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Hi Guys Just fitted my rc5+ for a track day next weekend, when I took the car out for a drive my first reaction was wow these things grab really well, awesome retardation with little pedal pressure. Then I tried a few harder stops (still only moderate pedal pressure) and the n/s front wheel...

Ok so my Ds2500 are dead (see other thread) I was going to replace with another set of ds2500 but having seen the state of these I'm not so sure, I'm tempted by the RC5+ seems to be about the same price but from what ive read possibly a bit noisier and a bit more harmfull to wheels/paint than...

They are ds2500

Hi all Just doing a bit of research for a friend who is looking for a new track car. He has sold his evo 8 fq340 which has done many years of track service and is looking for somthing different he loves turbo cars and wants a change from jap 4x4 so the megane fits the bill. What are the things...

car is 172 cup I fitted my track wheels today and the tyres are rubbing on the coilover springs on the rear and close to touching on the front it's because the wheels are only a et42 offset so sit further in than the cup turinis the obvious answer is to get some 5mm spacers which I will do on...

i was hoping someone in the know on these things could educate me on the gearbox diff circlip situation from what I know some boxes have a circip that can pop out and others have a bolt in plate is there any way of knowing without looking which one my car a 53 reg 172 cup would have and if it...

ive just removed and refitted the front coilovers on my cup could this cause the tracking to go out? The track rods havnt been touched I just undone the 2 bolts holding the shock to the hub and the 3 bolts through the top mount (pms solid ones) and removed the whole coilover complete but after...

as title I've removed the top mounts from the car today and the bearings are seized quite solid they were only fitted late 2012 £25 each for new bearings should I have to pay £50 every 2years to keep these good? Or have I been unlucky

http://www.tyreleader.co.uk/compare-car-tyres/?elem[]=78462&elem[]=142265 I can see one is xl and one is Mfs but is there any reason why you wouldn't buy the one that is £10 cheaper as they are pretty much the same tyre?

recently when turning the steering I'm getting a bong noise when in nearly full lock it only does it when the car is moving I've tried going lock to lock when stationary and it doesn't do it sounds similar to when I had a snapped spring on a Saxo but I've jacked it up and checked and I can see...

i tried to remove one of my rear calipers today but I was stopped by the 2 bolts on the back of the caliper, I had been led to believe they should be a 17mm head but they seem to have a 5 sided head that none of my sockets or spanners will go on is this normal? If so how the hell do you get them...

As title I need a new brake compensator valve for my 172 cup euro car parts have Bosch ones for £90 is that the best bet?

Firstly I know this has been done to death and I have searched and read all the threads but my cup failed today on rear brakes I havnt seen the fail sheet yet but on the phone it was mentioned about low effort (expected) and imbalance. I did give them the vosa notice before the test but it's...

Car 172 cup: emissions light is on and car is not idling brilliantly you can hear little pops from the exhaust when driving it is perfect above 2k rpm but a bit jerky below it recently it has had a new cts/plugs/leads/cat/and today I fitted a brand new pre cat lambda but still the same (I only...

Hi guys when driving home tonight the light at the bottom right of the binnacle came on (Orange shaped like an engine) is this the emissions light? I've got a suspected failed pre cat lambda as the car idles badly and smells of petrol and is a bit judderey at low revs I have got a new lambda to...

I've been driving around this for a while now but the 172 has got a hesitation but only if you accelerate when the revs are between 1500-2000 it never hesitates or misses over 2000rpm so I don't think its the usual suspects like coil plugs leads injectors etc because that would cause a misfire...

I like the look of the oreca racing steering wheel just wondering if anybody on here has one to get opinions on the feel/quality etc cheers

Hi all I've had a fault appear recently on the cup so I thought I would see if anybody has had the same problem so I can get it sorted. Basically the car runs perfectly but has developed a hesitation it only happens at low engine speed the most common occorance is if you let the car coast down...

I was going to buy some nankang ns2r track tyres but I've noticed that r888 are only £77 each on openeo so are they worth the extra tenner per tyre? I think both are medium compound and will be used exclusively for trackdays

I know the 172 cup rear brakes don't do very much the rear discs on my car never seem to clean up very much I assumed that was because of the low brake effort but yesterday I saw another 172 cup parked up and the rear discs were clean and shiney so I'm wondering if there is a fault with my rear...

Hi ive got a set of 15inch alloys for trackdays I've rubbed them down ready for paint I'm going to do them myself I was wondering how much paint I will need I don't want to buy to much or to little so if anybody has done some recently and can remember how many cans it took that would be good I...

Car is a ph2 cup and I know the rear brakes do naff all on the cup. I had new rear disks and pads when I first got the car back in March but at the time had a v loud exhaust when I changed it for standard I noticed a knocking from the rear but only when braking at low speed. I decided to remove...

I know 172s don't run very well from cold but a couple of times mine has had severe power loss almost causing me to stop. basically if I started the car drove up the road car seemed to be running ok then all of a sudden with my foot in a constant position on the accelerator it started to...

As title I'm going to be replacing my spax rsx rear coilovers as one is knocking like hell I'm guessing I just jack it up then undo the bottom bolt that holds the coilover to the rear beam then undo the nuts that are on the top mount in the boot no need to use spring compressors or anything?

Just wondering if anybody has one or has been in a car with one fitted really want standard noise levels

Looked pretty clean and standard