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Forgot to note above, when Sebi was logging the ecu initially the vvt would not work annoyingly, cam sensor reading fine but cam angle did not move even though above 50deg coolant temps etc. Not sure why, initially we thought it was a wiring fault on the output or solenoid issues, but a couple...

Monday i take it out again on daily duties. No tools or nothing but have laptop just incase, bit of running about and all good. Go to Asda and park in the underground carpark, go to start and fuel pump does not prime. Start anyway and it fires up for ten seconds and conks out. Ffs no fuel pump...

Updates. Big ones. Had a few hours spare back end of last week. Rolled the Kangoo out the garage as weather finally decent, and access required to passenger side. 1st job was replace top radiator hose. I had noticed a slight split in the one that was fitted when fitting the turbo kit. New old...

Interesting that, still megane 2 rs doesnt have vvt and just as crap. Vvt is disabled until 50deg clt temps on my ecumaster, runs great in warmup however.

Yeah solid top mounts will defo add to nvh. I run oem top mounts on my bilsteins as i didnt want to drill the strut top. Quite good on oem too no complaints.

This. Mine used to instantly sort itself out as soon as on closed loop, something daft like 1 notch up the temp gauge. Remap from a decent place will sort it. Megane rs does exactly the same, think its retarded timing for faster warmup. All of mine have had it sorted when mapped, makes a mega...

Bc's are s**t for road use sadly. The adjusters dont do much, its either soft or hard. Cooksport showed me one on a damper dyno and the rebound done nothing for a few clicks. I actually hated the set of bc's i put on my old 250 cup. I also rate the bilstein b14 for road use. Plenty firm enough...

The hesitation from cold is usually due to oem mapping to warm cat up. Worse in winter when the engine takes longer to warm up, less of an issue on hotter days when engine comes up to temp fast.

Thats not a bad list to be fair, no welding or nowt simple bolt on bits. Ive had a caliper seize after being in the brake rollers. s**t happens, i think they get a bit more load on them when testing.

Heat also kills the continental engine ecu on megane 3 rs, coincidence i guess but maybe not as well engineered as sagem etc. Anybody found out what breaks in the tcm yet?

Updates. Had a spare hour or so yesterday so got a bit more done. Annoyingly id forgot to drill and tap the modified inlet for the bolt to the top engine mount. A lot of people dont bother but we do stuff right here. With this done i could refit the modified 250 inlet. Before fitting, i...

Cheers mate, getting there slowly. My hard pipe kit is an old forge one chopped about. Id like something a bit better eventually, but can wait a bit. If i do a new intercooler setup ill get something fabricated.

I seen some interior plastics on an aventime that had the same issue with worn soft touch. They cleaned it off and sprayed it in plastidip. Looked quite good, like oem. If you could find a suitable match, it might work.

Totally agree mate, i think Chris will use open loop due to time and trust in it working. Ill defo investigate the closed loop. Nothing to lose as you say and scope for more consistency, Ive noticed slight differences in boost at altitude and air temps. Not massive but as expected. Can soon go...

Standard/non sport have non sticky versions. Buy a full dash top and swap it over.

Been honest, unsure :LOL: We have the boost tapering in with rpm so i guess thats how Chris prefers to set them up.

Updates. Kicked the Extra out of the garage whilst the kangoo is getting its ecu upgrade. Ive got a new mac valve to fix high boost so made a start on fitting. On removal the issue with the old mac valve was pretty obvious. Clean ish break on the wire, unsure if fatigue due to vibration due to...

Wouldnt bother lubing it. Muck might stick to it.

Updates.. Made a start on fitting the loom today. Bumper etc off. I was avoiding taking the front off fully, but for how long it takes it was a no brainer. Access is 10x better. Got the inlet off etc. When removing the fuel pipe from the rail it was still pressured uo from running...

Acoustic valve thing. Dont worry about it

Bin that jack with the 2" plate as they slip for fun. Get one with a 4" plate. Much safer to use.

Updates. Made a start on the Ecumaster black wiring. 3 years ago i bought a RRR clio 197 pnp adaptor and a few bits. 197 clio wiring is pretty close to meg2rs but different at the same time. I looked at loom options and considered fitting the 197 engine loom, but would need rewiring at the upc...

Too hard to say without scanning. Can be on for various faults, even low oil iirc.

If your after a sabelt, they are cheaper to buy new.

Updates Still waiting for the bodyshop.. Fluid change yesterday. Fresh Elf 5/40 and purflux oil filter. Also changed the gear oil with Elf nfx. I put fresh elf nfj in when i rebuilt the suspension approx 12k ago, it was typical ndo when cold, bit notchy but overall fine no issues when warm...

Updates Cruise works awesome. A couple of quirks noted, the speedo needle reads faster than the set speed and sometimes it lands on an odd or even numer and can go up on 1 or 2mph increments depending on what it feels liek? Very french i guess. Anyway onto next job. Vac pump gasket / gaskets...

Be interesting to see if he gets that looking decent. My mate Haz is doing something similar, his has a renault 25 vs turbo engine and box in the bck.

Look alright them, especially with the 6 pt ratchet end. Snap on flank drive are mega. Need to invest in a set.

Defo needs taking up a size with the pitting.

Looks like the corrosion on the top of cyl 1 is pretty bad. Prob be rebore and up a size in pistons or liners in the block to return to stock size.