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This is one of the most interesting threads I've read in a long while! We run a pretty high spec NA Clio in CSCC Tin Tops and I have long contemplated what could be done with regards to aero. I think a very good indication of how far you would have to go to make a difference is that of the...

No PAS.... way simpler. If you can deal with the weight at low speeds then you get the best feeling on track. We actually got an ePAS rack, gave it a good greasing and away we go, no need for the motor. You can decide whether it looks too physical!

We got 235 from a standard bottom end, with 421 cams, ITBs, a 182 manifold and custom exhaust, total cost was £2.5k, £1.5k of which was the throttle bodies which we built up ourselves and a replacement engine when one fails is pretty cheap. We're currently speccing another higher power spec...

Don't remove the caliper before trying to undo the hubnut, you'll never get it off! Get a big bar on it whilst the car is on the ground, or your assistant has their foot on the brake pedal....170 Nm it should be done up to, so it'll be toiiiight. I wouldn't say it's essential to replace them at...

When we had the matrix removed, we simply looped it, because we wanted to add a smaller matrix back in if we needed it. After driving in the rain with an undersized blower (watch this video for visual evidence - ), I would recommend keeping some kind of a heater matrix and fan in the car if you...

We've been racing for about 5 years now and I can 100% vouch for this philosophy. We spent too much time in the beginning fiddling with the car (and spending money) before driving it, learning the car, learning the track, understanding your own performance etc. We're fortunate now that we...

I of course like to compare our car vs everyone else's but there's so much discrepancy in all of the figures quoted, simply because you're not all quoting the same figure. The correct industry standard is to weigh the car with full fluids (unladen weight). The fuel mass is around 30kg for...

This completely depends on the configuration of your car, as a rule of thumb, the stiffer your car, the more static camber you should run. We have a very stiff setup (470lb/in front) and we run 4 degrees. If you're on a fast road spring (250-300 lb/in), you're probably talking around 2.5 degrees...

If your trailer is plated as 2000kg, that's the number you use, that load includes the mass of the trailer. You'd still be over though I'm afraid, however, you can ask Brian James to make you a new plate showing 1500kg, that way you're basically agreeing to the authorities that the total mass of...

We're currently rebuilding our race car after a big shunt ours we're trying to keep ours road legal to test things out. So if it was a trackday only car, I'd 100% make sure it was road legal. We've been to trackdays before and the car hasn't lasted very long at all and it would've been something...

We're emigrating and I need to shift the Mrs' car..... we've got it up on autotrader at the moment, but thought I'd see if anyone on here is interested. (LINK) It's been a great little car in the 3 years we've had it and I can tell you confidently that it's a great handling car, I know Clio...

The fuel cap can be opened with almost anything that can fit in it! We took a little bit of steel, filed it in to an approximate key shape with a handle and have left it in there! James...see you Saturday! I'm well excited

Sorry to hear about the bump at snet....Looks like you've had a similar impact to what Ryan managed in quali for yesterday's tin tops race. He ripped the bumper skin off, it's currently cable tied in place! We're doing Birkett next week too, really looking forward to it. We're team no.66, the...

Not too bad, we managed to complete both races. I've updated the blog on the website....chaseracing.co.uk Photobucket was irritating me, so I haven't updated this thread

We've got RBF600 racing fluid, that's not the problem..... it's definitely the uneven cooling that's causing our problems as the outer pad had a bit of white / creamy residue as if it had oxidised a little. The pads still didn't fade though, there was plenty of friction still, but we definitely...

We're planning to totally upgrade the brakes system over winter, but at the moment we need a quick fix to our cooling issues, so it needs to be a standard size disc....

So, we've been trying to cool our brakes by vent air to the inside of the disc, but at Oulton Park (heavy on brakes) we began to overheat the brakes (Brembo HC discs and Ferodo DS3000 pads) and we believe this to be because the venting of the disc is not affective for our type of use. I have...

We had our own cat and wanted a system that worked with the 182 manifold.... We ended up getting a selection of custom bits from jetex and welded them together and it works really well. There should be some pics of it on our build thread

Here's my qualifying stint from the weekend.... lap 5 was the quickest one, but it wasn't perfect, there was a few errors. Lap 6 I went off at McLeans, hehe

Here's the slow death of our car and the crushing of my Donington dreams. Started 12th on the grid, just ahead of the Collins Clio.... a little bit of a steady start and we lost a few places. Then, in a vain attempt to shut the driver vent, Ryan knocked the fuel pump switch off heading down...

Yeh, it'll be a purchase of 2 i think...just in case. And thanks, I'm in charge of how it looks and it's gradually turning in to the blue and green monster I've always imagined! We're pretty sure ambient heat has killed it, it's packaged in a position that can't be great for air flow. Rob's...

No spare...and it was too late by the time we'd spotted it anyway. We were in the assembly area when we noticed. So, not only get a couple of them, but a change to process to make sure we check the car over for faults like that as soon as it gets in from qually.

I was feeling confident all week that we had the ability to beat them this time out and the qually time showed that, just really gutted we didn't get a chance to show it. They go well at Oulton and know it a fair bit better than we do, so we'll have to see what that race brings. We'll get the...

We suffered an alternator failure.... we actually spotted something was wrong in the assembly area! Just went out hoping it would fix itself with a bit of engine speed, but not to be. Ryan managed to knock the fuel pump off on the first lap too, whilst trying to turn the lambda gauge off in a...

Fred, you know as well as most that the standard engines can vary greatly in compression.... we've got a good one, simple. Dave didn't build the engine at all, we did, every bit of it. We did calcs to establish the ideal trumpet length and injector postion as well as where to position the...

Well, we got it mapped over at Emerald HQ (the manufacturers of our ECU) and I have faith in Dave Walker and the accuracy of his rollers. I'm sure we'd get a different figure on different rollers, but I think it wouldn't be far off the measured 224.6 bhp we did get. We haven't lifted the rev...

It's not a lie Fred.... It's quite peaky if you look at the plot. I can assure you the car's pretty quick now too.

Sorry.... we're on ITB's as well, think I missed that bit out. Here's the link to the rolling road from earlier on in the year - http://chaseracing.co.uk/easter-14-update/ We were surprised it went over 210 bhp to be honest, but we seem to have got a good balance of trumpet length and injector...

James, Just had a chance to read through and watch some of the vids. I'm suitably impressed. You're approaching it all in the best way, not letting power corrupt you, sorting the balance of the car first. Also, I like your style of driving....smooth and fast. The only thing I'd say is get that...

Yeh, you were doing well to keep your speed up on the exit of the slow corners. Did you film it?