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Hi, I am thinking about either superchargeing or puttin throttle bodies on me 172, i was just wondering if any knew the maximum power you can put through the standard engine internals before you have to start replaceing pistons, conrods etc??? Throttle bodies would take it to about 200hp with an...
Same problem with mine but mine is worse in front footwells, cant seem ta find where it comin in, even had it in to garage and they couldnt figure it out either
just bin looking at another thread on here at peoples favourite mods and themes of there cars, think this is the perfect example of worst mods and wat not to do to your car :p
had same problem with me 172, immobiliser light would just flash and after about 10 minutes of turning key on and off it would finally switch immobiliser off and start the engine, didnt do it every time i tried startin but ended up gettin pissed off with it happening so took it to renault...
knocking noise could be loose top mounts, i had it when fitted coilovas, tightened top mounts when fitted em but after bit of driving and they got settled in they started knockin so tightened top mounts and solved it, knockin could also be broken anti roll bar link seem to remember that mine...
All the floor is wet, when it first started think i took out about the same amount, probably drivers side footwell is slightly worst. Also lot of condensation on windows and now in cold weather getting ice on inside of windows, condensation probably been caused by wet floor though. Also...
Hi, i have got water leaking into me 172 somewhere just wondering if anyone has had similar problems and if they knew where it is likely to be coming in or any solutions to fixing it.
Thanks Tom
Cant roll arches on a clio, arches hav to be metal to roll them, enquired bout doin mine last year and got told not possible to do, 9j wud look awesome but guessin lot of problems in doin this, i got 7.5j on mine and fed up wiv em, scrapin on outer arch all v time so had to wind coilies up which...
Mine is quite reliable, spent 400 quid on few electrical problems at end of last year, dats peoples usual opinion of french cars but once u owned 1 u soon be impressed wiv it, had me 172 year and half and still love driving it
got me 172 at 19 and now had it year and half, dont matter wat age u are every1 has different opinions on cars, clios are gd fun cars ta drive prob just jealousy of people who aint got 1
used ta hav 1.2 wiv powerflow exhaust system, average about 26 - 27 but when really givin it some cud get it down ta 24 lol then stuck me standard exhaust bak on and were gettin 32 - 33 but did lose bout 8bhp wiv standard exhaust, get a 172 i gettin bout 27 - 28 and it lot more fun ta drive than...
get belts done will get more when u sell it cos people will use anything ta get it cheaper, more chance of sellin it aswell not every1 wants a car dat needs work doin
Got it all sorted now thanks, was dat big nut that was holdin it on, the plastic cover seemed pretty solid so dint tink it came off until me m8 put screwdriver behind it lol
Try new remote cable, my sub wouldnt work when i first fitted it and couldnt work it out cos had power there but yet it wouldnt work, fitted new remote cable and worked straightaway
Hi, i am in the process of taking me rear wiper off me 172, got the wiper arm off, took out boot lid lining and took out bolts that hold on the wiper motor, but the shaft dat drives from the motor to the wiper will not come out, cannot work out y it wont come out because seems loose and cant c...