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Inferno 225 cup
The ones in the 1st picture look lovely Scott.
It will be them or the race ones mate, i like the Billet 4's because they come in sliver but i like the race ones because Race and they look awesome. 😂
Inferno 225 cup
The only thing bothering me is the 'hi spec sticker' that colour without would like nice and subtle.
Yes i know what you mean mate, its not a sticker. Its machined into the caliper, RenaultSport would be better but im sure they wont do it.
Don't know if you don't ask :wink:
Even if you could have Renaultsport in big and HiSpec underneath in small? Still got their branding on, just smaller.
Money in their pocket either way.
Even if you could have Renaultsport in big and HiSpec underneath in small? Still got their branding on, just smaller.
Money in their pocket either way.
Monster 4s in silver imo. Monster 6 is a bit overkill! The R132 is the race version of the monster 4 and needs more maintenance. Ask them if they'll do them so the writing is there but doesn't stand out (a bit like the economy finish on the billet 4).
Even better if they can do something like the suggestion above
Even better if they can do something like the suggestion above
Jekyll
ClioSport Club Member
I couldn't remember what the billet 4 calipers ran, pads wise. I knew they was from another car and I did think Volvo but couldn't remember the model. Thanks for the reference 
Are you going to change anything else brakes wise Scott, ie master cylinder etc? Also what pads will you be getting? I'd imagine you'll want something that bites well but gives off very little dust. Not sure what is out there for them.
Are you going to change anything else brakes wise Scott, ie master cylinder etc? Also what pads will you be getting? I'd imagine you'll want something that bites well but gives off very little dust. Not sure what is out there for them.
Yes mate they do make the kit alot more expensive, but not as much as the Willwood 2 piece kit. Just the bells and rotas are £600 for the Willwoods.
Ive never seen a Willwood caliper but id say that the Hi-spec race caliper is miles better, when i was say to the chap at Hi-spec about the Willwood kit and that it costs £1200 he didn't seem very impressed.
Id say the Willwoods are on par with the Hi-spec Billet 4's which are £156 each + vat.
Ive had the MC thing in the back of my mind mate but was hoping not to have to change it. I haven't read of anyone else who has fitted 4 pots and then had to fit a larger MC.
However if that's going to be the case then i larger MC will have to be bought. There's no point in spending alot of money on 4 pots only for them to be worse than standard.
Alex what MC should i be buying if i need to? I won't be going 6 pots as its far to much for a road car.
My thougths ref MC is, I admit, in my limited experiance, that they do require a larger cylinder to retain the same pedal feel (well, actually its a lack of movement) than the standard calipers do so well.
It depends on what you want to do with brake lines, have a search around (Its quite well covered on here), as 197 is an option, as is Pug 406 V6, depending on amounts of ports etc. I'm personally using a 406 V6 one for my Flamer. You can retain the clio reservoir on all of them, which I know you'll be glad about.
It depends on what you want to do with brake lines, have a search around (Its quite well covered on here), as 197 is an option, as is Pug 406 V6, depending on amounts of ports etc. I'm personally using a 406 V6 one for my Flamer. You can retain the clio reservoir on all of them, which I know you'll be glad about.
Cub.
ClioSport Moderator
Cub.
ClioSport Moderator
I agree on more than one factor, and I'm the first to admit, I'm hard on the brakes. :smile:
I wouldn't say I have bad braking etiquette / style, I just try to hold as much speed into the corner as possible, meaning the brakes work quite hard. I am carrying more weight though
I wouldn't say I have bad braking etiquette / style, I just try to hold as much speed into the corner as possible, meaning the brakes work quite hard. I am carrying more weight though
Cub.
ClioSport Moderator
Put it like this. I'd rather have too much braking and not need it, than not enough
I didn't try the RC5, I had DS3000's and the brake squeal in Wales made me and 3 others cry. It was awful! Lol!
I'll see how it runs at a Bedford. @AlexW - that's interesting bud, as my one (406 cylinder and Cup brake setup) had completely the wrong 'mating' setup.
But they look nice. 😂
Clio RS
I have both, clio as a daily, scooby for summer or good weather toy
but my son is only 2.
anyway, no plans for selling either here. if the son gets to old for the car, it's the misses who can buy something bigger than here corsa then
I have both, clio as a daily, scooby for summer or good weather toy
but my son is only 2.
anyway, no plans for selling either here. if the son gets to old for the car, it's the misses who can buy something bigger than here corsa then
Ive just bought the misses a Volvo S40 so we are okay now.
I still think about something faster though.
Ricardos
ClioSport Club Member
LY 200 EDC
Good ol man logic
Starting to run out of things to do on the Clio now, however i needed to replace the lambda sensor for the new one that i bought from Marc.
