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I currently have conti sport contact 2's on the rear and pirelli p-zero's on the front
I hate the pirelli - they just don't grip - love conti's had them on every car i've owned for last 5+ years
But they are expensive
I might give hankook v12's a go
Is 205/45/16 perfectly...
Jamie - because you can rip the end of the filter clean off (it's thin tin, not designed to be used to wrench the damn thing off) and you can hit the thread in the middle and damage that
It's a proper s**t way of doing it - if you need to save £4 on buying a wrench you shouldn't own a fast car!
Every time I read someone saying "ram a screw driver through it and turn" I cringe
The amount of people i've seen do this and then turning just rips the end of the filter off and then leaves you half a filter stuck to your engine that you can't get off!
They're supposed to only be on hand...
Depends how anal you are - my engine is covered in a painted plastic cover, my induction air box is plastic, the standard induction pipes are plastic, all the bottles are plastic and fuse boxes etc...
The only belt on show is the alternator belt and funnily enough I don't clean that
It works...
Back when I used to clean the hell out of my car I used a product called CD2 engine detailer
It's fantastic - 2 tins
One you spray on and leave - it's like a degreasant. Then you jet wash it off
Then leave engine running till it's dry and then spray on the 2nd can - which is like a lacquer
Then...
Ring motorsportworld - the guy there was massively helpful when I ordered mine
He rang whiteline to confirm it was in stock - I placed the order on the website - he gave me a discount - and it arrived very next day!
Ahhh good old Lad motorsport
I remember the guy on 106owners who paid a fortune for there 150 conversion on his gti - which amusingly made about 151bhp on their rollers
Then he ran it on one of our rolling road days and it made 119bhp - less than standard
A good look at the engine showed...
Check out the yongnuo flashes on ebay
They're reviewed here - http://speedlights.net/
Just as good as the canon stuff but 1/3rd of the price - if you're starting up with flash photography DEFINATLY the way to go
The yn-468 has a digi display and the same power as a 430Ex II but its £85...
That's all standard renault stuff
Mine was the same
I think the bottom 2 lines (22nd january 2002) will have been when the ecu was first loaded with program
The top one (5th may 2002) will have been when they put it in your car and loaded the map/settings specific for your car
There's something a bit weird with my throttle pedal
It's smooth 90% of the way down - but when you get to 10mm from the carpet it hits resistance and you have to really push it to go past that point
Like a lump - it's really hard to explain
I made a video of it on my iPhone that i'll...
Follow up from this
I had a visual look around the beam and couldn't see anything bent - but then last weekend I fitted new rear brake discs and pads
The passenger brake disc was catching on the back of the hub - which makes me think the guy was right and it is bent
But I think it's the stub...
If you're just starting out have you considered a strobist setup?
A speedlite, umbrella soft box and light stand can be had for a fraction of the cost of studio lighting
There are some cracking "cheap" remote triggers available as well that I use
And the advantage is it all runs on batteries...
That mequiars plastic X stuff is utterly shite
Tried it on my headlights as they're as bad as yours
They make the plastic nice and shiney - but they dont remove the hazing
Sand down with some 3000grit or 2500/2000 if the 3000 doesn't work - then polish back up
The meguiars plastic x stuff is...