn in the Netherlands because of the coincidence of falling out of the vagina of my mother there.
As I don´t do the national or flag thing and most définitely opposed to monarchy ... Dutch? I think it a mega cón to have to be a national of anywhere.
Don´t do the marriage thing either, do do more than one partner.

But yes... Jealousy is an ugly thing but... Fk it.. Jealousy it is

Decided to buy the Enkeis...

Edit; just ordered them.

[shnazzle]

Haha! You seem to have an issue with Dutch people

Well, I was bórn in the Netherlands because of the coincidence of falling out of the vagina of my mother there.
As I don´t do the national or flag thing and most définitely opposed to monarchy ... Dutch? I think it a mega cón to have to be a national of anywhere.
Don´t do the marriage thing either, do do more than one partner.

But yes... Jealousy is an ugly thing but... Fk it.. Jealousy it is

Decided to buy the Enkeis...

Edit; just ordered them.

Yeah I'm with you Scotte. Don't like this guy

[Chilli Girl]

Hmmmm, I'm not a fan either but I do like the red stripe on his car!

[Petrus]

Hmmmm, I'm not a fan either but I do like the red stripe on his car!

But the soúnd man, listen to the soúnd 

[Joesson]

Is that " the sound" of the still mountains, " the sound" of the sea, or "the sound" of a motor bike exhausted 2 on it's way between the two?

[Petrus]

Is that " the sound" of the still mountains, " the sound" of the sea, or "the sound" of a motor bike exhausted 2 on it's way between the two?

The mp3 I attached earlier; the sound of the bike exhausted MR through the mountains. It ríps.

Just collected three parcels from the p.o.; one for me, two for a ´Mark´.... I will ask mountain love to put it on facebook.
Mine is the aero strip. It is quite sturdy quality. Will have to put in in the sun before attempting to fit it.
Yes, ´sun´; it is wonderfull again with thé bluest of skies.
As lvely as that is, we NEED rain. It is bone dry, 25 degrees in the afternoon, frost in the morning; not doing the harvest any good at all 

[Petrus]

Should work a treat; change drag, create a proper wake, even extract more air from the engine bay.

Ah, and the weight 
The steel cut outs from the bonnet outweigh the vents and rubber strip.

[Petrus]

Took mountain love for a spin and she volunteered noticing less buffeting from 80 km/h and most markedly at 120; ´did you change something? There is less wind noise, less disturbance!!´

The rear lip is a minor thing but;
- it contributes tothe less turbulant air flow over the tub; that is not subjective
- the rear feels just that bit more planted; that may very well be subjective


For tomorrow we have planned a roud trip to and along the coast, then inland up to Granada and back home.

[Petrus]

As planned; inland route to the coast, old N340 eastwards, oldest bit of N340, then from Almuñecar over the N4050 to Granada.

Whereas the N340 is the original Routse 66 so to speak, the N4050 must be one of thé unspoiled riders´ routes; almost 55 kms of varied driving heaven.

On the remnants of the pre war N340 we encountered a Cabra montés; a wild mountain goat. A more extreme example of how out of use those 4 kilometers are would be hard to think of.

Oh and the car was a dream!

Charming company;
´Ooooohhhh I lóve those pop noises´ about the occasional afterburn exhaust sounds on the overrun.
´...and why would you want that wing? For what extra traction/stabilty?? You already ignore speed limits by several factors!!´