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Thanks Bear.I find if I keep the throttle planted firmly on the floor and just snap change that works best, will be at Westbank Raceway again Wednesday, will try launching at higher revs mbe.

Naw, that was my first run, and I had a kak launch, we raced 3 times , I beat him by 2-3 cars on the 2nd 2 runs.Also took on 2 other clios, MK1 and Mk2....pretty much even races, with me winning 1 and them winning 1(raced each 2wce) Also ran a A3 1.8T with higher boost and xhaust, was bout 3-4...

MK1 2.0 cliosport. I have been launching at 2000/2500 the week b4 and I felt the car could do better of the line.I started at 3000 against a Fiesta ST, and he outlaunched me and had me by about a car on the 1/4 mile. I then started playing with the revs and clutch, and found that btween 3500...

Was trying different RPM on Wednesday, and found that launching at 4500 give the best pull off, whats the general consensus?

lol, @j3ned. Im from SA and have a mk1 20l sport.I know a few other fast renaults in SA (CLIOs , Meganes etc), I have also been contemplating strapping either a turbo or charger on the Clio, and have spoken to Alan Oberholser (THE Opel TS man), but will need to find the $ first, Im at...

lol, @j3ned. Im from SA and have a mk1 20l sport.I know a few other fast renaults in SA (CLIOs , Meganes etc),

Thanks, going for the 63 mm next week...and a BMC induction with cold air feed.will let u guys know what the gains are.

60-63, hey?is that not too big?i have a 172 mk1 2l?

DUDE, im in South Africa!!Thanks though,:D What I need to know is what size pipes should i look at -53mm:confused:?and if the cat is removed will the ecu still be fine or do i need a chip as well? i dunno where the lambda sensors on the 172 are??:confused:

What would u guys suggest?I have a Mk1 172, and wanting to do a full exhaust with a decat pipe and chucking a BMC carbon kit in as well. What PIPE would u guys in the know suggest?Will I have to mod the ECU if I change the CAT Converter?Does the BMC Carbon dynamics kit live up to its price?

Thanks Jon.The Guys at my local Reno wanted me to service the car again.

Some help pls. The service light on my cab along with the seatbelt light on the instrament cluster keeps going on.Does so for about 2-3 minutes at a time then goes off.Also the iddle seems to be jumpy, after driving for more than 1/2 hr, she seems to want to idle at 2000RPM, sometimes the idle...

THanks for the warm welcome

was thinking not to tinker with the engine too much(for now) no turbos or tbs etc.....im thinking mbe just filter, zorst, chip....

without messing around with the engine too much what else can be done to frr up some extra horses?

, thanks looney.What gains can I expect from a decat, full exhaust and chip?my car pushed 102kw OTW last dyno day, thats 137 hp

thanks for th ewelcome. will get the pas lines checked then.I have been using elf transmission oil, cos renault was outa stock of the p/s oil when i bought the stuff,salesman said its the same stuff. does the 172 come with traction control?

thanks for the welcome.

Hey there guys.Im new to this forum, we dont have a clio or renault forum in South Africa.I should start one maybe? Just a question for ane1 in the know, my clio seems to be drinking powersteerin oil, needing a fill at least once a month. I have checked and there are no leaks in the system ...