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    does anyone want images of engine build

    i would appreciate being included - truckrightoff@hotmail.com
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    Night Icon I want your car !!

    can someone post it in the gallery because i would like a look too
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    I want a good exhaust...

    it wont sound like scooby as its hasnt got the turbo chuging noise, and the noise that sounds like its missing is because its a flat four (boxer) engine, get a magnex and a pipercross, sounds amazing, and i personaly havnt noticed any problems as a result
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    lightened flywheels-how heavy......

    what happens if too much is taken off and i breaks? will it break at the worst time and cause loads of damage?
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    lightened flywheels-how heavy......

    what happens if too much is taken off and i breaks? will it break at the worst time and cause loads of damage?
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    Quick, Cheap, Fun 2nd Car Req!!...

    the SSGTi is 1300, but there is a rare saloon that is 1600, the the bottom end bolts straight onto the 16v head, also in australia there is another sporty swift with a bigger inlet manifold that can be bought cheaply, also the are very easy to turbo charge, see www.ssgti.com most of the...
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    clios in a crash are gr8

    get the carpets and the back seats up mate, it could well have creased, basic physics says that the weaker objects will absorbe the energy first, therefore it was each bumper, then the front end of the sad rusty old rover (all rovers rust, you can watch it bubble up if you wait there long...
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    RX-7

    the new one is special, a really strange engine that isnt traditional 4 or 6 cylinder, its rotary, i dont understand the concept fully, but they have also got a blower to make it all a bit livley, and that the engine is used alot in single seater racing, if its a new one your best bet is to...
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    southend problem

    its not right but..... a girl in work needed her cert of insurance for tax, and her insurance wanted to charge her £15 for a copy, but she had her old one so i scanned and eddited the dates, worked a treat and it only took 5 minutes as there was a 2 that i could copy over in the rest of the...
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    Quick, Cheap, Fun 2nd Car Req!!...

    the SSGTi is 1300, but there is a rare saloon that is 1600, the the bottom end bolts straight onto the 16v head, also in australia there is another sporty swift with a bigger inlet manifold that can be bought cheaply, also the are very easy to turbo charge, see www.ssgti.com most of the...
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    clios in a crash are gr8

    get the carpets and the back seats up mate, it could well have creased, basic physics says that the weaker objects will absorbe the energy first, therefore it was each bumper, then the front end of the sad rusty old rover (all rovers rust, you can watch it bubble up if you wait there long...
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    RX-7

    the new one is special, a really strange engine that isnt traditional 4 or 6 cylinder, its rotary, i dont understand the concept fully, but they have also got a blower to make it all a bit livley, and that the engine is used alot in single seater racing, if its a new one your best bet is to...
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    southend problem

    its not right but..... a girl in work needed her cert of insurance for tax, and her insurance wanted to charge her £15 for a copy, but she had her old one so i scanned and eddited the dates, worked a treat and it only took 5 minutes as there was a 2 that i could copy over in the rest of the...
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    Quick, Cheap, Fun 2nd Car Req!!...

    i would second Ben on the SSGTi, beilliant cars, 40mpg, cheap insurance, very rev happy screamer of an engine, good handeling, reliability, exclusivity too, but if like me your stupidly tall they are a no go,
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    Quick, Cheap, Fun 2nd Car Req!!...

    i would second Ben on the SSGTi, beilliant cars, 40mpg, cheap insurance, very rev happy screamer of an engine, good handeling, reliability, exclusivity too, but if like me your stupidly tall they are a no go,
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    Clio 16v / F7P Internal tuning questions

    has anyone definitly doen this conversion successfully? i would be happy to try it provided it was a proven thing, but otherwise im worried it might turn out to a bait of a night mare job when loads of other problems crop up, Im pretty sure the luguna engines are differnt, it needs to be the...
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    gutting a cat

    yes it works easy, take your own cat right off and cut into it from the top, pull the stuffing out and then stick (!?) the tp back on, it wont be a problem with MOTs and insurance because it looks like a normal cat from the bottom, lofty P.S my mechanic has done it to a mondeo V6 and a...
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    Part No. for exhaust manifold heatshield

    is that just the top one? im only intrested in the top bit, i know BenH replaced his recently, but im not sure how much.
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    Clio 16v / F7P Internal tuning questions

    no need to explain in any more detail, all i want to know is how difficult they are to replace,
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    16v front end loseness

    yes thats what i was suffering from, a real clunk every now and again when going from side to side, jack it up and give it a good pull/push
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    IMPORTANT - How 2 Brake Properly!!!

    on some cars at least there is a fuses that when removed disables the ABS, not sure how easy it is on a 172 though
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    IMPORTANT - How 2 Brake Properly!!!

    on some cars at least there is a fuses that when removed disables the ABS, not sure how easy it is on a 172 though
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    Air coming through the front door speakers

    when im on the motorway im sure i can feel air entering the car through the door mounted speakers, this must be doing the speakers (which i have upgraded to Alpine 13cm 2 ways) i have had soem problems with them after installing, and when i did install them i sealed them flat to the door with...
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    Hiya Everyone

    did you manage to do much yourself? i remeber trying to offer you advice on the sub-frame, did you put a new one in or did you manage to get the old one pulled? i did as much as i could repairing a 16v that was a lighter frontal than your (from the sound of it) and its always always always...
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    IMPORTANT - How 2 Brake Properly!!!

    same applies to adverse cambers on road works especialy, very dodgey
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    IMPORTANT - How 2 Brake Properly!!!

    its is worth noteing that things can be differnt when going into a bend just as you come the crest of a hump, there is a a really nasty little S bend on an otherwise very fast A road i use alot and it catches loads of people out, there is a fast straight, then with the trees and bushes at the...
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    Clio 16v / F7P Internal tuning questions

    exhaust valves from my limited knowledge stop spent gasses being sucked back in, acting as a non return valve, i guess the play an important part in achieveint optimum inlet and exhaust effciency, and therefore need replacing, but as you can see I dont fully grasp the concept, if they need...
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    Hiya Everyone

    did you manage to do much yourself? i remeber trying to offer you advice on the sub-frame, did you put a new one in or did you manage to get the old one pulled? i did as much as i could repairing a 16v that was a lighter frontal than your (from the sound of it) and its always always always...
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    IMPORTANT - How 2 Brake Properly!!!

    same applies to adverse cambers on road works especialy, very dodgey
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    IMPORTANT - How 2 Brake Properly!!!

    its is worth noteing that things can be differnt when going into a bend just as you come the crest of a hump, there is a a really nasty little S bend on an otherwise very fast A road i use alot and it catches loads of people out, there is a fast straight, then with the trees and bushes at the...
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