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Bearing in mind I've got to start from scratch with the mapping not just tweak it......

Blimey, hope nothing is delayed that we're ordering. Call you tomorrow

Me ;) Look at Burpspeed and Toastfrenzy engine builds in the project section for proven recent track record. I'm re-building Tonys very shortly to keep up with the raised level of competition.

I've had to smash a couple off with a big screwdriver/pry bar. Very last resort though, I've got loads of different removal tools to try first

Normal thread. Anti clockwise to undo

this is an mx5 thread, in an MX5, giving literally NO mercy, Standard spec ferodo pads were faultless all day on one of the hottest days of this year at Anglesey. This is what I based the factual recommendation on. Wow its hard fending off the trolls in here.

There's different reasons for and against changing pads. This for a start is an MX5 specific thread, which is a lot lighter and less powerful than a Clio. I've done plenty of days on standard pads in Clios though, and I would again. Uprated stuff would have been better, and I could have not...

yeah.....sedate......LOL.

new stuff all round then ;)

thats almost free, not sure why you'd quibble it and not just get them. I'm using standard Ferodo pads in mine though, and Anglesey, Llandow and Spa didn't manage to get any fade whatsoever. The car is so light I can't see much need for a harsher compound, just fresh new standards works brilliantly.

needs a compression test IMO. I recon somethings gone back together wrong and the valves aren't closing properly

have you tried it with the engine running?

they sell loads of those sleeves for lagunas/meganes etc. they work just fine, it's replacing like with like

Re: dmallett's titanium ph1 The engine though! You should have at least kept the engine!

Re: dmallett's titanium ph1 Makes me want to hurt you. I'm an idiot for selling it, you're a bigger one for breaking it.

Well done for persuing that. Fair play to them for not fighting you on it, doubt they'll take on another clio

Re: dmallett's titanium ph1 Still the worst thread ever

cables aren't that much!!!!

yeah sounds like leads are breaking down. May be corrosion on the coil pack connection, look for green residue

it's completely normal for any exhaust to change in tone once it cokes up a bit. It's only the very un-silenced boxes it won't make a difference on

the manifold is crap, seen several cracked there. They're downgraded hugely from the 182 design, probably for cost of manufacturing.

just seen this.....erm yeah I was lol

it's not "cheap" exhausts, it's quite simply anything with better flow than standard means that a lean spot becomes even more lean as the fuel requirement has increased but not been satisfied. It is difficult to map out on any setup really, but it's possible, just takes a bit of effort and time

typical 197 flat spot. it's unlikely it's over fueling, more like under fueling.

it never made huge numbers, but it absolutely destroyed every mk2 that ever wanted a go ;)

yes I think it was one of those. Its a 712 block from a road going spider.

Epic car to drive. Brakes are diabolical though. No servo assistance so it's like pushing a concrete block. Still got the Spider engine that was in my mk1 sat here waiting for something silly to crop up

you'll never get the flange off an old one, just order a new one, it'll save you time and hastle when you have to order it later

cheap filters very often lack non return valves, so you get low oil pressure on cold startup until it fills the filter. Genuine filter is £8, so it's frankly idiotic not to use one

Genuine filter and ELF 5w40 synthetic oil. He's a fool for not insisting you have fresh oil with a new dephaser pulley to be honest.