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Its the tensioner that moves in and out. I don't think you can have a belt too tight unless it doesn't turn? Could be wrong though.

Yeah because the power isnt going through the belts but on them. You could try it yourself, ask a member near you or take it to another garage.

Mine does this but it needs tightened and I'm chafing the pulleys soon. You got the right size belt?

You *should* be ok. But if I knew I was going on a spirited high rev drive id maube stick some octane booster in just in case.

Chris, Manifolds is one of the best mods for the 350. Most people running them Ian, AdrianK and others reported higher bhp than standard unmapped. It's just very poor £ to bhp wise.

Japspeed dont, trust me they dont.

Well it is unproven unless he owned and compared each tyre. Just because something is more expensive doesnt make it better, usually it is but not always. Its even worse if he hasnt compared them. Even if he didnt want to use them on his car how can you say something is rubbish when it isnt. Also my previous points still stand true IMO. Falkens are a good decent tyre no matter how much they cost. Goodyear effcient grip which arent grippy at all are more expensive than VUS and Falkens. Contisport 3's are more expensive then MPSS so your theory is out the window. If you had researched and actually used some of these tyres which you right off then you would have some credability. Also you take people for idiots you think if someone has crap tyres or worn tyres they will end up in a ditch? You not think we can drive to condition or to the grip levels available. All out grip isnt everyones priority some people have to BALANCE cost vs performance. If you got off your high horse you might see that

their not that bad, but if your going through the expensive of getting them fitted just get better ones. If fitting yourself then japspeed or the likes will be fine. You will notice though they cheaper ones arent ceramic finished usually stainless or chrome. The insides of the cheaper ones are more rough at welds and joins. They dont feel like they will fall apart but the more expensive ones are nicer and smoother. You cant use OEM heat sheilds. It makes no real difference to the sound of your exhaust.

M3's are 3.2. 3k IMO wont get you anywhere near as fast as an M3. They are faster, I dont mean to sound like Im saying your idea is stupid but Ive spent the money. Im happy with what Ive got and its all been done on the cheap but Im happy with it as thats what I wanted. If I wanted to beat m3's and 911's then 1, Id be unhappy as id still be slower, 2 I would be just as much out of pocket. I love the Z for the way it drives not its speed. Also Ian is it faster than an m5 or e55amg? Do you see what Im getting at there is always someone faster than you.

But you guys are saying falkens are good, but they are cheap which after reading the first post means cheap=rubbish. Either you guys are wrong or the OP who hadn't even tried these tyres is giving out unproven advice

I believe Dan has driven his brother Zed alot on the tyres he is discussing here. I wouldn't say he is slagging them off either. More just discussing the pros and cons of certain brands. In this thread look at others. Why a post based on here say and telling everyone we are idiots because we don't know the function of tyres and should buy the most expensive even if we don't need the extra performance, was stickied i dont Know.

So you slag off tyres you have never driven with or put on your car? You tell people that they are rubbish or to avoid them yet you have not even tried them? LoL

Agree with above also, getting better tyres doesnt make you any safer really as if you know the limits of your tyres your fine. Your probably pushing far to hard on public roads to need MPSS IMO. Plus if it does go all up then you will be doing more speed too. I put falken tyres on my mum and dads car as they are great tyres. They are much grippier than your run of the mill stuff. You talk down to people like they dont know. As said above we know these tyres are DECENT. Not the best but we drive accordingly. If we all had the money we would all run PSS wouldnt we? But this isnt practical for most people nor do they need the extra performance or cost. You talk about R&D money like its proportianal. Its not an exact science though. Look how much money intel pumped into their prescott cored pentium 4's compared to little amd with their athlon 64s. Intel spent billions, amd didnt. Amd's product was better. You still only answer half my post in your last responce.

Fairly sure if alters the throttle response Fairly sure it doesn't. My previous zed was an auto and i'd say it improved throttle reponse as well as holding gears... but it might just have been like a placebo button. +1 throttle in mine SEEMS to be noticebly sharper, but in normal its smoother.

Not entirely a fair comparison as the RE040 is now a very old tyre, and it's deliberately priced high because Bridgestone really don't want to have to make it any more: They'd much rather people went to the 050A, but some manufacturers still request it for OEM spec on older cars. What about the rest? Have you used VUS on your car? Have you used fk452 on your car?

Re40 are more expensive then VUS and not half as good. Goodyear efficient grip are more expensive than VUS again not as good. RE50s are more than f1a2 but again not as good.

Not renault when I took it to the dealer there was pads that had been used for 1k miles and they said they had excessive wear and would need changed soon. Still on my car now.

Who did the service?

Most people don't get that much. £120 a fortnight usually which I thought is a lot but really isn't.

Thought they where Riks?

I have 2 Halfords professional ones (one low torque one high) and they are very good +1 Halfords stuff is surprisingly good. Someone actually told me teng make them but I cant prove that?

My impact gun is snap on but powered by air. Ingersol rand are decent too.

For £500 you can get a great air impact gun which is smaller and will last longer most likely be more powerful too.

The guy is a lil old for drag racing, no one answered his question. I'd probably say 6-6.5 seconds.

19" look awesome.