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Na Wayne and Kathy off here had it new in Jan 04, i had it off them in July 06 with 43K on the clock, i drove it until Nov 06 with 54K on the clock and then it was off the road until May 12, drove it until Oct 12 58K i think (broken box) and now i might finally make it last a full year on the...
UPDATE!
As some of you know i blew the gearbox to bits in october 2012 (20mph, 3rd gear going slowly - BANG) and the car has been sat in the corner of the workshop collecting dust (s**t loads of dust!)
well today the search for a new gearbox was over! I managed to find a NEW PK6012 (that's a...
you need the following
cambelt kit
dephaser
crank bolt
oil seal kit for dephaser (must be changed!)
oil and filter (must be changed! 300% stupid not to)
pair of cam plugs
aux kit - upto you
when there's a tech note from Renault saying the NGK PFR6E-10 MUST be fitted because anything else can cause misfires, and people STILL don't listen!
BUT (i didn't listen)
We've been using 197/225 plugs in the 172/182 recently without issue, and they're WAY cheaper too :D (just to try it though)
18mm is sod all, i think most of your recorded difference will come from the pad
Plus sticking to 312mm saves £150 over the PF kit (which is a great kit!)
ours aren't 330mm, they're stock size 312mm - pointless going 18mm bigger, will make next to sod all difference in real terms!
It seems like you WANT to go overboard, just stick to stock brembo discs at £80 give or take, and decent pads (£120 +) and see how you go?
bit mad lauching £700+ if...