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True most things on it are at least third hand ;-) Still 180 odd bhp 172 Cup for under £3K isn't bad going LOL Looks like I have a nice fresh engine to go in it now though so that with a few other bits should see it well into the 190's. Going to give this one a few runs around BPG and a...

Not bad for a shed ;-) Cheers M

The quality of the finished item also depends entirely on the builder. There are some very good engine builders and some very bad engine builders! Have a look at Ben/Angelworks website to see whats involved in bolting together an F4R and this is without the work involved in machining/preparing...

Number 4 isn't much better either as it took a lot of cranking to come up to that! Should be good with a fresher lump in there! Cheers M

ROFL had to be back in Cambs for 8 to entertain ;-) Mine sometime in Feb to smash Cambridge? Cheers M

It's had a cambelt fail in the past and has been badly repaired. Should be 5 - 6 bhp up on where it is at the moment. Still better power/weight ratio than an R26 at the moment LOL Cheers M

Seconded, don't worry about it! It'll be stopping the back of the block going rusty ;-) Cheers M

At 100K miles, showing compressions of (1) 170 (2) 130 (3) 180 (4) 150 with an airfilter from a Saxo VTR that I salvaged from the bin. That'd be a best of 184bhp then with three over 182bhp, best torque recorded was 156ftlb. Makes over 180bhp at 7200RPM. If I can be arsed to stick a none...

Yes, yes I did - just woke up on the Sofa. Will call you tomorrow mate. Fred - yep, you have PM. The French 'engine builders' shared some data :-) Cheers M

My current engine should be pretty fooked as its coming up to 100K and has had very infrequent oil changes judging by the marking on the cam bearings around the oil feeds - however it still doesn't use any oil. Did 3K in 3 weeks in it early December and it didn't use a drop! Likewise the 830...

Blog'll be updated in the next 30 mins or so. On the lookout for a decent, low mileage F4R at the moment to build the next lump for it! :-) Cheers M

Just drove it home after its spent a week in the workshop. Pulls right into the rev limiter on the standard cal :):):):) Spent bloody ages tinkering with cam timing and I think its worked out pretty well - we'll find out tomorrow! Cheers M

Then don't buy cheap coilovers. Decent springs and none adjustable dampers will out perform cheap shite springs and dampers any day of the week - regardless of if you have height adjustable spring platforms or not. Cheers M

I'd shy away from any plate type diff for road use. Yes we use them on the race cars and yes thats one of the reasons why they are so quick but they are an absolute s**t to deal with on a road car. A Quaife ATB type diff however can be very, very handy on the road. It needs to be specced...

90NM for bolts on road car, 105NM for studs and nuts on Clio Cup Race Cars. Cheers M

About right I'd say with the usual bits and bobs done i.e. upper and lower inlet manifold castings matched, accurate cam timing, ECU calibrated to suit etc. etc. Cheers M

Have a word with PF. 01 and 05 produce less aggressive dust than 97 in my experience. We've done 8000 race KM's on 01 and 05 and the wheels still clean up pretty well, minimal pitting from bits of pad and this is in a race enviroment. I'll dig you the source/part no out for the backing sheet...

You can order all the seals etc. from Renault. Its very easy to do. Once you have the caliper in your hand all will become clear. The pistons should come out pretty easily but if they are corroded in a grease gun on the bleed nippled works well to force the piston out. Does mean you need to...

Likelyhood is the previous poor performance would have been down to a combination of the small disc size and pad material. The extra 24mm or so of disc diameter does make a big difference! In my opinion (and lots of people will disagree with this) there should never be any grease or similar...

Nice 36! I have a bit of a soft spot for E36 M3 Saloons to be honest. With the right wheel choice and a 316i badge there's a lot of fun to be had there for less than £3K!! :-) Cheers M

In the 24 hour we ran Brembo HC discs i.e. the same as you can buy from Yozza for £109!!! Pads were PF01's and the brake fluid was AP 5.1. Lines make no difference unless you are swapping knackered ones for new ones. We run braided on track cars as it is much more resistant to damage from...

190'ish on standard inlet manifold setup assuming supporting mods such as a reasonable exhaust and induction/filtration setup. If you don't need to meet Grp N regs then 428's will be fine. Cheers M

Do you need to meet current FIA Group N Regulations? Cheers M

The Calipers we run on the current spec 24 hour car ARE road car calipers - just with the dust seals removed. They are exactly the same caliper as any 197 road car, straight out the showroom has. Pad/Disc area is fine but look at the Piston area as this is what actually does the work of getting...

Because they are an extremely cheap 2 piece bolt together design with fairly small piston area. They are designed primarily so OEM's can bolt them to otherwise mostly standard bits - they are very much a road caliper and theres a fair whack of marketing behind the decision to use them on certain...

Thing with the 406 Brembo 4 pots... and really any Brembo 4 pot of that family they aren't really very good and to be honest you'd be better off rebuilding the standard calipers with new seals and slides and running PF 97's or 01's on a decent disc. However this won't allow you to brag that...

Thats the old spec one too. The new one looks like this: It's actually an upgrade kit for the original Megane Trophy and god I want one. Britcar 24 hour outright win right there one the BPM boys have been on it ;-) Cheers M

Anything will fit anything with a big enough angle grinder and enough persistence! :-) Cheers M

The guy you want to speak to is Andy Jackson who is the Technical Support Advisor for ITG. His number is 024 7630 5386 or e-mail him andy.jackson@itgairfilters.com If they have one they'll sell it you. If they don't then its a specially produced part which are usually done on a per order basis...

We had a 182 on the fleet at my old place with 110K on it. I stuck just over 70K on a 225 Cup in under a year! Cheers M