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Cheers man! I'll try and dig some out. I do miss that car. What really rubs salt in the wound is how much theyve gone up in value, and what it would be worth now vs what I sold it for 😢😢 Thanks, appreciate the kind comments. I can see your point, but the primary purpose of the car...

Theyll be going when I get polycarb windows in the future

After each track session on my last track day I noticed a small puddle on the floor by the passenger side wheel arch. I also noticed the level in the expansion bottle kept dropping so kept needing topping up slightly. Is there an outlet from the expansion bottle near the wheel arch? Hence...

Are you not tempted to try changing the springs rather than the whole coilover assembly? New springs are very cheap. Or are you dead set on ASTs? One thing that puts me off the 5100s is the lack of adjustment, they only have rebound adjustment. So no option to stiffen or soften depending on...

Just with self tappers, drilled into the doors at pilot size and screwed on. (Also used plastic caps for neatness)

Not a massive update, but done some tinkering over the last few months.. Lightweight doorcards all round, from @RS-doorcards Spent ages removing every last bit of sound deadening/tar and glue, front and rear CM Composites roof scoop as it gets quite stuffy in the car on trackdays. Must...

That grey one looks smart :wink:

PMS do a vibration damper now which eliminates the resonance when cruising. Ive got one fitted and can confirm it does work. Now my car has gone fully track focused Im not as bothered about the noise, but on the road it did work...

Nothing is ever straight forward is it 🙈

I pressume the first figure is the front spring rate? Just because with the reading up ive been doing Ive noticed a lot of people tend to run a stiffer rear spring. But on Kam racing they only offer up to an 8kg rear spring on the BCs..

I want to fit a CMcomposites front splitter to the clio, however I think due to the size of it (and also my trailer dimensions) I think it will cause me issues. Wondering if there are any quick release type fasteners that exist that would make it easy to install/refit the splitter? Ideally...

Out of interest what spring rates are you running on the BCs front and rear?

Id like to try direzzas next! Once my current a048s are dead ill try them. Think I paid 120 per tyre for a048s

True, but part of the motivation to run slicks is the cost benefits. Can pick up part worns for very cheap, and even new toyo RS1s are the same price now as what Im paying for new A048s. But we will see, still a lot of mods to do to the car before I get to that stage.

Any thoughts on the above @JB21 @JamesBryan ? Just to throw another spanner in the works when I thought Id made up my mind :smile:

I was planning on bracing the beam, but its a lot of work to remove it, get the plates welded on, paint it, then refit. So now leaning more towards just running a stiffer RARB. But wondering if I should go down the strengthening kit option if I plan to run full slicks in the future? :confused:

Ive noticed on a few threads that a lot of people seem to run a harder rear spring. Not sure what a good starting setup is yet tbh!

She's going well, no issues! Lots of plans for it, just doing a bit at a time, as well as using it on track. Decided to SORN it and make it more track focused, as I don't use it on the road much.

Id like to dial out some understeer/induce oversteer (in the dry Im talking now). The strengthening kit is a lot of faff to install, so just changing the RARB is my preference. I was just wondering if there were any advantages of running just the strengthening kit VS standard axle + RARB...

Could do with some suspension advice off people who know what they are talking about please. On my track car I am currently running a PMS 19mm RARB, and after doing some reading up I am thinking of changing to a 22mm one to change the handling characteristics slightly. I was planning on...

That E36 sounds epic! Nicely edited vid too, makes a change from all the tedious 1 angle gopro footage you normally see.

Just read the whole thread start to finish. A rollercoaster ride of ups and downs (mainly downs 😂). Enjoyed the read, apart from when you said: 😂🙈

Really fancy a Westie at some point in the future. After the clio I think this will be my next step in terms of track cars. Subbed :up:

Yeah 172, I know its a slightly different backbox but Id imagine the rest of the system is similar. Do you get much rasp or is it more bassy?

How did you find it? Currently got a silenced ktec stealth with a decat but thinking about getting rid of the silencer for a straight section.

Yeah I might remove the lower dash, depending on A) How much does it actually weigh? and B) Am I going to be left with loads of exposed wires and the car looking a mess? I like a car to be stripped but still look tidy if that makes sense? Going to fit front and rear doorcard blanks to neaten it...

Thanks! To be honest, with these cars im not sure theres much point chasing power for the £ per bhp, especially coming from evo world where big gains can be made. My main focus is on handling and getting the weight down. But never say never, when the belts need doing again Id probably drop a...

Now onto the bits of tinkering that Ive done since I’ve had it. First thing was obviously 5 litres of the good stuff (and many more since): Next step was the addition of a KTEC decat to go with the KTEC stealth that was already on the car, as I wanted to release a few ponies and also more...

Hi all, thought id put together a bit of project thread for the Clio as a log of what I’ve done to it. So, I’ve owned the Storm Grey 172 for 4 months and I think its fairly well known on here, with several of its previous owners being CS members, the last one being @Losi_8_boy, who bought it...

I must be driving too hard then... if there is such a thing on a trackday :smile: