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PS. I have previously use Performance Friction RH555 (now RH665) race fluid on my Subaru and it was excellent. Has anyone used RH665 in a racing Clio 182. And yes, I forgot to say in the title post its a 182

I've been using Castrol React but would welcome any other recommendations for a track/race only brake fluid Also what quantity would I need for a full flush? The system is standard, still with ABS pump, just has 6 pot calipers on the front which I can make an allowance for. Many thanks Andy

If they are for trackdays or race legal Corbeau are worth a look. https://www.corbeau-seats.com/ I'm very happy with mine, particularly the support through hard corners. Probably the best test of a race seat is that you don't even know it's there, if it makes you think about it on track then...

They look good quality so I had a quick Google of Knipex Tools. Bloody hell they are expensive, but I have to assume the price is reflected in the quality. Being old and retired my tool(s) only get occasional use, so although I'm in the market for a few new electrical hand tools I think I might...

True, but at my age it's inevitable:)

Is it to comply with MSA regulations to be able to take fuel samples for analysis? If so I think there are MSA regulations regarding it being a dry-break coupling tee'd onto the fuel line. You then have the other half of the coupling and a minimum length of hose available in parc ferme. I can...

Off topic, but I also learned something completely new........Toyota Yaris GR! I've never heard of it, it looks like a bigger version of my daughter's Aygo. So I was chatting to this guy in a fairly normal looking car who said he was going out with the circuit instructor, Bill Richards, in the...

That's exactly what I ended up doing, and I'm still here and the car's still in one piece! That was for the first 2 sessions anyway. It was a bit damp in places and cold, but no spray coming off the tyres so I went for slicks all round. Once warmed up they worked well, and any slip was on the...

Good point, being a sessioned track day there is an obligatory 3 lap warm up at the start of your first session. I'll use that to get the brakes hot. ( I would call these 'yellow flag laps', no overtaking etc., but they are actually under waved green flags! The logic being the yellow is still...

I have a trackday at Lydden Hill tomorrow and it looks pretty certain that the afternoon will be very wet. However there is a chance that the morning might have a dry session, or at worst maybe a bit greasy from all today's rain. I have a decent set of part-worn 15" slicks on the car, and will...

This is probably a stupid question but, if you install the 98 RON map surely you commit to using 98RON or higher fuel from then on??? So for someone using their Clio for a daily driver doing reasonable mileage isn't the extra fuel cost a consideration against any benefit given by the remap...

I bought a new RSTuner Premium a few months ago, and it has been very useful as a diagnostic tool so far. Mine is a 182 track only car, which is why I bought the 'premium' version as it will log running data into the unit itself, whereas with the standard version you need the PC attached. I...

In my case it was the clutch cover, and in particular the 'straps' that were braking. (This was on the genuine Renault Valeo kit.) So it's not like needing a clutch with with increased clamping force, where you have increased the power and it just can't be transmitted through the standard...

I would totally agree, have a stronger clutch fitted at the same time. I also have the Sachs Clutch from PMS as I broke the cover on both Valeo and LUK kits.

I had the Gripper in a totally standard box and it was great, I later changed the final drive to suit my regular track You will use more tyre once you get used to how early you can put down the power. As the diff Gripper lets you put down all the power even when the car is fully weighted on the...