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Old 07 February 2005, 12:32 PM
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Hi, personally Id stay well away from Prima

Scoobyboy, nar you dont need to map them because they dont have an ECU.... they have a spark distrubuter and thats about as electronically advanced they get. so unless your advancing or retarding the ignition then you wouldnt touch that. say you fit a new turbo, the most you would need is an hours session on some rollers and a screw driver changing the fueling (unless you need to change the jet) and away you go. EP motorsport in stoke would be definately recommended for someone who tunes the 5 and knows what they are doing. hes in it for the car not the flashy bling bling products
Old 07 February 2005, 01:03 PM
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davegtt thanks for the info EP motorsport would be the best place to go as Stoke aint to far away, I think when he buys one he will take it somewhere to be checked over and serviced before he starts spending money on it.
Old 07 February 2005, 01:30 PM
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Don't go to Prima, they rebuilt my R19 16V

and i had problem after problem.

Just a warning.
Old 07 February 2005, 02:57 PM
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EP motorsport - 01782330048

Ian Nixon is the guy to speak to. Quailty chap, knows what hes talking about, very clued up mechanic who doesnt bullpoo you.

Scoobfan, thats unlucky mate, Ive yet to meet 1 person who has not had a problem with Prima when theyve used them, over priced monkeys
Old 07 February 2005, 04:14 PM
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Ian Nixon is the guy to speak to
Aint he the guy who built the twin engined Renault 5.
Old 07 February 2005, 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by davegtt
delcbr, sorry for the misunderstanding

asagi, yes Im from the original site mate, stil use rtoc.org too. simple sign on name was Dave. from nottingham 10k posts
Is that all Dave?
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yes thats right

lol.. OK Billyboy, we all know who has the more time on our hands
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Originally Posted by delcbr
Dave just wondering if youve heard of this problem concerning r5gtts.
have you ever heard of oil coming from the engine and getting sprayed all over the inside of the engine bay when your driving it?
thats what minds ended up doing but couldnt figure out what was causing it?
any ideas?
Check your dipstick, they have a habbit of coming loose. If so just remove the stick and squash the tube a bit so that the dipstick sits in nice and tight

As for the people that have said they're unreliable, you've either been fed duff info or you/your mates, owned dogs . They're perfectly reliable if looked after well (as has been said). I've now owned mine for 5 years and it's been good as gold. And as for them not being a good purchase for track days, don't any of you remember the gtt cup series from the late 80's, early 90's?
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