Who here owns a Renaultsport?
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The guys at Track Developments most certainly know their stuff! The two Dave's are good blokes too.
Custom made one:
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?546304-New-adjustable-rear-ARB-group-buy.
Whiteline one:
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/show...e-line-rear-anti-roll-bar-20mm-part-no-brr10z
Looks like I may have found a replacement D bush for my Whiteline one, but buying it has pushed the price up to almost that of the custom one! Swings and roundabouts...
This best be dam good!
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?546304-New-adjustable-rear-ARB-group-buy.
Whiteline one:
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/show...e-line-rear-anti-roll-bar-20mm-part-no-brr10z
Looks like I may have found a replacement D bush for my Whiteline one, but buying it has pushed the price up to almost that of the custom one! Swings and roundabouts...
This best be dam good!
I presume whiteline won't send one out?
That would require them answering the phone or emails...
Thats pretty shocking, I thought they were a bigger company than that. I would be fuming by now. Did you buy it brand new, direct from them?
No, got it from a Scooby specialist who for some reason had one in stock. However, it is the last in the UK so there simply isn't any replacement parts in this country.
Its ok though, I have some replacement Superflex bushes coming, but obviously would have preferred not to buy them. If I had the time or energy I would try and complain to Whiteline about it, but seen as they are in Australia I doubt they will give a monkies.
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Got some more work done on the car today. Thought i was going to have to take off the whole front to do this, but figured out just before i could just remove the arch seel. Removed the acoustic valve unit and left fog light, 1. because it was smashed and 2. for the cold air feed.
I've just gone cotton gauze and am hoping to run a very large CAF setup to keep it all cool, so the acoustic valve had to go.
After removing the wheel and arch seel (few torx screws and plastic plugs) you can gain full access to the bottom of the car.
Unplug all the switches and then remove the large bolt on the bracket for the dual horns and acoustic valve. (don't worry they won't fall as they are hooked in too). Just let the horn dangle while you are working on the acoustic valve.
There will be a lot of wires cable tidied to the acoustic valve just pull this off and the acoustic valve should drop down. Then you need to unplug "green" from "red", and plug the hole of red with something (bung or screw). The unit will be free now, so just pull it down.
Quite a bit of space to play with now...
The actual acoustic valve...
I've just gone cotton gauze and am hoping to run a very large CAF setup to keep it all cool, so the acoustic valve had to go.
After removing the wheel and arch seel (few torx screws and plastic plugs) you can gain full access to the bottom of the car.
Unplug all the switches and then remove the large bolt on the bracket for the dual horns and acoustic valve. (don't worry they won't fall as they are hooked in too). Just let the horn dangle while you are working on the acoustic valve.
There will be a lot of wires cable tidied to the acoustic valve just pull this off and the acoustic valve should drop down. Then you need to unplug "green" from "red", and plug the hole of red with something (bung or screw). The unit will be free now, so just pull it down.
Quite a bit of space to play with now...
The actual acoustic valve...
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Next up was the foglight.
Few screws holding in the light itself.
Taken the foglight surround out to modify for a larger CAF and then 3M it
Few screws holding in the light itself.
Taken the foglight surround out to modify for a larger CAF and then 3M it
That made me giggle.
Looks good. Are you going to blank the other one or leave it one eyed?
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Will probably just take the other fog out and put a ram end there to make it look the same
what does the acoustic valve do when its at home? just regulate air flow I guess... I wonder if mine has it because people do tend to remove them(not sure why..yet! )
gonna pop outside and take a squiz also might clean the throttle body and see how dirty it is!
)gonna pop outside and take a squiz also might clean the throttle body and see how dirty it is!
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Just ordered a 102mm x 1000mm air feed, which is basically the diameter of the inside of the fog light surround.
Filter i got is one of these bad boys
Filter i got is one of these bad boys
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what does the acoustic valve do when its at home? just regulate air flow I guess... I wonder if mine has it because people do tend to remove them(not sure why..yet!
gonna pop outside and take a squiz also might clean the throttle body and see how dirty it is!
Its designed to stop any induction sound, which is odd considering the nature of the car, on a normal hatch back i can see the reasoning, but not on a hot hatch. Because of this, the cold air feed connected to the acoustic valve is quite restrictive.
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I have no idea what any of you are talking about
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I generally agree, but green make damn good filters, infact these are used at motorsport levels. As long as you get a decent supply of cold air to the filter, it will perform better, as this has 25% more surface area than the stock paper filter, and cotton is the best material to use for air filters. I'll probably make some sort of heat shield as well. I've even been contemplating getting a pipe made up that puts the filter at the bottom of the car