bb tuning

[price82]

do they still exist? what happened to them?

[Bigfoot]

A few of them are now working for another company they have started, they still do the 172 turbo conversion etc, can be found on eBay. They are based in Kelvedon now. Not under the name of BB performance tuning though.

[price82]

so does that make k tec the only company that do upgrades for r 5 other than cgb?

[Junglist]

gt tuning ?

[price82]

oh yeah forgot about them

[Bigfoot]

What upgrades are you thinking of doing? As everything which which these tuners do you can find elsewhere and more than likely cheaper.

[price82]

got a few things in mind

hopefully sorting out coilovers and poss t28 turbo and uprated fuel pumpthis weekend

trying to sort out an intercooler although am talking to some one on here about that

once saw some carnon fibre door cards quite fancy them as mine are worn where the speaker cover twists on

[BriC]

GT Tuning aren't still working on 5's are they?

[price82]

they have bits for sale on there website

[Bigfoot]

Intercooler can get front mounts off eBay there is an article about them.

Wouldn't advise carbon door cards as have heard stories of accidents and the carbon shattering and going into the persons leg :crap:

Turbo and fuel pump are easier enough to source elsewhere. Coilovers just go direct to one of the suppliers or through a known distributor which wont up the charges loads.

[JRP]

parts wise drop kenobi a pm i know he can supply a whole host of parts at very reasonable prices:)

[Penfold aka The Dealer]

Dont forget prima racing, k-tec,GDI, RTOC Club Shop... RTOC members often do a better job supply & fitting parts at a better price to. :)

[James5]

GT Tuning aren't still working on 5's are they?

Aren't they bum ****ing the Mini and TT owners nowadays with there over expesnsive modded dump valves and other crap:laugh:

[BriC]

That's what I thought.. and I thought they gave up on GTT's

[JRP]

still want a brand new gt turning bread bin :) and they sell brand new carbs still it says

[Arrows]

GT Tunning still do 5 turbos they just might have to order stuff in where as in the past they kept it in stock.

[JRP]

GT Tunning still do 5 turbos they just might have to order stuff in where as in the past they kept it in stock.


buy a turbo from them if you wish to waste hundreds of pounds lol

[Arrows]

buy a turbo from them if you wish to waste hundreds of pounds lol

I would rather not i know where and whom to get them :niceone:

[phase i 16 v turbo]

Aren't they bum ****ing the Mini and TT owners nowadays with there over expesnsive modded dump valves and other crap:laugh:

Correct I have sold them sold second hand 5 turbo bits and when I went down there they had a Mini and a TT in the show room and loads of bolt on crap!!!

[Bigfoot]

Thats the company im talking about

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Renault-5-GT-Turbo-Uprated-Head-Gasket-Set-Fitted-GTT_W0QQitemZ120465387340QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Car sParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item1c0c4bef4c&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

[markey b]

my bro bought avo coilovers from bb less than a year ago, and they are rusting where they are painted (not on the threads for the platform)

are engine dynamics totally diff company, so they can avoid having to replace them?

[Bigfoot]

They are a totally different company. Jon from ex-torsion tuning is working there, plus 2 people from BB (dave and cant remember the other blokes name) and another person who used to rebuild race engines locally. They have merged all together really.

[markey b]

so for my bro, the lesson is dont buy avo coilovers again lol

[Bigfoot]

Might be worth speaking to AVO see what they can do, were they new when purchased? paid for on credit card?

[markey b]

brand new from bb's stock, not credit card tho, but debit.

avo said its not covered by any warranty, the 1st email back they said he should grease the threads, even though he explained that its not the threads, its the 'red paint finish' on the shock bodies, after the understood this they decided that its not covered because they plate then paint the shocks

[Bigfoot]

Learn the hard way or fight it out with saying it was going to fail after a certain time, but you have to prove that. Im guessing it will be under the same laws as any item you buy, but they could just say its wear and tear

[markey b]

i may start a seperate thread if he has no luck.. my gaz's are over 4 years old, and look newer than his 'less than a year' avo's in terms of corrosion... its crazy! lol