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When mine was fairly new (1250 miles on clock) and totally boggo I ran 15.0secs dead at Santa Pod...
On a hot day too, with camping stuff in the boot, so high 14s are deffo possible!
Have run 14.5secs in it with more miles on the clock, a Viper & back seats out. :D
Ive used one of these in the past and the times it gives are a little "generous" to say the least...
We never got anywhere near the times when we actually went to proper places like Pod & York, so take the results with a pinch of salt!
It aint no AP-22!
Cup suspension has...
firmer shocks
higher spring rates
lower ride (a staggering -3mm :oops: )
3 deg front castor
wider track (wheel offset)
The best (& cheapest) thing you can do to your 172 is fit a set of Eibach springs and get some wheel spacers to widen the track, which will...
They were a limited run, but never a limited edition (i.e. numbered) if you get what I mean?!
When they first came out there were "alleged" to be 500 (or thereabouts) UK cars, but the Cup proved very popular so they kept on makiing them...
Loss of coolant is either a leak in the system somwhere (check pipes & for drips under car), or the radiator is gone/going, and if it aint either of them then the head gasket is the only other thing it could be...
However, in your case it might just be that the level has now dropped to replace...
Yeah, ages ago mate, just needed the rubber stops winding out slightly...
LOL, just like the days when we both had 106s eh!
Feeeeeeeeeeeel the boost! ;)
Well, the R5 is up & running again and all is well in turbo land... :D
Here she is >>>
http://members.lycos.co.uk/Pug106GTi/R5GTT/White%20GTT%202.jpg
(an old pic, not quite the same now)
Got a few things I wanna do now to get it really sorted! ;)
Ive had 2 R5 GTTs now and if theyre looked after properly they go on and on and on...
Even if theyre modded and its done correctly then they are still reliable!
You need to use a good quality fully synth oil, change it every 6k miles, and always allow the engine to warm up & cool down...
Thats persective making the 172 seem larger in that pic...
But, yeah they are bigger!
My Cup is (or was) noticably larger than the GFs P-Reg RT, then my R5 is tiny in comparison.
Gear ratios for the 182:
1st - 3.46
2nd - 1.87
3rd - 1.24
4th - 0.97
5th - 0.80
Final - 4.19
1st - 5.3mph per 1000rpm
2nd - 8.8mph per 1000rpm
3rd - 12.4mph per 1000rpm
4th - 15.9mph per 1000rpm
5th - 20.6mph per 1000rpm
As for mods there aint much out there for the 182 yet...