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Hassle being the main issue. I'd rather not have to.

Nobody :(

I don't have a vice or anything (haven't been living away from my parents for long enough to accumulate a stock of man tools yet :)), but is that needed for the standard dogbone, or just when putting new polypushes in it? If I buy a standard dogbone mount does it come already built up and I just...

It was wet, hence avoiding the curb (in the dry I'm all 4 wheels on them), and I went in way to fast and without any plan to recover from a slide (like you say Fred, applying power). Basically, I got cocky. I've only got cocky on track twice, both times I have spun as a result. There is a lesson...

Lol. I had some oversteer moments too :)

Assuming my current ones are the originals then they have lasted 10 years and 110,000 miles, so I'm not too concerned about the durability of any uprated ones :) Decided to keep yours now then? Better get it on track :)

Standard. I don't see the point in uprated ones.

Cheers. Think I'm going to go for all 3 just to be sure. I've no idea which one is causing the issues. Its a shame the upper engine mount is so expensive. The 2 gearbox ones are reasonable.

Cheers Christopher I know what the upper engine mount and dogbone look like, but what are these 2? are they both parts of the upper gearbox mount? I lack space and tools to do this so will probubly just get it booked into a garage and get them to fit them while getting some other stuff done...

He could have meant floor of the car? So are there 3 mounts? Upper engine, and upper and lower Gearbox?

Figured that might be the case. Any benefit in changing which ever mount it is that causing issue, or is it best to change all of them?

Nice. Good vid, thanks.

Is it possible to get any meaningful cooling to the front brakes from the fog light surrounds using pipe work without having to remove the carbon canister and the acoustic valve?

Coasting in usually, as I struggled to get turned in when staying on the brakes as the ABS would cut in (I assume as the inside wheels lost weight). Sounds like I am on them to hard so will try and work on that. Someone needs to tell K Tec, and also explain what exactly the differences are...

32 to start with, dropped to 30. Didn't make any noticable difference but I have been told dropping the fronts a bit further would help? What you think? K Tec have 1 shock option for all 172's, and another for all 182's, suggesting the 172 and 172 Cup use the same shock? Anyone know any more...

Far from it. Well aware that my driving is likely a major cause. But hey, a bad workman always blames his fools. EDIT: Tools, dam keyboard!

But the Cup rears are the same as the standard cars, aren't they? Only the fronts are different. Which would make my setup the same as someone with a 172 Cup who has fitted Sportlines. And I'm at the maximum camber I can get with the camber bolts, so getting any more will mean fitting something...

One bolt that I've already rounded off trying to get them out before :). Might take a hacksaw to it. Initial turn in, which sounds like im going in to hot. The middle of the corner of I tighten the steering angle. And on the exit under power, which is to be expected and is easily managed once...

I've found that during full bore up shifts, or if I hit the limiter, theres a rather loud clunk coming from the engine area. More of a bang actually. It doesn't do it all the time, just when at high revs with a dodgy shift or hitting the limiter so with a lof of energy coming though the engine...

I've looked at the Pure top mount/strut brace combo and while good, it is expensive. Its more than the cost of a track day, and I'd rather have a car with a bit of understeer on track than a car without it sat on my drive :) I think I'm going to work with what I have at the moment. Got lots of...

Yeah any suggestions on pressures would be good. I wasn't aiming for 32, but as it was wet at the start of the day the tyres didn't get as hot so were at about 30. Then when it dried they climbed so I dropped them back down to 30 hot. They looked visibly soft when they cooled at that presure...

Yeah the Clio does talk to you a lot through the corner and never makes you nervous about what it might do next. A couple of my friends who have driven it have said that too. The power understeer is unavoidable, as you say. You just have to learn how much throttle to apply and keep it smooth...

Yeah give it a try. I fitted mine back when the rest of the suspension was standard. I had it on soft to start with and found it was great on the road, but on track still needed something more. I then set it to hard and its stayed like it. Its only a couple of bolts to adjust it so not to much...

Really? Wow, that makes the £50 a corner price difference even more interesting! The ARBs on the harder of the 2 settings.

Oh yeah, braided lines, I've got those on, forgot that. Yeah I am looking at some way to jimmy in some cheap cooling on the brakes. After a particularly quick session at the end of the day (I wasn't racing my mate, honnest Mr marshal, sir ;)) the chequered flag cam out just in time as at the...

Yeah I meant that more as a generalisation rather than specific to the Clio (as I've never driven a Clio on R888s). The RSR's are not a direct competitor to the R888's (Federal do make an R888 style tyre, but I can't remember what its called), but the RSR's are also considerably cheaper. The...

Ferodo Performance pads on the front, standards on the rear. The ABS would kick in as you started to turn with the brakes still on. I've completely munched the front pads and one (recently new) disk so will be replacing them with DS2500s and some more Brembo HCs shortly anyway. Any...

I did try baking later and holding it into the corner, but it made the ABS cut in quite a lot. I've tried heel and toe-ing but I just cant seem to get it. I dunno if its the pedal spacing, my big feet, or just a complete lack of skill on my part (most likely).

Bedford. Was great fun. Destroyed my brakes, but that's a whole different story :)

Cheers guys, Ill try and respond to all the above. The Sportlines are all round, front and read. I have fairly new standard rear shocks and brand new Cup front shocks as from what I can tell the rear shocks are the same on the cup as the standard car. ARB is on hard and tyres are 195/50/15...