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I wanted to lower my Mk1 172 a little bit to get rid of the 4x4 look it comes with as standard. Searching through the forum Id heard nothing but praise for the Eibach kits but there also seemed to be some confusion around them as they do two different models, so heres a brief summary for anyone...

Driving along the bypass the other night, doing nothing ridiculous engine-wise and the STOP light came on, shortly followed by the OIL warning lamp. I immediately thought arse (or words to that effect) and eased off the throttle and started to slow down looking for a layby: As I did this the...

About to fit my Devil unsilenced centre-section and un-homologated back-box, but I got worried when I saw that the centre-section has a sticker that says not for road use on it - is this because itll be feck-off loud and therefore illegal or what? I know the de-cat is officially illegal, but...

Got so naffed off with the rattly centre-section that Renault fail to do anything about (despite me moaning about it for the last 3 years) that I decided to go for a Devil de-cat, unsilenced centre-section and un-homolgated back box. (Im concerned it may be a bit loud, but well see :)) Stupid...

Ive noticed that my engine is getting increasingly more noisy - everything sounds fine below about 3000rpm, but above that its starting to sound really coarse and raw. Theres no discernable extra knocking noises or anything, but it just sounds really sh*t, and also really belt-noisy (I always...

Looking to replace my Michelin Pilot SXs with something tasty, and I decided to go for Toyo Proxes from http://www.MyTyres.netwww.MyTyres.net as they were incredibly cheap (about £30 each). But then they stopped selling them... Pants! Sooo.... Ive been looking at getting some Eagle F1s which Ive...

Looking to replace my Michelin Pilot SXs with something tasty, and I decided to go for Toyo Proxes from http://www.MyTyres.netwww.MyTyres.net as they were incredibly cheap (about £30 each). But then they stopped selling them... Pants! Sooo.... Ive been looking at getting some Eagle F1s which Ive...

... I think I would have just crashed it! I was feeling up for a thrash earlier and decided to go for a run around some local country roads with loads of tight bends and nasty cambers... Anyhow, approaching a tight left hander I stamped on the (now rather hot!) brakes and brushed off quite a...

... I think I would have just crashed it! I was feeling up for a thrash earlier and decided to go for a run around some local country roads with loads of tight bends and nasty cambers... Anyhow, approaching a tight left hander I stamped on the (now rather hot!) brakes and brushed off quite a...

Okay, I know what a decat pipe is, but what is the law on de-catting your car? Everyone just puts the cat back on for MOTs, but what happens if youre spot-checked by the rozzers/pigs/little hitlers? Do they just give you a VDRS form so you get 14 days to fix it, or is it possible that youd get...

Ive removed the silver/grey plastic cover over the engine as it was vibrating and touching the stuff underneath it (making a harsh noise when revved). Ive had three of these bl**dy covers already due to the oil filler flap disappearing down the back of the engine and melting on the manifold, and...

Ive removed the silver/grey plastic cover over the engine as it was vibrating and touching the stuff underneath it (making a harsh noise when revved). Ive had three of these bl**dy covers already due to the oil filler flap disappearing down the back of the engine and melting on the manifold, and...

Okay, I finally got a new job so thought Id treat myself to some lowering springs. Im after a drop of around 40mm front and rear. The problem is that I cant find a good range of manufacturers for this drop: - Eibach do a 30mm drop Pro-Kit which (after speaking to John at Demon Tweeks) appears...

Looking at some random links I noticed this side-on shot of a 172mk1 - it looks nicely lowered (not by too much, but the wheels seem to fill the arches now). Does anyone have any idea how much this would be lowered by... http://www.cliosport.nl/gallery/rc20_045.jpg" alt="How low is...

Im looking into lowering my 172, but dont want to lose the pliable handling, or make it too uncompromising on the limit of adhesion. Ive heard that coilovers would be the best solution for this. But what are they? Matt