rtbiscuit

Oh dear god yes. They'd be worth the equivalent of another 30-50bhp, and you'll easily get there, track and back on a set and then some. Amazing things. they stick like sh1t to a bears arse

Can you expand a little? I can rebuild engines...but this side of things baffles me you need a company with something like a hawkeye laser or similiar. i have a place near me, who have the equipment but also the know how to set the car up perfectly. this explains it pretty clearly http://www.rapid-racer.com/suspension-tuning.php http://www.obpltd.com/wordpress/?p=148

things to make the zed better in the corners 0. get some driver training; so you can use ever once of the car 1. make sure it has the best tyres you can afford, preferably MPS2 or similiar r888 even better 2. make sure the geo on the car is setup for best performance, places like DMS and abbey should be able to set the car up to your liking. 3. if you have the money, get a decent set of coilovers before you do the geo setup. 4. really good discs and pads, and decent brake fluid. you want to be able to brake late and hard, without fade. 5. make it lighter take any crap out you don't need, if you have no passenger take the pax seat out. 6. make sure your on 99 ron or more fuel 7. for shear fluke try an octane booster in there as well. 8.you could spend big money, and go for light forged wheels, and nuts to reduce unsprung weight, but it all starts getting silly money for little gain. 9. there is body stiffening products from summit. will help it corner better to be honest the first 3 should make the most impact

a really good geo setup should be on the list

evo is always a reliable source and good for plenty of info. especially if they've ahd one as a long term test car. glad i inadvertantly helped

as far as i'm aware they have thrown no issues up as yet

didn't see it was for the 370 till i saw the comments and where it was posted

I still have a secret hankering for a Mk2 tubby MR2 is that wrong

http://www.evo.co.uk/buying/buyingguide ... oints.html this answers most questions

sorry more details the concept isbuilt and based on Renault's Megane Trophy car, a spaceframe racer about as road legal as a Top Fuel dragster. It uses the race car's 400bhp, 3.5-litre V6, driving the rear wheels through a six-speed sequential gearbox. the race-ready V6 won't stay, a production Alpine probably using some version of the 2.0-litre turbo four-cylinder from the RenaultSport Megane. That engine makes 247bhp in the hot hatch, but could easily be bumped up to 300bhp or so. A modest-displacement powerplant remains faithful to the original A110 philosophy Renault is targeting a kerbweight under 1,000kg for the production Alpine. Good news indeed. and they plan to keep it RWD as well i think they're aiming at around lotus elise pricing

I loved my french car when i had it; was a great Pug 306GTi6 and although not quiet as mighty as the 205GTi i think the 306GTi6 was possibly the last decent car pug built. the clios and megans from renault never really tempted me, and nothing from citreon has even raised an eyebrow from me. so for the last 10 years i've kind of sidelined my french fetish. until today i saw the links to renaults new alpine concept. they've gone and built a fully working alpine A110 and i have to say i think its looking pretty damn fine. The old and the new I really hope they build it, i have no idea of a price bracket, what it handles like or anything, but its a pretty car. for those who haven't seen the topgear article here is the link http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/renaul ... ?imageNo=0

pads might have glazed, could be cheap pads, difficult to guess when i don't know what the old pads where or actually seeing and handling them. when was the last time the brake fluid was done? should be done every other year. inless you track it then should be done every other track day or after every track day if you drive like greekman braided brake lines may help with firming up the pedal feel.

i think the improved performance is in the pipe itself i.e. it will last longer. they have threads woven inside them for strength. they are mostly for making it look pretty. they aren't cheap though, and you'd be best getting some nice mikalor clamps to finish the look off with.

its a good feeling when you do something like that yourself whats the next planned practical activity

people go to garages out of convience or incompentence

i don't think the issue is the age of the person posting the thread; more the fact that long standing members are menstrating all over them.

i think the term older is in reference to how long people have been on here, not their actual age.

not everyone who buys a car is technically minded. i've sorted cars at work out for colleagues (all female) for issues such as, "i didn;t know your meant to put air in the tyres or check them" "it has a what?stick, why would you dip that in oil" "cars use oil?" alot of people just buy cars and drive them...until they go bang

just had a look and your right there isn;t a sticky for it. although i think it is mentioned in the FAQ section

it will still get asked and people will still have to either link to this or re type the info. because however good stickies are; people don;t use them, especially if they are new. they don't know their way around, so they just ask a question. that fuel question coming up again is as gaurenteed as the sun rising tomorrow morning.

stick the good stuff in engine goes boom on bad stuff

if its tedious reading them, do what i do on other threads, as soon as i start to get bored, i just click the back button. problem solved A) you don't have to read it you don't have to post on it yes these posts aren;t the best but their are younger drivers coming through who want to learn more about the car. so are going to ask the annoying questions or do the "car comparison thing" its no different to down the pub. call it a down side to being a long termer that the same old crap comes round and round. doens;t mean you have to menstrate on it.