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Tight arse mods:
Brakes: PBS pads front, Pagid OE rear pads, discs and 5.1 DOT fluid
Springs: AMAX from ECP
Not so tight arse mods:
Brakes: DS1.11 front pads, PBS rear pads and Pagid OE rear discs with 5.1 DOT fluid
Coilovers: BC racing DR 10kg front/8kg rear
£120 for the IC mate. To fit, drain coolant, bumper off, separate air con rad from OE IC, fit new IC, reverse the first steps. You will need to trim your OE IC pipes as well.
If on the original K03 that will be up in the not so distant future, especially if mapped. Mine started to go at 132k. Not the end of the world though as the units are cheap enough and not to bad of a job. They come out from the top.
Decent mate. All what needs doing is done. Just keep an eye on oil consumption.
I still have loads of goodies if you want some bits. Ferodo pads, S3 IC, S3 short shift, Apple/Android player etc
My car came with a Varley redtop 20 which was near new. Dummy here kept letting it go flat and eventually it blew a cell and took my ECU with it. So either keep them on trickle charge when not in use or disconnect them.
Yes mate, Chain needs to be off the car though. I checked this chain with the new chain I'd bought and they where the same length. Saying that if manufacture of the new chain couldn't get the timing links in the right place there's no saying the chain was the correct length.
What you thinking...
Ok, so not Clio related but you lot are much more knowledgeable than most.
So after the recent Toyota 2ZZ-GE engine swap into my MR2 Roadster with the new (old) 2001 150k mile engine the crossover to lift (VTEC if you will) and 6200rpm onwards is definitely not as strong as it was on the old...
500 miles per tank for me so 45 mpg. Mostly motorway in rush hour traffic. Average speed over a tank around 30 mph.
RWD though so will be better than the AWD.
Yep all the time. Take my MR2 in on a Friday sometimes and you can see them all bitching like school girls. Probably saying mid life crisis blah, blah...
Has this been in for the EGR cooler recall? Mine has just been in and they said they didn't even check it and just replaced it anyway. So new EGR cooler, coolant, health check and valet for free. Oh and a new 1 series as a courtesy car for the day.
Guy was saying they just replace them now as...
Go 205 45 16 Rainsport 5. Much stiffer side walls than the 3 and better all round tyre. Just done Oulton park on them in storm Dennis. Very impressive.
I just got a set of these, seem decent for the money.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-x-Uniroyal-RainSport-5-Performance-Road-Car-Tyres-195-45-16-84V-Extra-Load-XL/302998739041?fits=Tyre+Width%3A195%7CAspect+Ratio%3A45%7CRim+Diameter%3A16&hash=item468c21d861:g:ka0AAOSwJJxd2HTG
Not to bad then really, probably only cost you £1-1.5k more a year all in. It would have been more like £2.5k more expensive for me. I just figured the cost savings from the 330d over a M135i can all go towards track days in the MR2. I must say though if I ever went back to just one car I'd...