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  1. Matt Scarbro

    Matt’s (non-Clio but still really good!) Car Fun

    So the Clio has now gone after a thoroughly enjoyable if slightly financially painful ownership! :tearsofjoy: I haven’t posted too much recently so a bit of a recap of what we’re lucky enough to own (in most cases) at the moment and what’s going on with them. In order of longest-owned... The...
  2. Matt Scarbro

    Conditions and use before synchro wear?

    It’s apparent that plenty have replaced synchros or boxes, I just want to understand what might drive this, or help to protect them... For those that have and haven’t had any issues, do you proficiently heel and toe? And also how is your car used? Thanks :thumb:
  3. Matt Scarbro

    Can I calculate toe change before fitting springs?

    I'm having some Koni shocks and matched H&R springs fitted shortly and would like to reduce the rear toe in at the same time. I'm aware lowering will add yet more toe in, so I'm hoping to calculate in advance what shims I'll need. Or is less of an exact science than I thought? I'm not...
  4. Matt Scarbro

    Track rod end ball joint hub steel insert

    Hi all, I've had a search but can't find an answer. Can anyone suggest a supplier for a steel insert for the hub that sits over the TRE ball joint? Thanks for any help!
  5. Matt Scarbro

    Ready to order suspension, hoping someone can confirm compatibility..

    I think these will fit my car... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/292017622457 Can anyone confirm whether I'm right or not? The listing says non-cup but I don't think there's anything different about the Cup suspension that would cause an issue. My car is an 09 200 with Cup suspension and the...
  6. Matt Scarbro

    16" wheels fit!!!!!

    I love fitting smaller wheels to reduce weight and improve gearing. So when I got my 200 I looked into fitting 16s but here didn't seem to be any evidence of them fitting. I had a wheel off at Dad's earlier and he had a set of 16" Team Dynamics Pro Race wheels. They weren't the right stud...
  7. Matt Scarbro

    Red Motamec track prepped 197 Blyton Sat

    Saw this on Saturday at Blyton and had a quick chat with the owner who had some problems. Just wanted to see if he got home ok and take a look at his build thread if he has one. Very nicely prepared car! :sunglasses:
  8. Matt Scarbro

    Anyone know how to remove Recaro height lever?

    might be missing something simple here but don't want to break anything. How do I get this lever off? @Flacsi can you help? Tying to get my mounts swapped for low mounts this evening so any swift help much appreciated! Cheers
  9. Matt Scarbro

    Smaller centre box in standard exhaust system

    Since I bought my car it's been too loud for me, the drone at 50-60 is too much for me, but I didn't know why it was loud. Turns out the mid-box has been removed which I understand is a fairly common mod. What I'm thinking of doing is cutting a section of the straight pipe out and replacing...
  10. Matt Scarbro

    Trackday prep

    Gents, not long until my first trackday in the Clio, just want to check I've not missed anything or overlooked something specific to our cars. I'm an experienced track driver but my track cars have all been rear wheel drive and less modern, so I've never driven a front wheel drive car on track...
  11. Matt Scarbro

    Anyone tried seatbelt extenders?

    The later 350zs have some excellent seat belt holders that bring the belt forward for more comfortable reach when you get in the car. Anyone tried anything similar in the Clio?
  12. Matt Scarbro

    Do Quaife diffs diminish turn in?

    Looking for the experiences of those that have fitted Quaifes... I fitted Quaifes to a couple of Hondas I owned and thought the turn in suffered as a result. I didn't mind the sacrifice in those cars as they were as much about going quick as they were the feel and handling, but the Clio is a...
  13. Matt Scarbro

    MS 200 fun road and track car - and other car stuff!

    After such a warm welcome to my introduction post it's time to pop a project thread together. I've had the car for a couple of months so the first few posts will introduce the car, my plans and what has happened so far. In order to provide some variety I'll pop in the odd post about my other...
  14. Matt Scarbro

    New Clio 200 owner in the North West

    Hello All! Copied across from ClioSport as I registered there first... For as long as I've been driving, Renaultsport have been making drivers' cars and I've always deeply admired them for it. As a Honda man I felt like they had taken over the mantle for making exciting and engaging affordable...
  15. Matt Scarbro

    'Best' exhaust manifold solution

    Hi Gents, I'm new to the forum and Clios having bought my 200 recently. Unfortunately it seems the previous owner bodged a blowing manifold flexi which has now revealed itself. So I'm looking to you for the best long term solution... I've seen that people have had some success with the Toyo...