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Old 21-08-2008, 08:27 AM
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Hi all,

I have just brought an N plate RS2000 and would like to get it on a rolling road and get it set up correctly.
The engine is completely standard, was serviced every year and was owned by the same guy from new.

I just need to find a decent rolling road around this area.

Thanks, Roy
Old 21-08-2008, 12:20 PM
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Torque of the Devil are about 40 miles away from you, I keep hearing good things about them. www.torqueofthedevil.com
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there isn't really any point in RR'ing it unless you are tuning it, its not a highly strung engine.
But other than TOTD and Power Engineering in Uxbridge, there is Surrey Rolling Roads in Aldershot I think it is
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Hi

I can highly recomend Torque of the devil.

I'm not that far away from you in Bracknell, and found TOTD very helpfull, had my first rolling road session done on a Saturday.

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Thanks for all your replies.
It sounds like TOTD is one of the best around.

I know its not tuned but hey, it doesn't hurt to have the engine set up right.

Once I've got that sorted I'll probably look at doing some upgrades.


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milway are in andover
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Originally Posted by nigel b
milway are in andover
Have you used then before?

I am just hearing sooooo many good things about Torque of the Devil it difficult to ignore them really.
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millway are ok but nothing special,but its only a 10 minute drive
totd are more experienced
where abouts are you in basingstoke?
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Originally Posted by nigel b
millway are ok but nothing special,but its only a 10 minute drive
totd are more experienced
where abouts are you in basingstoke?

Yeah Andover is about 15 minutes away.

I live about 2 minutes from junct 7 of the M3, near the Basingstoke Golf club..... Why?
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Originally Posted by R7BKR
Yeah Andover is about 15 minutes away.

I live about 2 minutes from junct 7 of the M3, near the Basingstoke Golf club..... Why?
Hes a Basingstoke lad like myself . Your in Kempshott I assume.
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SAS are in Aldershot
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Originally Posted by MadRod
Hes a Basingstoke lad like myself . Your in Kempshott I assume.

Yeah I live in Beggarwood.
Where in Basingstoke are you?
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Originally Posted by Matt Baxter
SAS are in Aldershot

Matt,
Are these guys any good? Have you used them?

Farnborough is only about 20 minutes away from me.
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Originally Posted by R7BKR
Matt,
Are these guys any good? Have you used them?

Farnborough is only about 20 minutes away from me.

Not used them myself

they deal with a lot of big power jap stuff
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Originally Posted by R7BKR
Yeah I live in Beggarwood.
Where in Basingstoke are you?
Hackwood area so otherside of town.
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Originally Posted by MadRod
Hackwood area so otherside of town.

What do you drive? and do you got to any Ford meets at all?

I'm thinking of taking the RS to some soon, but need to get the engine running properly first as it's rattling like a JCB on steriods at the moment.

I am hoping it's just in need of a good oil change. The last time it was done was January 2007, and even then I'm not sure if they put the right oil in.
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Originally Posted by R7BKR
What do you drive? and do you got to any Ford meets at all?

I'm thinking of taking the RS to some soon, but need to get the engine running properly first as it's rattling like a JCB on steriods at the moment.

I am hoping it's just in need of a good oil change. The last time it was done was January 2007, and even then I'm not sure if they put the right oil in.

I drive a white RWD Sapphire .
the nearest meet is the Berks/Hants PF meet held at Sherfield on Lodden only 5 miles or so from me.
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Originally Posted by MadRod
I drive a white RWD Sapphire .
the nearest meet is the Berks/Hants PF meet held at Sherfield on Lodden only 5 miles or so from me.
When do they run that? and do you go very often?

I have only had my RS2000 for about a month and would like to get to meet some of you guys to get some help and tips on what I can do to improve mine.

It's not running right at the moment so it's current resting up in my garage awaiting for TLC.
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Originally Posted by R7BKR
When do they run that? and do you go very often?
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