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Ben i have been flicking through the GSF catalouge, i think alot of the bits i need i will be able to get from there, a full headset which includes all the required gaskets etc (exc. head) £52, the the head gasket is £26.50, head bolt sets £29, lower engine sets (block kits) £24.50 plus all the...

i was having a similar problem and after some time spent pushing and pulling with the front end up in the air i narrowed it down the the little bearings on the top of the front struts, they are dead cheap from GSF but are a bit of a pain to fit, so i replaced the struts at the same time as well...

i know all abvout tyre pressures mate, and im pretty obsessive about mine too, coudnt agree more, i just think you hear thing said so often that you just assume they are right, same goes for these uprated suspension kits that you mention in another thread, i have stuck with standard up...

what would you deem average to pay for an average condition - head block etc etc

i know all abvout tyre pressures mate, and im pretty obsessive about mine too, coudnt agree more, i just think you hear thing said so often that you just assume they are right, same goes for these uprated suspension kits that you mention in another thread, i have stuck with standard up...

another modified car Myth dispelled, i have leanred somthing new

i agree compleatly, as far as the 1800 lump, im on the look out for one as a donor, but is it worth looking for dirty cheap high mileage R19 engines? i would like to have an engine sat in the garage so i can make a start on it my self, but i want it to be right or its all a waste of time...

(less manifolds) = not including the manifolds becasue they are differnt

another modified car Myth dispelled, i have leanred somthing new

according to Ben (Red16) they are the same, as he used a megan bottom end, Matt? is that Think Auto Matt? clio 16V engine? that would be the ideal solution as then there is no rush at all to swap everything, also i guess i could sell my old engine when its all been changed Another thing...

go for a set of poly-urathane (spelling) bushes all round, it will make a big differnce, its something ive been meaning to do for ages but havnt quite got round to it, im pretty sure Nick Read has done his, i dont know what the cost of the bushes are, but also unless you fit them your self then...

Ben after talking to a few people over the week end i think i might be better trying to source a 2.0 meganewilly bottom end and overhaull that without having to rush then use my exsisting head after whatever needs doing has been done, this way i will see much larger useable power gains, and...

go for a set of poly-urathane (spelling) bushes all round, it will make a big differnce, its something ive been meaning to do for ages but havnt quite got round to it, im pretty sure Nick Read has done his, i dont know what the cost of the bushes are, but also unless you fit them your self then...

BenR, im very keen to go ahead with the entire overhall, i will start making enguiries about bits and also maybe get a second car sorted for a month or two while its being done, a list of exactly what i need would be really usefull, lofty

BenR, im very keen to do this entire overhall, i will start making enguiries about bits and also maybe get a second car sorted for a month or two while its being done, a list of what i need would be really usefull, lofty

what benefits have you felt Jimbo? did you go for the cams as well? how much grief are the seals and bearing etc?

only other idea i had is running it on twin 45s, i would have to check to see if it can be overlooked at the MOT as i know it wont pass "officialy" but i have heard a rumour that soon there will be a live link to the DVLA so that fiddling and bodging of mixtures to get them to pass and then...

i saw (through a link on this site) a place selling competition exhausts, mils steel one box systems, i dont know how much desing and research went into these sytems, they also did tubular steel manifolds as a replacment, i dont know if the were of an easy sweep design (no sharp bends) and i...

exactly what i wanted to hear, what am i looking at in parts alone? i know roughly what the head is likley to cost but the lower stuff - guides,rings,big end bearings etc im not sure on cost and difficulty of fitting, also are the cams worth the cash? i want to get evrything done while its...

my 16v has a good clean interior, but the colour is fading from the original black a little bit, is there any way of restoring it? the main problem is its a phase 1 and the colour will run into the blue and red check if i use a treatmeant on it, but then iot the all black bolsters that are...

how special it is depends on what jets hes running on the N20, if its only 50BHP jets that it really quite special but i imagine its 100BHP jets, what ever it still must be one hell of a beast

how special it is depends on what jets hes running on the N20, if its only 50BHP jets that it really quite special but i imagine its 100BHP jets, what ever it still must be one hell of a beast

i see after market exhausts as a bit od a cop out in some way bacause at the junction of each box/font pipe its the sma ebore internaly as the OE exhaust, therefore im thinking if a larger bore system to match the ported exhaust manifold (see other post - Internal mods) so that the large bore...

im considering some moderate internal Mods to my F7P lump, consisting of ported inlet and exhaust manifolds, ported head, and fast road cams, im pretty skint so i cant afford the luxary of just send the whole car away to get it all done, so i want to idealy source the parts individualy or strip...

so the LHD Mk 2 V6 i spotted was in imposter either a body kit or simply a front end re-work? it did seem a bit odd when i saw it, i had expected to hear alot more about them before actually seeing one on the road

so the LHD Mk 2 V6 i spotted was in imposter either a body kit or simply a front end re-work? it did seem a bit odd when i saw it, i had expected to hear alot more about them before actually seeing one on the road

i paid £30ish each for my front shocks from GSF/andyspares, cant remeber what brand they were, but they are probably OE, not uprated though

it wouldnt have been standard to be able to do that, but then very few are standard these days, next time try and race it over a longer distance and it will proably go pop!! if he went to cheap way to more power

it wouldnt have been standard to be able to do that, but then very few are standard these days, next time try and race it over a longer distance and it will proably go pop!! if he went to cheap way to more power

although i couldnt attend as its 100s of miles away i would be interested to see what time Bens 16v would make? im guessing with a good start low 15s are possible,