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mark 1 for the win, read the whole article,
and i qoute ' bottom line is the williams retains it hot hatch crown'
oh yeah!lol
all in all a quality publication, bin a while since i read a mag cover to cover in one sitting and thats what i just did, muchos impressed!
yeah at the fly matey, i want 250 really for the limit of the chip but thats at 15.5psi and i only ran it to 6000rpm at 12psi on the RR so fingers crossed for the next one!
erm, the standard box probably wont last very long, the cars history has 2 reciepts for brand new boxes in it, and this...
very nice mate, and lymm eh? i was back home at my parent in appleton thorn today, just up the road! how long u had the car as i cant say i've ever seen it and used to frequent lymm a few year ago before i moved to sheffield
bloody hell, what tyre fitment is that as thats flippin pricey! last set of eagle f1 in 195/50 r15 flavour i bought were 190 quid for all four corners fitted balanced and inc vat
sounds like a rod through the block mate, kippered engine am afraid, but as said easy to source and fit a direct replacement if your handy with a spanner
yes mate, i have a full spec if you like, and it was rr'd couple of weeks ago at 228bhp and 202lbft of torque at 12psi which tbh am not that happy with having pretty much rebuilt the entire car over last year on my drive, lol
spec
Xeros Turbo Spec
Engine
F7P 1.8 Litre 16-Valve...
Just refound the forums so thought i'd post a few up to date pics of the clio as it stands now, this was at Chatsworth house in Derbyshire, its on my daily commute to work, not that the damn clio sees that very often!
Older pics:
same location but taken in oct last...
Not been on here for well over a year now, since then i have bought the xeros grey clio turbo that was doing the rounds here in the early noughties, couple of lads called mat owned it before me.
i have since blown various bits of it up no less than 3 times due to past issues with the car i...
k tec are plannin to do a £2000 do it yourself kit for f7p and f7r valver n williams engines, moneys in the savings waiting for that one!! 200 bhp straight from standard!
From one problem to the next!when i got my car i realsied it had a loose steering rack and that it was missing the two top mounting bolts that hold the rack on as such there was loads of play in the steering.
having replaced the bolts today its made very little difference to be honest, n the...
From one problem to the next!when i got my car i realsied it had a loose steering rack and that it was missing the two top mounting bolts that hold the rack on as such there was loads of play in the steering.
having replaced the bolts today its made very little difference to be honest, n the...
spose i cud but to be honest am sick or doin it!!!spent three years wit old 1.4 constantly up on blocks cuz was savin money so was gonna start fresh n let sum1 else have a go!!
good point tho, mite try oil filter, it was there on the old one....if i can only find it........nope its no good...
cheers fella!
u got wrap around angel eyes on your phase one if thats ur pic?ne good only i was thinkin of investin once get basics done on my car, mines blue so rekon cud look sweet!
i keep thinkin of these!love it when u get a new car and have no idea what it should or shudnt be doin!
the valver i have has been bored to 2.0 litre n all respective upgrades associated with that done including hi rise stage three cams from cossvaux in sheffield, as i have bought the car like...
mate, i have a 1.4rt n have owned it since i was 19 three years ago, untill last week i bought my first valver, damn it was worth it!what a wait but what a car!!! sorry that was totally unrelated but i can see where ur comin from, i dreamed of the valver from day one and strived to make my 1.4...
slipped other day n scraped me paint on the bonnet, swear it says mcvities on it under there!
woundin innit, n mine was only resprayed bout 2 years ago n the paint is pukka i know it so tin can clios even ruin good paint!haha
Hey all, am new to this forum but ur advice would be appreciated!
i recently bought my dream 1.8 16v clio n wanna get it serviced, its done a fair few miles but its had cam belt n that done recent for which i have reciepts. i reckon it needs a major service to be safe, basically everythin...