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Yes , if you were holding it on a steady throttle then that would be enough for the rear to drift around . Im guessing it was probably a 70+mph cornering speed .

Im with 172loony . I fail to see how the backend of a fwd car can swing round if you have stayed on full power throughout the corner . Even feathering the throttle slightly can cause the rear to drift around. If anything if you had stayed on full power the whole way through then the car could...

For less than a grand I may be interested . My Willy is currently to group"n" spec , but I may uprate to group "a" in the near future . Do you know if any of the diff casing needs to be altered or is just internals and driveshaft ?

They are available from Gripper , but its more than just the diff thats needed . They also need one of the driveshafts from the car (cant remember which side) as they have to change the inner coupling . When I enquired the cost would be more like £1.5k all in. Just out of curiosity , are you...

To be honest Im not that impressed with the website . Your best off picking up the phone and getting them to send out a catalogue . You will also need a new set of braided flexi hoses as the standard ones dont fit . If you do go for this set-up then I would recommend Willwood Poly D pads for...

I still use 15" wheels , which is the main reason I use this braking set-up . If anything their is probably slightly more clearance from caliper to wheel with the Willwoods .

Willwood Dynalites will bolt straight on using standard size discs . All the braking power you will ever need and there really isnt any need for bigger discs . I have never experienced any brake fade even on track with this set-up . Their available from Rally Design...

Maximum dry weather grip would probably be something like Yoko a048s . I use these as dry weather tyres for the Williams and they provide more than enough grip . You could even stick proper rally slicks on which are in theory road legal , but the grip they give would be too much for road car...

I dont know what the calipers are like , but the Tarox discs i used just fell apart . Of the 2 sets I had , one set warped and the other set warped and cracked , both with only 1 days track use .

The discs are plain vented discs which I get from rally design at around £27 a set and they are really strong . I have found them longer lasting than many so-called performance companies discs . Whenever i used grooved and/or drilled discs I destroyed them in no time i.e 1 days track use . I get...

Ths standard Williams manifold is supposed to be good enough for engines well over 220 bhp so i doubt i would bother replacing it . Go for uprated brakes as it is the brakes that are the weakest part of the Williams anyway .

If you want awesome stopping power for very little money then go to Rally design and get the Willwood Dynalite 4pot kit which still uses standard size discs . I have used these calipers with Willwood poly A pads for the last few years and never experience ANY brake fade even under extreme...

I had Nick Hill fit one of his chips in my old Williams . It really made a noticeable difference when compared to the Superchips that was fitted when i bought the car . Much keener to rev to the redline . I can thoroughly recommend his services .

Ive used the Toyo Proxies in extreme conditions in all weathers and on many wet race tracks . Im not going to say they are the very best , but they rank up near the top . When you factor in the price , IMO they are a very good tyre . They do work noticeably better if their slightly...

Grooved discs dont increase stopping power . All they do is stop the pads from glazing over . In most conditions grooved discs are inferior to plain vented discs .

What ? The percentage of brake force distributed to the rear of the car is controlled by the pressure regulating valve located under the rear of the car . It by no means distrbutes 50% of the effort to the rears . Where did you get that bit of information from ? If the abs ever failed then the...

Only ever use Millers motorsports oils in mine , but it depends what your intended use for the car is ? If its just going to be used on the road then a good semi-synth will be ok . As mine is used for track and competition use I only ever use Millers CFS 10w/60 competion oil . It needs to be...

I have always driven with the fuse pulled out of the abs . Its not just on track I find abs hinders progress , but also on bumpy country roads where it is constantly triggering when braking hard for a corner . With the abs activated its easy to miss braking points . At the end of the day...

Youll be fine if the limits 101db . Have Goodwood raised their limits , because it used to be 98db ? My Clio comes in at 97db , but is quite loud with no cat and a single silenced system . I really doubt youll have a problem . Heres a tip though , when asked what your max rpm is tell them...

Just a thought , but here goes . Although my Williams never suffered from the knocking etc that the Cliosports seem to , the standard mounts were always a bit soft resulting in a bit of driveshunt . Nick Hill at Hillpower fitted an uprated bottom sway bar which really tightened up the slack in...

Yep , use their engine , gearbox and fuel additives . The Willy just loves Optimax and a couple of bottles of Millers CVL to slurp on.

I had a Superchips in the Williams when I bought it . But after binning that and getting Nick Hill to fit one of his it made a massive difference . A friend of mine also had a Superchips in his Fiat Coupe turbo and it blew 2 engines . It was only after getting it tested on a rolling road they...

Only ever use Millers oil nowadays . This was recommended to me from a friend who has been paid to try all the top oils on the market and settled on Millers . If its good enough for him in a 600bhp+ 911 turbo race engine which costs around £15k upwards for a rebuild then Im sure its good...

Is it coming from the front or rear ? If its the rear then its probably the handbrake sticking . Either way it sounds like brakes sticking somewhere .

My Williams has done about 30 track days and many a Welsh mountain pass at max revs and is still going strong at 86k miles . A run up the strip isnt that hard on the engine anyway . Continued high rpm in hot weather around a track is much more punishing . If its been well looked after its no...

Sounds like it could be a possible wheel bearing problem . Is it any louder going around corners , and if so which way , left or right?

Thats weird . Cos I reckon the Proxies are not a great dry weather tyre . I have tried absolutely stacks of tyres and will stand by my findings that in the wet the Proxies are very good . I am never to concerned about dry grip or mileage I get from them . I normally manage about 3-4k miles on a...

The Proxies are one of the very best wet weather tyres you can get . If they aint gripping in the wet theirs something wrong with the set-up on your car .

You can try Renault themselves . Dont forget that about a year ago they reduced their prices for older model parts considerably . Lots of panels etc , literally halved in price overnight .

Before you spend any money on the engine , uprate the brakes first as it is without a doubt the weakest part on a performance Clio . Dont bother with big brakes , just get Willwood 4 pot calipers and group "n" discs from Rally design , along with some decent hoses and youll have absolutely...