Recent content by martink

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    Cleaned whilst its not raining......

    dont change a thing....if you ask me :-)
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    my rs 200 cup "busy under braking"

    aye mileage still sub 4000 so shoudl be good but you never know. might pop the pads out for a look-see
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    my rs 200 cup "busy under braking"

    That's cool then lads thanks, checked and set pressures correctly ( as per the petrol flap recommendations ) the other week. So that's as right as it should be So long as its common ill live with it / learn to drive to it Definitely planning on getting on track with it. Had previous cars on...
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    my rs 200 cup "busy under braking"

    yeah the geometry of the hub design was all i could think of that would have a effect but im aware their for reducing torque steer on acceleration... just brainstorming it as i drove along... cool, at least im not alone in this feeling...during brainstorming i was thinking that maybe its a...
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    my rs 200 cup "busy under braking"

    so my 61 plate clio RS200 cup is on about 3500 miles total now, and ive noticed a few times that if im gunning it uptoa say a roundabout and give it some very heavy braking it seems to want to wander from side to side a little. seems unusal. this is on roads i drive daily for the last 16 years...
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    New 200 owner - a few Qs

    Lol, I've had mine a month now and find rev match very difficult compared to the integra's I've had in the past, if I blip too light it almost sounds like it momentarily died for a minute fraction of a second, blip to hard and it does just that revs too high... Wierd...but seemingly normal I see
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    New North East bloke, '11 plate RS 200

    dunno really, i tend to leave cars alone and just enjoy driving them, if i think back to my type r days (3x integras - a DC5 and 2x DC2, and an accord type r) i found they 'just worked' and i left them alone. ok i had a set of spare wheels for the DC2 with track rubber for trackdays and the...
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    New North East bloke, '11 plate RS 200

    could do it on a nite...stop for a shandy at blakey...
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    New North East bloke, '11 plate RS 200

    one of my favorites has always been a short stretch near where i live, Upleathem road, goes form traffic lights at 4 lanes end at top of apple orchard, outside of saltburn/ marske. headsoff towards guisboro skirting the village of upleatham.... that road sealed the sale of my westfield to its...
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    New North East bloke, '11 plate RS 200

    if i can i will, 2 young boys at home takes a lot of my time up outside of work, but i'll be there if i can. found the route of the last moors run, looked brill!
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    New North East bloke, '11 plate RS 200

    hendo always had a knack of building a quick car...his old XR2 and fiesta Turbo were mental,....back in the day... :-) ....or was it the driver?!?! we all thoght hendo had magical powers ;-) hahah
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    aftermarket head unit install...advice

    pps thanks for response, seems ive got it just about nailed then...
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    aftermarket head unit install...advice

    ps no need for ipod cable with this neat Sony thing...pretty impressed with that design
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    aftermarket head unit install...advice

    local reputable car sound installer said somehing about having to run a switched live cable...as it doesnt have one?!?! new one on me that like, i thought the clio 3 was ISO connectors thus having everything it needs in the ISO connections... plug and play yeah? no running cables required??
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    New North East bloke, '11 plate RS 200

    right, so i do 5 mins diggin on the tinternet and find that henderson (living v close to me) is infact my best buddy from school!!! no frikkin way scott. we need a catch up mate. pm'd ya