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I had mine (metal) shipped from Poland. Some stores in the east have stock

My understanding is that these Cobra units come virgin and once fitted onto a car they cannot be used in a different one. I can't find this info anymore, but that's basically the reason why I bought a new one (new old stock in Poland)

You can check engine timing. I've seen overrevs making the timing to skip. But if it runs fine... it runs fine :D

I had it with 6th gear and downshifting into 2nd. Previous owner had put some GL5 oil. I solved it going back to original Elf stuff.

I bought a cheap bore scope on amazon, it has light and an additional lateral camera that I use to have a glance at the head/valves. It saves a lot of time when diagnosing. You'll probably find a burnt valve or a very bad valve seat or even ringland failure if your friend didn't clean carbon...

Hi, I want to share my experience with increased noise and droing and vibrations with the Akrapovic evolution: in my case the centre exhaust mount was forced, and thus not isolating well vibrations/noise from the cabin. This exhaust mount needs to be in good shape and centered properly (mine has...

It's a pity we don't have uk prices in Europe for used cars. Sometimes I feel robbed lol

I got mine in Barcelona for 7k and it had 245.000km. All service done in the same Renault dealer. All balljoints were shot. Intermediate box was cracked. Compression on 1 cylinder is slightly lower than the rest (I suspect of valve seats). I've had 3 different thermostats in 2 years, and 1...

I had resistance trying to engage 6th and downshifting into 2nd with some Motul gl5 oil. Swapped back to Elf 75w and did 2 trackdays with no issues at all. Give it a try.

I wish superchargers were cheaper. I'd like one

I think the lower balljoint isn't an original part. If you check the part number below the item title says 01.515 REN, and not the usual Renault number like 8200438088

I bought BGS8577 and Dayuan YT-1068 on Amazon last month. Less than £55 delivered. I'll use them next week, so no idea if they're quality or not

block, crank and conrods are the same as megane rs, but pistons and head gasket are different. So your block is ok, but you'll need to find megane rs pistons or equivalent. bear in mind that original pistons come in two different sizes, due to manufacturing tolerances, so you will need to...

maybe it works with pulses? IDK, but more pulses more duty cycle, so you sort of control the oil flow into the dephaser. just brainfarting here

From what I read I would use genuine Elf stuff 75w80 or 75w, API GL4. If using other brands just make sure it isn't GL5, as they usually have additives that don't go well with copper or bronze and you might suffer from premature wear or hard shifting. Genuine Elf stuff is used in competition in...

sounds like this https://clio197.net/threads/diagnosing-steering-rack-column-knock.38139/

this is an interesting topic

hey deekay, I agree with all your feedback. I recently removed the Eibachs and went back to original cup springs for the same reasons. I did my first trackday last week and it was fine for slow corners (albeit could do with better traction) and found that body control was not enough at high...

it happens way below 75deg. Best way to check when this shift happens is using an obd reader or CLIP and monitor water temp

What I have noticed is that there's a change in the throttle pedal map when running cold. I start the car and start driving, I usually drive slowly and at constant speed in my area, and after some seconds or minutes (depending on temperature), for a given throttle angle the car will suddenly...