french renault 19 16s test

Level 2 User Joined: 24 Oct 2004 Posts: 49

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsYO9Sqe4eQ

Retroholic Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 3315

drive like you stole it Laughing

great find Thumbs Up!

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

lol those were a hard 114 miles for that car.

he was a shit driver, he really did drive like some 14 year old chav didn't he!

Retroholic Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 3315

yea makes you wonder now is thatthe vid they used to sell them as i can see where the abuse has come from now

Rolling Eyes

Level 2 User Joined: 24 Oct 2004 Posts: 49

very shit driver!! poor 19 in that hands

Level 9 User Joined: 03 Jul 2006 Posts: 412

Yeah but look at the hair, the shirt, the oh so french cardigan over the shoulders - now thats a phase 1 look! lol!

Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2006 9:59 am

You here that Ph1 owners? eh?

Gotta get the clobber

Site Subscriber Joined: 23 Jan 2005 Posts: 502

Thats how you throw it up the side of a mountain.

I do it in mine once a month or so and it cleans all the crap out of the engine. 1st 2nd maybe a bit of 3rd, brake hairpin. love it.

Comentator says the chassis is very good with all four wheels holding the road, good balance on bumpy or wet road surfaces.

That why its a good car in the wet.

But the car needs 20 more HP from the engine.

Cool

Level 7 User Joined: 11 Aug 2006 Posts: 206

that car wil be knackered not even run in and thrashin it, dont them 16s have a bonnet vent then Confused

Site Subscriber Joined: 23 Jan 2005 Posts: 502

I think the first ones did not have the vent.
But they had problems with the exhaust manifold cracking.

So the vent cools the iron exhaust manifold.

The Clio Willams finaly had a welded pipe manifold.

But Chis H can explain the reason why a 4 into 1 manifold works differently than a 4 into 2 into 1 manifold as on the Willams.

I think the cast iron one was cheaper for Renault.

?

Site Subscriber Joined: 07 Oct 2004 Posts: 2281

The cast one is also the better choice for maximising mid-range torque on the 1.8's.

A lot of Williams/Hybrid's switch to the 1.8 manifold for this purpose.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

note early style fuel rail - I have one of those

note bendix ABS

the manifold crackign issue, plenty have had th ebonnets changed and they don't crack, maybe its because they have now settled but if the red cars goes I'll let you all know.

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

Chris H";p="107450 wrote:

note early style fuel rail - I have one of those

So do I, it's going on the Meg engine when the time comes Smile

Level 6 User Joined: 16 Dec 2005 Posts: 145

Gah video ends at 48seconds for me :S, sais it shud be 2mins 48s tho.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

pause it and let it load fully then