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[the-darkhorse]

Just after some pics or videos if anyone took any of my diesel badged 172 .. it lost all water internallly . Head of and will be looking and when I know will let ya all know ... I was trying to catch blue starlet but just a little to quick and mike is a very very good driver .. cheers nick

 

[richjwilliams]

Sounds bad, it trashed the engine then?

 

[the-darkhorse]

Dont know yet rich ... all water went but internally it was like a steam train lol .
Its only firing on two I think so hopefully head gasket but will know more early next week.... got another engine if its terminal ... it happens dont it mate not end of world .. was going well too lol

 

[richjwilliams]

Dont know yet rich ... all water went but internally it was like a steam train lol .
Its only firing on two I think so hopefully head gasket but will know more early next week.... got another engine if its terminal ... it happens dont it mate not end of world .. was going well too lol

That's the great thing about your spec mate, its throw away really with the expensive bits simply bolt of and revolt to a other engine

Tbh its last well though, how long and how many track days you think its done?

 

[welshname]

Obsessive Performance Disorder?

​That's my friends company for his exhaust and fabrication work.

 

[Chip-mk1]

Obsessive Performance Disorder?

Its a term we came up with about half a dozen years ago on a forum we use for organising trackdays and stuff, was mostly a vauxhall forum at the time, so perhaps he copied it if he is into vauxhalls or maybe he independantly came up with the same idea.

 

[welshname]

Its a term we came up with about half a dozen years ago on a forum we use for organising trackdays and stuff, was mostly a vauxhall forum at the time, so perhaps he copied it if he is into vauxhalls or maybe he independantly came up with the same idea.

It's Beardy that uses it. You know him, right?

 

[Chip-mk1]

It's Beardy that uses it. You know him, right?

Flol, yes I know beardy well, and yes he blatantly nicked it from us. Not that it matters, we're only a club of people who do trackdays together so attach no commercial value to the term ourselves.

 

[R26Dan]

Beardy with the 2 engine'd let corsa? and the v6 wide arch corsa?

 

[richjwilliams]

Beardy with the 2 engine'd let corsa? and the v6 wide arch corsa?

That's the guy

 

[the-darkhorse]

Think ive done around 12 so far ... update on engine valve has dropped of and smasged a few things look look on my facebook rich..... see the plug lol

 

[Ryanph1rs]

Such a shame I was stoodrig where it went pop. Me and a mate we loving the banter with that starlet was so closest just had that bit of extra ommph got any pics of you'r engine and the damage? Couldn't believe it was running so smooth? Know exactly what went wrong yet?

 

[Ash87]

Was a great little battle between you and mike his starlet is rapid!

 

[the-darkhorse]

Well it aint the valve ... took off bodies and cam see the valve its bent but intact .. air filter full off metal and bits of valve seat ... just gonna pull out engine and put other in then look later ... did enjoy trying to beat mike but he just had legs .. did try to out brake him though lol

 

[AlexW]

I got a very poor pic of you round quarry

 

[the-darkhorse]

Leaning a bit ... must have been pushing harder than I thought ... cheers

 

[Dan@SJM]

Exhaust valve failure mate? Quite common!

 

[the-darkhorse]

Not quite sure .. valves intact just bent ... nothing obvious yet will look deeeper when I got other one in etc and got time to investigate ... had a spare engine as it was only a matter of time ... gotta get another spare now lol

 

[richjwilliams]

Not quite sure .. valves intact just bent ... nothing obvious yet will look deeeper when I got other one in etc and got time to investigate ... had a spare engine as it was only a matter of time ... gotta get another spare now lol

When's the next track day? Good you are prepared with a spare engine lol

 

[the-darkhorse]

Next track day is llandow rich ..

 

[Chip-mk1]

Looks like quite a few of the OPD lads will be there then, craig is doing it as well i think, as are dewis, rich, lesley and me.

 

[richjwilliams]

Looks like quite a few of the OPD lads will be there then, craig is doing it as well i think, as are dewis, rich, lesley and me.

no chnace of you getting there for the go karting? really looking forward to the day as it will be a good catch up/banter session with some tracktime

 

[Chip-mk1]

no chnace of you getting there for the go karting? really looking forward to the day as it will be a good catch up/banter session with some tracktime

Nope, none whatsoever, I have loads of work on that day and I cant sack it all off just to go karting I am afraid.

