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Very old fashioned car talk. Youd be far better buying a well used Clio thats been regularly serviced than a old woman who's never been above 3000 rpm on the way to the shops imo. Its the way you look after it not the way you use it thats important

Thought 182s had the a rocker cover breather blanked off :S - everydays a school day lol

What i believe the ''bad part'' was, the timing marks on the inlet cam were cut slightly out so when timed to Ren spec, the inlet was actually timed wrong. The cam profile was fine.

When you Euro boys gonna get a decent rolling road? ;)

Defo get a disklock as back up mate. Seen plenty of listed as stolen recovered examples on ebay etc so they cant be tooooo hard to steel but suppose if they want it, they'll have it no matter what you do. Could always get a tracking system. You can make them for £10 by using a old mobile phone

Drawing in air / air leak mate. Check all your plugs are back on right first and make sure the plenum has a snug fit and all the gaskets are clean.

Funny thing is, if you advance the inlet cam a couple of degrees on the 428's (timed wrong to their markings) they acutally give more power. Trade off is the rough idle

Not effected at all, infact, breathing mods make it better if anything

Originally i had Piper regrinds and now im running 428's. The Pipers worked better with my set up, better quarter mile times and just feel more peaky, better acceleration but the 428's drive a lot smoother, nice smooth idle and good in town traffic. If your not fussed about lumpy idle the...

If i had the choice again id go for Schricks over Cat Cams. Not too many seem to fit them on here, cost factor maybe?

As stated, they dont really respond to exhaust and filter on their own. Only worth doing in conjunction with other mods. Cheapest and most hassle free way to get a good noticeable gain seems to be the JMS inlet.

iirc another suspect torque to bhp graph. Remember, rolling roads are not gospal. I got 167 @ the wheels which is roughly 197 @ the fly measured on one set of rollers then a few months later on another set got 182 @ the fly! Huge difference. Cams dont get you 200. Wish they did but 190 is the...

His graph dosent make sense. Stock 172's make more torque than his graph makes modded. Altitude might make a difference but still the bhp and torque would match up ?

Cams dont make anywhere near 200 brake. Mid to high 180's, low 190's at best.

Funny you should say that, the first 428's were indeed the ''bad ones'' with the strange low down curve but these are fresh ''good'' replacements from cat cams. Made 165lb/ft of torque at Pauls only a few weeks ago (other mods too)

Dont bother with 428's their not worth the money. Im just back from a quarter miles and could only get a best of 14.6 @ 97. Got a 14.4 @ 99 with 300 quid Piper regrinds. The Pipers made me grim from ear to ear when i booted it, these 428's are flat compared :( Forgot to add, i had at least a...

Ditto, but under the gauges ;). I did a guide on the ph1 172 - 20 min job

You might be happy with them and thats the main thing but are they anywhere near 206 bhp....?

There not as bad as TSW's lol but their not the strongest.

Thats some serious spec ! Wouldnt take much to sort the bumper out

Still past the 5 year recommended mate. Better to be safe than sorry.

Do those 2k R Sport Cup racer mounts use the stock top mount part as per above picture?

Find a friendly Renault dealer and get them to knock the vat off. Thats what i did and at the time managed to pick the one wheel i needed for about £140 - Expensive but too many bent ones kicking about. Their a dead soft wheel. Nice and light tho

Obvious but dont forget the link pipe / decat

Chances are the top mount was over tightend or / and had a crack(s) in it.

Probably even worse doing that. You have one mount eliminating backwards movement keeping it ridgid yet allowing movement in the g/box and top mount thus causing unbalance. With that photo, for it to break there must have been movement surely?

172 at the wheels with cams? Dream on

Ah most likely the dephaser then. Noice will be echoing along the inlet cam and plenum top

What a bunch of retards. Did they not ask you for your reg? Thats the normal R/dealer protocol mate.

Check your auxiliary pulleys. Iv had broken ones in the past that give a ''ticking'' noise as the belt spins round