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Hi guys and girls this is going to be a bit long winded so bear with me, so I’ve got a spare engine I’m planning on taking apart and refreshing/rebuilding I’m looking to just go for reliability not big power so something like 197 cams with 197 valve springs,new piston rings, valves re seated...

So I have a oil catch can with two an10 outlets which is fine but when it comes to connecting it to the engine as most are aware there’s only a 90 degree elbow which the pipe normally just slips over. has any one got any ideas how I could do something so I could Connect a an10 connector to the...

So I fitted some gaz gha coilovers yesterday but now it’s lowered I’m finding the exhaust is touching and knocking on the rear beam when going over speed bumps and stuff. Has anyone ever come up with a solution to stop this ? I thought about putting someone on the beam so it’s not metal on...

I changed my aux belt on my pure motorsport delete kit and used the recommended belt with item number ending in '1310' now it's a little to big and doesn't tension properly does anyone know the code to the belt size down from this? ​Cheers Dan

i had a little search and i come up with nothing but, i have a missfire at idle and light load and done the usual changed the spark plugs, got magancore ht leads. only thing i havent changed is the coil pack, the injectors or lamba sensor. i done the on board computer test and it came up with...

So had a little search and not found much on what cams will suit my rs2 xtra the best ? I know the 197 cams are good but they drop the torque figure quite a bit for a few extra bhp, really I wanted to try and keep the torque as high as possible. Any ideas and suggestions would be great cheers.

i recently fitted my RS2 Xtra and have fitted the anodised plate to the rocker cover to hold the coil pack, so was wondering does little hole on the rocker cover need to covered or blocked as this is normally covered by the inlets ? cheers

So I have a oreca group A race system for my 172 cup, have done a few laps of the nürburgring and am looking to do more track days in the Uk. BUT I think my exhaust is way to loud for track even the 105db days I have spoke to a exhaust company in Southampton and the said about fitting a 300mm...

i had my mot on Saturday and had a search on here but could only find people saying their rears were locking up, but mine are the other way the work cause go a reading on 30 on both sides and a reading of 300 on both fronts. was wondering if anyone had any ideas as to why the rears are pretty...

i wired my slimline fan at the week end i think i've done it correctly, there are two plugs that go into the standard fan unit, one with 2 wires which plugs into the back of the fan and one with 3 wires which plugs higher up the fan unit. i assume i have to cut the plug with two wires and...

this weekend done a few things on the car that needed doing, so started by fitting new rear adjusters to my coilovers to raises the front and rear up 20mm so am now happy with how the car sits :) i then set about fitting my new recently purchased Rs2 Xtra and my aero catches and finished...

my problem is after my trip to the nurburgring last year on my final lap i believed that i had boiled my brake fluid, so i got back and one thing after another this got left for longer and longer. so this weekend i brought some brake fluid and set about bleeding the brakes, after bleeding all...

i have recently picked up the rs2 xtra from Nick172cup and have everything ready apart from the live mapping i was wondering will it be safe to fit the rs2 and run it without being mapped for a bit ? or will it damage the engine ? i have a generic map on there at the moment if that makes any...

im changing my engine in my 172 cup in a couple of weekends time, i think i have covered everything in getting it ready to make it as easy as possible to change. i.e pure motorsport delete kit, aux belt, all new fluids, arp rod bolts water pump and all new gaskets. The thing i was wondering...

Well after my trip to the nurburgring last weekend I have found mself Enjoying the clio more and more now I know its limits and stuff. I had my doubts about the car driving to Germany and back and doing its laps aroun the ring but it was flawless and didn't miss a beat, which made me even...

Played around with camber today on my coilovers after fitting my ARB bushes, i think i went a bit over the top and put it on max, i no it was silly but though id try it and it rubbed on the adjuster rings on the coilovers, and drove like a bag of s**t any one ever had this problem before ? or...

playing around with the car tonnight and noticed the top mounts have a gap between the strut and the rubber mount.i swear this isnt ment to be there ? i got some pictures...its the same both sides so could some one please shed some light on this cheers Dan

my rear light was broken and had stopped working, so i purchased a new unit and have now found out that there was a pin that had snapped in the clip that connects to the unit and has broken off flush and have no way of grabbing it and pulling it out :S ive tried long nose pliers and also tried...

my rear light was broken and had stopped working, so i purchased a new unit and have now found out that there was a pin that had snapped in the clip that connects to the unit and has broken off flush and have no way of grabbing it and pulling it out :S ive tried long nose pliers and also tried...

Went to the k-tec rolling road today was a good turn out there was loads of cars the some big power was run as well :) had mine run and it run ..... its a bit down on what i wanted but thats life, the person at k-tec said it was running quite lean and was also a tiny bit smoky which he put...

Was woundering if any one has the rear sizes or any mesurements for the rear axle ? Looking to get some 8-10mm spacers made by a local metal workshop, that bolt between the rear axle and the brake setup ? Any info please comment or pm me Cheers dan

Well last night fancied tidying the bay up and sorting out a miss fire which i believe was one of the ignition leads, i started by taking the plenum off and de-greasing the rockor cover and then spraying with high temp silver paint, and then doing the plenum at the same time, heres a few pics...

I'm struggling to diagnose my problem, only get a miss fire when it's either rained very very heavy and Theres loads and loads of spray or when it's raining heavy on the motorway :/ I just got it a minute a go, but then went for a drive a bit later and it still done it only around 4k , but...

A big box awaiting me when I got home from work, So went at it like a little kid at Xmas to find A group a oreca system :) Can't wait to get it fitted, I've been told these are bloody loud tho Could be a good or bad thing I'll have to wait and see. I will upload pics and...

The car drive completely fine, hot or cold. Put my foot down and it takes off with no problems, BUT When I come to a stop and press the clutch in the revs drop as normal but it cuts straight out like I've turned the car off :/ Any one had similar problem or heard of any thing like...

The car drive completely fine, hot or cold. Put my foot down and it takes off with no problems, BUT When I come to a stop and press the clutch in the revs drop as normal but it cuts straight out like I've turned the car off :/ Any one had similar problem or heard of any thing like...

I'm thinking of converting the Clio to studs and nuts rather than bolts. Want to run 10 mm spacers on the rear and 15-20mm on the front. If I was to buy 50mm Studs would this be enough thread for the spacer,wheel and nut ? Any one had any opinions or experience with this sort of set...

recently started getting some vibration when accelerating hard, git under the car and had a look and notice that the anti roll bar was really close the the exhaust like so, that surely is far to close for the exhaust to sit :dapprove: ? i then searched the forum for "anti rool bar...

Any body got a clever ways to go about removing the top engine mount ? Oviously still needs to be supported and didnt no how people done this ? Thanks dan

new to whole rotary thing and sort of looking for a cheap start up. Already got a rotary from a friend so just looking for like a start up buy it now kit, any one got a ideas or links ? cheers Dan