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I believe the Brooklands exhausts breath much better than the stock pipes and I'd put good money on Brooklands cars making better Power/Torx than the others...

@MO63WLR - Thanks. Indeed the sound turns heads every time

@The Austrian - The published specs of the car don't change so I don't know if these exhausts have any impact on torque or bhp.

@4/4Boy - Thanks. it is a go kart track, very tight and twisty. And yes the gearing didn't help. 2nd gear was ok, no need to get to 1st even in hairpins, but to engage 3rd gear, although needed in at least 3 points where 2nd would go to high on revs, was a waste of track time because you would have barely a couple of meters before needing to downshift again.

Spreading the word ... or at least the image. Feels kind of lonely being the only (modern) M3W in the country. But I'm doing my bit

http://www.jornaldosclassicos.com/2015/01/30/passeio-dos-ingleses-com-mais-de-140-participantes/

Mario ! You did my heart good !

Currently it's 25 degrees here with 8 inches of snow on the ground.
Another 4-6 inches on the way when the wind will pick up to blizzard levels tonight ...

Good on ya !

Tally Ho !

Well done Mario! The headline car, no less.

UPDATE ON XF14 AEF


My beloved M3W was asked once again to draw the public's attention to the Morgan brand, and, according to the portuguese dealer, it excelled at doing it in the latest SALAO MOTORCLASSICO event. I placed it there with the UK plate (just the rear one), as can be seen from this picture



Here a view from the front:




And a view from the hall's entrance:



Also I learned from the dealer that a second M3W is coming to this litle corner of Europe. Apparently it is the car that was on display at Geneva, he was there and with a client and apparently he loved that car and bought it there and then. And the same person, previous owner of a 4/4, will sell it because he decided to order a Brooklands Roadster ... considering the exchange rates recent and predicted future evolution, I hope for his sake that MMC delivers quickly.

(side note, just so you guys in the UK realize whats's happening to us Euro currency users:

My M3W's price last August

29.320,83 GBP = 37077,36 € + VAT (23%) = 45605,15 €

My M3W's price if bought today

29.320,83 GBP = 40627,45 € + VAT (23%) = 49971,76 €

4.300,00 € more expensive just because of currency flutuation, almost 10% increase in a few months! I imagine the impact this must have on bigger and more expensive cars.




Meh ... on the bright side, glad I bought it when I did ...



But let's go back to posting interesting stuff and update on my beloved M3W's condition. Here goes:


1 - The 3rd exhaust set is doing good, I'm starting to think this one is the real deal. 2.000 kms clocked with these, that's already twice the distance exhausts #1 and #2 did (about 1000 kms each). Fingers crossed!

2 - The 2nd Suplex suspension kit is giving me a hard time.

2.1 - THE REAR - is too hard, I think I'm going to try to set it as soft as possible and then work from there. The guys in the shop say they fitted them as instructed with the dampers on full hard, and then they dialed 15 (of 70 possible) clicks towards the soft setting. I think I will try 15 clicks FROM the softer possible setting and see how that one works out

2.2 - THE FRONT - It is also a bit too jhard now, they say they set it at 10 clicks from hardest setting, I'll try some more until I'm satisfied.

However ...

The clearance issue raised its ugly head again. It won't happen often, but a more pronounced bump will make the right exhaust header hit the bottom of the spring.

This, evidently, cannot be, and I'm still puzzled by how can it- all of it - be possible. But the mechanic told me it might indeed be that this is an issue with my car and my car alone, due to what he suspects is a faulty right exhaust header. One that he says is SHORTER than it should. And he demonstrated this to me with two pictures he took with his smartphone. As you can see in them, the left header ends up farther away from the center of the vehicle than the right header. The turn signals were used as reference points to draw a vertical line from them ( I lack the English words to explain what's in the picture, but you guys can see it clearly I assume)

Here the pictures:

RIGHT SIDE




LEFT SIDE





Before I jump to any conclusion (and if the conclusion is that my right exhaust header is defective then I will ask for a new one ...), I'd like to call on my fellow TMers that are also M3W owners and ask them to take, and post here (or send me by email to mcp@cps.com.pt , if you prefer) the same pictures, but of their own cars. Left side and Right side, with a vertical line from each turn signal.


Hope you guys can help me out with this ... I'm really next to quitting the Suplex suspension altogether. And it's a shame because it transforms the car's handling (front) for the better.

Thanks!

Hi Mario
I'm stuck on an oil rig at the moment so can't do the photos but it sounds like you have the same issues with the Suplex that I had. I could not get the rear Suplex to work at any setting at all and ended up returning them and fitting the adjustable Spax units. The front Suplex at the recommended pre-load setting fouled on my (standard not Brooklands) exhaust headers but a quite small amount of additional pre-load gave just enough clearance. What effect the additional pre-load would have on lap or hill times I don't know but I don't think it is in any way critical for road use. Agree with you on how good the front Supex shocks are though quite a transformation; less roll and much less battering off of the end stops when having fun.
When I get home I'll sort out some photos, when that will be is a bit of a difficult question at the moment!

Great Photos Mario

Interesting too about the exchange rate

The effect of a strong UK economy will be harming Euro Morgan sales

Thanks Calum, I remembered your troubles with the suspension. I still have the Spax (stock) units and if I can't make the rear Suplex behave properly I will also remove and return them. Still, I will try to fiddle with settings before I take such a decision.

About the front, I do think it's just a question of finding the right setting, the previous Suplex suspension was working nicely and tbh I only realized how good it was when it collapsed and I had to take them out and use the Spax units while waiting for the new Suplex to arrive.

Also thank you for so promptly saying you will take comparative pictures. I'm really curious to know if my car's right header is defective or if they all are like this. And again I ask for all other M3W owners out there to do this simple test (and take pictures if you can). Just attach something heavy to a line, and do what my mechanic did, meaning, try to assess if a vertical line dropping from the side of each turn signal clears the header, or if the header gets in the way. Please, please, I need comparison pics from felow M3W owners and their cars.

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Stewart, thanks. Indeed I think the UK exports to Europe must be suffering something from this weakness of the euro currency. It's no meaningless thing and I bet UK companies heavily based on their european sales will be very worried. If you take the M3W as an example, just think that everything from the UK costs 10% more now (in any "euro" country) than it did just 6 months ago. In this age of very VERY low interest rates, every litle percentage taken from profits or added to costs counts, so yes, I suppose it's a big issue.

I have sent you some pics of my headers and they are quite different to yours.