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Car currently has a slight misfire under load at around 5K. Other than that it drives ok. I've come to the realisation that it's just not practical to be daily and that it's a shiny toy to be used on the odd occasion.
With that, it's probably time to part with it for something more practical...
Low Boost 172 Cup, 8 Previous owners, 126K, full history including stamped booklet.
Belts done by A&A Motorsport in Tunbridge Wells, along with water pump, dephaser pulley less than 1k ago.
Cosmetically immaculate. Respray on rear quarter and doors last year. OEM looking cup with mods. Interior...
The original engine is now back in.... and the Cup is back! :love:
This time, I left the work to a pro and although the total cost was eyewatering it means I now have a car that should be a little kinder to me in the long run. Booked in for map adjustment in March with Engine Dynamics.
New...
Shocking isn't it. I've owned this engine since 2015, so thought it was solid. You never truly know what you're buying.
Yes exactly that. The plan is to drop the engine in that came with this shell, as well as the turbo kit. I'll then get it booked in again with Engine Dynamics for the map to...
Ok, so, where to start. I have owned this engine since 2016. It's been boosted, made good power, been fairly reliable, but is now toast. You would never have known things were this bad from driving it. New engine inbound!
It started off as an oil leak and ended in cam cover coming off to reveal...
Finally uploaded a video on the Cup. I've been sat on this footage for months!
I think I'll continue to try and film updates on the car, but trying to film and get on with it is hard to balance, and saps some of the fun out of the process. I much prefer to film other peoples cars.
Anyway, for...
Even more bizarre is that it's us, either current or past owners of these cars, berating the fact that someone is asking £8k for one of these.
If it sells for that much, great. Means my cars worth more!
I did a video on this exact car.
I would be lying if the owners didn't expect it to reach more on Collecting Cars originally. Cups always seem to have had a certain appeal, so I totally get it.
What I don't understand is the mileage argument. They are all now at an age where mileage is...
Bit of a lame update on this. Car is now in storage. Sadly it's got quite a catastrophic oil leak from the dephaser/camshaft area. Given that it's now winter and it's a toy - straight into storage.
Still no intention to sell, but does always seem to give me problems. Sort one thing, something...
In recent years we've seen a steady rise in the prices of all clean Clio 1*2's, but most notably the 172 Cup. Just earlier this year a Cup on 50k miles sold for north of £8k.
What's fascinating is that this always seems to split the forum in half, with some welcoming a rise in prices and others...
I was chucked the keys for a week to a Stage 3 Golf R. 530bhp. The car handled it well, me on the other hand... can't really enjoy or explore that level of power safely on a public road.
Loads of us run low boost these days, some high-boost, but what about those with more?
I came across this and it got me thinking: https://www.instagram.com/cliofu/ - seems like it's being built for big numbers.
300/350 seems common for high boost. How many big power (400+) Clio's are on here...
Cool videos. Always good to see more Clio content on YouTube. I have subbed. I'm also on there too, but hoping to create videos on all sorts of cars: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsKEDJYNOoNkzwDucs_7LiQ?view_as=subscriber
The underside of the car is now done. The second part video won't be quite what I was expecting, as it was challenging enough to do the work, let alone film it all. Below are a few photos. Would take forever to list all of the parts, but everything is pretty much new right up to the new discs...
ED fitted a Helix Organic Clutch to my car due to
It being road use only. The biting point is very much on and off as you describe. Anyone that hops in for a drive stalls it pretty much straight away, but you do get used to it!
My car is only 230bhp/lb-ft for reference, and my stock clutch went...
Hi all, anyone able to help. Going to have to order some new lines for the sections marked in red. Does anyone know the size of the fittings on both ends and the type of fitting?
I’ll be using BRTMotorsports custom line builder. Cheers, Chris
After taking off the rear beam I am presented with quite a bit of corrosion. Something I was expecting, but perhaps not to this level. My plan is to wire wheel off as much as possible, before treating with Bilt Hamber Deox and then finally using Electrox as a primer.
What are the options for...