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I have a 172. Awesome cars. The Clio is more fun and chuckable where as the megane is faster and more refined. Mpg on the meg will be comparable to or worse than the 350z I've heard but will be better for long mile munching than the clio. The meg with a remap will be very quick where as the Clio is fast enough to have fun but will be obviously slower than the meg. Clio is 3 door also which might make things hard?

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Most Nissan dealerships will fill the car with 10-40. When I buy a car I like to change the oil. Then drive for a few hundred to 1k miles then change again. It lets the oil clean up the engine gently.

I was just quoting power upgrades but suspension is a whole new ball game too. SMD it's not that manifolds give little gains. They actually give one of the biggest gains but £ for bhp it's poor due to high cost I didn't go FI as I like the car to be decent on fuel as its my daily but I can't stop tinkering with it. Plus FI is major money.

If you go to a dealership. A Porsche is cheaper to run than a 350z. Parts are cheaper and servicing done by an indie is the same or less.

Also removing weight will help. But it's small gains.

A good service always help I feel. I think lightweight pulleys are great but not many people run them. Try changing the profile of the front 2 runners on the lower collector. HFC and decats are good too. If you can get them done cheap manifolds are good too.

Do you still need control and camber arms when going low on the 370? As obviously that would be even more. 1k? A drop in the ocean for you

I dont know hence why I am asking but if the door seals kept the water out and it was towed away. Electrics was given time to dry and spark plugs removed then the engine was turned over would that work? Or do the seals not keep out that much water and if the battery was connected it would have shorted something out like ecu? Seals will be more splash proof than full on water proof. My guess is the insides will be very wet. Dont forget there are many holes in/around the footwell/bulkhead/underside. Its not just around the door and windows that it can get in Good point. I would be gutted p

Would coil overs not work?

Cheers Doc and Keyser advice is much appreciated. Will tighten and hopefully that will fix it. Let me know if that fixes if Keyser providing the belt is on the same tightness. It's a pain as I commute quite late and a car screaming at 3-4am isn't good. I got some dodgy looks when on the way home and that was bad

Waits for Lexx to hammer his face to pulp with a keyboard

I dont know hence why I am asking but if the door seals kept the water out and it was towed away. Electrics was given time to dry and spark plugs removed then the engine was turned over would that work? Or do the seals not keep out that much water and if the battery was connected it would have shorted something out like ecu?

Its not just a drain though. Even if its been standing for quite a few day it still goes straight to 12v. If it was below 12v then it would be a problem. I've had a dead battery before and you are lucky to get even 8v. The alternator does charge the battery but the belt squeaks and when it squeaks the alternator doesnt seem to provide power to the car hence the gauge going back to 12v from 14.4v. Hopefully its just a loose belt. I hope its not something in the alternator thats starting to seize or something.

I do have everything off. Sometimes the belt will stop squealing but then I turn on my lights and or stereo and it will drop back to 12v and squeal for a while longer before stopping and jumping back up to 14.4v.

10mins? My under tray is held on with only cable ties. 1 hour minimum. Need to drill them out actually. It was the other symptoms that worried me.

Yes. But it actually did this before I fitted the AMS pulleys. I thought I would fit new belts when I fit the pulleys

So my belt has started squeaking again. I assumed this happened as the belt stretched slightly or I didnt do it up tight enough. But its really skreechy and horrible and usually happens for about 1 minute when I start the car. Now the thing that makes me think it might be something else is that the voltage gauge will only show 12v. Once it stops squeaking it goes back to 14ishv. It did it when I was on my way home randomly aswell which was embarrassing. Sometimes if I have my music on and I come to traffic lights it will do it now and again aswell. So loose belt or something else? Cheers as usual

I'm wanting to go on holiday there very soon. The place sounds awesome.

I think they look pretty good on the right car. They just got a bad rep as its usually on a corsa

I thought you would have liked the Boxster S, easier to drive than the 350 so maybe a little more tame/boring? M3?

Bloody hell. RIP and condolences to his family

Traitor!! Hope you find another car that steals your heart. And wallet