I've been keeping an eye on the new BMW/PSA engine, and actually I reckon it'll fit without too much trouble in most of our bays, it bears more than a...
Yup, nasty engine.
quote Az:Based on the BMW lump currently in the Mini Cooper S (obviously with turbo not S/C) so unless you fancy welding up the new engine mounts it w...
quote turbolag:Yes, I mean when compared against the additional 200kilos.Hell, I weigh 106 kilos. Add a full tank and an extra large with cheese ...
quote turbolag:So the weight difference is well less than twice my weight, with an extra 15 ponies chucked in? That 15 ponies alone is worth 75 bhp/t...
Probably better off trying a change of pads before a change of discs. Discs never make much difference, high carbon ones can help with heat soak a lit...
Don't know if it still similar to the 306 8v, but if the inlet manifold is still an alloy one with coolant circulating, then finding a way to stop it ...
front or rear?Rears I know for a fact you can push in yourself with a few spanners and a puller made up with an old bolt.
There was supposed to be a 150bhp version first, the 170 is due later IIRC.Being in conjuction with BMW, a lot of the emphasis has been on low d...
quote WELSHPUG:the 106 gti brakes aint that small, they're pretty much 205 gti and diesel spec (i.e 247mmx20mm vented discs) and the same disc as used...
apart from buy a keyboard with a full set of keys?? :pI think the only realistic thing you could do would be to tidy the ports up where they in...
1.4 spi mnaifold is similar to the twin-choke solex unit.
quote PUG180:Yeah! what happened to make it faster? I'm coming up to a 18,000 mile service, and had it on a rr last week where it was about 6bhp down...
quote fazzy98:I am looking at doing a brake conversion on the front and rear as well - my discs and pads are already pretty worn out with heavy track ...