Just catching up on my posts so here goes
I'm sure a few of you may be interested so here goes...
I have been testing the upper torque link to suit r26/225 by evol engineering on my car over the past few months to reduce engine movement. The mount is a direct replacement for the old upper torque link and has provided more stability in the engine on and off throttle. In addition to this I am also testing the gearbox dogbone mount, this will also fit the 197/200 and will be finished soon. For any more information contact the guys at [email protected] or to order clink on the link Renault Megane 2 (2004-2009) 225 / R26 / R26R Engine Torque Link | eBay
Just to note, I don't make anything out of this, I simply asked the company to produce a part that I wanted that wasn't available. Hopefully a few other will find this useful.
I have also ordered seats and rails and am in discussions about wheels and what is the best options to go for.
I recently received my scan gauge back from being updated however am unable to get the AFR function to work.
I have painted a few bits in the engine bay with VHT crackle black too, I am trying to keep that oem look but without all the daft trims so that thinks are readily accessible.
I now have a unit and ramp with a few friends so I can work on the car indoors and a lot easier now.
I will keeps more up to date with progress too.
So this past week I have been getting the car ready for fcs, clean and polish, the usual. Paint centre caps to match wheels.
The car came up pretty well and I had a great day.
Here's the car in its current state
Corbeau clubsports seats arrived fresh from the production line along with some ktec bases. The seats came with sliders however they felt a little unsteady so I direct mounted the seats the the bases for a nice secure setup.
I have kept the seat belts and pre tensioners for now however I may go down the harness route.
Also trying to find an r26r cage or similar and trying to stay with he 'clubsport' sort of spec without going fully stripped.
After looking into what else I could do to improve the handling lately, I read a lot into pre load on the front anti roll bar after a lot of discussion on here.
So, put the car on the for post ramp, removed the standard drop links. Note that these have to be 'manipulated' into position because the car is on coilovers and they are too long.
I measure the distance between the holes the best I could do that the arb has no preload when the car is sat still. I know I should be in the car for this so it is weight correctly however I couldn't do both and there was no one around.
I measure around 243mm. A bit of searching one euro car parts and meister auto'a for lengths of drop link and I settled on a set of 240mm trw ones, part number 427BM0010 Link: ANTIROLL BAR LINK / DROPLINK
Ford for the cheapest on gsf with weekend discount code. Think they cost me £22 in total.
All fitted
Whilst I was at it I got the grease gun out and greased my hub bearings too as they haven't been done since they were fitted around 6 months ago, the hubs still feel great mind.
Immediately it is evident that the arb is doing what would appear as more work, the front end feels stiffer straight away. The old droplinks were less than a year and a couple of k old too so they can't of been worn either.
Will report back again after a good blast out.
I'm sure a few of you may be interested so here goes...
I have been testing the upper torque link to suit r26/225 by evol engineering on my car over the past few months to reduce engine movement. The mount is a direct replacement for the old upper torque link and has provided more stability in the engine on and off throttle. In addition to this I am also testing the gearbox dogbone mount, this will also fit the 197/200 and will be finished soon. For any more information contact the guys at [email protected] or to order clink on the link Renault Megane 2 (2004-2009) 225 / R26 / R26R Engine Torque Link | eBay
Just to note, I don't make anything out of this, I simply asked the company to produce a part that I wanted that wasn't available. Hopefully a few other will find this useful.
I have also ordered seats and rails and am in discussions about wheels and what is the best options to go for.
I recently received my scan gauge back from being updated however am unable to get the AFR function to work.
I have painted a few bits in the engine bay with VHT crackle black too, I am trying to keep that oem look but without all the daft trims so that thinks are readily accessible.
I now have a unit and ramp with a few friends so I can work on the car indoors and a lot easier now.
I will keeps more up to date with progress too.
So this past week I have been getting the car ready for fcs, clean and polish, the usual. Paint centre caps to match wheels.
The car came up pretty well and I had a great day.
Here's the car in its current state
Corbeau clubsports seats arrived fresh from the production line along with some ktec bases. The seats came with sliders however they felt a little unsteady so I direct mounted the seats the the bases for a nice secure setup.
I have kept the seat belts and pre tensioners for now however I may go down the harness route.
Also trying to find an r26r cage or similar and trying to stay with he 'clubsport' sort of spec without going fully stripped.
After looking into what else I could do to improve the handling lately, I read a lot into pre load on the front anti roll bar after a lot of discussion on here.
So, put the car on the for post ramp, removed the standard drop links. Note that these have to be 'manipulated' into position because the car is on coilovers and they are too long.
I measure the distance between the holes the best I could do that the arb has no preload when the car is sat still. I know I should be in the car for this so it is weight correctly however I couldn't do both and there was no one around.
I measure around 243mm. A bit of searching one euro car parts and meister auto'a for lengths of drop link and I settled on a set of 240mm trw ones, part number 427BM0010 Link: ANTIROLL BAR LINK / DROPLINK
Ford for the cheapest on gsf with weekend discount code. Think they cost me £22 in total.
All fitted
Whilst I was at it I got the grease gun out and greased my hub bearings too as they haven't been done since they were fitted around 6 months ago, the hubs still feel great mind.
Immediately it is evident that the arb is doing what would appear as more work, the front end feels stiffer straight away. The old droplinks were less than a year and a couple of k old too so they can't of been worn either.
Will report back again after a good blast out.
