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I've not forgotten to have a measure up mate. Just been flat out at work which is where the steering rack is! @CamMoreRon

Have a look at some of the plenums on reveries website. That'll give you an idea of the sizes and volumes.

The plenum cover sides are physically to close to the bell mouths mate, so a spacer wouldn't improve things in that respect.

Try ferodo ds11.1. They've had great reviews on here. @G 172 is a trader on here who will be able to supply the pads. He may also have some alternative suggestions on pad compounds to try.

In my opinion yes. Having owned one and taken it apart you can see where the compromises are in the design. Don't get me wrong I'm not slating the rs2 as I genuinely think it does good things for the f4r as its optimised for the standard engine and the engine bay of the Clio, but I think an...

Ah makes sense now then!

Ok so now I'm confused! Lol! Thought you'd posted earlier that mikes made 149lb/ft on 438's and itbs? I imagine the reason he couldn't get past was due to the torque delivery of the rs2. If they had more plenum volume and more space around the bell mouths they'd make a very interesting...

It would still make me cry with those torque figures and itbs! Lol

Who me? James? Or both! Lol

Ouch!!!! I was expecting a significantly higher figure than that for a atf figure!

Atw figures yeah?

Well you guessed right tbf mate!! Although the majority of these things are educated guesses/common sense, as you can never 100% say what happened to cause the failure as you only see the aftermath. Don't be fooled by anyone who says they know it all as they're liars as you've unfortunately...

What was the torque figures like between the 2 dan?

And it's set to get even lighter with a touch more hp. 50hp minimum to be more precise. Lol

Lol and the rest tony! Sustained high rpm combined with engine harmonics that aren't suited/matched to that kind of rpm = that as the end result. That's why most race engines are balanced very accurately. I don't think the high piston speeds help a great deal either on the f4r's to minimise the...

Horses for courses mate. Plus there's a lot of variables. Weight being one of the biggest. My cup is standard 172 power but it out runs a lot of stuff on track because it weighs as much as an empty packet of fags. I know chip commented on how well your car responded as well. Let's be honest...

How often do you rev to 7850 though? Keep in mind that if it makes more torque lower down on retimed oe cams you won't need to rev the b****cks off it to get it to make progress.

Just run it on the oe cams retimed by Mike Woodford. That's all I was going to do when I had one. He's getting good gains out of the rs2 now.

No problem at all mate. I'll have a measure up later on for you buddy.

By the time the oil temp has started to rise it's game over mate as the bearing has already spun and destroyed the crank and rod bearings closely followed by blueing the conrods.

Width of rack gear is 574mm long. That measurement is taken from end to end where the steering arms screw on to. If you need anything else measuring just let me know. @CamMoreRon

Sound! I'll get it measured and report back later.

I'd say that's for the entire car and engine wiring loom Dave, as I know pete had it all ripped out and started from the beginning.

Looking at some of those prices you've been charged, you could've saved yourself a whole lot of cash if you'd sourced them yourself tbh. I can get the Pistons and rods as a package for £600 delivered to your door for instance. I'm not trying to rub salt in the wound either pete, just showing it...

Just to put it into context the engine I'm building for myself will have cost me no more than £2.5 k mate and that includes a mappable ecu. Power *should* be in the region of 230hp.

Just a few tweaks/adjustments mate.:wink:

It's in a completely stripped down state fella! Lol! The steering arms are off, the casings separate and the main steering shaft is out! Lol

£5.8k?! Ouch! That's gotta hurt pete.

I can't measure the ball joint centre to centre as I don't have the cup steering arms though mate. I'll try and get the other measurements tonight for you

No mate the bumper will be still held secure by the teeth in the wings. It's also bolted on at the front on the slam panel and underneath to the subframe.