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I haven't had any response on phone or email. Do they normally answer questions from customers?

I have not, but I will enquire!

I all, I have a K Series car and the exhaust guard for my catalytic converter perished last year. I see for sale that they have Sigma ones for sale in the official shop but would that fit the converter on my car? It seems like nowhere sells it for K series cars.

I will send you a message.

I booked two tickets to the scramble but can no longer attend. I am selling both of them for £40 (cost price). If anybody couldn't secure tickets let me know and you can have them.

Eric at Millwoods is currently installing a dry sump system in my 1.8, and I'd be happy to sell you the old sump if you'd like. It might be a few weeks wait however as I'm waiting on parts for the new dry sump.

No track experience yet, but on the road it's very confidence inspiring. In the wet I did find it quite slippery but I just drove slower. I like them.

I just caught a glimpse of a mint green seven through Crockham Hill on boxing day. I didn't get a good look at the model but it seemed like a Sprint with steel wheel on the back. Was having a pint with family members.

I can't speak for the actual hearing protection, but as someone who uses one for many hours every work day I can confirm that it massively reduces fatigue. As well, I can't see why it wouldn't prevent hearing damage. The speakers produce the opposite waveform to the incoming sound. That opposite sound wave literally nullifies the first (or most of it as least) sound wave, so your ear drums should vibrate much less.

Thank you so much for the links jbcollier. I had discounted aviation products as usually it comes with the aviation "tax" that makes it vastly more expensive than similar products. I assume it just connects to the car's 12v power (I'm not sure on microlight electrical systems)?

I use my noise cancelling headset daily for work (the aformentioned Bose A20). If I lose my hearing, I lose the medical certificate for my pilots licence and essentially my job, so protecting my hearing is a very high priority for me. Admittedly an Airbus cockpit is relatively quiet, but certainly at takeoff and low altitudes it is noisy enough to warrant hearing protection. The change in noise levels at high altitude is marked as the air is thinner, therefore less air hitting the aircraft. I use some wireless earbuds when driving solo in the Caterham as I enjoy listening to music while driving. When driving with a passenger I recently bought a Terratrip intercom off Demontweeks. The voice quality is just about OK, but music is a no go (nice to have on longer trips with my wife). Hence my interest in how the original poster got the A20's working, because I would be extremely interested in that setup.

May I ask what intercom system you use that accepts A20's. I use mine daily for work and was very keen to use them in the caterham but couldn't find anything. They are by far the best audio quality device I've ever used. I think the question you should ask is do they work well in open top aircraft. I know a guy who flies a Boeing Stearman and uses his A20's for it. If they work open top at over 100mph they should be fine in the Caterham at normal road speeds.

Thanks for all the pointers chaps. I will probably have to get the kit professionally installed as I don't have the experience or equipment to be doing any fabricating. Here was me hoping that as the provide a "kit" that it would all bolt on without too much hassle...

I am looking for a bit of advice. I want to dry sump my 1.8 K Series SV, and have been weighing up my options. Availability on the official caterham parts seems a bit patchy, but Pace have said the can provide a kit no problem. They do not provide a tank with their kit, but recommend purchasing one of their easy clean tanks as well. I guess my questions are three fold. Do people who own a pace dry sump system like it? Is it particularly hard to install (I'm relatively handy, but don't work with engines much) Will the easy clean tank fit in my SV (and if so, which size) There are quite a few threads about this on the forum, but most are quite old now, and given that the official parts are getting harder to come by I was wondering if people's opinions on the system have changed.

Don't know who I spotted on the drive into Portishead this evening, but hello! Couldn't spot the registration or colour as the sun was a bit in my eyes but nice to see another one around.

PM sent!

Took the pedal extension out for a blat today and it makes a world of difference. The 20mm is perfect for an SV I would say. It never got in the way but allowed me to heel and toe when required.

Hmm, ok. I don't think I'll bother buying the headsets if they aren't likely to be supported in the future. Will stick with my wireless earbuds for now, and will get something new for if I have passengers.

I got my first Seven recently, and it has a Starcom Advance but didn't come with headsets. It seems the starcom website doesn't allow you to order from it, and their phone number is disconnected. Does anybody know if any other places sell compatible head sets?

Fitted and it feels great! I had to hit the round part of the pedal to make it more circular initially, then persuade in the 3d printed part lightly with the hammer, but it tightened up perfectly and feels rock solid. Haven't taken it for a drive yet as the weather is miserable today but I'm very happy with the product.

It was serviced about a month ago by GP Sevens prior to my ownership so the oil should be good.

Well that's reassuring to know, thank you very much!

Oh I should have mentioned I already have an apollo fitted, but the problem still happens. It's a Dave Andrews modified 1.8 with over 30,000 miles on it.

It runs fine in all other situations, even under hard acceleration and braking, and sits rock solid at 55-60 psi. It's only when cornering hard that it fluctuates.

I took my car out for a blat the other day, and noticed that I was losing quite a lot of oil pressure in corners. I have read all the information about the foam and potential sump gasket modification for the K series, but was wondering how dangerous this was for my engine. Most of the advice seems to state that it only really affects cars on track running slicks, but on 10 year old A021R's (replacement tyres on order) I managed to get below 30psi twice on two separate left hand corners (oil warning light on the mechanical oil pressure gauge came on). I thought maybe the oil was a bit low, and I tried to read the level (engine running, hot) and I couldn't see a defined line on the dip stick, though when I blotted it against some paper the whole thing had oil on it. The car is quite new to me, so short of getting a dry sump system, is there any advice as to how bad this is for road driving? I certainly won't be taking the car on track until I've sorted it.