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Its not mine. Just saw it go cheap on ebay :o Good buy for a complete breaker.

£250 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/110803233847?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649&autorefresh=true#ht_500wt_1166

Reading fail on my part, it was late haha ;) What kind of average gains would you expect going high compression on stock sized pistons?

Only 5 bhp difference on average going high comp and oversize ? :eek:

Is there no code numbers on the block to go by?

Where abouts on the block is this stamped ?

Bought a bottom end claiming to be from a ph2 172 a good while back. Would just like to know it is indeed what its claimed to be and not from a 1.8 Laguna or something :o What engine codes should relate to a 172 / 182 bottom end?. The numbers i have are; 063410 Z F4...

The fitting kit is a pile of rubbish (genuine) Got sick of mine always wearing out and blowing every other year so ended up bolting it up using the biggest bolts which would fit but keeping the kit springs and rounded end washers. Never had a issue again in roughly 5 or 6 years.

Yeah was told the same, only a couple of dodgy sets. Would never have known they were dodgy if it wasn't for having different cams fitted previous and had a comparison to go by.

Same as me :( Did Cat Cams replace yours? - They did mine but lost out ££££ on lost fitting and mapping costs.

Maybe its down to cams and piston combo? Never seem many on here running a forged set up just with cams

haha exactly. Turbo cars are only cheap power at the lower end of the spectrum.

Crikey :eek: Doesn't sound like your average car scratcher this. CCTV and leave it to the feds. Chances are they'll be tooled up

I reckon your cam locking D must be slightly bent. ;) No one else gets good results with 428's

Next time someone says Maxogen's are a waste of money they gain you nothing direct them to this :cool::rasp:

Because you need back pressure. You know what its like when you get a hole in your exhaust. You loose performance and mpg goes down

Can see where your coming from mate yeah. Could be the main reason they get broken, sort of fear factor their on the limit

Very strange how the majority of supercharged Clio's get broken within a couple of years maximum :S The reports are they are reliable and the power speaks for its self. Doesn't even appear its for financial savings either in the majority of cases yet most build the ultimate Clio then want to...

Can you re-use cambelt idler pulley torx bolts and the tensioner spring or is it advisable to replace with new? The kit i got (Ford) did not include bolts and spring for the idler pulleys.

Very good point. The reason for a MOT was originally to make sure your car is road worthy. Its now more about trying to find faults which have nothing to do with ''safety''. The more and more bollox they include in the test and the knock on massive garage bills the public will face as a...

If you can't find a twin lambda version you could always lengthen the one you have. Would probably work out a lot cheaper cutting and extending it than buying a 2nd hand cat unless you got lucky

Do you run low boost with standard compression or do you have to fit a de-comp plate?

Is your cat a twin or single barrel ?

Exactly - This is all that matters at the end of the day. Even a untouched car WITH a cat can fail on emissions due to various reasons

If a Clio Sport is chavy what the hell does this make a V6 Clio, Evo's, Scooby's, Cosworths etc etc etc Probably about the least chavy hatch going. My girlfriend has never moaned at it once! - Even had a random bird come up to me in a club asking about it :eek:

Find out which cat / downpipe you have. There might not be a problem? If it is shorter could you not just get a ph2 172 (longer) downpipe :S

Lots of generic science on this thread but leaving velocity, flow rates and Google search classroom calculations behind, the question is, on a Clio 172 does fitting one make a difference? The majority who have fitted one (most maybe in conjunction with other breathing mods) say yes.

The 182 is now a ''sports cat it flows so well'' to quote you yet the 172 cat happens to be a waste of time changing? How does this work? :S The 182 cat is good because its only 180 cells (or something) which makes it more free flowing and less restrictive than a 172. So taking this theory...

The standard exhaust and cat is designed to meet EU regulations on noise and pollution levels. This rubbish about back pressure and loosing power as a result doesn't happen with a mere 2.5 inch bore exhaust on a Clio. If you went beyond this then yes. Removing a cat on a 172 does aid...

You have a cheek saying i'm talking shite with a comment like that