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we're just about to order some special suspension for Steve's 500+ monster, give me a call and i'll fill you in ;)
always said AST's need work, not bad for the £££ though
easy peasy IF AND ONLY IF the pins aren't seized, i'll bet you £1 your inner pad will be seized into the caliper, happens all the time because most garages idea of a service is to change the oil
the idea is larger bore = less restriction = more power
in reality, larger bore = more air at a set throttle position = the illusion of more power
in simple terms
standard TB - lets say at 10% throttle open gives you say 5kg/ph or airflow
large bore TB - the same 10% throttle angle gives...
its not just that engine, so many home mechanics and so called professionals DON'T use a torque wrench whilst fitting, we've seen it on all sorts
when a spark plug has a bloody torque setting on the box USE IT!
sell those cams mate, you struggle to get past 210bhp with them (high comp)
stock rods are ok, ideally you'd go for forged, but decent ones are £800+, try and get some megane ones if you can