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If it was me, Id use the money to mod the mk1. Ive thought about doing the same, and a modded (coilovers, cam, flowed inlet manifold, chip, zorst and replacement filter) will give a std 182 carrots

Yep, check your fluid...also check the rear pads...last time that happened on my car I needed to replace the pads

get yourself a cheap gtech...then at least youll know roughly what your 60ft times are...the better they are the better your 1/4 mile

Yep the same applies, but you gotta keep her well maintained, so regular oil changes (at least one between regular services). You will have to remember though that youre in a 1.2 and not a 2.0 so peak power and torque will occur at different (usually meaning lower) rpm. While were on the...

mate the 172 makes its peak torque at 5400rpm and peak power at 6250rpm. Engine only comes alive at 4500rpm so yeah, staying below those revs is like having a pool and only sitting on the first step... So yeah provided the engine is warm (drive till the water temp gauge is half way, and then...

LOL @ Yozza

Probably only save about 5kg having an aluminium bonnet.

mk1 172 weighs in at about 1056kg mk2 172 Cup weighs in at about 1020kg mk2 172 weighs in at about 1080kg mk2 182 weighs in at about the same as the mk2 I think. Im only posting what I remember are the correct values...I could be wrong though

Yep, JHB, South Africa +- 1650m above sea-level Car is chipped with a SMT6. Also got a decat and 63mm catback custom system Fuel wise we ONLY get 93RON here... Car has well over 30k miles on the clock so nicely run in. I did low 16s 1/4 mile (before chip and zorst) and also do 7.9s...

Guess no-one knows then

No-one have any opinion?

Alrighty I have a mk1 172 and live at high altitude which means I only make about 120hp @ wheels. I dont really have a problem with the power, what I do have a problem with is my 5th gear...makes me wonder if everything is working as it should. Ive taken the car on a high speed oval and...

yep really simple...in fact almost nothing to it

yep, sold it to a clio driver who didnt fancy the option of spending 300 pounds on a cd shuttle...he couldnt find a frontloader so I thought Id let mine go since its been sitting in a shoebox for over a year. replaced it with a pioneer mp3 unit

Ive just sold my std Renault CD player for 150 pound...you reckon thats a fair price?

Yep, it should have either the frontloader HU or the R/T HU unit with Shuttle under one of the front seats

Cosmos Black http://www.cliosport.nu/pict/clio_spec/ph1_black/nacre1.jpg Odessey Blue http://www.cliosport.nu/pict/clio_spec/ph1_blue/odyssee7.jpg Flame Red http://www.cliosport.nu/pict/clio_spec/ph1_red/feu1.jpg Iceberg Silver...

This is sort of reminding me about people who were testing bullet trains to make sure they could withstand hitting a bird at speed. They bought a piece of equipment which basically shot a supermarket chicken at the target to simulate the real thing. In essense a cannon After a few days of...

Yellow...hmmm could be a mk1 172 in sunflower yellow

Ive run the car till I put in just over 50 litres...not on purpose though...thought I could make and did...only just

Well the Audi day was fun (except when incompitent people get in the car with you and think they are superman...quite scary that as they just dont listen) Anyway, the A4 1.8T was fun, but didnt handle. The S4 was really fun, but Id prefer my 172 round a track, and the suprise of the day was...

@ the wheels or the flywheel?

If its a Clio with at least a tuned 1.8 16v lump in it, handling to match, then its a sport clio

Tomorrow Im going to be spending the day as an instructor for an Audi Day at the Zwartkops raceway, which basically means spending the day driving around a racetrack, showing potential Audi customers what the cars are like in a decent driving environment...Im only going to be driving an A4 1.8T...

Not really, the car will use more fuel when its in neutral. Think about it...

theoretically Id think the 172 would pull a few carlengths to topend because of the extra power and torque