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I currently own a mk4 supra tt 6 and the clutch needs doing, now I plan on upgrading clutch and flywheel, may as well, however what are the views on single mass flywheels? With it being 6cyl shouldn't prove much problems? But will this cause any problems with crank balancing? I'm thinking of...

Anybody have a family member who says something along the lines of this when something goes wrong with your car "that's what you get when you buy a 20yrs old car", then you have to explain that age doesn't necessarily cause it to break or need fixing it's just the nature of cars, new or old...

Hello for those that may remember me and my rover and xsara .V(, it's been a looooong time since I was last one here, had a very busy life ups and downs and kinda got sidetracked away from cars for a bit since I sold my old clio So I'll briefly fill you in split up with ex bought a mk1 cupra r...

well ive never considered adding camber until now and im come across these http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=3630&catid=15&appid=2&pic=1 my only worry is as they are only shims, will this add extra stress onto the bolts? as they will at an angle like so /----\ i am very limited...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/15BHP-Power-Mod-Chip-C1-C2-C3-C4-C5-C6-Saxo-VTR-VTS-/200420020825?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2ea9f6d259 im sure many of you will about the existing scam to add bhp which is a resistor in a box... could this be a new one? well might be new but ive...

Im thinking of doing a slightly track slag style with the clio, with orange detailing getting the alloys painted in orange orange interior orange and black engine bay orange race towing eye with tow sticker :P i would like to have the engine bay smoothed and painted orange nice...

Yep Thats right after a good month and a half i think it has been now? My little beast has had a heart transplant and is running like a new one I would like to say sorry about my recent abscense we all now how stressful things like this can be but the good news is everythings sorted and i...

What is the best aftermarket air filter, i just noticed the K&N Advert saying the worlds best air filter however i dont think thats the case! this is not best looking put best performing, i read a test in Fastcar i think it was where they tried out different air filters on a clio 172...

Ok so what styling accessories do you hate on other peoples car but secretly want one for yours, but probably wont due to "street cred" basically your guilty pleasure I do realise this thread probably wont get much of a reaction but what the hey :D well mine has to be neons and leds lol...

well i only had the car for not even two full days and its in the garage :( why? well on tuesday i didnt drive it much as i went straight from the garage to home. Wednesday i had a good drive to work and then into and round town, whilst at traffic lights i noticed a rough idle, ah must be one...

Well i dont normally go for morettes but i had a search to see what they looked like for clio and i quite like them, but do i leave them black as i will be added bits of carbon detailing or colour code them? P.S. I quite like that yellow :D and the front splitter

I have seen some very nice FK Bucket Seats http://www.dcperformance.co.uk/cheap/260949/fk-sports-seats/fkxlse025.html that i fancy however im not going to be removing my rear seats, as it is a daily driver and i need to fit friends in the back (even though not much room in a clio :lol:)...

I was watching inbetweeners the other week and found it hilarious when jay kept calling shotgun and will was not having any of it! I still do this when there is a group of us and only one of us is driving and im 22 :lol So how many of you do this with your mates or did do this? And where...

Ok been thinking about this if money was no object what would you do? 1st 1 rule to make things more interesting: 1. You can't buy another car you have to change your own car, so that means no bugatti or zondas for anyone :P so what Ok There Edited :P A. Styling mods would you do...

well ive been looking around for a supercharger kit and stumbled across this http://www.akamoto.co.uk/electric-supercharger.asp# i really dont see how this will have any massive amounts of gain however i am very tempted to try the one with dump valve :lol: just to see if it work :amuse...

Get my rocker cover buffed to look chrome and how much does it usually cost? i have the method in my max power mods book but looks like a lot of ball ache and i dont have any of the tool required so would be cheaper to palm it off to someone else lol

Well i just (well mum did :D) put a deposit down on this Renault Clio 172 Cup only 3k :o get to pick it up in 2-3weeks, just waitin for my contract from work to say they taking me on for good took it out for a test drive and my god its quick not my normal choice for a car...

Well been along time since i posted on here seen as we couldnt afford broadband due to my dire wage, but things are looksing up! im getting rid of my Vts and am looking for a new car :D Now i have a few options i can afford : Nissan Silvia s14 Import 2.0T 250 bhp (Me likely this one...

Citreon Xsara vtr 1.6 8v Unfinished project for sale Colour: Poiseden Blue Mileage: 88984 (est) S reg Powertec induction kit One Off Backbox Ripspeed Flip Out Dvd Player Rear Zueus bumper (primed needs painitng) Gold Bonnet and Gold Front Bumper needs painting Drivers side wing mirror...

