Megane R26

poobah · Feb 27, 2012

maty j said:
How much bigger is the Cozzie filter Poob and would it make any difference to the amount of available air? I can see It helping up to a certin point then thinking it would be governed by the ITG hose size.

Basically i bought the Cosworth one when i was planning my own induction setup. This size of filter was matched to a 300bhp output hence why i went for it. Obviously i consulted ITG before buying it. ITG then brought out their kit and i decided to go with it but utilise the filter i already had. No more scientific than that.

Presume the standard ITG fikter is sized to cope with standard and mapped cars.

maty j · Feb 27, 2012

Cheers mate. Was looking at the Cozzie filter for mine the other night but at near £100 I'll wait till I find a S/H hybrid and need the extra air.

poobah · Mar 19, 2012

Pics and Vids from yesterday at Cadwell. The new AD08's were excellent. Coped impressively with the amount of water early in the day and gripped well in the afternoon despite it still being a bit greasy with pretty cold track temps. The car held up well although I had a few issues with braking vibrations early on. I eventually tracked this down to the new PF rear pads and the fact the ESP was pulsing the rear brakes alot in the very wet early sessions. As soon as I let it all cool and switched off the TC/ESP it was fine.

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One of the few dryish laps:

[video=vimeo;38802674]http://vimeo.com/38802674[/video]

Another quick vid from the afternoon session:

[video=vimeo;38809946]http://vimeo.com/38809946[/video]

Glad of PF330mm stoppers (watch the 106):

[video=vimeo;38801726]http://vimeo.com/38801726[/video]

The pics are on my Flickr account but here's a few of my favourites.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/65738641@N04/sets/72157629620285779/

A bit damp when we arrived.

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Riad · Mar 19, 2012

Looking good mate!

Nickson · Mar 19, 2012

Looks awesome as always Chris.

Love it.

poobah · Mar 19, 2012

Cheers gents. Had a cracking day.

Cadwell is a brilliant circuit.

Chili Red · Mar 19, 2012

This car is so miiiiiint.

Only thing I'm not keen on is the yellow fogs, otherwise I love it.

poobah · Mar 20, 2012

Funk White said:
This car is so miiiiiint.

Only thing I'm not keen on is the yellow fogs, otherwise I love it.

Cheers. The fogs are an aquired taste and i've had them like that for years.

I do have some R26R fog light blanks in the garage but i thought they'd be a little R26R wannabee. Might fit them one day as it's not like I've actually ever used my fog lights.

Sir_Dave · Mar 20, 2012

Love Cadwell, love your car !!

lol @ the nutter in the Z3M, in the rain, on a trackday. Wipers needed on the side windows me thinks!!

poobah · Mar 20, 2012

Sir_Dave said:
Love Cadwell, love your car !!

lol @ the nutter in the Z3M, in the rain, on a trackday. Wipers needed on the side windows me thinks!!

Thanks Dave.

The Z3M Roadster is my dad.

Bit twitchy with the traction control switched off.

Christopher · Mar 20, 2012

Superb as always, Chris.

Your car was the inspiration for ordering an UR 200.

Awesome colour. I hope mine looks as good as yours when it's three years old!

Sir_Dave · Mar 20, 2012

poobah said:
Thanks Dave.

The Z3M Roadster is my dad.

Bit twitchy with the traction control switched off.

Ha ha, thats awesome!! Nice colour as well, rather rare iirc - especially if his is the S54 verison with TC/DSC, etc!!

I used to have an Imola Red S50 version, brilliant cars

Infamous Nikko · Mar 20, 2012

What are the Imprezaa like in comparison to your R26?

poobah · Mar 20, 2012

Christopher said:
Superb as always, Chris.

Your car was the inspiration for ordering an UR 200.

Awesome colour. I hope mine looks as good as yours when it's three years old!

Thanks Chris. Looking forward to see where you take the UR200.

The R26 is 4 years old now. Old timer.

Christopher · Mar 20, 2012

How easy is UR to care for?

I remember you saying it's not the best. lol. Am I imagining that?

poobah · Mar 20, 2012

Sir_Dave said:
Ha ha, thats awesome!! Nice colour as well, rather rare iirc - especially if his is the S54 verison with TC/DSC, etc!!

I used to have an Imola Red S50 version, brilliant cars

Yeah it's an S54. One of only 2 or 3 in that colour and spec I think. He's had it a while and it's only done about 30k miles. AC Schnitzer exhaust being the only mod.

poobah · Mar 20, 2012

Infamous Nikko said:
What are the Imprezaa like in comparison to your R26?

