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Welcome here . I'm sure that you will find inspiration on here .

much bigger engine capacity and with higher compression ratio. Also another thing that interfere with slow throttle response in TB is his flap/vane AFM.

About you suspension sequence . First was coilovers. What brand, model. Then "Apex rear suspension". What is that? And last "new springs". What are they and did you install front and rear or only front. What pistons and valves (?!) did you use and what is current CR.

Did you drive the car with strut brace and without coilovers. Strut brace have very big effect on Spider, but on GTV ... I think Paso have wrote that he don't feel any difference with it. How you make V1 on the front and V2 on the rear . And another good thing about KW coilovers is that they are with INOX shock housing (with exception of one base model, not available for GTV/Spider I think). So you drive only with muffler and without any silencer , that is a racing setup . I'm sure that this is loud! Did you have some problem with the police ... and neighbors.

Very good car, clean and shiny with good upgrades . What model is your KW coilover kit - variant 1 or variant 2? What is the diameter of the exhaust tip?

It will be interesting to me to make some comparison with you ex TB . I haven't driven other GTV or Spider except mine (GTV TB) and it is interesting to me to see how people compare different models .

Very nice event,car and pictures ! Maybe in the future . I think that the Spider in the first picture have same wheels model like me - Stilauto Ghibli . I haven't seen 916 with such wheels to now. What size are they?

Welcome on here . Good luck with the car. I'm sure that you are very exited with the V6 . Something very different from your previous TS cars.

Good luck with the car and many enjoyable moments . Something very rare in the UK like you say, but there is many TB owners on here .

Looks shiny! I don't like these wheels, but you mention word "project", so probably will be changed . The car looks high to me from the picture, maybe because of wheels-tyres combo. Also wheels are too inward to me. But my preference is low and width .

I'm sure the difference will be big! Bigger engine, more powerful,newer model, really big step forward. And after that you will be ready for 458 Italia , another big step forward. Ferrari progress in the last decades is very serious, every new model is very good and much better technical than the old.

If someone go for power there isn't such thing like enough power . Every want more and more after a while. Tuning virus is very dangerous and money demanding .

Many peoples are very excited when they go to "more powerful" diesel and much more when remap it. That big torque from low down give good emotion.

Look at this . Section "Color codes" .

So you have rejected the option for the white GT? If you want enjoying cheap driving with open top alfa, why not install LPG on this spider. This will be way cheaper than newer diesel spider (not only in price for fuel). And you have gave the icon Delta Evo 2 to your wife to have something to drive . One things is for sure, you are real alfa fan .

Hi to another 916 enthusiast, that really take care for its car And now for the things that take my attention. - You have replaced the whole door because someone have scratched it ? - With what size of wheel-tyre combination was the car when you bought it? It looks very high to me. - What is this -> * Street performance air intake chrome ? - I think that every GTV looks better with spacers on the rear . - Are you sure that these are -40 mm springs. I have seen Novitec springs on the net in the past, but can not remember their spec (and can not find now, probably they are out of production from some time). 40 mm lowering is very serious for our model! For some ordinary hatch or saloon that is normal lowering. From the pictures it doesn't look to me like -40 mm GTV. What size are your tyres. It is a little difficult to imagine my car 40 mm lowered . - I see that you have used powerflex on the rear suspension, but did you make alignment after that? Novitec don't made parts for GTV anymore from what I see on the net. From where do you think to find Novitec exhaust, probably some second hand. Good luck with the car .

Welcome here . Very clean and well maintained Spider . What is this wind deflector? Is it really working? P.S. I'm more interested from other your car, but because it isn't 916 I will start discussion on PM .

In my opinion to position the boost gauge at center console is not appropriate. For me the boost gauges have to be somewhere in front of the driver view so it can easily look it when the car is in boost (fast driving). If the boost gauge is in clock gauge position it will be uncomfortably to view and distracting for the driver, especially in boost! That is my personal opinion. Even at my position I find myself distracted when the car is on boost and I look at the gauge and not the road. I think that boost gauge is needful for turbo car,especially if it is tuned.

