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Williams clutch will be no good, The second clutch I had burnt out fairly quickly after the turbo conversion although this was also down to a gearbox failure. At the moment its onto its second kevlar clutch, the first was a standard pattern job with kevlar facings, the current one is a paddle...

Maybe theyre jealous? Seems odd as most Clio owners look favourably on 5s and their owners. Lots of Clio owners have also owned 5s and vice versa. AFAIK its not all 5 owners who are like that. You must have been just unlucky to meet a few who were a bit defensive? After all, theyre old cars...

Have a great time all of you. Wont be coming due to unforseen circumstances, but good luck to the Cliosport staff in running the whole show, and hope you all enjoy yourselves!

Well its a bit more than tin foil wrapped around cardboard. It is pricey Ill admit, like most things from Renault. But the core of the shield, unlike a piece of bent aluminium sheet, is shaped to fit the space exactly and is heat proof itself. Therefore heat cannot conduct through it. An alu...

You can use 449 then put a high temp lacquer over the top. Or just get normal high temp paint. Just dont use exhaust high-temp paint cos thats overkill. Plus it only comes in red, silver or black anyway lol

Exactly Ben. You said it mate.

Cant remember the layout of a cups engine bay but the location of the viper itself isnt that crucial - just wherever it will fit. The way you route the ducting that leads to the Viper itself is more important. The ideal duct is: short wide straight cold air at the open end away from...

LOL Ben you cheapskate. Look at the state of your motor and the ideas youve had for it. You of all people should know you cant put a price on rare mods that no-one else but you and maybe a couple of other people have got.. Hence the reason I never bought Lexus rear clusters, cos everyones got...

Hmmm dont know. I got a set off them last Spring which are about to go on, two red LED rings in each unit plus either a foglight or reversing light. I thought they still sold them, but they werent that keen to make them when I ordered them I seem to remember. The only other place that made...

yellow yellow yellow.

Yeah its all pretty much said already. Roll up, dont worry about the other lane, watch your lights, the pre-stage lights come up meaning youre in the right position. If the lights flicker or dont come on, you need to adjust your position. The stage light comes on once both cars are pre-staged -...

The blue look a lot better I think. Less fussy and more chunky.

I have a blue one. Its definitely the sump capacity but unfortunately I dont have the Haynes to hand either...

Well the hardness of the ride wont change whatever the ride height. The damping and spring rate stay the same, unless you actually manually adjust them. However the lower the ride height, the more you NEED a hard ride if only to take any movement out of the suspension that could foul on bodywork...

Yes. Depends on whether you do the work or pay someone else to. Depends on how good you are at engine swaps.

Id go for H&R cos to me theyre a known quantity. FK I know nothing about. Any coilovers will slam a car so far that you cant even drive it if thats what you want, so lowering possibilties dont really come into it.

Hmmmm, yes thats likely but then again, most people wouldnt even notice the difference between the two unless you actually see a WIlliams parked next to a valver and theres only a cm or so in it. Just I seem to recall something in a Williams marketing brochure ages ago that boasts of the...

Very interesting Ben, that pretty much confirms what I was thinking. Especially about it not being a spoiler either. So am I right in supposing that the Willy spoiler which is basically bigger than the valver one, because it extends further back and out from the tailgate glass, is slightly more...

Woaaahh! A lot of crazy ideas on here. I dont know anything about a new Clio Turbo from Renault next year. Anyway, lets get started: If you compare like-for-like in terms of power outputs, a turbo engine is almost always lighter. To make 150bhp out of a NA engine in roughly road tune youre...

Hmmmm...yes so maybe the spoiler would be to disturb the smooth passage of air and stop it causing an overall lift effect over the whole car...in other words, to actually promote flow detachment over the rear... Anyway, where you been all this time Steve?

Halfords are between £12 and £17 each plate depending on what you want.

Just PMd you about it but basically Flux are good for serious mods - and I know what youre up to mate LOL - but I dont know how far Id trust them if I actually ever needed to claim. You just get a feeling that theyre not very efficient at their job really, sending wrong certificates out...

Ive just been pondering this one for a while. Im no fluid engineer or anything but Ive got a rough idea of the aerodynamics of your average road car and Ive been wondering - what purpose does any kind of tailgate spoiler serve at all? Im not talking about a sticking up spoiler like say a Clio...

1-4 is the same. 5th is longer. I seem to recall figures like up to 200bhp for the valver box some years ago. So perhaps up to around 250 for the Willy, I dont know. But as Maxiboy said Im sure if you build it right it can take a lot more. BTW Maxiboy, what would you need to do to a Willy...

Hi Spec 285s go in behind Willy 15s. Im pretty sure they wouldnt fit behind valver 6.5" wide rims though. Or you could go for the DIY approach like Ben suggests as buying all the bits separate is in this case, actually a lot cheaper than buying a kit. Some people like messing about with brakes...

Im no expert but surely by doing a cam swap on a 172 all youre doing is using a hotter profile all through the revs rather than just at the changeover point and above? So in effect youll have the same or slightly better performance at the top of the revs in exchange for a lumpy idle and loss of...

My advice is dont even think about it. If you are good at hanging wallpaper or cleaning windows, then youve got about 20% of the skills you need to do a proper job on your own motor. I seriously would not recommend it, unless you are prepared to take all the windows out and do the job indoors...

LOL OK then Colin, I thought about it when I bought *my* RT in 1996 then :D And if you bought a Clio before then, then I thought of putting a Maxi kit on our old Renault 12, before they were even invented LMAO Seriously though, all respect must go to you Colin, many people have talked about...

LOL Ben the little popping flashes are quality. Big curling flames are like that Craterface geezer off of Grease in his hotrod. Best flames are those done by a car naturally. If you need a flamer kit to make it flame, its cos your cars too feeble to manage it otherwise. A bit like Viagra. I...

Yes Barry, a Quaifes what I need and no doubt they could put in an ATB differential as well, but its all money isnt it...better if I could find a tougher box that will drop more or less straight in. Any ideas? Plus theres still always gonna be the clutch problem. It seems to be coping at the...