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well, the old exhaust has been makin a stoopid sound for a while now. (not 4k rattle). more of a vibrating sound. We came to the conclusion it was prob the heat shield been bent and was vibrating against the exhaust, as it only did it when goin leftish on the motorway or when accelleratin...
???? well?
ive been thinkin about it for a few days now, after lookin at some pics of my cup and other peeps cars. and just dont think the BACK of the car looks a agressive/sporty/sexy?? as the rest of the car. how can i explain it? its like, the front.... is, well, Mean AS!! and sits quite...
Well i know it hasnt but......Well ive now only noticed this since ive had the car back from service?!
When brakin (especially at high speeds) it seems to not slow as much, and when i press even harder (to the point where it would normally lock up) she continues slower all be it at a slightly...
down to?!?!?!?!?!
the knockin when wheel spinning???
it doesnt always happen, only when its just tryin to get grip when wheel spinning, (prolonged spiinin?)
I know alot of us (mayb all) have had it...so what dya reckon!? did nebody work it out in the end, some peeps said it supposeta be...
Ok sincve my service my av mpg has been shockin!!! (altho i havent looked for a month or so, so o it may have nbeen like this).
If i reset it and give her a litle thrash ill get 14mpg!!!! and its not hard drivin.
earlier, i reset it when drivin up to nicks, only down backstreets, aso lots...
with this weather??
I havent checked mine in ages, but checked it tonite, (service was the other day) and she was 20.1!!!!!! i reset it, (did have a little thrash) and its 19.1!!!!!!!!! wtf!!!! its neva been that low! and i drive her hard!
after the service?? the cup had its first 12k service the other day, and after all the peeps ive heard sayin....my car feels sooo much more responsive blah blah blah, mine feels no diff, in fact im sure it may feel a bit sluggish!!! altho this may be in my head, as not only does she spin when...
Ok got my car back from renault today! it was good news for all you who know about the goins on, (ill post later) was chattin to the geezer about the renaultsport megane and we got on to servicin, i asked about how much my first one was gonna be, he said u aint due for a while, its 16k miles or...
Guys i need some advice urgently.
On my way down to Herne Bay bout an hour ago, car felt a bit sluggish but didnt think anything of it, humming along in 4th, went up to about 4k beofre i shifted up to 5th.......as i looked behind i saw a huge white bluie cloud of smoked billowin from the back...
Well the sun was out, and i was bored sooo i decided to put my 16s on for a while and have a run about to se for any diff. (as some of you may have seen from my post in the pics forum ive been runnin 17s for a while now).
Anyway after unstickin the front passenger wheel which decided to rust...
Anyone noticed a drop in acceleration on the clock top end now your on 17s. ive been n em a while, and she feels as quick as norm (i know se will be a tad slower) but whereas b4 it would scream to 125-130ish and then slowy go to 140, she seems to stop at 120!! then rise slowly, the weird thing...
Tonight!! it must be the drop in temp, shes been runnin a bit rough with all the weather, it was readin 29-31 at about 7.30 when on my way down to canterbury tonite, but on the way back to london just now it was bout 20-22 and she felt soooooo much more alive, i wanted to take the long way home...
Ok had the rattle, its been repaired, done and dusted quite a while ago, but now im gettin a diff noise from the centre sect, real hard to explain. it kinda creaks when goin round corners (if i have the windows down and its a quiet road) and if i switch off after a thrash and i listen theres a...
Just read a copy of Car Conversions in Smiths!
battle of the tuned monsters!!! about 30 cars in all, all tuned versions of the norm hot hatch/beast.
They narrowed in down to the finallists, a modded evo, that (waspy) elise, Some companies RS focus, a CTR, alfa 147 with turbo conversion, and...
i spose u guys have seen these, what ya think??
http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=1014&pic=1http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=1014&pic=1
HEY THEY FINALLY GOT EM SORTED! PICS (DONT KNOW IF YOUVE SEEN EM)
£600 MARK
http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/cliosport/file.php?image=1058950640__carbon_bonnet_1.jpghttp://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/cliosport/file.php?image=1058950714__carbon_bonnet_2.jpg
Maybe a bit pricey but looks like awesome quality!
Ok guys, need some help here.
My windscreen got a crack in it on the weekend, and its grown into one huuuuuge biatch! (not literally)
Anyway im gettin it repaired sooner rather than later. Anyway the prob im havin is about the actual windcreen. Autoglass asked whether it has a green tinge and i...
HEY GUYS, AND MODERATORS! SORRY I KNOW THIS IS IN THE WRONG TOPIC, BUT I KNOW SOME PEEPS FORGET TO CHECK MEETINGS AND EVENTS! SO IF YOU COULD LEAVE IT IN HERE FOR A FEW HOURS THATD BE GR8!
JUST SO YOU LOT DONT FORGET! THE MEETING IS THIS SUNDAY!!
SEE THE OTHER ** SEMI OFFICIAL BLUEWATER...
one of me mates is finally seein sense and thinkin of gettin a valver!!! BUT its his first car, and will have only just passed his test! doh! but! hes 21! so what do we reckon!?!?! he should get insured hey? any recommendations?
Cheers
Dan
ok guys, i know there are quitr a few sets rollin around, but which ones do we recommend??? for a (near) CUP racer look, but not so much as i still need to drive it on roads. and need some comfort too!
Thanks
Dan
Ok guys the 17s have been on a few weeks now, and here are my conclusions!
Im runnin Superleggaras, with A539 205s. Grip in the wet is sh*t, but in the dry is awesome!
Acceleration hasnt been affected, (well not noticably anyway) i can still keep up with all the cars i did before.
So i was quite...