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The basics are much the same. But modifying British stuff when new was uncommon. That was left to we poor teenagers when the cars got a bit of age on them.

Not in practice. Back when undersquare engines were common, and oil tchnology/metallurgy didn't allow them to spin out like an oversquare engine, they were considerably torquier at low revs, less powerful at their top end due to a lower rev limit. I'm comparing British engines of the period...

Love it. Mine are on the rear quarter lights

Did they add water when the engine was warm/hot? If so, this is why it's down when cold.

It absolutely does. An undersquare engine has a longer crank throw than an oversquare engine of the same capacity. The longer throw equates to more twisting leverage on the crank which = greater torque especially at low revs.

Yeah, my last electric car was capable of a scaled up 400 kmh. The problem was, I couldn't sit in it, it ran in a slot, and I didn't have a licence, I was 13. I don't consider EV's to be cars, fast fridges maybe.

Not in nearly 20 years on my bikes. I had anodised purple ones on 3 bikes in a row. But I do check pressures every 2 weeks or so. I guess that prevented seizing.

Not sure of peak torque rpm for the v8, but all engines drop from that point, it's the increase in rpm that keeps power increasing.

Well, you can't lug an auto, so any revs.

The most exciting engines, if not the fastest, are those that have a flat, or slowly rising torque curve. That gives you that feeling of increasing power up to a, hopefully high rev limit. Some turbos, for example, have lots of low and mid range power, then go flat at a quite low top end. The 2...

Or, worse, Toyotas

It's not really driving music, but I like Amanda Marshall. She has 2 tracks, Dark Horse and White Mustang

Don't like Astons, too much of a kit car.

Daisy's a sweet name. Mine's called Bonnie, Bonnie Blue.

I'm so glad that at some stage I overdosed on confirmation bias. Every car I've owned has been the bestest in every possible way. Back to reality, I've had a few sh**boxes, but they did what i needed. Never had a crap bike though. Loved them all.

I didn't think this was that kind of forum.

Thanks. Yep, Italian/Kiwi born in Wellington NZ. But I lived most of my life in Auckland, we're a bit south of there now, an east coast city called Tauranga. Auckland's nice to visit, but their traffic drives me mad now.

No problem using a hose, be very careful with pressure washers. Avoid focussing the spray on connectors and such.

Checked that every joint is tight?

On a similar subject, I can't use the cupholder because it's set up for LHD and it becomes the armrest on RHD cars. Anyone know of aftermarket cupholders for the doors or side of the trans tunnel? I've got some from Temu, but they're not that good. I don't want to screw stuff to the interior...