 

[richjwilliams]

Nope, none whatsoever, I have loads of work on that day and I cant sack it all off just to go karting I am afraid.

lol, fair enough, be good to catch up later on for a few drinks are you takeing the RB and the 172?

 

[welshname]

Beardy with the 2 engine'd let corsa? and the v6 wide arch corsa?

The very one lol. He's more well known on the interwebs than I thought.

 

[Chip-mk1]

lol, fair enough, be good to catch up later on for a few drinks are you takeing the RB and the 172?

Wont be much point taking the 172, will be on the rubbish standard (worn out) RB182 suspension and old RB182 brakes etc by then.

We've only booked one car on, so will just be in the RB.

172 wont get used again now mate, going to SORN it as soon as Les gets a chance to go to DVLA and transfer the plate, then will weigh it in once the bits are off it, its had a really good run and been a great little car but sadly the combination of paint damage and some rust spots starting on the shell have sealed its fate, hence the RB which is to replace it not to add to the fleet.

 

[Chip-mk1]

The very one lol. He's more well known on the interwebs than I thought.

Well to be fair, his twin engined corsa (which he has only been bulding for ten years and is over half finished, FLOL) is pretty memorable, and me and Rich are both always at the performance vauxhall show etc, in fact beardy when he takes it normally puts it on our stand, like I said, we go way back mate!

 

[Dan@SJM]

I'll have to see how busy I am, I might try and make the go karting too.

 

[richjwilliams]

Wont be much point taking the 172, will be on the rubbish standard (worn out) RB182 suspension and old RB182 brakes etc by then.

We've only booked one car on, so will just be in the RB.

172 wont get used again now mate, going to SORN it as soon as Les gets a chance to go to DVLA and transfer the plate, then will weigh it in once the bits are off it, its had a really good run and been a great little car but sadly the combination of paint damage and some rust spots starting on the shell have sealed its fate, hence the RB which is to replace it not to add to the fleet.

That should mean we will be very close power and handling wise, my slight weight reduction vs your experience may even things out a bit go pro's at the ready

 

[richjwilliams]

I'll have to see how busy I am, I might try and make the go karting too.

Get that done sir chip tells is your quite the professional in the hands of a kart

 

[welshname]

Well to be fair, his twin engined corsa (which he has only been bulding for ten years and is over half finished, FLOL) is pretty memorable, and me and Rich are both always at the performance vauxhall show etc, in fact beardy when he takes it normally puts it on our stand, like I said, we go way back mate!

It's actually getting rather close now. I'll grab some pictures when I'm next at the garage.

 

[Alex5]

i was on the grassy bank watching as you turned into a massive cloud of smoke Lol was quite
Exciting , watched as the ambulance came and towed you !

Here's a pic and a video


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Edit . I'm not sure if the video is working I have never posted a video before

 

[Alex5]

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[Dan@SJM]

Get that done sir chip tells is your quite the professional in the hands of a kart

FLOL, I wouldn't say that...

 

[Chip-mk1]

That should mean we will be very close power and handling wise, my slight weight reduction vs your experience may even things out a bit go pro's at the ready

Should think power to weight wise you will trounce us. Ours is full weight still. Nothing taken out at all. And its less power than standard currently as the cam timing is out and won't be sorted by Llandow as going to time it for the rs2 when we fit that.
llandow isn't a power circuit though really.

 

[McGherkin]

I'll have to see how busy I am, I might try and make the go karting too.

Make the Karting meet.

 

[the-darkhorse]

Exhaust valve had broken .... why the funk would you put a two piece valve in a engine ! Bloody french idiots lol . Supertech here I come

 

[Dan@SJM]

Super tech are also 2 piece...

 

[Chip-mk1]

Super tech are also 2 piece...

True but the join is in a much safer place.

To be fair to Renault almost all OEM valves are two piece. Including XE ones, problem with the f4r is they are two piece and slim.

​On bodies a lot of the time the reason they fail is the engine is mapped poorly and running lean in places as this exposes them to more heat. But they will fail even on the standard engine if you are unlucky so its not always that to blame.