Nice and easy job to do and the Clio seems to run alot better but the real test will be when i get it back on the road. Fingers crossed it won't stall when coming to a standstill anymore.
Untitled by scottieraven, on Flickr
Untitled by scottieraven, on Flickr
Fitted the rear wheels back on but i can't put the fronts on until ive got my new brakes, another silly job ive been meaning to do is to clean up and give the jacking points a coat of paint.
I went round all four giving them some love, just got to hope that the MOT guy doesn't use them next time. (he wont as i stay with the car and he knows how fussy i am) :blush:
:smile:
Untitled by scottieraven, on Flickr
Snappy has my spare steering wheel so im waiting on that to come back, im sure it will look amazing. :smile:
Nice and easy job to do and the Clio seems to run alot better but the real test will be when i get it back on the road. Fingers crossed it won't stall when coming to a standstill anymore.
Fitted the rear wheels back on but i can't put the fronts on until ive got my new brakes, another silly job ive been meaning to do is to clean up and give the jacking points a coat of paint.
I went round all four giving them some love, just got to hope that the MOT guy doesn't use them next time. (he wont as i stay with the car and he knows how fussy i am) :blush:
:smile:
Snappy has my spare steering wheel so im waiting on that to come back, im sure it will look amazing. :smile:
SharkyUK
ClioSport Club Member
Yeah, mine look like a badly packed kebab...
Scott, this is a loooong thread, I've gone back a few pages and got impatient haha.
What coilovers are you on currently? IIRC you had a set on and replaced them for a better set, what were the previous set, much improvement with the current?
Looking into coilover options atm, was thinking B14's but BC's aren't much more and have damping adjustment.
@Dr Jekyll you have the BC's... thoughts?
What coilovers are you on currently? IIRC you had a set on and replaced them for a better set, what were the previous set, much improvement with the current?
Looking into coilover options atm, was thinking B14's but BC's aren't much more and have damping adjustment.
@Dr Jekyll you have the BC's... thoughts?
Inferno 225 cup
Scott has ktec coilovers mate, the ride is fantastic.
Reminds him of an old scratchy fanny 400 he had a fews years back...
Hey bud, i had the Spax RSX kit with damping adjustment but sold them on after 8 months because they where crap and didn't weather very well (where going rusty when i don't use the car in the rain)
So ive now got the Bilsteins, they have the inverted front dampers. The kit isn't damping adjustable but tbh you don't need it (its just more to mess with) the build quality is spot on.
On the road they are great and not crashy at all, they also drop the car lower than the Spax did.
I love them mate.
Your such a wind. X
haha, I was thinking to myself 'Scott's better than Ktec coilovers' lool!
Cheers for the info dude! If they're good enough for you I think we can safely say they're good enough for 99.9% of Clio owners 😂
But the BC have twisty knobs, and bitches love knobs :laughing:
Cheers for the info dude! If they're good enough for you I think we can safely say they're good enough for 99.9% of Clio owners 😂
But the BC have twisty knobs, and bitches love knobs :laughing:
Jekyll
ClioSport Club Member
Many people rave about the Bilstiens. They've been around years and on these cars the reviews say that they offer great road comfort and handling and bilstien quality. Never read any bad reviews tbh. The only thing I personally don't like is they don't have powder coated struts. Not a problem if you dont do loads of miles but something to consider if it's a daily.
I've not been out in a Clio with b14's so I can't comment personally but I'm sure you won't find very many negatives. Certainly a top contender if you don't want damping adjustment IMO.
I've not been out in a Clio with b14's so I can't comment personally but I'm sure you won't find very many negatives. Certainly a top contender if you don't want damping adjustment IMO.
Hey bud, nothing as yet. I did give Hi - Spec a call a few days after I'd dropped the wheel and bell off to them.
The guy said that the technical guys hadn't looked at it yet so he was waiting for them to get back to him with the info.
He also said he would chase them up, that was last Monday.
I'm starting to think about how good a company they are, this is me wanting to spend money with them and I bet I won't get much change out of £1k so what would it be like if I had a problem?!?!
Maybe it's me over thinking, I understand that they are busy doing lot's of other stuff.
I'll see what happens this week mate, hopefully i'll have some news. [emoji1]
The guy said that the technical guys hadn't looked at it yet so he was waiting for them to get back to him with the info.
He also said he would chase them up, that was last Monday.
I'm starting to think about how good a company they are, this is me wanting to spend money with them and I bet I won't get much change out of £1k so what would it be like if I had a problem?!?!
Maybe it's me over thinking, I understand that they are busy doing lot's of other stuff.
I'll see what happens this week mate, hopefully i'll have some news. [emoji1]
Cheers buddy. :smile:
