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  1. Siliconsteve

    Workshop manual

    Anyone no of a workshop manual for a meg 250? Specifically gearbox. I realise it's not a clio but similar box
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    Performance car show brum

    Anyone go? I take my son usually and off there weekend 13th Jan
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    Dump or bov,s

    ok so have driven my meg home and it’s got a dump valve, I no what they do, which is to release excess boost pressure when the throttle is closed to prevent turbine stall. Now I’ve never had one before and think I’m too old for one now but before I remove it and chuck it at the nearest chav is...
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    Max horses from Meg 250 lump

    If 300 is safe max from 225 lump how far can you go with stock 250 lump in a meg
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    Restoring a car

    been looking at restoring something, not sure what yet. Poss a 5gt turbo or similar. Anyone have experience..? Do people pay £15 grand for a mint 5gt? Or eighty grand for a turbo 2..? Is a left hooker alpine 5 turbo close to me but no idea of costs involved. Not looking to keep but sell on...
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    Xmas jaunt

    every year we do a week somewhere for Xmas markets. Prague last year, krakow poland this year dec 18 -22. Been checking the weather, -8 tonight and similar on dates we’re going, but feels like -16, Crikey !
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    Blue coolant light

    not my Clio but new shape trafic. It’s back in dealer for its list of monthly warranty work . One of which is coolant light sometimes flashes or goes off as normal then flicks back on and goes off again. As far as aware the light just tells you it’s warmed up?
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    Mobile fone help

    i have a htc one m8, love my htc s up till now, but latest ones don’t float my boat. I haven’t tried a htc 11 yet but it looks like an old iPhone. I don’t do iPhones so no need to go there. I ordered a galaxy s8 because all the techs say best smart fone by a mile. It’s going back, I hate the...
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    After market wheel/tyre pressures

    not Clio but on my van. Had 18 inch wheels and tyres fitted and whatever they were set to worked fine wear wise. Just had fronts replaced but no idea if pressures should be same as original Renault specs? Tyre place put 50 psi in. Seems high to me
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    Meg loom issues

    OK checking over loom I have to make sure no issues when come to fitting and discovered have two female connectors for lambda. Anyone come across this ? I have to .lengthen one loom anyway so assume just cut and join but I thought all Meg looms had male connectors loom side
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    Mating miltek linkpipe to ktec pro cat

    looking at best way to do this . I can't get to the garage to check sizes but think miltek linkpipe is 70mm but unsure if that's inside or outside diameter. Ktec pro system has a sports cat which looks miltek with a female flange( no laughs please) so either need to weld a male flange to link...
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    Santa pod i have arrived

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    Name that splitter someone please

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/122688412343
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    Parcels

    wtf is this all about? I buy something, I give a delivery address, that's exactly where I expect the f...g thing to be delivered. I accept if I'm not in they will try to redeliver. This is how it used to be, now it works like this so it seems. If signature is required said lazy driver will forge...
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    Self employed accounting

    switching from sage to quick books, quick books asking for log in details to access bank account . I realise I can just input manually but slightly worried about giving out my log in details encrypted or not as I'm sure you're liable if get robbed in that situation? Anyone have any input or...
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    Rally GB

    ok I was thinking I might take me eleven year old son to rally GB. Anyone been and can advise if much to see or worth doing? Can you do more than watch cars fly past at a ton?
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    Clio 197/meg 225 lambda sensor compatibility

    any one have any idea if I can use the 197 sensors on my meg engine? Thanks
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    Bitcoins

    I consider myself reasonably intelligent and at 48 years old reasonably wise too. But WTF is this all about? I read on the news you can mine it. Someone explain it please
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    Air con delete

    how many ways to delete air con? Don't see why I can't fit a shorter belt? Tensioner still pushes down on back of belt.
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    197 steering lock

    OK engine comes out tomorrow ready for meg engine. I need to move it about though before its up and running so will I have an issue with steering lock ?