Well i now have bought myself a bargin! I have a Xsara 2.0 Vts! for £650 Already go stuck in to it Free K&N From A Friend Stripped evrything out bar dash so it can be flocked/ painted red and black colour scheme, also i know the colour is horrible so i will be doing...

i am saving up for new suspesion so i can slam my car, there are just one problem and that is speed bumps, so i want electrical height adjusting susp, so i can flick a switch inside my car when i come to bumps to raise it th lower it when they finished, but i am struggling finding them, what...

well ive just got back from the dominican rep. and the first thing i noticed about the cars was the tints, omg, the some had tints all round, and i mean all the round the windscreens where black, also some on the screens had top and bottom tints, so the was just a split to see through, i...

well here we go some updates of my car all comments welcome i am aware i still need to laquer the roof and boot i also removed the rear blade and motor, fitting my old dvd player this weekend, till i can afford a fullscreen touchscreen dvd player rear bumper is on way so i...

hi everybody been a while, been really busy, moved in with the missus, got a job in a preston garage, its all looking up. as for the xsara its had a major face lift :D body kit, just waiting for rear bumper to be delivered as i needed to find the right one, bonnet, two tone paint job -...

Was having a discussion at college today and thought this would be interesting, on james mays boys toys, the wanted to know how fast scaletrix cars would be, so the got a Ford GT and a Ford GT scaletrix car, which is 32x smaller, and it was worked out that the scaletrix car could get to...

ok im gettin realy tired of waiting for my black angel eyes to appear in uk shops! so i did some searching, and found them here http://www.europetuning.com/osc/product_info.php?cPath=91_127&products_id=664 however this is french (unfortunaltey) they drive on the wrong side of the road...

well tryin to sell my old rover, id left it for a while and it wouldnt start, so i stuck in a new battery, then it stared up no problem, i started up a few times everyother day, then left it for about 3 days, someone came to maybe buy it and then it didnt start wont even turn over, so i took the...

ok a few questions ive found some vents i like, also ive found a few bonnets with vents already on them! but how easy are vents to fit, without showing the lines where you have cut, is it a pro job? also im lookin at a carbon fibre bonnet, yes its expensive :s but would look good in my...

just got a xsara vtr two weeks ago :D 1.6 insurance bumed me for a 1.8 got a few things planed when i pay off my debt, gettin a new bonnet for my birthday, black angel eyes in feb, viper induction kit at christmas (i hope) black alloys, full exhaust system quads, body kit, then ill get a nice...

I desperately need some advice on what could be a life changing decision. I've suspected for some time now that my girlfriend has been having an affair. The usual signs: Phone rings, I answer, caller hangs up. She has started going out 'with the girls' a lot recently although when I ask which...

CHECK THA SHIZ!!!!! ok pics not too good :) ill get some in the day light tomorrow :D it actually is surprisingly quick! anyway down to buisness! no mods atm! gettin some black angel eyes for bday - just seen that they are in production rear LED Techno lights 18" alloys...

Personally i hate morrete style headlights they just look fugly from my point of view i dont know why they just screem quasimodo at me! but obviosuly some people like them but lets see what is most popular ;)

Well i was lookin through this thread in gen car chat, and i stubbled across one for my rover, now, what i want to know is how will is benifit my engine? and will i have to take off my air filter? how much performance will i gain/loose? how can i use the body to its "nth" degree? thnks Mass

when i had my scenic i basically had two blue led under the front seats and four spot lights under the rear seats, i loved it I am now thinking of doing this again but with red leds and having a switch mount fitted so i can turn them on and off individually however what are your thoughts...

ive noticed (duh) that alot of cars have disc brakes on the fron wheels then barrel brakes, bung brakes(?) if thats what there called on the rear, but is it possible to convert these rear brakes into disc brakes, cos they dont look nowhere near as nice esp when you get alloys :s

well its nearly that time for me and still need to phone the bank to dip into my savings!! ive been using 3 of these sites using exactly the same details however each time i get a different price from the same insurer that comes top which is the same on each site, the insurer is admiral on...

i am finding it hard at the moment to keep up with fuel, insurance, tax, and the mot due soon, in terms of cash! then on top of that all the mods i want to buy, so how do you lot get the cash to spend on your car and still have a life (thats if you still have a life) i always see young...

Just wondering been looking at suspension and was wondering what all the different types do and what qualities each one has i know you can just buy the springs but im sure you can get a better performance by spending a bit of cash so what Dampers and Coilovers personally i would like...

Just wondering been looking at suspension and was wondering what all the different types do and what qualities each one has i know you can just buy the springs but im sure you can get a better performance by spending a bit of cash so what Dampers and Coilovers personally i would like...

When they fine drivers, sometimes its fair like someone parked on double yellows esp when its obviously a stupid place to park but the other day: at my local bus station a bus was parked in one of the bustops just behind the station because it was from a different town, just waiting till it...