Recent content by zak182ff

Old exhaust to the cobra exhaust fitted

I’ve read up on some reviews and all positive but not one said about Clio 182 as all reviews are 197 on

Will update on when fitted with before and after but will hands down be better than the one fitted, twin can type at the moment and sit very different and different lengths but sounds ok lol

Or above lol

Pic below bud

This is it here and has non res centre section

Evening guys, I’ve recently purchased a cobra sport exhaust for my 182. I am struggling to find any info on these exhausts and was wondering if anyone knows more. Been told by a few people that one of the better exhausts to get but rocking horse s#%t and come up very rarely. build design on it...

Hi guys. What’s the best way to remove the engine at home On driveway as done full top end rebuild With uprated springs and valves and new dephaser and all followers done too and found that my problem is the bottom end with rod knock from a failed injector causing detonation and gone dry.

Post update. Done followers and dephaser and found that a injector has completely failed and gone dry and Caused rod knock so I think it’s done the big end and main bearings. crank is coming out and having bearings done

When they was originally refitted into the engine they was left out a few months and then soaked in oil for 10 minutes prior to placing them back in. Tonight I was told to put in a vice and any that are ok shouldn’t be able to squash that easy and the failed ones will release the oil inside. My...

Post update done the dephaser and still a problem with top end noise and rattling. Rocker cover off and all followers seem ok but does anyone know if they are supposed to go back to a solid state after testing them

Thanks for your input tonight @NorthloopCup and the others that commented, will update over the weekend

Yeah maybe in the future for me lol, had a fiesta xr2 years back on Weber’s and can’t beat that noise and always wanted something more current with itbs since. Nearly done it on my ph1 19 16v some years ago but had kids and put them first. And scrapped the ph1 lol

Thanks and Few little stone chips which is expected and a few minor parking dents but getting all sorted at some point in the near future.

Oh nice and looked at pms solid lifters but wouldn’t do them until I do cams and some other engine work. What I thought was the uprated springs might have caused one or a few to fail due to them kicking back slightly faster and them not being used to it