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Hi,
I compete in Harewood hillclimb Championship which is nice and local to me. I do all my own spanner work though NorthCupLoop rebuilt my gearbox with a Gripper diff.
My concern is that I do not have a huge amount of time and if I have a £1,000 plus worth of parts in the build and I screw...
Hi all,
I am in the final stages of committing to an Engine Dynamics ( based in Colchester) Level 2 engine rebuild will cost in the region of £3.5K, so not an inconsiderable amount.
They have been pretty responsive to my emails which bodes well but does anyone have experience of dealing with...
So it would seem if Paul takes personal charge of your engine you are OK just that I'll be parting with quite a few thousand pounds?
An advantage of Paul he is only about 30 miles from me.
An alternative was Engine Dynamics but they neither answer the phone or respond to emails which does...
Hi, please can you elaborate on you comment about RS Murray as I'm considering getting them to rebuild my Clio engine with several mods such as forged pistons Catcam etc
Hi Rob, don't mind the thoughts just pleased to receive advice. Yes, I placed each cylinder at TDC. You can tell when you have it 180 out as the leakage is even higher!
I followed the instructions as per several youtube videos. I even performed the test twice on two of the cylinders. The compressor was reading 80-90 psi and I carefully re-calibrated the tester are each test. I also let the test run for a least a minute to ensure it stabilised.
Well just performed a leakdown test on a cold engine;
Cylinder 1 - 55% leakage - air from dipstick and inlet trumpet
Cylinder 2 - 55% leakage - air from dipstick and inlet trumpet
Cylinder 3 - 40% leakage - air from dipstick
Cylinder 4 - 50% leakage - air from dipstick and oil filler...
Thanks everyone for your input, I,ve now got a leakdown test kit so I'll perform that in the next day or so then probably remove the head as the general consensus is that the problem may well lie in this area.
For those who fitted Supertech valves did you go for standard or oversize?
Thanks for the advice.
I have a compressor and can buy a leakdown test kit for about £50 -£60. which is what a garage would likely charge, so probably the next step
Thanks
I was thinking about putting 421 cams in my Clio 182 which is standard 130k mile engine, but with throttle bodies.
The results from a dyno earlier in the year were disappointing (186bhp at the flywheel) and it was recently suggested I perform a compression check on the engine:
I performed a...
They are very popular with the Caterham /Westfield fraternity so you could look at their sites ... but they tend to sell quickly and for good money ,but they hold their price.
I made the mistake of buying a BJT Minno trailer based on Clio stats i googled only to find my car was just a little too wide. Fortunately I sold it at a small profit and then bought another BJT that it would fit on. So my advice would be the measure your own car very carefully before diving...
I have just bought a 4 point cage from Single Source Motorsport and fitted it yesterday
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Renault-Clio-172-182-Rear-Half-Roll-Cage-Motorsport-Race-Rally-Cup/373104968337?hash=item56deca0291:g:mYAAAOSwSnVevcFG
Although there is no mention on Ebay he has a facebook page...
Hi Chris,
Hope you are keeping well.
Unless the Lotus is a specific vehicle you have been offered (you don't say what type), then I would suggest you enjoy the Clio for 6 months or so (until the spring?) and then sell it and follow your dream and buy the Lotus.
After scratching that itch...
Unfortunately not as I had fitted them myself. However I do have a RR result from 2015 provided by the previous owner and performed by EFI. showing 185.2 bhp, on a standard engine apart from filter and Miltek exhaust but no cat so you can see i've spent circa £3k for less than 5 bhp which...
Earlier this year I fitted a KTEC Jenvey throttle body kit to my Clio 182 which has an otherwise standard engine (which has done 130K) other than a Miltek exhaust with a sports cat.
I had the car mapped by Dan at RS Tuning after reading reports that he is well respected in Renault circles and...
I cut all my airbag wires back to the dash and removed passenger airbag to tidy up the wiring ( as I had fitted bucket seats and car only used for hillclimbing though has to be road legal)and all still worked but the airbag light did come on, so as numbers_ just said worth checking fuses -...
You can buy cheap ex exhibition carpet tiles on Ebay, If they get dirty /damaged just replace, easy to take up as well which is one of your requirements.
I've been using Halfords spanners and sockets for so long so me of the posters on this thread were probably still in nappies!. I've subjected them to all sorts of abuse including the usual 'pipe' extension on a ratchet without failure.
I also have one of their cabinets which has proved...