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Can be found on a lot of volvo T5 engines too

Sort of yeah, it was a bit random though but the plug on 1 of the injectors wasn't fully plugged in so the connection was a bit dodgy. If it ran fine on the P then the chances are something hasn't been connected back up properly or a wire has broke or something like that, it has been known for...

What Mick said, had a very similar issue on mine, dodgy connection on 1 of the injector plugs was the cause

Post pics up on www.clio16valver.co.uk then, fcuk this bunch of mk2 & newer model loving homos on here :rasp:

Not quite correct, they used 2 piece valves that are friction welded together in the F4R's & they're the weak point whenever the engines are being ragged about properly hard & I don't know of any F7's that have dropped a valve

Explains why I've not had any emails telling me of replies in that thread then :dapprove:

The hassle is having the right looms to match the phase of the car, no real power difference worth mentioning between the meg & willy engine, the meggy F7R was just revised a little bit to move with the times, using coils instead of dizzy, smaller inlet ports with bigger valves etc

Mk2 ownership has made you such a failboy :rasp:

Re: What is your favourite RS model? Valvers & Williams both built at the factory in Dieppe, willy 3's & later valvers rot the worst because they couldn't be arsed to seal them up properly as they were busier tooling up to build the 172 in the same factory It was Renaultsport that made the...

I blame sideways danny for the engines I've had in mine, he just kept relentlessly taunting me with itb's until I gave in & bought some lol! And to top it off I've now gone & got a high compression F7R to go in

Re: What is your favourite RS model? Always gonna be a valver for me, especially after I had a go in a completely standard 1 not too long ago. I gave it a proper thrashing & it put a bigger smile on my face than any other RS clio I've driven. It almost made me feel a bit sad that my valver...

I'd always go for the engine that doesn't have a nasty habit of dropping valves - revised doesn't always mean better, in some cases revised just means cutting costs like renault have done with the 2 piece valves in F4's ;)

I quite enjoyed the wet day I did at Combe last year - well apart from the part where I span off at Folly :o I might have actually soiled myself after doing that. Tbh I enjoyed the day more because it was a good learning experience for me of controlling the car properly in the wet & still go...

Stolen from clio16valver Is that the sort of thing you're looking for?

Traitor!

Mine has evolved into becoming purely a weekend & track day toy. Came off the road in October because of a bust gearbox so I've bought a 2 litre high compression engine for it - will sort out a gearbox later :rasp: It's been my daily driver since I got it in 2007

This site might be useful http://www.cuddles.abelgratis.net/kerbweights.htm

No specialist insurers as such, they always ask you how many miles you'll do when asking for a quote. You just have to do it the old fashioned way & actually talk to them on the phone. I take back my previous comment because of your age, might work out cheaper & easier to go with the tow car &...

In your situation - which isn't too dis-similar to mine - I'd keep the track car road legal & have it insured on a limited mileage policy unless getting the trailer & tow car is something you can get while getting the track car sorted. I'd also double check to see if you need to get another...

An F7 engine of similar spec will always look better than that thing :rolleyes:

You can read them but can't reply unless you're a paid member ;)

^^I disagree with you a bit on that, once R888's are below the legal tread there's still plenty of life left in them for track days. 1 pair I've got on mine were bought at just legal tread & I've done 4 track days on them and about to do 1 more in a week or so. I'd say that it's well worth...

Only other thing to suggest is keep an eye out for used R888's etc on here, ebay & the motorsports parts section of PH classifieds as you can get some epic bargains ;)

For you the only tricky part will be the wiring for whatever management you use. The manifold for the 172 is readily available off the shelf as well

Is it actually a williams though? The number on the ID plate under the bonnet will reveal the truth

Admittedly I posted before looking at the advert :o lol! But to the OP don't be put off by cat C & D write offs straight away, the important thing to think of is when the write off occurred within the cars life, if it happened early on in it's life be wary as the threshold in ££'s for it to be...

I had a dented rear quarter panel on my valver in 2008 & the insurance assessor said it's a Cat C write off as the repair cost exceeded a certain percentage of the book price of the car

Cat C & D write off's don't mean jack s**t on these cars nowadays, all the ratings represent is that the cost of repair (ie the quote obtained to fix it) crosses a certain percentage of the book value of the car, and since the book prices of them are so low due to their age an insurance company...

I'd say it's safe to assume it's manual steering as I used parts from a 1.2 RL to convert my valver to manual steering