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well on a standard-ish engine there is no need from an acceleration point of view to go above 7000rpm (i used to find mine dropped off at about 6800rpm so i changed around then) with a raised limiter 7600rpm will be fine but id only be using it when really going for it in first and 2nd gear and...
i wouldnt be paying any more than 2 hours labour so £70 max, i can do them in an hour without ramps! u dont even need to take the bloddy back wheels off!
and yes you will need the tracking done or it will go thru tyres quicker.
from memory VVT disengages like i said at 7200rpm or there abouts to protect the pistons as the standard ones cant handle prolongued use above that level!
people just get more confidence when they get their springs changed to something stiffer, the pace i can hold in bends in my girlfriends standard 1.6 16v is nearly what i can do in the dci and thats just because she has cheap tyres and i have T1-R's all round. they handle well as standard they...
nearly ;)...
Authentique is the bottom of the range one, avoid that, dont even know if you can get a dci in that actually.
Privelidge is a pretty low speced one too never really saw one up close to look at one.
Expression has the electric mirrors, CD player after a certain year, wheeltrims...
rubber mounts are there to absorb vibration, you have removed one and replaced it with something that doesnt absorb it as well, you will get more vibration at idle and when driving.
better of just replacing them with a new genuine renault one every once in a while
ok so converting to diesel apart from the cost involoved will half your fuel bills but you wont benefit from the £35 a year road tax or cheap insurance?
ive read some s**t on this forum but never this bad