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Will get it rolling roaded to before confirming any benefits (hopefully a week on Saturday)! My own opinion is that the car feels quicker (Id say about the same amount again as the decat released) and I think the last 2500 revs feel less restricted. The damage to me was light as it was...

True! I had a modified manifold fitted at Hillpower yesterday and it took Nick the best part of three hours to remove the throttle body and all the surrounding castings and slacken off the alternator belt and god knows what else. The top engine mount even had to be removed and the engine was...

He already has :devilish:

Viv - hes running it in, I guess.

You have PM ;)

Just got back from Hillpower myself. As Darren says, top bloke, very chatty, very helpful. I want more work doing now :devilish:

Also, Chris graph from Saturday showed that the car kept near peak power until nearly 8k revs.

I think you mean the Exclusive. A mk1 172 of which only 172 were made (although rumours suggest there were only 166... ;)). They have different alloys, full leather interiors and only come in Scarab Green.

Until you come up against a lowered 172.....muahahaha ;)

Not if you still enjoy your car. Besides, the bits to make it to 182 will no doubt be freely available.

How old is the car? How long have you had the problem with the rear brakes? What exactly happens with them? Is the car modified at all?

If they say its missing, the surely it should have been there. If you didnt remove it, then its not your fault and you shouldnt pay.

Kick their asses. Have you got proof of all the times you took it in for the rear brake problems. Its sickening the way Renault charge their customers. Im honestly at a loss as to why they do it :confused: Contact Trading Standards. Theyll contact the dealer with a week or so to discuss your...

Apart from the VTS ;)

Not sure yet. Im sure Nick will give out more details when hes ready.

Going to take a camera, but will have to ask Nick if he minds me taking some pics. Could be some top secret work that hes done to it that he doesnt want the world to see. Well, I hope so anyway :D

lol, hope it doesnt go *BANG* :o

Who do you think is the guinea pig for this? ;)

Ah, someone with inexperience of actually trying to deal with Renault dealers....;) Apparently nothing is ever wrong with their cars. Even if it totally drops to bits and youre left there with a seat and a steering wheel, I think youll find that it is "within manufacturing tolerances"!

Ive had the "cornering clunk" on all three 98> clios that Ive had.

Im having a polished inlet manifold fitted on Monday. If its any good, headwork and cams will definitely be next on the list.

Thats one of the most annoying things that can ever happen :@

lol, carry on like that and no one will turn up on Saturday ;)

Its just that the people on this forum that have experience of dynoing engines (as in more accurate than a Rolling Road for measuring flywheel output) have said that the F4R puts out 166bhp. I wouldnt have a clue as I havent had my engine dynod. Doesnt really matter at the end of the day, its...

Looking forward to seeing this on Saturday. That engine just looks so tidy I might get a GTT conversion for the 172 ;)

Yes, similar price to the RSport chip and supposedly just as effective. I believe that they are both based on the Group N ecu.

My lips are sealed....well, sort of!

Im not sure if the standard inlet manifold is able to give much more power. Ive experimented with loads of panel filters and induction kits and Ive decided the standard airbox works just fine. Best thing to do is get an open kit on, but either shielded like the Hillpower one, or relocated in...