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it is not good to do it all in one go you should let the engine cool and warm up drive at different speeds and loads this is really putting me off buying a second hand 172
i have the perfect donor cars full europarts engine everything new all silicon hoses new turbo, copper rad, low temp fan switch, starter motor done 1.7 miles ta gaz
work your engine hard from day 1???? what the f**k the salesman is talking bollox yes if u thrash the engine from new it will get loose and produce good power, rev freely etc etc but by about 25000 miles it will be in the same condition as an engine thats been looked after and done 150000miles...
jap cars ive had a 200sx turb and an mr2turb good fun just didnt have the spirit or the emotion i found my 106gti had anyways seen a gorge 172 cup today so that looks like the car for me !
but jap sh*t dont have the certain "thing to it" japs have no flair! jap cars do everything but just do everything average just my two peneth i find them boring
its drivable but its not road legal its really only the engine and running gear thats worth alot about 2500quid needs painting too good for if someones after probably the best engine u could buy ! shell is rust free i dont know if i can part with it everytime i have it ticking over on the drive...
he he ive got a full europarts engine with 1.7miles on the clock new everything turbo rad alternator electrics etc and with full silicon hoses 30 hoses if i can remember is that what u want this engine is bombproof if u buy a sh*tty 5 u will only have to spend bout 2k getting it right might...
my old 106 gti was 163bhp was bought by a lad who is having his 106 put up to over 210bhp with a longman built engine! by expensive i would say over 20k
can people on here list some cars they class as "drivers cars" im just after some ideas on cars to look at thanx, nowt to expensive mind!! and no jap crap they just dont seem to capture the emotion of driving.
1.9 205gti, 106 gti, clio 16v/williams, clio cup etc etc
my r5 specs are
H redg, tungsten grey, rust free!, full europarts engine with new everything inc rad, alternator, turbo full sfs silicon hose set, full stainless tank set thats it at the mo the car is being built back into a sweet lookin standard 5 just need painting and waxoyling and...
for the past month i hav travelled the country looking for a sweet valver to which i could not find one what so ever ! appologies for only findin cliosport.net in the last week !! So i think i will go for a williams now or do they have the same problems as the valver ??? gearboxs, mounts, arches...
blaupunkt im in the doncaster area ive also got a 5 turbo but its not completed yet he he sweet shell with a full europarts engine new everything under bonnet so how much for your motor whats the spec ??
hi there looking to buy a new car and thinking the the clio 16v is for me are these cars as unreliable as people say or what ?? what are the main points of failure/wear i know the rear arches are sh*t but other than that i dont really know im looking to spend up to 2500quid are they any good...