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Hi Wayne, I had a 86 323 4x4 turbo about 6 years ago. I had problems getting anything for it. I managed to source a larger turbo and intercooler and after about 800 miles the crankshaft sheared behind the front pulley. Took 3 months to get a crank, so fitted it and sold car. It was an awesome...

Setting up a sprint car I have found that the set up of my sprint and hillclimb cars is very important. Cars have to be highly tuned and getting plenty of power out of the engine. Horsepower is always a good point, but the thing you really need to pull you up through your acceleration is the...

Hi SickSideDEvon, sounds to me that your clutch is dying and has insufficient grip to maintain accelleration at the same rate. If you are accelereting, your revs should not drop off the instant you drop the throttle and then settle, but should slowly drop with your road speed. If it does, there...

Hi Carl, Welcome to our forum. I hope you get to chat to loads of helpful people and enjoy our site.

Hi s2000, in answer to your question, the timing chain is held taut by a hydraulic tensioner. The tension should be maintained at all times, and if you have a noise on startup, it is more likely that the valves require adjustment as they are not hydraulic, or you have low oil pressure on...

Hi Prince, TGM is based in Fleet In Hampshire

Hi Wayne, I used to help with the building of the Interga and Civic race cars. There is a total of about 10 Integra and Civic race cars that the company looks after. T.G.M specialise in Honda TypeR cars and are always busy modifying customers cars for road use and trackday use with a variety of...

Hi Wayne, I used to wrap the 4 branch on my MK1 escort race car to keep down under bonnet temp, it worked well, but did have its down sides. The extra temp retained inside the manifold caused the manifold to crack and also on one manifold on a season of endurance races actually caused the...

Definately for me is the sound of a vee engined car with a competition exhaust running a decent induction kit. Open the taps and listen to the throbbing burble.

Your theory would be right for saving fuel by fitting bigger wheels to your car provided your car has sufficient power to pull the extra ratio created along without having to apply more throttle to achieve the same speed, or worse still having to select a lower gear on a long uphill section of...

A friend of mine got nicked on the M25 for doing 85mph in the outside lane in his works Transit after passing an unmarked police patrol car.He would have probably just got a fine and points if it were not for the fact that that he was shaving with his right hand and holding a large Starbucks...

Hi Mullet, Welcome to our site. Hope you enjoy your new found friends and their comments and advice.

Hi Silverbeast, Welcome to Torque Cars. Hope you enjoy chatting on here and the exchange of useful tips you can obtain.

Hi Wayne, My mother and father in law have just taken delivery of their new a4 2.0 tdi. They already hate the fact that you have to select the radio from a screen rather than just turn a knob. They hate the fact that the car locks as soon as you move, the people telling them their lights are on...

On the B16 engine, the gearbox sits on the offside of the car, on the K20A it sits on the nearside. The exhaust sits on the back and inlet sits on the front. Not saying it is an impossible swap, but i would think that you would need severe fabrication mods to make anything slightly fit let alone...

No, they are totally different. The external first glance may look the same, but they are actually completely different types of engines with a totally different layout.

The lpg setup on my vectra actually makes the engine run smoother and seems quieter at speed. The power seems no different, but not sure how it would be on a lower powered car with less cylinders. When working out the economy, i probably drop between 1 and 2 mpg on gas, but at around 50 pence a...

Hi, I thought that i would add some food for thought to your debate. I used to use a 3.0 v6 citroen xm for towing my race car around the country. It was an auto which made towing long distances a much more pleasureable task. Problem with the car was that it only started to come on cam at around...

The most fun Peugeot i ever had the pleasure of driving was a 205 T16 i borrowed at a race meeting when the engine blew on my car the previous day. I can only describe it as awesome!!!

Know the area well as my daughter lives in Rushden. If anyone is interested, just do a Google search for TGM Sport or visit www.tgmsports.co.uk. There are contact detials on here, and Tom Gannon is a very knowledgeable and helpful person to know.tel: 01252 811 972 or mob: 07831 377 254.

Hi Aki, where in london are you? Great place in Fleet that can help where I used to work.They specialise in race prep and tuning Hondas especially type R. They have a team of about 5 type R DC5 race cars there that they run and usually win their calsses at all the national tracks. They are good...

I know that it's amps, and i know about current flow, but most could get confused. LOL.

You forgot to mention the carrying of all the bags and cases, waiting in the cold because they aren't running on time, missed connections, the taxi or walk the other end. Family of 4 travelling from Hampshire to Glasgow in a 2.5 v6 Vectra estate on LPG cost me £75 return door to door. £18.75 per...

Hi pgarner, sounds like a flat battery like you thought, but sounds like the starter solenoid is trying to engage hence the clicking. Could be that the leads you used didn't carry enough voltage. All that aside, it is possible the starter has jammed or the engine earthing points are poor or...

Hi jonster55, If you have dropped the car by 30 mm, the standard camber setting will alter. You can get camber adjustment cam bolts for the type R Civic for the fronts, and adjustable top arms for the rear. They are fairly cheap. Also with the 18's you should use revised alignment settings to...

Hi and welcome to our forum. I have nothing against Fiats as i have owned a few. Engines are strong, gearboxes not quite so strong, and wiring can be challenging, but thats what makes them an interesting car to own. After all, we are all enthusiasts on here.

Hi and welcome. RX7 looking good and just in time for the summer.

Hi cafin99. I used to run a BMW specialists in Andover. I have come across this problem on several occasions before. The fault is within the cluster which is unfortunately very difficult to repair as technically it is sealed unit. The easiest repair is to source a second hand unit from a...

Hi Pete, The time between servicing varies on how hard the car is driven as it keeps tabs on how many hours the engine has been running for and at what rpm. Sometimes these timers are not reset at servicing as not always showing servicing is required. If your car is an earlier one, it can be...

Sounds like the system is possibly tracking out on inside of cap or across the nose of the coil. Look for traces of carbon tracking marks on coil and cap.

Had a good offer from a good friend. He has the space and cash to keep it in the manner it is used to. Parts ever increasing in price and getting harder to source, and Gordon keeps piling on the taxes on fuel, 100 miles drivimg hard on a track takes about 25 gallons at a fiver a go. My wife said...

Should read RS2000 not 200

The Mk1 RS200 was the best fun for clearing your head on a nice summer evening, Plenty of power to drift the back out just enough through the bends, But in its high state of tune with 186 BHP at the rear wheels, economy when driven properly rarely returned more than 4 mpg. Enjoyed it for ten...

Hi Prince, Thanks for welcoming me to the site. Just to let you know, I used to work for a local Honda Performance centre in Fleet Hants. If you need to know any information or help in sourcing parts, They have plenty of people they can call on and are authorised dealers for most of the jap...

Hi again folks, Thanks for the warm welcome. I have several cars that i own, but am now regretting having just sold my Mk1 Escort RS2000 that i used for sprinting and hillclimbing. Totally road legal and kicking 186 BHP at the rear wheels from a normally aspirated Pinto Highly tuned on a pair of...

Hi, Just thought i would say hello to everyone.