Recent content by Nick_C

I used to use ferodo DS2500 on track (106 GTI) but found they transferred a lot of material to the brake disc making it judder. Changed to pagid blues and well impressed! Nick

I found the play and charge kit ok but just got rechargable batteries and a charger, always got some on standby and last ages! Nick

They may be reducing power quite a bit - i would suggest getting the ITG or pipercross bar filter on there, bet it feels better with that :) Nick

You want to get a decent filter on there and get rid of the socks as they lose power. Should have mapped without the socks on to be honest then fitted an ITG filter. Nick

Love the pic of my 106 :) Nick

Quite a hard compound so will last ages but not as much grip as other tyres such as toyo. Nick

They also do a 1.4 version. Nick

Exactly and this is usally done at about 3000rpm where you use the car most. Thats another reason why i think they use the intake valve on the clio - would be interesting to compare 2 dyno runs one after the other. Nick

This is due to the manifold design and pressure waves, thus allowing the volumetric efficientcy to rise over 100%. so in reality its not like a turbo just utilising pressure waves to their advantage. http://www.pumaracing.co.uk/POWER2.htm Nick

Got one on my 206 180 and works really well. Using it to monitor intake temps at the moment. Its just plug and play. Nick

True but i think a large amount of the heat is transferred from the heat to the inlet manifold. Next stage is to fit a thermal inlet gasket and monitor for any improvements. Its the heat from idle i am trying to reduce - eg sat at the start of a 1/4 mile or 0 - 60 run. Nick

Bear in mind the test was conducted with a standard paper air filter in the box with the valve and then an induction kit with everything removed after. Loss was about 3bhp at 3000rpm with around 8bhp gain at 7000rpm. From tests i have carried out i would have said replacing the standard...

Remember the dyno runs are conducted on full throttle. To be honest on anything less than that i doubt you would notice the loss anyway. After all when booting it you are not usually at 3000rpm. Nick

The 206 180 also has a valve like this. Its purpose (on the pug) is to slightly restrict the airflow at low rpm giving increased torque but then opens up when required for top end power. All the rr print outs for the 180 with and without this valve show a slight power increase at the top end...

Read what i wrote on page 1!! Nick