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What is the standard 172/182 MLS head gasket thickness?

Fred does them for a good price iirc

I made the mistake of going forced induction on my old Fiesta. Before that it was 200bhp/tonne N/A. Not a lot and yes it was frustrating on the straights but overall it was a good fun car. Then I went turbo, only a little bit more power but masses more torque and it ruined the car in all...

Thanks :)

I know how you feel, I intend on doing it when I need a new clutch

Can anyone tell me the length of the standard 182 cat flange to flange?

Just thought I'd post this in here to raise awareness of the bargain group buy for head work. http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?689180-Ported-and-polished-head4-heads-for-£300-inc-P-amp-P-back

I've just bought 4 x Federal 595 RS-R in that size for £260 delivered from mytyres

Great thanks :)

Love the Caymen. Went to see the launch of the new one a couple of weeks ago.

I've got the older RStuner. Do I need to update the firmware or can I leave that?

That price is from mytyres :)

Well I've ordered 4 x 205-50/R15 for £260 delivered. Can't wait to try them

I get this but no pops and bangs. Cheapy replacement exhaust system. I'm going to get something decent fitted. Yours might be remapped

For that much you could do a RS2 inlet with Clio 197 cams and a RS192 exhaust and be nearing 200bhp

So potentially makes for a stiffer sidewall? I guess this would be a good thing on Federal RS-R.

Just about to order some 205 50 15 tyres for the standard 7J OZ F1. The load rating is 89. Will this cause any problems with handling or is 89 ok on the Clio?

Cool, I'll get two then and have a spare

How much is required to do the whole system?

Cheers for the heads up. I'm after some decent brake fluid to handle track days. Is this good stuff?

The caster is how far forwards or backwards the wheel is. I.E the closer to the front bumper the more caster

What size discs are you running?

That's good then. Tbh I do that with any tyres but on my daily I do run tyres specifically for wet weather seeing as we get so much of it. With the Clio being a cheap, fun 2nd car I can't see the harm in fitting a set. I was leaning towards more of a road biased performance tyre but I might go...

There's a few threads around about them but my concern is how good they will be for normal road driving when its damp or raining. How is the feedback when its wet? Obviously if there's standing water its time to slow down.

Just 172 cup shocks and springs If you want extra caster then the arms as well Hubs are the same

For light use it would be ok but I'd be wary of giving it any stick as it will get a bit thin as it warms up. I'd look at 5W40 as a minimum, 5W50 as an improvement for harder use. Comma 5W50 synthetic is a good oil, £25 posted for 5 litres. Very similar properties to the ELF 5W40 but better as...

Yes those are the correct numbers. Thanks Steve. I was told they apply to all Mk2 172 and 182 now and that non-Cup arms are no longer supplied. So If I purchase a pair based on the above numbers I should end up with Cup arms :)

I meant the same cold properties as standard oil but better at high temp :) so not wrong, just left the word standard out.

I would go for 5w50. Same cold properities but better at high temp for the turbo. Comma 5w50 synthetic is a good oil and very well priced. Although something like Millers CFS with a very high temp resistance helps with the peak temps encountered in the turbo core. It would help to run an oil...

Just been onto renaultpartsdirect and they said all they supply now are the Cup arms so there is one part number for all. They don't supply non-cup arms. Is this the case? I don't want to order a pair and end up with non-cup arms