First about the speedometer and related gears. The last time I drove the car (~120km trip to drag racing event) the speedometer was working almost from the beginning , but maybe that was temporary state. Next week I will have longer journey to my home town (for rally event) and back, so then will see if it will work constantly and also will make some tests with the boost meter . I bought the above mentioned gear mounted on the differential. So the differential will be removed and (probably) worn gear will be replaced with new one. And that have to solve the problem with speedometer, hopefully. I have one fear that recently installed gear with sensor (red piece on the picture with sensor in the previous post) can be damage by gear on the differential. The gear which I bought was in stock (for my and seller surprise), but other gear on the sensor is not available in stock . So maybe will have to check on other dealers. Will be good the sensor and gear attached to it to be removed (without damage) and if it is in the condition before installation removing of the differential can be done, if not new one will have to be bought. Next point is boost sensor. The vacuum for the sensor was get from pipe between plenum and bosch dump valve (like I wanted). But I saw that original pipes don't seal T-piece. The air can be hear with engine running and the pipes can be removed very easily. The solution was old original pipe (now two pipes) to be replaced with aftermarket vacuum pipe. On the bellow picture is the original pipe. You can see the cracks when mounting it to the T-piece. I wanted fast solution and bought SFS performance vacuum pipe form nearest performance shop to me. As you can see from the next picture it was in the only one available color - blue (the pipes that comes with the gauge is transparent and go from T-piece to the pressure sensor). I bought it with internal diameter of 4 mm and original one looks the same. I'm not fan of colored pipes (blue,red and so on) so probably in the future will be ordered black Samco Sport pipes. And here is the picture of the installed gauge on the dash. I'm not fan of cutting and drilling of original equipment and because of that I decide to install it with the stand in the package and to stick it to the dash with 3M two side tapes (also in the package). And the things that are not just right. First like you can see in the second picture of the gauge it don't show exact 0 when the car is off. Second is that at idle it shows only around -0.4 (thats on cold engine, on warm up it has to be a little more). For maximum boost I have test only on second gear with old original leaking pipe. By my mechanic the stock bosch dump valve is broken and that will not be uncommon for so old diaphragm valve. So still to come tests of maximum boost and with installing of forge blow off. Another very long post of me . Hopefully interesting for these of you which read it all and don't give up at some moment . P.S. I'm waiting for my turn at my friend who makes exhaust systems .

Welcome here . One of the rare GTV TB in the UK. Is it a RHD?

I found part number of the speedometer sensor - 46412961. This sensor is used on many alfa models in the middle '90(from what I see all of the 155). I bought second hand sensor from working car which was disassembled for spares (or so told me the owner). He also send it to me (he was in another city) with "gear" mounted on the sensor. When installing new sensor the mechanic told me that when was installed the Q2 something was not done properly. The old sensor have sign from metal part which have rubbed above one little hole and the metal part have to fit in to the hole. I don't have picture of the old sensor, but the hole can be see on the picture of the sensor on "shiny" middle part of the assembly (on old sensor was carved cone a little above that hole). And the plastic gear connected to the sensor is broken and in the gearbox. When he mounting new sensor everything was right, but then began to change between working and not working condition (the car was there for mounting of next part and when he move it he saw that the car began to not working some time. So the things go to removing the differential and see the condition of the plastic gear which is mounted on the differential and respectively order new gear and installing it. When installing Q2 on TB this gear is removed from old one and installed on new one. №2 on the following diagram. So if someone make installation of Q2 on alfa romeo with gear on the differential for speedometer probably is good to order new gears - one on the differential and one on the sensor. Or if they are in good condition to remove very carefully gear on the differential and all installation to be made properly (that is absolutely no funny to me when I write it ). Lets move on. Here is the next part, which I mention earlier in this post. Depo Racing electrical boost meter 52mm diameter. When I order it I thought that I order this -> , but actually I have ordered (or looks that way) and receive basic model -> . It is without peak/hold, warning and changing color . So the conclusion is read very carefully when you order something especially part number and if something is not absolutely clear ask questions! And do not trust completely on the photos on the ad! But that is in the past and it is already installed on the car. My mechanic wire it in such way when I switch low beam it starts and lights in white color. The gauge have two colors white (day mode) and red (night mode), but because in Bulgaria become mandatory to be driven on lights in the day and at night (of course) all year it was decided to be done on this way. I will show photos of it on the car later.

Both Spiders look nice . You have to install the wheels from the first post on, personally I don't like these original alfa romeo wheels. I see two Spider with this color and both are from UK, is that specific color for UK market? I think that haven't seen 916 with this color in my country.

Very rare and distinctive color for any car, I like . And I think that even with not painted in the color of the car bottom front and rear bumpers, side skirts the car looks complete . Normally I don't like the look of 916 with not painted these parts. For what is the lamp/diode on the left small console with buttons, alarm indicator ?

That map is very good idea for such international forum ! I think that the members who are not pinned on the map yet will be good to do it (they can add just the city if they fear to pin of exact location ). This map can be very useful for some "accidental" international alfa romeo 916 . Maybe many members don't know for that map and will be good to be advertised somehow (with PM to them for example).

Did you know how many clubs are recognized by RIAR? if I have understood correctly the members of your club can order (and receive) new alfa before other peoples in the world? So there is many clubs which respect only old alfas and not "new" one? So there is distinguish between alfa enthusiast.