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  • Tighten Your Belt With RCM Timing Kits

    Current Time Attack Champions Roger Clark Motorsport have provided the perfect solution to Impreza owners of all years looking maintain optimum performance without breaking the bank.

    Their carefully selected timing belt kits use the finest OEM-quality components to replace all idlers, tensioners and belt, but at a fraction of the price of the genuine Subaru parts. This is despite, in the case of the kit shown here, the Cosworth timing belt featuring Kevlar reinforcement where the OEM belt doesn’t.

    As the kits are direct service replacements for the original parts, fitting couldn’t be simpler. All parts come with entirely comparable warranties compared to the factory items and have been subjected to rigourous testing as part of RCM’s far-reaching Motorsport programme. As the engineers behind the famously reliable 890bhp 2.0 litre engine that has powered their Gobstopper race car to so many championship titles, it’s fair to say that they can sort the wheat from the chaff when it comes to sourcing componentry…

    A typical example of the savings possible comes by looking at the Version 5/6/7 kits. A complete kit from Subaru would cost £704.37 + VAT with just a standard belt. The RCM equivalent, using the superior Cosworth belt and identical quality components weighs in at under half, at just £330.99 + VAT.

    On launching the kits, Sales Director (and handy wheelman) Olly Clark commented, ‘We have worked very hard to source these kits from the very best suppliers in the aftermarket. Our clients are incredibly discerning when it comes to choosing engine parts, and with our typical upgrade packages hitting a reliable 5-600 BHP, we can guarantee that these parts vastly exceed all OEM parameters.’

    So there you have it. Next time you’re due a timing belt service on your Subaru, check out RCM’s extensive range of kits. Astronomical performance doesn’t have to mean stratospheric pricing.

    For more details on the team and their extensive Subaru range, please visit www.rogerclarkmotorsport.co.uk  or call them on 01455 828610.

  • THOR Racing Moves To Superb New Premises

    Respected tuner and dyno specialist THOR Racing have completed their move to its their new purpose converted 5500 ft2 premises in Canley, Coventry.

    Having rapidly outgrown its old, picturesque unit near Kenilworth, the firm’s burgeoning order book has necessitated the move to a much larger and better equipped building. With parking for 12 cars externally and four dedicated customer arrival spaces, the new building offers customers new and old the chance to have their performance car worked on by highly trained technicians in a superbly equipped environment.

    A 4000ft2 workshop offers a viewing platform for anyone who likes to think of tuning as a spectator sport and a raft of purpose built areas house an engine ‘clean’ room, stores, fabrication suite and 1600 BHP Dynapack dyno cell. The dyno room is rather special, benefitting from full sound proofing and an air-exchange system to faithfully replicate on-road conditions for perfect mapping.

    An ECU and loom area also allows THOR’s technical team to custom-build ECU solutions for almost any type of internal combustion engine.
    THOR has also invested substantially in the whole customer experience, with a full perimeter camera security system and comfortable waiting area, complete with games console, free drinks and live dyno data feed, to allow you to relax in comfort whilst you’re watching you pride and joy being put through its paces.

    A significantly larger office complex and meeting room also allows one-to-one or group discussions with teams or distributors and better still, Tile Hill train station is only 100 metres away and a bus stop opposite, making for the ultimate in commuter convenience.

    On opening the new premises, THOR Managing Director, Peter Betts commented, ‘We’re delighted to have found such a complete new home for THOR.
    Everything that we wanted to be able to offer our customers will be available from these new premises, and once the dust has settled from the move, we will be offering a comprehensive range of servicing, tuning and mapping services on a vast range of performance machinery. The new premises offer a much nicer environment for both the clients and our team and we’re looking forward to welcoming past and present customers here. Please do drop in for a cuppa and a nose round!’
    The new address is
    894 Charter Avenue
    Canley
    Coventry
    CV4 8AT
    For more details on the vast THOR range of tuning parts please click to www.thor-racing.co.uk or call the team on the new number, 0330 555 4545.

  • Eibach releases Renault Megane RS Kit

    The latest Megane RS from Renault is a great car, no doubt. But, thanks to suspension gurus Eibach, Dieppe’s perennial barnstormer just got a whole new bag of party tricks.

    In standard form the car does a brilliant job of being all things to all people, but for those looking to achieve the ultimate in pin-point handling, without upsetting the Renault’s superb road manners, Eibach have released a selection of chassis upgrades to bring the Megane up to speed.

    The new Eibach Pro-Kit lowers the car by around 30mm and offers a drastically improved stance, better turn-in and lower centre of gravity for decisive direction changes. Working in harmony with the standard dampers, the Pro-Kit rides at almost factory comfort levels and truly offers the best of both worlds. The kit is priced at £170.00 + VAT.

    The final finishing touches can be added by fitting one of the selection of Pro-Spacer kits. These range in width from 20mm to 60mm and by increasing the Megane’s track measurement can drastically improve lateral grip and turn-in. The Pro-Spacers start from £61.54 + VAT per pair.