Track day Wooooos :(

[andyrg]

Well first trackday of the year with the Megane 225 engien fitted, And not such a good start.

I belive that my car has been "tampered" with in the carpark over night, the fuel pressure has NOT been altered or touched in 4 months and set and mapped for that pressue, Got there this morning the car would not start, after investigation the locking nut was loose on the fpr!! And the adjuster right off, i altered it to 3bar of fuel and she fired, Happy days, I am confident soem ones popped the aeros and altered this and pulled a lead off.




Did 4 x sessions and on the last session i heared a little noise, its loud on the car and with my helment on it didnt seem any thing too worry about, untill this happened

Wipped the hea doff down there, the head gasket is really bad too , unsure if the blocks ****ed, see photos Game over, ordering new pistons tommorrow

On the video that i will post its very obviosu that its deting it face off, later fining out it should have been 3.5bar!!! and that the fpr is also dodgie!!!









and back home

[andyrg]

Excuse the girly comments, and the "its the box" comments we were talking about the noisey diff



full throttle u can here the "crisp" packet noise

[Duncan Grier]

not great news

Would someone really tamper with the fpr? Seems strange and bloody mean if they have.

Noise does not sound good and the engine looks like it has taken a bit of a beating. Hope you get it back up and running soon

DG

[c7borg]

that's a real bugger! after my engine giving up on my last event, I can imagine how you feel

[andyrg]

after selling my only spare block too you as luck happened i got offered a 182 engine with a head issue so im back in business

[andyrg]

opps, stripped it tonight oh dear








the 172 rod and piston vs the 225 rod and piston

All measures up the same, but the 225 pison is domed,

[SP33DY]

Good work there mate, I know quite a few people wanted to know if the F4RT rods were any better than the F4R's, as expected though there the same

[andyrg]

unsure if the quality is any different but they look identical. measure up the same etc etc

The Colour difference could be the 172 rods were old??

[Rob@Backyardracing]

Them rods look like pencils... sorry to here the bad news lad.. hope you get it sorted...

[Tony Walker]

The rods on the left deffinetly look stronger on the H part than the rods on the right.

[Ashy]

that'll be fcuked then! I haven't even had chance to strip mine yet...

[HAndy]

The rods on the left deffinetly look stronger on the H part than the rods on the right.

they do seem to have more "meat " on them dont they, is it me or are the renault engines getting worse in build quality/ strength wise over the older type f engines ,pretty sure even the 7 series hade more than that on the rods renault cutting corners to save money/ or maybe not building in such high saftey factors into engine design(more ££££for them in repairs labour /parts??? or am i spouting

[SP33DY]

Actually they do look a bit beefier, wonder if theres any length differences?

[Scoff]

re thin rods, I think it's a weight thing.

[Tony Walker]

Less weight on the moving parts will result in improved emmisions i geuss.

[Scoff]

Actually they do look a bit beefier, wonder if theres any length differences?

shouldn't be, they will be both be 144mm center to center.