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[sford]

 

Isn't the risk with the system getting air in the pump part which you can then purge by activating the abs?  Alternatively, if you have the 2 channel version you can turn the pump on in opcom to purge it.

 

From what I've read, yep.

 

The problem is with so much rubber on my car, if the ABS is initially full of air, it might be the case that I can't deliberately trigger the ABS (unless I was on snow or lots of gravel).

 

The alternative of driving (with already bad brakes) to a Lotus place to get the the ABS unit purged sounds worrying. I only have 1 lotus place near me in Bristol and when I rang them, they said they dont work on VX220.

 

 

I imagine you got a front of house, computer says no type person. Take a drive there and ask them some in the back office if they have the tool. I imagine they will. 

[joshua]

Hello Nev - I’ve used a pressure bleed kit with my VX on a virtually dry circuit several times and not had any trouble with air in the ABS. I had more trouble with air stuck in the callipers.

[Nev]

Ok guys, thanks for the input.

 

I will use Arno's sensible suggestion as a pre-emptive effort to purge the air. Fingers crossed.

[hairy]

Now for sale on ebay: https://www.ebay.co....tm/405929615492

[Ivor]

Saw on Facebook, sad end

[joshua]

Nipper was an ambitious project and generated a huge amount of interest on this site.
No small amount of cash but mostly innovation finally brought it all together. Wild performance but easy to get the most out of with an excellent map it clocked up a surprising number of miles on it’s many prototype components. I see it still has the specially modded charge cooler from Pro Alloy, tubular manifold with huge headers, the exhaust was 4” wonder what happened to that? The inlet manifold/plenum was also one off and the 996 front callipers are still with the car. It’s Can-Am style wide body has disappeared.
Really hope it gets saved could make a fantastic car again.

[KurtVerbose]

I am fed up with the hole thing.

 

 

Interesting spelling of 'hole'. Maybe he was subliminaly thinking of his wallet?

[hairy]

MoT expired April 2023 so Looks like Nipper has been off the road for a while.

[iram]

oh dear  sad demise to a pioneering project  . long live nipper