oli_the_thread
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Registered: 26th May 09
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anyone done this?
mine has broken whilst being in the garage and I really cant be bothered with a new one. Plus I will be wanting to show off my verniers when I get them.
Am I making a HUUGGGEEE mistake here?
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gez bay
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Registered: 14th Feb 08
Location: South Wales drives: Vxr
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i have
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scaron5188
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Registered: 17th Apr 08
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is not a tad dodgy? was wondering to?
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Nic Barnes
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id much rather have one tbh.
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will_ainsworth
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surely it could be more prone to slip off with out the cover/guard. im sure it is there for a reason 
[Edited on 12-07-2009 by will_ainsworth]
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andyc1234
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its dodgy in everyway you can think of but plenty of people do it mines not had one on since i put the engine in over a year ago and its never had a problem. all it takes to kill your engine is one stone in there though
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by will_ainsworth
surely it could be more prone to slip off with out the cover/guard. im sure it is there for a reason
[Edited on 12-07-2009 by will_ainsworth]
The cover doesn't hold it there. The covers there to stop you putting your fingers in it...
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gez bay
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quote:
Originally posted by ed
quote:
Originally posted by will_ainsworth
surely it could be more prone to slip off with out the cover/guard. im sure it is there for a reason
[Edited on 12-07-2009 by will_ainsworth]
The cover doesn't hold it there. The covers there to stop you putting your fingers in it...
or stuff getting jammed between the pulleys
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Dale
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i would have one, tbh your stupid if you don't
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Sportycorsa86
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As long as the bottom piece is on it should be fine
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Nic Barnes
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make cut out for verniers and leave rest of cover on?
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Jay
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Registered: 26th Sep 04
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Looks shit without it?
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gez bay
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tbh, i dont really care what it looks like, i broke mine and cba to get another one, its only tempoary until the engine comes back out
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Benkid
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
make cut out for verniers and leave rest of cover on?
Exactly what i was goin to say. Thats what i'm doing anyway
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gez bay
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are you upgrading the verniers?
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philip2
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my mates ran without a cover or back plate on his xe in his rally car for years and never had any problems with belt coming off
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Ste
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I know someone who spent £3k on an xe in a kit car, left the cover off and on his third drive out running the engine in, a stone got it, derailed the belt and destroyed the engine.
He now keeps it on.
I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.
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LeeM
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Registered: 26th Sep 05
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the safest way to show it off would be to cut out holes and put perspex cover in place
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Gareth F
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Ive seen one with holes cut and perspex windows, looks very nice. Cant find the pic though 
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3lfz
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My 12v doesn't have one Should it?
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noshua
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Registered: 19th Nov 08
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mine hasn't had one on for at least 8 months, been fine. been meaning to get one though
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fir3vip3r
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pissed me off when looking at RS turbos, hardly any of them had a cover..
there put on for a reason..
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Daimo B
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I never ever ever ever understood this craze...
Track - Maybe, just don't take an off road trip (gravel trap) and if you do, automatically shutdown the engine.
Road - Where dirt, grit, stones, hailstones, rubber, rubbish, all sorts gets in your engine bay, wel would you take the chance after an engine build?
Screams stupiditty over "looks" really.
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whitter45
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on the BMW though there is no cover
it sites longitudinal and you can see the pulleys
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dhdev
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quote:
Originally posted by whitter45
on the BMW though there is no cover
it sites longitudinal and you can see the pulleys
Thats the auxilliary belt and pulleys, not the cambelt (iirc they have a cam-chain)
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