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You dork knowing about the strengthening patterns! It would be possible to have a R19 Williams turbo. Obviously it wouldnt be a factory option though. Plenty of 19s with Willy engines and they can be turbocharged.

hehe too bad for the coppers then, I just got back and there was no trouble at all. They blocked one end of the seafront for a bit but we just went somewhere else, and had a great evening out - 38 or 39 cars in all.

I was caning down the M1 from Leicester to the M25 just after lunchtime. I dont think you would have mistook my wheels though...

Looked at the 172 graph. It seems straightforward enough, assuming that both tests were done under the same conditions, the absolute accuracy of bhp doesnt matter, as long as the before and after conditions were the same. Anyway - if you look closely at the graph, firstly the improvement in...

Good result Kelly, sounds almost right for a standard Willy.

Dont know the ratios but I can give you the speeds in each gear at different revs. Youll need to adjust for the difference between the 215/35/18s Im on at the moment and the 185/55/15s it should be on. Ill try and have a go tomorrow. Speeds at each 1000rpm ok, up to say 6 or 7k?

Well Im back now. All I can say is Southend was mental. 38 or 39 Clios at one stage, I had to block the roundabout to get all of us through and along the seafront in one line, then we couldnt even get a parking space cos all the day trippers were still there! We went further down and found a...

So the question is then Joe, regardless of whether you get the mods done soon, when are you coming quarter miling and see how your theory works out in practice?

Well while I was getting the Willy gearbox in I got my flywheel done by a bloke near me £80. He took a kg off it which is about 20% of the original weight, all round the edge as well where it counts. It does seem to rev up and down a lot quicker than before, very slightly prone to stalling...

Yeah the thing is Im short on cash and can only afford the respray so all the donkey work Im doing myself. And Wongy the idea is I want something no one else has got. I had some mental ideas when I was on holiday and it will look mean once its done. Think along the lines of an Elise style...

hehe I had you down as a toff anyway mate! What Im saying is that yes a track day is a good all round test but it is not the be all and end all, as I proved when an M Coupe couldnt keep the pace with me on the track. I honestly think that track driving is so much about an individual drivers...

BTW GR why dont you just get a lift down anyway?

hehe nice one Ben, that is dedication for you! Lets hope it doesnt rain mate... Ill text you tonight then youll know my number. Call whenever you want, Im out all day from 7am - gotta head up to Hill Power for 10, then down to the rolling road day in Cheltenham, then back to Southend, get...

hehe I had you down as a toff anyway mate! What Im saying is that yes a track day is a good all round test but it is not the be all and end all, as I proved when an M Coupe couldnt keep the pace with me on the track. I honestly think that track driving is so much about an individual drivers...

BTW GR why dont you just get a lift down anyway?

hehe nice one Ben, that is dedication for you! Lets hope it doesnt rain mate... Ill text you tonight then youll know my number. Call whenever you want, Im out all day from 7am - gotta head up to Hill Power for 10, then down to the rolling road day in Cheltenham, then back to Southend, get...

Right, Im just back off holiday and then going to Hill Power, the rolling road day and the Southend meet tomorrow! But then Ive got two weeks to get the mean machine ready for the Donny South show. Now my bumper and bonnet are covered in stone chips and I reckon I can bag a front end respray...

Well you should give it a try. Remote filters can work and youll certainly have a better cold feed. Whether this will outweigh any disadvantage you may get from the length of the inlet tract (on a 16v the filter is normally bolted direct to the throttle body), I dont know. Try it and see? Thats...

If youre going for a factory look with the edges of the mesh behind a panel so it looks all flush, you need to use a hot glue gun to keep it in place. Unless you have a ledge there already to rest it on. You can use self tapping screws if your bumper is thick enough. Dont use silicone sealant...

Well if you want to test power/acceleration/speed etc, the best way is the old favourite, the standing 1/4 mile. Which lots of us do. You do get drivers (of other cars, not Clios) who are what I call track day toffs - usually have a subscription to Evo and believe that only track time can prove...