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Easy to do...even easier if you had a torsion bar like a clio...but easy. You'll probably be about 25quid in tools doing it yourself but well worth it...paying to have it lowered is a waste of money and doing it yourself you'll know its right.

Doubt it'd be noticebaly much more harsh than the 45's already on...I'd be more concerned about it looking shite TBH as 172 have tons of arch clearance as is!

Bang for buck get cams fitted and a hillpower chip or williams front track

Easy enough. Just engine (inc exhaust manifold), box, ecu, loom, 16v mounts, 16v shafts, dash with rev counter/speedo that'll keep up and suitable suspension (either uprated 1.2 gear or 16v shocks/springs and hub carriers)...oh and fit an anti roll bar as hers will be missing one. Plug and...

Do your trousers have deep pockets?

LOL I'll need to get it first...i have a part number for it off an audi/vw so thats a start.

No, its just a normal one - looks identical to the std 3bar item but runs at 4.

^^ or the addresses of some vw/audi forums would also be great.

I want to increase the pressure in my fuel rail and i've found a replacement FPR that runs at 4bar - can someone tell me if the fuel rail be able to handle this (mines a plastic item)? Also does anyone have access to a VW parts system? I need to see what car a particular part belongs to given...

mk1 1.4rt IMO...reckon its about the best seller, is still reasonably nippy by todays stds, reliable, good vfm etc...

Ha-ha - you reckon?!

It depends really. On a mk1 non-16v, -35mm springs and standard shocks will last as long as OE springs...lower than that and yes, the standard shocks will go. With 16v shocks you can fit any spring and they'll be fine...

Yes, 2 springs at front and torsion bar at the rear...theres a guide somewhere on here on how to adjust it. Problems after 12 months - why do you say that? There shouldn't be...

Sounds like the bolt that holds it to the column has somehow come loose then. Remove the airbag and tighten it...torx bolt IIRC.

I'd say it the IK. Alternatively, the tape that gets wrapped around the plastic wire tubing sometimes solidies over time and makes that noise when disturbed (like reving/airflow)...i've had that before.

Can think what that'd be as theres no pipes that'd make that noise! Do you both have induction kits?

Excellent - a trip to b&q later i think.... Cheers!

^ How old?

Away to lower my clio (again) this weekend and i'll need to build up a torsion bar extractor using a nut/bolt/socket. Can anyone remember what size of bolt i need to screw into the torsion bar) as i've forgotten from last time? ta.

Had it been a 1.4 or phase 1/2 1.2 i'd have said avoid as it defo looses power. However on your engine things are different. You won't get any loss on your engine as theres loads of space round the engine for hot air to escape too...the IK also sits off to the side of the engine not directly...

Thought you were selling to save money!

Slap a 1.4 engine in - buy one for 50quid and a couple of hundred to bang it in. Thats an extra 20bhp for less than you'd spend on a set of alloys.

Ha - it was warm yesterday but not that warm!

Even better if hes close to you then! :-) I'm up in Aberdeen and am away to send a 1.2 head down for him to work some magic on...should be good!

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Is the cambelt due? I'd just run it tbh - if it goes bang a new engine is only 150quid max and fitting a couple of hundred. I'll also have a spare cylinder head with cam available in the next few weeks if worst comes to the worst...

Do you have 16v arches or 195/45/15 tyres? if not you might have problems as 40mm 16v springs equate to 60mm RT springs.

Thats the 1.4/1.2 energy engine IK...you'll be able to and it'll be 90% the cost of the entire kit. Why bother tho - theres heaps on ebay that are cheap...get one of those and a cleaning kit for a tenner...

I answered most of this in your other thread mate. No point doing cam and 1.8 TB without headwork as the greatest gain will come from the headwork and since the head needs to come off anyway to fit a cam, you may as well do everything in one go. As i said, speak to Chris H as he won't charge...

No serve light on mk1