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gettin rid of ac and other rotating mass from your engine would help.. the only thing my engine spins is the alternator.. and thats only because it has to
the trumpets sit right infront of the grill se get plenty of cold air direct to them. rather when on a normal setup the intake is at the back of the engine were all the warm air blows past.
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at the bodyshop there was 2 guys there who were very good at it, but they had been painters inside many years and would only do it if the conditions were right... the other 6 were shocking and there failed attempts were always coming back into the bodyshop to be sorted. in the end he...
remove the ballasts at the front of the car
dry cell battery
change seats
lighter steering wheel
poly windows
remove door electrics + sound deadenin+ braces
remove dash + trim metal frame behind
digi stack dash ( replacing heavier standard clocks)
just a few that havnt been mentioned
as andywa says.. there are good ones about but there are also so many bad ones. as he says they go on a quick course paint a few bits here n there then think they can do the lot. your best bet is just go to a decent bodyshop, it wont cost much more but its so much more worth it.. and your car...
my mates big into these but he always fits the b16 engine as they are more peaky than the lower comp b18 range.
il keep an eye on this as these are growing on me ...
ahh i get you , thought it was just different bolt spacing on the hubs.. makes sense now.
which of the 172's came with equal length shafts ? as thats what i have fitted was it the cup ?
as some of you will know im doing a 172 conversion on my van, its pretty much finished now one of the last things i need is the ecu and uch i have to be compatible. as there both of different cars.
am i better of unlocking my ecu so i dont have to take it to renault to get it reprogrammed...
yeah i know what he meant but im a painter myself so wondered what brands the manufacturers stick to, as i know some manafacturer's have specifications for repairs and only allow certain products etc
putting a 2.0 engine in is as fred says pissing in the wind ( i only did it because its never been done to a van) but to then put a now old redtop engine in that makes 20bhp less as standard is even worse.. if anything drop the 1.8t vag engine in there.
its going to take extensive work to...