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I have a willy engine running on a 19 box did all the work myself and i was impressed not 100% as i have transmission problems now but the torque on the bottom end was good novas are buggers though my mate slaughters me, well it is a 2.0 16v turbo with nos but there you go depends how far you...
I HAD MY VALVER AT 17 PAYING £4200 TPFT 20 NOW WITH 3 YEARS NO CLAIMS PAYING £850 FULLY COMP, WORTH WAITING I WASTED ABOUT £8000 ON INSURACE SAVE THAT AND YOU WILL HAVE ONE NICE VALVER AT THE END
WILL ASTRA GTE DIGITAL CLOCKS GO IN A 16V CLIO IF YOU HAVE THE GEARBOX TRANSDUCER AND LOOM, I HAVE HEARD OF THIS WORKING BUT JUST WONDERING IF ANY1 AS ANY IDEA
Had 7 clutches in my car since febuary
the centres keep twisting out, taken the box off and had it inspected got told the dowels needed replacing, did that,
skimmed the flywheel, replaced the clutch cable and pedal
and after all that the problem has started again today, the gear changers...
the engine my 16v clio seized up whilst in motion at 70mph, when the engine was removed and gearbox seperated the clutch was fie purchased a new engine and fitted the box to it now i have endless problems with the car eating clutches, not burning them out but physcally snapping them in two...
Seen the lad with the gtt tonight it is a gt turbo raider on a j plate one of the last ones produced, he reckons i would blow the turbo if i put the engine in purely down to my driving due to my age he is 26 driving steady where as i am 19 with a 2.0 16v riding it around harshly, the car has had...
I HAVE FULL DEVIL SYSTEM WITH DE-CAT IT IS LOUD TURNS HEADS ALOT AND GIVES A GOOD GRUNT WITH AN INDUCTION KIT, MY DE-CAT HAS JUST CRACKED SO GOT THE CAT BACK ON TILL THEY SEND MY REPLACEMENT THROUGH,
NOT SURE WHAT THE BACK BOX WILL SOUND LIKE, COS MINE HAS JUST GOT A BACK BOX ON, NO CAT OR...
Clio 16v with a like knocking clunking sound which speeds up with the car and vice versa, very much like the symptons of a worn wheel bearing but a knocking instead of a whirling noise,
This can be felt through the footwell, started quiet then after ten mile was alot louder,
cheers in...
will do, had a look rarlier couldnt really see much the water comes into the car through a hole situated up above the glove box where the wire harness for the door goes through the inner panel,
the car smells like when you was at school went on school trip and left half eaten food in your bag...
My clio has a leak which fills the inside of the passanger cill plate up (not the cill the bit between the cill and the car) then when i drive i can hear it slushing around then if i brake hard it comes into the car .
anyone any ideas
AT THE MOMENT THE CAR LOOKS SPOT ON COMPLETELY SMOOTHED NO HANDLES OR LOCKS DROPPED 60MM ON 16" SPRAYED IN DIAMOND WHITE WITH A CREAM PEARL, JUST WANT THE DUMP VALVE TO GET THAT EXTRA ATTENTION,
CURRENTLY RUNNING A WILLY ENGINE IN IT WITH CAMS, PORT POLISH, FULL STAINLESS EXHAUST WITH DE-CAT...
Thinking of doing this myself with a few mates who have some mechanical knowledge,
i have rebuilt the 2L engine in the car now which was succesfull,
Could some one shed some light on this and tell me:
How hard it is to do?
I will have a rear end smashed turbo.
What work is involved...
I WILL RACE ANYTHING REALLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ME AND A 172 IS THAT I AM NOT REALLY BOTHERED IF I SMASH IT UP, LIKE IT WHEN RTS HAVE A GO GET RIGHT UP THERE ARSE AND REV THE KMACKERS OUT MY CAR THEY SOON PULL OVER
my dad is a engineer checked it wasnt even 1 1000th of an inch out think it is cos when i fitted the clutch didnt torque the screws and didnt tighten them in a diagonal routeen
What would cause clutches to break in a 16v clio, put 3 different clutches in from 3 different manufactures and all have been removed after between 300 - 500 miles, the car has not been driving harshly but everytime the outer faces of the clutch are no longer attached to the middle so the inner...
would know about cost my mate sprays tvrs for dixon so we have worked togeather on my car,
i am an electrcian, took me about six hours to fit and wire my solenoids for my front doors they have buttons under the wing mirrors which you have to have for mot, and on a remote on the keys,
just...
i have removed both door handles and lock from my clio phase 1, the boot id completely smoothed off except for the boot lock if i remove this how do you fit some mechanical back up device incase of the battery going flat?
any ideas?