Well the Time Attack one was...........swift, but the other two were easy fodder to be honest. Even the blue one with the full cage etc got the Renaultsport treatment.

poobah · Mar 20, 2012

Christopher said:
How easy is UR to care for?

I remember you saying it's not the best. lol. Am I imagining that?

Um.......it's not terrible but it's also a mare when the weathers mega sunny. You'll know from having UB, as soon as the sun is brigh you can see every little swirl. I try to keep on top of it as much as possible and it's not mega soft paint.

g.cameron · Mar 20, 2012

Car is still looking exceptional. Love it, huge credit to you.

That spin with the 106, twitchy bum-hole moment for you I'm guessing.

poobah · Mar 20, 2012

A little. Glad of the Performance Friction brake upgrade certainly!

Matt Cup · Mar 20, 2012

Your car looks superb fella!

I'm doing cadwell next week, how do you think it fairs for novices?

poobah · Mar 20, 2012

Matt Cup said:
Your car looks superb fella!

I'm doing cadwell next week, how do you think it fairs for novices?

You'll love it!

The only thing that makes Cadwell less ideal for Novices is the lack of run-off through some sections. Just start slow and build up and you'll be fine.

TimR26 · Mar 20, 2012

R26 is looking good

Matt Cup said:
Your car looks superb fella!

I'm doing cadwell next week, how do you think it fairs for novices?

I did my first trackday at Cadwell. Go easy through Hall Bends and get some tuition early in the day then you'll be fine.

I've only been once so want to go back there soon as it's a great track

Matt Cup · Mar 20, 2012

atouba said:
R26 is looking good

I did my first trackday at Cadwell. Go easy through Hall Bends and get some tuition early in the day then you'll be fine.

I've only been once so want to go back there soon as it's a great track

Got 45mins of Tuition, going to take it easy until then

Chili Red · Mar 20, 2012

poobah said:
Cheers. The fogs are an aquired taste and i've had them like that for years.

I do have some R26R fog light blanks in the garage but i thought they'd be a little R26R wannabee. Might fit them one day as it's not like I've actually ever used my fog lights.

oooh no, yellow is better than blanks!

Gray · Mar 20, 2012

Looking brilliant as usual, Chris!

poobah · Mar 20, 2012

Gray said:
Looking brilliant as usual, Chris!

Cheers Gray.

Was hoping to see some of the local CS and MS crowd at Cadwell but nobody else seems to have gone despite there being a couple of Clio's there.

RSsprint · Mar 21, 2012

Very nice, loving the track pics

poobah · Mar 31, 2012

Picked up the Profi SPG's this morning. Gave the rails and seat backs some plentiful coats of sealant and then assembled them. They fit like a glove. Such a great ergonomic fit, especially around the chest and body-sides.

I'll hopefully have the mounts for them by the weekend and then i'll just be waiting on a few small bits to make the harness/oem belt switchover. I'm intending on making these work with both a 4 point harness and the OEM 3 point belt (along with the pretensioners) so have got alot of planning and thinking to do in order to make it look like a factory install.

Nickson · Mar 31, 2012

Nice!!

Will the Trendlines be for sale?

Christopher · Mar 31, 2012

Proper seats!

Gray · Mar 31, 2012

Lovely seats Chris!

Properly nice.

poobah · Mar 31, 2012

Nickson said:
Nice!!

Will the Trendlines be for sale?

Yeah they will as soon as these are in and i've sorted the belt mounts out.

poobah · Mar 31, 2012

Thanks gents. I went a bit crazy and the Mrs isn't seriously unimpressed. Oops!

Feirny · Mar 31, 2012

Oh my word.

One of my favourite cars is getting better.

TimR26 · Mar 31, 2012

Great seats

I'd love a set but need to get passengers in the back :dapprove:

poobah · Mar 31, 2012

Feirny said:
Oh my word.

One of my favourite cars is getting better.

Very kind Feirny. Just got to find/fabricate/cobble together some subframes somehow.

Emailed KAM racing and 519 about whether OMP do a Megane subframe but they've not gotten back to me.

TimR26 · Mar 31, 2012

Don't get an OMP subframe because the one they do for Clios is s**t.

poobah · Mar 31, 2012

atouba said:
Don't get an OMP subframe because the one they do for Clios is s**t.

Ha fair enough mate. Hopefully have them installed in a couple of weeks as long as it all goes well.

johnbryan45 · Mar 31, 2012

Want! We need pics as soon as they are in.

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