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Mintex M1144 is in an interesting situation where the M1144 is being discontinued but the new compound is not yet ready for that padshape. For now we have stock of fronts but maybe will run out in the next 12 months Its still the cheapest 'performance' pad available at the moment. in the future...

The friction levels are interesting - theres no industry standard for measuring so generally the rule of thumb is you can compare products within a range ie - all Mintex, but when comparing brands you can only have a guide using the friction curve to assess how the pad will behave at certain...

Renault released an engine in Mexico and needs a coolant that wont damage its water pump - this they have named (new) Type D The product for all normal European engines is now Type E. It gets a new Blue colour but the Renault notification they've sent to dealers says New Type E mixable with the...

Its been so long I cannot remember who this was with! It may have been AVO. They had a good product at first when they relaunched but then f****d up their products with such poor manufacturing and assembly they went out of business. We are yet to see whats going to happen in the future with the...

Whats on the original car? A standard OEM cat? Most likely the aftermarket one is smaller in length as this will make it cheaper. It will mean it should potentially flow better but not work as well at filtering.

They work. I prefer the BC Racing ones they can be fitted to your coilovers as they have an extra bearing to reduce steering friction. What coilovers are you running?

The BC top mounts are better as they have a little bit of adjustment. I'd run with them set for extra caster. If you are buying the BC then you wouldnt really swap them.

Not as good as AST but half the price. I think better than the GAZ and BC due to the type of damper, and using a rear coilover AST have really good damping but are rather expensive for a track day car arguably overkill if you are not chasing lap times and still need the maintenance checks...

shorter 5th means better acceleration on track. Its really more for track cars where a cruising gear is not required.

A garage that does not have any mapping facilities?

Covid got in the way so the project stalled massively. We are thinking about this again. I'm contemplating making it a bit easier with a move to normally aspirated but this lends another issue as the rotary then lacks power. We'd potentially be better with a K24 race engine pumping 350bhp. It...

We do them at a reasonable price however we use a next day courier for parts so its not cheap compared to a royal mail 'get it in a week' service. Renault parts (and parts in general) are going up signifiantly due to large rises in material costs. Renault OEM Oil Filter - Renault Clio Mk2...

I think I worked it out on one of the wheel calculators that if you move to a 15 x 7 wheel, the matching offset to the 182 cup is the ET38.5. This should be a little further from the suspension strut and sit slightly inboard compared to the larger wheel and tyre of the 182 cup. Been a while...

Pick a standard tyre that has rim protection - usually the tyre suppliers say if the tyre does or doesnt. However it wont help you as much as improving your skill at parking :D

BC is not really serviceable. It costs as much to do a basic service as BC charge for a new replacement strut. You therefore just replace. The BC is a good all round kit. Its been a good quality cheap option for the last few years. The price increases of importing have put it in range of other...

AVO's new kit is the RT. I custom spec these for full on track use. Personally I dont favour the Spax or GAZ setups as a monotube you can go softer on the front than the rear. I run 500lb (9kg) front springs,600lb (11kg) rear. With good valving it works. I've got a few customers running similar...

If its a monotube rear coilover I'd be happy with an 8kg spring. My Tractive coilovers are 600lb springs on the back and I can happy drive that to a circuit. A- Roads are interesting but not terrible. With a twin tube setup it would suck ass though...

I think the Indiana Jones ones are on steam. I picked up Monkey Island 2 for about £2 :D You can play with the better graphics or classic mode with MI2

Truely gutting to see this carnage. If you can rebuild. I've enjoyed this build from the start. What is the correct line on the corner. You came in deep and took the corner wide which is going to be slippy if its not the correct line through the corner.

I sell them so yes! www.kamracing.co.uk

For a road car I'd run standard rubber top mounts as a preference.

That rear legroom!

With BC Racing you dont alter the ride height on the shock absorber - It comes with plastic spacers which stack under the spring. Removing them gives the lowest setting and its certainly low enough even on stripped cars. Technically i'd say the dampers are not quite as good as the Bilstein but...

I've got my 182 Trackcar. I'm not racing so its no bother if there are issues that need addressing or the car has to sit around for any length of time. Can easily be trailered anywhere.

Effort and time. I have far better things to do in life than scrape windows.

I bought a windscreen cover. Sod risking scraping the windows. I just take it off, shake and through in the boot. Ready to go...

Without having an accurate weight of the wheel and tyre separately the only conclusion you can gather without tyre data is your tyres are heavy.

Toyota called their design the Superstrut so probably wins the naming competition (however its actually a different design completely)

Didnt Ford release the Revo-hub on the ST225 in 2005? I have a feeling it was originally used on the Toyota Celica even earlier

I think in simple terms they get a good balance between grip, chassis weight, suspension stiffness and front rear weight balance. If you measure a Renaultsport car vs its competitors you may find a pattern with roll centre front and rear, or wishbone length vs damper rate, damping rates front...