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Looking to get a phase 1 cylinder head. Has anyone any pictures to tell the difference between a phase 1 cylinder head and a normal 1*2 cylinder head visually or measurement for the bigger ports ?
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Ive a 172 that only gets used on track, is anyone running a 172 with a 182 manifold, 182-172 link pipe with decat and a unsilenced Ktec system on there 172 and have had it noise tested, Curious as to what db readings these are as a lot louder than the cheapy powerflow system ive took...
Ive had circlip issues with my gearbox and ended up putting a bolted in diff into my speedo drive casing so have the best of both worlds, didn't cost anywhere near £350, was £150 but didn't have anything renewed other than a diff swop
If anyone is selling a box where the circlip keeps coming...
I've done knockhill a few times with it been quite close to home, Croft being the closest, I'll keep looking at dates else where for Trackdays
Anyone go to Crail for 1/4 mile days. ?
Looking at Trackdays and 1/4 mile days and see Crail are doing Trackdays now. Haven't been up there for years and was a 1/4 mile day when I was there last.
Has anyone been to a Crail trackday and would they recommend the 150 mile trip, read on hear it was a load of dis-organised horse s**t...
I was there last week for the reverse hot hatch day. I was in group 2 and although the day went fine for me there were other people on the track that there driving left more to be desired. There was an Astra that on the 3rd lap smoke was pouring out his front wheels and nearly ran off at the...
I use 195 50 15 federal rsr-r's on my clio, mine did start to delaminate but kept on using them and didn't get any worse, lasted two Trackdays at Croft before the edges we're worn, in fairness ive probably over cooked them, rear last forever. Used them on track in the rain and I thought they...
These would go between the standard seat runners and the base of your chosen seats. I haven't got mine yet but measurements were taken off trophy seat bases so imagine to be the same. Hope this helps
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After getting some Mitsubishi EVO 8 seats for my 172 and then pricing the frames up to fit the standard Renault runners I relised there not cheap from Recaro. I've been to see an engineering company about fabricating up a set for myself and the guy who works there has said the more I buy...
Drove my 172 for the 1st time today, after buying it with a snapped timing belt and then finding the bottom end was gone aswell, rebuilt the bottom end, 16 new valves in jobs a good un. Done 120 mile today not going above 3000rpm. 380 more miles to do.
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Bought an 02 172 to use as a track car. Bought it cheap ( so I thought ) with the timing belt jumped but turns out the bottom end has gone aswell. I've got the head repaired with new valves ect but getting round to repairing the bottom end, have a 2nd hand crank coming but my question...
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Just bought a phase 2 172 to use as a track day car, bought it with the timing belt jumped, fixed the head but found the bottom end has gone aswell:banghead: . So on the look out for a cheap 2nd hand engine or good block and pistons.
Currently drive a mk5 Golf Gti Edition 30 and the...