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My gearbox has started gettin crunchy now so reckon i wanna change the oil. Whats the best one out there for this? and how about the best engine oil too? Edde can u help? :)

Has anyone heard of or tried those bolt on electric superchargers? they're only sposed to cost about £300 for an instant 20bhp no matter wot ure car engine size ;)

Well, can it be done?? :)

how do you change the oil on a DCi? i do mine every 6-8k and i'm tired of forking out for the garage to do it, can a nice person mayb do a guide with pics? :o

Do people really do this? Which bits would they replace & wouldn't it be unsafe in an crash lol, ure car would go to pieces surely???? :S

Gave my old spare wheel away (the black steel one from the boot) and wondered how much it might hav weighed... Anyone know? It was a 15" black steel (non alloy) one :) Also took out that Jack and that

Lookin for ways to make my dci lighter atm cos obviously it'l make it quicker whilst improving my fuel economy even more hopefully :) Would gettin a carbon fibre bonnect reduce the weight by much? I don't really wanna take teh rear seats out and stuff like that cos i occasionally need to take...

Is there any point gettin a sports cat for the dci? would i see any gains? Also what ways besides removing the back seats can i shave sum weight off it? :)

And how much would you charge cash in hand? :)

I'm gettin bored of my Dci always lookin the same so its time for a makeover IMG]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u143/ogly_bogly/DSC00006.jpg[/IMG] IMG]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u143/ogly_bogly/DSC00005.jpg[/IMG] Anyone good at paintshop? gimme your suggestions please :)

my little bro is wontin to put gti shocks onto his independance, can he simply pinch the shocks and springs of a KO'd 106 gti or wouldn't they fit?

The registration plates on my car seriously need replacin cos they've started to change colour...ewwww A few months back i bought some nice reg plates but with a slightly different font which i beleive are a little bit smaller too. Is it ok to put them on the car cos ive heard the'r illegal...

The steering wheel on my dci dynamique is lookin a little tatty now so was thinkin bout tryin to swap it over for one of the nice 172/182 ones with the silver reno sport detailing on it. How easy or hard would that be to do? could anyone point me in the rite direction? :) Also i'd like to...

Thinkin bout gettin one of these, wondered if they were as quick as a 172 and how tunable they are? :)

Seen a few 172's at mega low price cos they're Cat D..wot does that mean and why is teh price so low?

The EGR valve on my Dci keeps on blocking up! i took it to renault a few months back whereupon they cleaned it for me and the problem went away, only to find in 3months it was back! :( Am i gonna need to keep on having this cleaned every 3months or would replacing the unit for a new one...

I'l keep this brief... Remapped my dci 100 a few months back and had a power run before and after to measure the gains. The company i had it dyno'd with wonted to map it for me but they were too expensive so i went elsewhere. The gains were awsome and took a couple of secs off my times! I...

Is it possible for a 'sour grapes garage' to deibratley understate power figures?? I took my little DCI to a company with a rolling road and they told me 79.1 bhp at the wheels & 119lbs per ft. They asked if i wanted them to do me a remap which i didn't accpet cos it was cheaper elsewhere...

Decided to take a fellow Dci members advice (Black Kro) and fit a panel filter to my remapped dci to see if it would make any difference. And.... It has!! :D Theres no noticeable increase in horsepower, but it not too noisy & has opened up another 500 rpm in my rev range! Nice one ;)

wonder if any techinal gurus may be able to help with this one... My mate bought an old 'P' reg vauxhall astra manual 1.6 today, and after we'd driven it back to his place i clambered into the back & put my hand on the rear floor carpet (just below where the rear air vents are) and it was...

Was out doin some performance tests in the dci tonite and noticed a nasty kinda snap noise as i depressed the clutch... Almost like a plastic coke bottle had rolled behind there and was makin a crack noise as it got squashed :S Any ideas wot it could be? Its been happenin for a few days now...

Was out doin some performance tests in the dci tonite and noticed a nasty kinda snap noise as i depressed the clutch... Almost like a plastic coke bottle had rolled behind there and was makin a crack noise as it got squashed :S Any ideas wot it could be? Its been happenin for a few days...

0-60 = 7.9 secs 30-70 in 3rd = 6.5 secs 40-90 in 4th = 12.5 secs 50-70 in 5th = 5.1 secs 0-90 = 16.5secs Thanks in advance to any who take part :)

Do RS Tuning do a rear window sticker??

Hey guys, A deer ran out in front of my car last night on the dual carraiageway & tho i swerved to miss him i was doin 80 at the time & clipped him with the mirror. Basically it smashed the hell out of it & i need a new one (a new mirror not a new deer lol) and fast but don't wanna pay...

Can you get a Xenon Headlight Conversion for a clio DCi? If so how much and where can i find out more information?

I hav a remapped DCi 100, it does 50-70 in 5th in 6.5secs When i put my foot down the revs soar like a petrol as the car accelerates & i can feel the excessive torque coming into play, but at around 3.5k the REVS START TO FALL for about 0.5k and then rise again as they should!! So the car...

I had my clio dci 100 remapped a few months back & its now puttin out 130bhp and 190lbs/ft! Niiiiiice ;) Under hard accelleration the car produces an impressive smoke trail as i leave most other cars behind, however my only worry is, will that cause my car to fail its MOT on emissions? It...

I wanna lower my dci so that it looks and handles like a cup 172. How do i do that? Can i just fit 172 springs to my standard dampers or would none of it fit anyway? Your advice please lol Also would lightening my dci (like they lightened the cup over the standard 172) make it any quicker? I...