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sorry mate - I thought you meant you had a 1.4. I know it doesn't seem likely but headwork can release about 15bhp on these engines alone according to people I have spoken to and when combined with the other mods it can give significant power increases - so I've been told anyway.

I would just need to save up some £££ now :( I believe that what you mentioned is good for about 110-120 but a 1.6 bottom end should be good for another 10hp i'm hoping.

Yeah, makes a nice change having someone close as I'm in Edinburgh. Could you PM (if you don't mind) roughly what he is charging you mate as I am waiting to hear back from him about the sort of cost the headwork would be. If I were to put a 1.6BE, throttle bodies, chipped, cams and headwork...

Thanks mate. I've PM'd ChrisH already and just haven't got round to sending him another one to get a quote for how much the work would cost. He is just about 50 minutes from where I live anyway so that would be usefull. I would probably rather have chris do the headwork as he would know...

Fair enough then - I stand corrected. I thought there wasn't really any way of telling. I would have declared the chip to my insurance as I know they can check them though.

I know you should and I have all mods etc on my car declared but do you think an insurance assesor is going to take the engine to pieces to check if it's been modified internally and even if he does do you think he will be able to tell as from what I have heard on here unless you know the...

But what if they are all internal mods that you can't tell are there ;)

Yeah the thing is though that youre car has had loads of body mods where as mine hasn't got any mods reall apart from alloys and an exhaust - so it would probably be cheaper to buy a 16v. The reason I was considering the 1.4 tuning was simply that insurance would be cheaper than a 16v or and...

When you say the mounts are the same is that for a 1.8 16v or 1.8 RSi? or both? If the mounts are the same then what needs changing? I believe the driveshafts shoudl be the same if it's an RSi and that the suspension should be OK but could possibly do with higher poundage springs. I've also...

Yeah I know mate - I had a few posts in it myself but it didn't really answer the questions I have listed above. P.S 1000 Posts ;)

I am now considering this as the best option all round for insurance etc and just had a few questions. I believe that the engine is good for about 110-120BHP with headwork, cams, laguna throttle bodies and chipped (maybe some other stuff but I can't remember LOL) I believe that the headwork...

How much would a garage charge to remove my current aftermarket exhaust and decat and refit the original exhaust and cat? I would normally do it myself but I might need it done by the end of next week and I just don't have any time to do it. Thanks.

I've been e-mailing him again and he says payment would have to be made before collection as it would be a couple of weeks before I could get down there to pick it up. I really don't know what to do as it looks and sounds in good condition but you never know for suretill you see it. If he had...

I've now gone through my finances and it wouldn't actually cost me that much extra buy/run/insure the valver compared to my RT so I think I may bid on it. I'll not pay till I have viewed and check the car though - I wouldn't be able to insure it until December though :( - it would be torture...

OK, I wasn't sure if it was only the seller that had the right not to sell if the reserve isn't met. What do you think then - should I or shouldn't I? I can't decide LOL.

The car I was looking at BTW was this one here: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1996-RENAULT-CLIO-16V-RED_W0QQitemZ4587541853QQcategoryZ9861QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem But as I can't go and see it first I think i'll play it safe and not bid. Does anyone know - if an item on ebay doesn't meet...

Yeah mate - there's a few of them about/

It could be your exhaust mate. On my Mk1 (1.4RT) my exhasut sometime catches on the gear linkage and it can be felt through there and it can be heard hitting the heatshield sometimes. I just need to find time to adjust the exhaust on mine as it's a reasonably easy fix - don't know if this...

WTF is that all about?

try bell.co.uk mate - they have been the best for me by far.

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midge - I tought of that before but I've had no one respond http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=101536 Daz - I do agree TBH mate and I'm starting to think I might just hang on to what I've got until next summer and change then.

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I know people keep saying to get one for around £1000 is aksing for trouble but the one I am looking at is on an auction site so the usual valuations don't apply so much TBH. The guy said he would sell it outside the auction for £1500 but I can't afford that and I do't think the auction will...

£1350!!! how did you manage that? I'm maybe selling mine (in the for sale section) but am only asking £1000 with the mods. When I looked at yours I was tight for cash anyway and I just didn't get a great feeling about the car TBH. As for the valver I can see what you mean but I think (from...

I'm in Edinburgh mate and I'm looking at £1000 max and I don't even know if I can afford that LOL. Where are you based and how much are you wanting for you car? What year, milage etc is it?

Yeah I know what you mean. The thing is that if I bought it on the auction I wouldn't be paying for it till I got there and if it wasn't as described I would just refuse to pay. That's also the reason I was checking in another thread to see if anyone nearby would be able to have a quick look...

The one I am considering is actually on an auction website online but unfortunately that means I might not be able to see the car before buying as it's a bit far away which could be another problem. It sounds quite good thought so I'll just keep an eye on it and see what happens.

It's also had new pads and discs all round a few months ago and it's on pretty much new tryes so hopefully that would mean that most of the usual wear and tear parts have been done.

Yeah I would hope to do most of the servicing myself TBH. As for the cost of parts I'm hoping it wouldn't be too bad as a lot of work appears to have been done to the car and it recently had a new clutch, alternator, wheel bearings, timing belt, exhaust and engine mounts. The car is on about...