Living with an Alfa 147 GTA... for 5 YEARS. 

Amazing! Would love to know more about your time with the car etc!

I bought the car new from Caledonia in Preston in 2004 . I’d had a few Alfa’s and lancias in the past so always had a soft spot for them . The gta was an amazing car but when I had it there was no quaife diff so it was a bit of a handful . I see it now has a 4 pipe exhaust too so it probably sounds even more aggressive . It was a real wolf in sheep’s clothing as only a true Alfa fan would notice the wider stance and bigger wheels to distinguish it from a normal 147 . I’d had an Impreza sti type U.K. before the Alfa which was the total opposite . I always have fond memories of the gta and kept it for 2 years . Had a couple of breras later down the line but not in the same league as the gta .. I’m glad u are enjoying it as much as I did and have made the necessary improvements . The busso 3.2 is a masterpiece in my opinion and even 17 years on still puts a smile on ur face .. so much so I now own a gt 3.2 just to remind me ! But it’s not my daily driver like the gta was back then . These cars will never be made again so it’s great to see them being cherished by enthusiasts like urself

@@andrewmelling2987 thank you! Fantastic background to the car! It really is a beast!

@@andrewmelling2987 GT is my personal favorite

Do you think the ceramic coating has made a difference? I’m due to get Wizard manifolds fitted but not sure if I should get then ceramic coated, wrap or leave as is?

@@d333my The issue is when you park and switch off the car the heat soak from the pre-cats is incredible, I’ve measured 120’ on the bottom of the ecu and 60 on the top, with the wizards I’m down to 75 on the bottom and 55 on the top, don’t forget the whole engine gets hot but when on the move there is a lot of air flowing, I would definitely ceramic coat them as they not only run cooler than the CF3s but cool down very fast, heat wrapping is good as well but I think you can’t put the heat shields back on and eventually the wrapping has to be redone over time, that’s all you can do, what I would like to know is why did Alfa decide it was a good place to put the ecu, also one more suggestion is while you can’t do this when out and about but when you get home especially if you have a garage leave the bonnet open that also dissipates heat quicker, would have been good if the bonnet was designed with cooling slots in the first place. Cheers

@@italwagen Fit a 4" fan 12v wired to a timer.

No the SRT is gone! I scratched the HEMI itch!

Definitely something wrong doing that low! My GTA will happily do 23 - 28 on anything more than very short journeys