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RS tuner it is then, cheers guys :D im pretty new to engine mods, its always just been suspension, brakes, alloys and induction, one more thing do you know of a reasonably quiet aftermarket exhaust? i do about 80 miles a day so dont want the drone on the motorways
i was supposed to put apart from mapping, sorry, ive been looking at an RS tuner is it difficult to do yourself, not very good with CPUs ha,
is it a big job to put new cams in??
wondering if any one could give me a bit of help/advice on getting a bit more torque outta the 172, im getting a new cat back exhaust, havent decided which yet though and an modified inlet, just wondered if theres anything else i could do thats not mega bucks??
Been and dropped it off at the garage, the mechanic looked it over, just a quick check and says hopefully have it back one day this week, but he says hopefully if it hasn't done any damage, it'll just be a case of fitting the pulley again and re timing it, so finger crossed, the garage is a well...
The bloke who im getting it off has been round today to see damage and its getting treated to a full new engine next week :) and may even be getting a Williams to use whilst its being fixed, happy days
extremely lucky mate, i was absolutely devastated when it happened, tbh i dont know if i want it back now not with all the trouble its now had, definitely want a 1?2 though :) , oh im sorry Midnight was there a few too many words for you?
welll pissed off mate :banghead:, been waiting for 8 week for the car to have this new engine put in, because the original engine had the timing messed up and it dropped a valve, now this 'new' engine was obviously a dud, so he's taking it back tomorrow and sending it back to the garage who...
just took my new aquired PH2 172 For a spin put my foot down pulling out, heard a horrible noise instantly no power and just a whining noise, whilst towing it home something fell off, so i now have a pulley wheel and belt thats not attached to the car, im no mechanic, but im presuming this is...
oh yeah i agree it can look good, but when i was 18 i had an old corsa all richbrook trim inside, looked really nice until i sprayed a few a things haha i used all the proper foliatec sprays but it just didnt look right, so gonna try get a pro to do it or someone with experience :)
theres no way i'd paint it myself, dont have the patience and tbh i couldnt see it going very well haha, i might look into that flocking though :) ive heard it mentioned somewhere before, ill definitely get some pics up, gonna put the odd few on of it as standard tomorrow, literally only had it...
sorry not been on recently, i know that but i want it to be a frsh matte black mate, im just awkward like that :D just got the car today, not taxed yet so its just sat there staring at me and its driving me nuts :banghead:
hi guys im a new member and will very soon be a very excited owner of a phase2 172 :D when its finally ready, i really want to get the dash sprayed/re coloured, i love the car but need a black/dark dash, does anyone know of any spray shops that'd spray interior plastics? cheers guys