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This is what I would expect, as said the principles behind the idea prove that spillters, under trays, diffusers and spoilers all work but race teams and manufactures spend millions in development and design on this things. There's clearly more to it then bolting on some plastic.

Find the time haha

If I was designing such a item that would be my idea of testing. Set a number of laps without it fitted to gain a average lap time and then same again with it fitted. Same track, same day and same conditions fingers crossed but guess you can always rely on british weather.

I understand the principles behind it (discoveryHD haha) but a lot of people seem to bolt things to there motors with no real evidence how it has reduced lap times etc. As the for the sexuality reference.... Team Mincing Racing says it all haha

All well and good and looks like a couple of good quality pieces of kit but do you really benefit on track with either of these? Have you carried out any lap timing with and without and noticed an average time saving across a lap? just curious

this also could look great, how good it would stand up to stone chips we'll have to see

Tbh that was my 3rd time up there too, I personally reckon there was a little more to gain from perfecting my launch technique

I've done a 14.7 at Santa Pod back in 2011 in my old 172 Clio, all to do with the launch really

You need a multimeter to check its charging not only at the battery but also at the alternator to eliminate any fault that could also lay between them. At the minute your just clutching at straws.

Looks great, wheels look bang on in that shade. Love phase 1's

See if you are getting an A/C current from the crank sensor. But strange how it starts when you lock/unlock does sound as if it could be an immobiliser issue :s

Personally unless its going to be used as an out and out track car adtwrwards I wouldn't go to the trouble of stripping. As for exhaust and filter the gains are usually minimal so depends if you can put up with the noise for 500 miles lol

Not sure what shift I'm working but I'm going to try and get there

Suspension refresh, eibach or cooksport springs on cup dampers and a good service and some ferodo ds2500 and brembo h/c's. And a good service. Be a good little car then and more then capable. As said don't bother to much with bolt bits or hunting for power. I maybe would stretch to a whiteline...

Yeah I did a trip to the ring a week after I bought it, only once ever let me down and that was a duff battery but every time I jump in it it makes me smile haha. Cheers for the pic, I'm hoping to hit the tracks this year, can't see me getting rid now, pretty much every ball joint and bushe has...

Cheers mate, still got all the receipts that I assume are from yourselves chap ;)

This is a picture of all the genuine tooling you need, I paid around 130 for mine.

As I said the dephaser shouldn't have any movement in it when you remove the belt. If it does it'll need replacing!

Nope your not actually turning the engine over, the engine will be locked at this point. This is just to tension the belt! Tbh you seriously need to look of over the manual, the f4r is very similar to the ford zetec in how you change the belt, it sounds like you may be a little out your depth...

There's a downloadable PDF somewhere for the genuine Renault manual. The only guide I know of is correct but it says pulleys don't need undoing unless you are changing the dephaser which is INCORRECT !​Also if there's any movement within the dephaser when the belt is of it needs replacing

Both the exhaust pulley and inlet dephaser need to be loosened to time the f4r up correctly. Neither the crank, exhaust or inlet are keyed (fully floating). Basically remover the dephaser, exhaust pulley and crank and de grease then refit loose so they are free to rotate. Fit new tensioner and...

Totally different tbh, the 197 I enjoyed it but for different reasons. The 197 I found easy to drive fast and installed a lot of confidence in the driver and great traction but lacked the raw feel and always felt like it could of done with a little more poke. Where as the trophy is a little...

Bloody hell, how bad is it?

Great pictures, cracking collection of cars there.

Cheers Mick

Me neither, that's what I imagined just wanted to confirm it. Cheers cheers

As above, I've been asked to stick a new belt kit and dephaser on an engine for me mates Laguna. Looking at autodata and it lists the same horseshoe as used on the f4r and crank tdc pin but doesn't mention the tool used for locking pulleys to crack them off to set timing and tension correctly...

Sounds like valve gear problem, certainly doesn't sound like a dephaser fault. If it is valve gear it'll no doubt require a top end rebuilt and cams, belts, rocker cover will all need removing so fairly labour intensive.

Any oil that's within the filter will piss out, so it'll require topping up afterwards. Personally I wouldn't have bothered changing the oil and leaving a dirty filter on.

So far there's a pair of shiney Sachs trophy dampers under there and Powerflex stabiliser haha, can't see a whole 197 fitting under there haha