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Try the old line about it being safer cos you can overtake and get out of trouble quicker.

Yeah the phones been off the hook as Tim Westwood might say. I thought I would have been in the first shot where she walked down the line of cars introducing it as Run WHat You Brung, cos I remember seeing her doing the walk-past as I was sitting there with the engine running. Looks like it...

Yeah Juss why dont you organise something down your way!

BTW panel filters are a piece of cake to fit and will probably work better than an induction kit in a cramped engine bay.

Have you emailed Jas? Sometimes memberships take a bit of time cos the post is collected once a week so it can seem like quite a long time between posting and getting membership back , if you time it wrong!

Phil, once its done Ill be glad to take anyone for a spin. 50p a go. Nick, theres nothing I like more than seeing a Scooby or Cossie getting caned by a 15 year old Renault 5, and only a 1.4 pushrod lump at that. Im no expert on 5s or turbos in general (although Im gonna have to start learning...

Well Ill have to see how we go. On my 215 rubber Ive got about as much traction as I can realistically use on a valver. Any more and id be really straining the transmission, if rather than spinning up, it actually gripped! I was thinking seriously about putting 17s on instead of my 18s but...

BTW my research leads me to believe that you really want to go for throttle bodies to extract the most benefit from the 285s. 270 are a nice fast road cam, not huge power but not too lumpy under normal driving either, power band stays roughly the same, there;s just more there when you put your...

The ones I did have which were part of the Stage 2 Hill Power head were Piper 270s. They are actually a lesser duration, around 255-260 I think, but thats the piper name for the mild fast road cams. The next ones up are the 285s which actually have a duration of around 276 I think, what they...

Well Ill have to see how we go. On my 215 rubber Ive got about as much traction as I can realistically use on a valver. Any more and id be really straining the transmission, if rather than spinning up, it actually gripped! I was thinking seriously about putting 17s on instead of my 18s but...

Just off the top of my head Id say with 2.0 bottom, 1.8 head with 285s youd be seeing a solid 165bhp, a tidy increase over the piddly 137 standard of a 1.8. I chucked all the details away, but I just rang around loads of scrappies and tuners to see what they had lying around, Willy pistons...

Demon Tweeks have them but I dont know about black...and I reckon they look hot on the right car.

Rockport - it took a bit of a while to get used to how you drive with a turbo, not having to keep it on the boil like in a Valver. You can floor it and it will go in any gear, on the open road you can leave it in 4th and it will pull. But it seems that you only really get a little lag if youre...

Bring it on TB1! Im sure Harvey has spent 10-12k on his Scoob, good luck to him. But what you gotta realise is that anyone with a turbo Clio can now do the exact same mods as the 2.0 turbo 4wd boys have. 240bhp is the standard, everyday power. For special occasions there is plenty more to come...

Rockport - it took a bit of a while to get used to how you drive with a turbo, not having to keep it on the boil like in a Valver. You can floor it and it will go in any gear, on the open road you can leave it in 4th and it will pull. But it seems that you only really get a little lag if youre...

Bring it on TB1! Im sure Harvey has spent 10-12k on his Scoob, good luck to him. But what you gotta realise is that anyone with a turbo Clio can now do the exact same mods as the 2.0 turbo 4wd boys have. 240bhp is the standard, everyday power. For special occasions there is plenty more to come...

Theres only one word for BBs new Clio Turbo - mental! For those of you who dont know, its a turbo conversion of the F7P 1.8 16v lump, out of the Clio 16v. There are two versions, firstly, low pressure which is done to a standard engine and will put out around 200bhp max. The second version is...

Theres only one word for BBs new Clio Turbo - mental! For those of you who dont know, its a turbo conversion of the F7P 1.8 16v lump, out of the Clio 16v. There are two versions, firstly, low pressure which is done to a standard engine and will put out around 200bhp max. The second version is...

OK I think the Chronos are the ladies choice so Ill have to go for them. Now just got to find a buyer for my 18s.

OK I think the Chronos are the ladies choice so Ill have to go for them. Now just got to find a buyer for my 18s.

Yeah thats what I kind of meant by the thing about engines varying slightly. Theyre all different so just get it running right and youre about there.

Id say both Jimbo. I had this exact dilemma a few weeks ago and the more you think of it, the more you cant just do one and then the other. I came up with a tidy spec which was 1.8 Stage 2 head with Piper 285 cams (for a Willy), and 2.0 bottom end. Can be had for well under a grand if you know...

Slayer you clearly have never even been on a track day. YOu obviously havent the faintest clue about driving a car hard. Just stick to what you know - wafting about in your big blue barge. If you havent put any strain on your car after a hard track session, then its cos you drive like a...

Well now Im more confused than ever. Chuckie - Im onto Plan C with the engine. Turbo - blown all four pistons so might as well go low compression.

Oh no, I wouldnt say Ive ever been unhappy with my nitrous. But then I started off on a 60 jetting. A 25 shot isnt gonna do much really - if you think about it thats only another 6 hp per cylinder. The serious torque comes when you start running 50-100 shots on a controller.

Well now Im more confused than ever. Chuckie - Im onto Plan C with the engine. Turbo - blown all four pistons so might as well go low compression.

Oh no, I wouldnt say Ive ever been unhappy with my nitrous. But then I started off on a 60 jetting. A 25 shot isnt gonna do much really - if you think about it thats only another 6 hp per cylinder. The serious torque comes when you start running 50-100 shots on a controller.

Steve, running rich or lean will rob power, the further out you go, the more you lose. As a basic rule of thumb for best power and economy you need to be at the stoichiometric ratio, 14.7:1. However different engines vary from this slightly and it tends to be that most engines will make full...

Yeah thats a good call Jon, the thing about track days is theyre great fun, but apart from the initial cost which is £100-£200, then youve got to look at the wear and tear. There is virtually no hidden cost to 1/4 miling. Only the petrol, £20 to cover entry and race fee and thats it. About the...

The thing is that the new silver Super Ls look better than the dark ones I think. Not that the originals didnt look good, but the lighter shade looks better.