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Press the ESP switch, when the warning triangle is lit permenantly your in fun mode (ESP off) when the light flickers on and off thats the traction control kicking in
deffo tourque steer. Try booting it in 1st with the ESP on then with it off. If its 10 times worse with ESP off then its tourque steer, if its the same you may have a problem.
Car was into renno for the 33rd time last week so I had to put the standard filter back on. What with christmas looming I havent had chance to get it back on until today. Im not saying you get huge power gains ( I have a Piper X open IK) but the cars power delivery is just transformed.
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Quote: Originally posted by badgersport on 22 December 2003jonnyboy - So you send emails to a tuning company full of made up nonsense and expect them to happily give you full details of the mods they do that have taken them years to develop, whilst at the same time posting on here telling...
bumping or trying to jump start cars can spike immobilisrs, specially cliffords (Mine did it 3 times - had it disabled in the end) that might be something to do with it?
DM was you car making a knocking noise on corners? <ines in for that in January.
My local dealer has never had a V6 in for sale or service. Mechanic shat himself going out for a ride with me in the 172!
In the back of autotrader look for people that specialise in digital dashes they will be able to correct it for you. I know someone who had a rover done (but the other way ;))
Ive had a load of probs with mine too Steve. Latest one is a banging coming from the suspension. Booked in for January. Reno need the car two days so feck knows whats going on!
highest Ive had mine was 65 MPG! This was doing about 30 in 5th just for a laugh, soon settled doen tho hehe. When I forst got my 172 I didnt reset the computer for about 6 months and the average over all that time was 32 MPG
Quote: Originally posted by Andy GDI on 21 December 2003on a personal level, we actually encourage customers to come and see their engines while they are being done... if they cant we provide a CD ROM that has pics of the whole conversion etc etc
Are you saying you work for LAD then? Where do...
I rekon we should go up there with a cam corder and pounce on him as hes getting out of his car
"Mr Lanton we have substantial evidence that your ripping off unsuspecting motorists do you have anything to say..." and he sort of hides his face with a copy of the daily sport
yeah it would be intresting to know. Ive just persued it out of intrest after hearing all the dodgey stuff about them. I never thought they would be as blatant as this though!
I think theres a definite trading/advertising standards case here. I rekon they might add 10 BHP with headwork and...
Following my "LAD investingation" I thought Id leave it for a bit and try getting those illusive details out of Good old Ernie at LAD.....
Me to LAD
Hi Ernie
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> I emailed you some time ago asking you to confirm the exact changes made
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> the engine in your clio 172 200BHP...
you missed one very impoortant car out. VX220 Turbo. Supercar performance and would piss on evos and scoobs. Might be a vauxhall but IMO its one of the best cars in production at the moment.
rich m8. Stop taking easy on the revs AND THRASH IT PLEEEEEASE!!! If you think its good now wait till your screaming round the b roads on the rev limiter ;)
Quote: Originally posted by Rich-D on 13 December 2003
Quote: Originally posted by Neil82cup on 13 December 2003<FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #407db6">Nah they dont offer a stripped out version, anyway the biggest weight savings are the air con and the ABS.
Partly right...The Climate...