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Re: mintys 172 turbo
Erm not 100% how much all the work I had done would of costed . But I had a bottom end rebuild with All new piston rings big end bearings and all seals. Valves removed and re lapped and head decoked. And full engine bay degrease etc. Brilliant job been done and on a good...
1. Phase1sr (i have your brothers card)2. Dolan (need a few removing)3. cswalmsley (have a fair few)
4.ArcticClio182FF (atleast one)
5, stevescort172 (few in bonnet and a b pillar one)
6. Ianboom 200 cup (2-by door handle and rear panel
7. Clarkey- drivers door and quarter.
8. HMS DD passenger...
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I use o2 and have done for around 3 years. Service is good and good discount if you have o2 as your phone provider. Had a BT home hub before biggest crock of crap going. And BT customer service was the worst I've ever experienced. Not sure now sky have bought them out. Maybe o2 can get a faster...
Re: mintys 172 turbo
From a local performance shop, it's a 30 psi gauge tho and I only boost to 7 so it's a bit wasted really!!
Yeah you should defiantly go boosted, so much fun, went to Enfield down the a10 last night had a wicked drive there and back, m3 BMWs look so surprised!!
Brakes...
Re: mintys 172 turbo
small update few photos
not done much just been enjoying driving the clio and trying to keep it clean.
Bigger brakes and a new wing (unfortunatly the wrong colour)
Got properly stuck in the snow...
Vent gauge
After a clean...
Intercooler and bumper damage :(
Re: mintys 172 turbo
With drivability it obvuously is a bit of a handful with no t/c or ABS but if you dont drive it hars theres no problems. When your driving hard it does spin alot whrn damp/wet but again if u drive to the conditions you can still get upto speed long as you feed the power...
Re: mintys 172 turbo
Yeah I thought so supercharging but I think the fuel consumption would be a lot worse, and I liked the idea of a turbo lol. Runs really well very reliable power car was on 77k when I was fitted but I had the engine rebuilt pretty much fully