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Having gone back to an RX8 from my 172 i would think it would be very close, the RX8 has better initial traction and would probably stay ahead, my 172 felt faster in the 20 - 60 mph range but seemed to lose it after 60 where the RX8 is just getting into its stride. The rx8 does 50 to 82 (7000...

First was a blue 1*2 followed a minus or so later by a silver 172 PH2 with yellow bullets and a big exhaust

It gets said a lot on here but you need to make sure a specialist or at least someone who knows what they are doing and has the official locking tools does the belts. You hear some horror stories of belt changes going bad on here, just a word of warning. Your looking at about £500 from memory...

Silver 1*2 followed me through Staining LY 1*2 parked off side of Garstang Road Poulton

Drove past me about wish tonight, i was behind you in my RX8. Looked a lovely car with cliosport sticker in back window, 03 plate i think

Normally you have to install them the right way round as the reactions have to happen in the right order chemically. A lot of them arent symmetrical so they cant be installed wrong. Performance wise i dont think it makes a difference but emissions wise it will.

I work on Poulton Ind Est too for the time being, moving by the airport next month, havent seen you on the estate yet but were down the bottom of cocker avenue so i rarely go up near the Post Office building.

I park up there every Tuesday night for college, never seen a Blue 182, will keep an eye out.

I didnt feel like i was trying, put it that way! :p

That was me, was it one morning this week, you were in a silver 197? I was late for work, on a few occasions i thought about passing you ;)

Was i behind you outside the Devonshire Arms pub about 2ish on Saturday? I was in a Ph1 172 and my mate a Starlet GT Turbo.

This car is featured in this months Retro Classics magazine, lovely car even with the rust!

Cams alone will obviously have an effect on the output of the engine, usually positive if the cams are ground correctly. The effect of the cams is to optimise breathing for a certain rev range at the expense of others. The cams generally available for the F4R seem relatively tame in the 270...

In car park at Trafalgar Wharf flats iv just parked next to you :)

I have built mine with 125hp for about 6k on the engine normally aspirated, in order to do that I'm running a miglia crank, swiftune rods, everything lightened. It's topping out at about 8400 hence my rocker issues. Got the med low distortion rockers now which are fantastic. Reliability is an...

This is very true, every engine transplant mini iv ever been in has lost the mini handling charachteristics. Not really a problem if your not used to minis but just don't feel good when your used to them. I'm running 125 hp and a weight of 680kg so about 183 bhp / tonne. The main benefit is...

Yeah that build could easily push more than 130. I would have thought it would get to 150 with relative ease, problem at that power is rods, rockers and gearbox. 130 is a sensible figure tho as you won't be pushingso much torque to wreck boxes. I assume it's running a straight cut box and...

They look like the Huddersfield Mini Spares ones but nt sure theirs are that dark. Not road legal either unfortunately you will need reflectors, they look good on a black car tho, normally standard look best on a mini but i like them.

Thats a lovely job, conservative on power for a turbo but that should give it nice drivability and life. Thats one of the nicest jobs i have seen, i hope my paint job comes out like that, it looks great. I am finding it quite amusing that iv been on mini forums for 10 years and im seeing better...

Thats a nice job, my personal preference is nothing other than A series engines in minis but thats one of the best jobs i have seen done. Cant wait to get back in my mini :)

There are many cars that handle better but not many as good all round for the money. I love the look and sound of my Ph1 and im happy with how it goes and handles. The build quality is relatively poor but so far its nothing more than rattles, nothing has actually gone wrong. Theres a 197 parked...

Depends on what you want to improve really, as you put supercharger or throttle bodies as your top two thoughts i would assume your a bit bored of the car. If you can do bodies for less than 1K which is possible but you need the help of someone who really knows what they are doing then i would...

Damn i missed this, was in Warrington to go to Ikea and got food at burger king on way, saw a Clio and a Megane turn up at B&Q then saw a blue 182 a bit further down near PC World. I was in my Ph1 as well, gutted :(

I was amazed when i got mine a few weeks ago just how light the elusive aluminium one is. It is about a quarter of the weight of a standard bonnet at a rough guess. Also seemed to fit better than a non sport steel bonnet too.

Its not a greeny blue colour is it? does it go alright as my friend from Oldham sold a 1.2 with a knackered head gasket a few weeks back to a woman and it was up for sale around that area again recently!!

Holy Christ, how do you do that!! Mine usually reads 37 - 39 but very rarely gets into the 40s and never for long!! You do know about the pedal on the right ;)

I have got between 300 to 400 on a full tank, i have a 16 mile commute down b roads to work so it depends on my mood, some days are a blast whereas some days its loads of traffic doing 40 mph in 5th gear and saving fuel. The 400 to a tank i achieved with almost all of it being motorway. Most...

I have a classic car policy for my mini and have had for a few years now. Basically i think mileage and storage will be your issues, for my policy it has to be less than 5k per year, no drivers under 25 and must be stored on private property. The garage part only comes into effect on mine if...

Yes indeed, the people who make circlips make books to tell you all about them, they are not funny at all, actually pretty boring but they do tell you what you need to know about circlips! If you think the Ph1 is the only car to suffer from stuck throttles your sadly mistaken, its way, way more...

Id love to know your mechanical background to offer such a blase statement. Circlips are for retention of components not for location. If you dont believe me get a circlip book and read what it has to say. As for the circlip stopping the side to side movement it can do that but badly and only...