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Spotted! That was me and good blatting Chum Smuts. Nice chatting to you. Made friends with a nice fellow on a motor cycle thingy too!

Intetested.. Cambs but on the boarder of Beds.

Nigel, I have sent a couple of messages to arrange picking up items we had agreed on and not had a reply. If you can get back to me that would be great.

Hi Scott,, are the racetec mirrors a direct replacement then? If so which ones? Thanks

Mirrors are a frequent topic and yes I have read most of the threads. I do still have a question, however. Has anyone found a direct replacement mirror for the doors, with the same hole centres so no drilling etc, that is a better bet than the standard fit ones?

Thank you Tazio.

Does anyone have a set of 4 matching centre caps for 13 inch 8 spoke alloys? I currently have different ones all round! Cheers Andy

First dibs on the momo suede steeeing wheel pkease. PM sent

Marvin, yup totally worth it. Huge amounts of torque, revs to 7800 and pulls all the way. The sounds is addictive and makes me grin like a loon. Worth it?.. damn right! Hotfoot, I kept the R spec lightweight flywheel and clutch and didn't go for the PP ultralightweight versions. This was just a budget thing really.

Premier Power 225 upgrade on a 360R...just 2 words; It's Awesome!

I too was brought up on torque; I enjoyed a succession of turbo hot hatches over the years and love the shove. I started out with a Sigma Roadsport with the Caterham 140 BHP upgrade. I found this was fun once it was spinning above about 4K revs but below that it was a bit flat. In particular, trundling through a 30mph speed limit in 3rd gear and flooring it at the national speed limit sign was disappointing; a family TDI would leave me for dead till the engine got up the rev range. I was contemplating various upgrades to solve this. Due to unfortunate circumstances I had to sell that and a year or so later, in the search for torque, I got a Duratec 360R. This is a completely different animal, loads of torque and third gear at 30 MPH had loads of shove. Those pesky diesels were no longer a problem, and it was docile and fine in traffic. But it was still flat, it didn't have the drama I was looking for. It was all about the torque curve which was very linear and boring. After several chats with Stuart at Premier Power, I took the plunge and now have a 225 upgrade. It's fantastic, loads of punch low down, a real spike at 5K as the cams "come on" and a pussy cat to drive around town. It's what I was looking for all the time. It is massively quick, licence threatenly so! So, to the OP. The 420 has the torque you miss from turbos. The 310 will have the revs, but may "feel" slower. No seven is actually slow compared to other road users but they are inherently all about how they make you feel. If I was to do it again, I would probably go for a 310 or even a 270 and hand it to Stuart at PP for some of his magic. Lightweight, loads of revs and keep my driving licence!

R300D SM

Great timing on this thread because I have just visited Stuart at Premier Power and he had a CSR in with a new engine instal that he has been working on. It's a really tidy, classy job just as you would expect and looked amazing. Apparently it's got 280 BHP and in the CSR has a newly designed oil system making oil level visibility and oil servicing much easier. It even has better sump clearance and controls oil temps better so there is no need for an oil cooler. Pretty neat I thought. I am no good with links but it's all on his website if anyone is interested http://premierpowerengines.com/premier-power-f280-upgrade/

Premier power also offer a carbon air box for the 225 upgrade. I have this and not only does it look amazing it reduces intake noise substantially.

Hi Paul.. Your mail box is full.

Hi I've used wheel Genie in Huntingdon 3 times for Caterham wheels. Always pleased with the quality of the work and price. I'd happily recommend then to anyone.

Nigel..yhm

Following a minor mishap I am looking for a nearside rear wheel arch in Riviera blue. Failing that, a matching pair in black or what have you? Cheers Andy

Currently I have no idea.. will investigate this when new O rings arrive

Right..all sorted. O rings purchased as per the link from Ian. ( thanks!) Private message and chat from JK just to make sure I knew what I was doing, ( top man, thanks) As an aside, mine is a 2018 car. It has a new type of fixing at the rear of the 52mm gauges, a threaded ring to tighten or loosen. It's different to the old U shaped clip. Picture added as a reference for some one in the future if needed. The ring can be seen on the right hand gauge.

Awesome... thanks guys

So quick question... out for a blat and noticed two rubber O rings seated behind fuel and temp gauge have split and come off, thus leading to loose gauges. What's best remedy? How are the gauges tightened? Thanks Andy

Heading through Broadway town in the rain, half hood up. Flashed ( the headlights!) from the tin top but don't think you saw.

Forgive the lack of knowledge and slight thread hi-jack but what exactly would the difference on the road be if I removed the rear arb from my 360R?

Thanks Jonathan.