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this might be a silly question, but can you measure your inlets to find out if you have a 'good un' or not? i am thinking of matched inlets, but with being a house owner now im proper strapped for cash, so spending £120+ on something that might make a tiny difference i really cant afford. if i...

With a few threads already cropping up with people having accidents, i thought id just say please go carefull guys and gals, its so easy to ditch it this time of year, sp please please drive carefull, the last thing we wanna see are more posts of iv crashed. Or worse :( Oh and also remember...

beeen like this for a while, feels the same as if i tie rod was nackered, but both rods and ends have been replaced, it tends to move left and right when accerating hard (not torque steer) and also when braking, and a nightmare when over uneaven road as it really badly steers where it wants to...

of me in my old hybrid at the ring, and also out on the road and god i forgot how lush it sounded!!!!!! please guys talk me out of buying another mk1 as a track toy lol

just discussing these with a friend and he said all graphs bhp and torque should cross at 5252 rpm, no matter what engine, is that right? this is the site he said to look at http://www.pumaracing.co.uk/POWER1.htm

had the clio on the rollers ( check : http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=377413&page=4 ) and i though id post pics of the other cars that belong to my mates my clio rover with home built 1800cc k series, but on the 1400cc map lol 124 bhp 306 gti - 6 with...

is it worth going for the Pro over the normal? Im looking at getting this soon, iv read all the good points,anyone had any bad?

they hatin.... had this in today, slammed!

right well this coming Saturday the ol' girls going on the rolling road! So place your bets now, whats she going to make? mods : Blueflame cat back stainless Miles : 123,100 as per this morning can we make this into a pole?

well i noticed this morning my cars got this missfire/stuffer under full load but only at low revs, (under 1500 revs) then it will clear, funny thing is it only does it in the 1st 3 gears, any ideas what this could be chaps? plugs and leads are around a year old so cant be them

i know its not a clio but...... we had a passat recovered into work on friday, it had snapped its cambelt. well after looking at it we have found it needs all new valves, plus rockers, plus stem seals, and of course head gasket blah blah etc stc well the parts have added upto £1200 without...

well i think its as dirty as its ever been, so on my weekend off i spent it at work :rolleyes: lol so this is how it was yesterday: oh and CS FTW! lol : I washed it yesterday, then left it in the workshop overnight to properly dry through out, and went back in...

Sorry mate i was in a world of my own! Heard ya beep and managed to beep back but not sure if ya heard me lol

Here is a few iv taken over the weekend, now i know when i usully put vids up most people say thats a bit slow over 80, and yes it is compared to most vid's on here as most people who post vids have modded clio's so please bear in mind that mine: A - is standard bar a cat back exhaust(which will...

http://www.renaultsport.co.uk/roadcars/meganer26r/videos/video2.asp :eek: fast! And it was a full lap not BTG

with the Renault Avantine(sp?) feature last night Now i know that feature all wasnt truthfull, but it made me think about how much they had to spend to get the more performance. Iv always had the idea of small things make the biggest difference, for example the exhaust system on my old...

http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-uk/www/cars/RENAULT/Ne-2-4-5-6-7-8-27-44-49-53-61-64-67-103-133-146-236,N-19-240-4294967142/advert.action?R=200839319770875&distance=83&postcode=sn160bx&channel=CARS&make=RENAULT&model=&min_pr=&max_pr=5000&max_mileage= :rasp: :rolleyes:

i stopped a big row of traffic to let you over that roundabout and into the NEC mate it doesnt take much effort to say thank you! But no i get ignored thanks for that :rolleyes: Black 05 reg 182 with rear tints dark grey twin stripes over it , and a pair of black led rear lights

can anyone tell me what this part number is? 60 00 073 512 its on a wishbone but i dont know what model or what side ta

coming out of tesco's just driving past my work (the VW garage) blue, couldnt see a tailpipe but sounded fruity so im guessing stelth exhaust, driven by a young lady

Well as iv had two valver's, a hybrid and now a 172 i thought id give my 10p's worth on them Im going to compare my hybrid to my ph1 172, and im not taking any other cars into consideration here, just comaring these two( so no comparing to tyre r's, cups or 182's lol) Miles covered inthe...

just trying to work a few things out chaps,now if i was to put my car up for sale,would anyone be interested? i think most of you guys know the details, id need about £2100? I didnt want to start a for sale thread as im not really selling it as yet,but im desperatly trying to sort a few things...

gave her a wash today, full fluid and pressure check, and few more bits n pieces and i realised iv not posted any pics in months, so here ya go note nice un tatty steering wheel Note the colour of my wheels, i chose a slightly darker silver, makes it look different,but...

Bear with me here lol I was thinking is there anything thats easiely changed to help mpg? any sensors that duely effect consumption? (ie coolant temp sensor or lambda probe etc?) If there is anything that can be changed that can help then i think this could be a helpfull thread

Has anyone got the part numbers for cambelt and aux belt kits for my ph1 172? Cheers chaps :approve:

my latest write up and some free publicity for ya http://www.performancecarmagazine.co.uk/longtermeritem.asp?longtermerID=63

here is last months report i did for PC magazine, look at the bottom picture and see the state of my roof! lol http://www.performancecarmagazine.co.uk/longtermeritem.asp?longtermerID=44 i am embarrased :o

Iv had a vibration/judder from my 172 for a while now, mainly when turning, or over rough ground, there would be a nasty judder through the steering wheel, really put you off driving,and also when staionary would make a cracking noise, not too far from the noise the top mounts make, well i did...

Mine 2001 120,271 Next....... *please note* Only ph1 172's ,no 1.2 lookalike/fiberglass wide arch rubbish, i.e. the Proper one, the Fastest one, the one that makes us think blue dashboards actually look good :S lol Sorry chaps couldnt resist it ;)

ok guys iv fitted my HID to my ph1 this morning but when i switch the light on they dont come on? there is a good earth and live at the ballast but still nothing? any ideas?