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Did you have a look through the spacers thread? If it's not in there it's probably not a good combination.
https://cliosport.net/threads/spacers-guide-info.802113/
I'd bet your track acquaintance is talking bolloks, no way a clio engine is revving over 10000 rpm without a big bang shortly afterwards.
As for your mechanic magician's claims that his dyno figures are spot on, comparing that to nearly 20 years of clio experience covered on this forum I'd be...
If you're changing the rear discs don't forget the spacer that goes behind them. They look like this;
https://www.kamracing.co.uk/grams-oe-rear-disc-spacer-renault-clio-mk2-rs-172-rs-182.html
Clioturbo builds usually consisted of him robbing parts off other cars he was trusted to work on to make one that sort of worked by the time the owner was fed up enough to go get their car from his premises. In the early days he did some decent conversions and used good parts, but it all went...
When was that? Did you buy it from the winner or has it had a few more owners since? When I was looking at 200's the popular colours all seem to have had lots of owners.
I gave it a service this weekend, god knows when it was last done and as its been behaving itself i thought it was worth it. Ordered the parts from @renaultpartsdirect which arrived promptly as always 👍.
The cabin filter and air filter weren't that bad, but why would they be when the cars not...
My clutch was heavy but never had any problem with how it worked. Was a pain if in atraggic jam for a while. I only fitted a new one because I had the gearbox off and yeah now it's noticeably lighter but I could have happily carried on with the old one. A little assiatance wouldn't have hurt.
I think a 182 would make a much better track car, a black gold one specifically would be an excellent choice 👍😂.
I'll try to remember to message you next time we're off to the motorist mate.
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It is good that's its free to get in, they probably make a lot more in the cafe than you think otherwise what's the point in building it if it won't make money? When we first went thee was half the tarmac area thats there now, now they have the tarmac for super cars, the gravel for nice cars...
The butties are very expensive😂. They do service and resto on classic cars and sell the odd one every now and then too. It was a real garage before all this cars and coffee stuff got popular. I guess it's so popular that banks are willing to loan for facilities to accommodate the growing crowds...