Recent content by LiamP

Sorry don’t want to scare you but 15 minutes toe out is very aggressive, I imagine in the racers with Cook at the wheel they probably ran this much but it’s going to be loose especially on the brakes whilst cornering hence mentioning Coram. The toe in on the front should help things but not...

Jesus, good luck with Coram with that much toe out Regarding the bump stops I did a lot of work to stop the car hitting the bump stops as it makes the car very tricky to handle under compression. I was getting an oscillating type motion that was causing the car to load/unload the front tyres.

What are the codes?

The Clio has continued its form, now with an upgraded driver it scored a pole and 2 wins at Donington! I actually really enjoyed watching someone else racing it, maybe that is telling me something. Back to the lotus and I have severely underestimated the amount of work required, what I...

From memory it’s in here https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KGJK4tw-j2Qh2v6akfWl5Py5jKzheshZ/view

Compression test, if you have bent a valve it will be obvious however if it has survived since I wouldn’t be concerned as it would have likely already dropped by now..

As a middle ground you could put a set of 10mm PMS stub axle spacers on, I had a set on mine.

I would replace with new, especially if one has failed! Cheap from auto doc

Are they new or used? Normal recommendation is to soak in diesel if you can ‘squeeze’ them however tbh you can just fit them and wait for the tapping to stop.

The Clio sold, the new owner is looking to race in a few series this year (RoadSports / BRSCC) so will be good to see how he gets on. Back in December I bought a Lotus Elise S1, I have been looking seriously for about 6 months but tbh I have dreamt of owning one since I was about 12 when...

What oil do you run? Mine is well over 4 when cold and settles to about 1.2 when warm and about 4 when under load @100 deg, assuming the reading is correct yours is technically under min.

Thoughts on your oil pressure? I think we have a very similar oil pressure sensor setup and I see over 4 bar at load (similar temps) I have ported my oil pump however I would still expect at least over 3 bar under load on standard, might be worth inspecting your pump.

For sale: https://clio197.net/threads/clio-200-race-car.67147/

I would measure your cylinders first, I struggled with mine after honing due to them being tapered having used the originals (new rings) I had poor compression / blow by.

Are you sure the starter is actually spinning the flywheel? Ie has the starter solenoid packed in