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I agree with Kathy, having had the misfortune of driving a 206 GTi (138bhp) for 2 months earlier this year.

I want to replace the 2 small airfeeds from under the car with 1 big one and some sort of scoop to direct as much air as possible up the feed pipe. Heat shield on its way. Will probably costg a fortune by the time I finish. I fancy one of those massive piperx foam filters! Wait for next clear...

Wayne - its just got a funny little pipercross thing that came with an old random induction kit I bought (last Halfords sale!). Looks like some wire wool tightly compressed. Just attached this to the hose and shoved it down to the bottom of the engine bay. Rich - get pics of what you come up...

The rear looks too fussy with that extra bit. Would be better to just set the exhausts into the bumper. The front is a mess.

Yeah, but thats just in built up areas and near schools. On motorway and country lanes you can usually get to top speed for most of the time.

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Yup, the hosing just pushed over the IK outlet and is secured with a jubilee clip. Its all very solid and better held together than what was there before!

Yeah, sort of just stretches out.

Total cost - approx. £25.00 (and it shows! At least it works though...) 1x discounted K&N Vauxhall Carlton air filter(£10) 1x 70mm "Green" air ducting tube (£11.99 - extortion, Halfords style) 2x Cold air tubes (Came with K&N) 1x Packet of cable ties 1x pair of hands (soon to be...

Any URL for H&R? Im going to leave the current ones on for the time being, reservations from various people duly noted. Ill try and get "hub specific" ones asap, but now Ive had a chance to play with the car a bit, the improvement in handling is drastic and Im not going back to the...

:confused: The wheels do mate with the hub, just with a spacer in between. Cant see how its any different to having wheels with a different offset.

No, it doesnt understeer as much. In fact, Im still to get it to understeer with the spacers on at all. Ill go out when the roads dry up and see what it can do. Yes, only on the front. Not sure whether doing the back would make a difference or not. I didnt use longer bolts as there seems to be...

Thats exactly what made me think of doing it! Its definitely helped. Best way to test it is to get a passenger in your mk1 172. Drive them round a corner fast. Fit 3mm spacers. Drive same passenger round same corner. Ask them if it felt safer!

How long have we got? Ive got a few nice piccies but cant send for a few days until our new house is connected to the net.

As the topic says, Ive made an noticable improvement to the handling of my standard mk1 172 for just 11 pounds. I bought a pair of 3mm spacers for the front wheels and hey presto! Much less nervous handling round quick corners, and it also seems to turn in a bit better too. Got the spacers...

How much for Unichip? Having decat and sealed induction sorted this week and itd be good to get the most out of them.

My old 1.4 16v was at its best between 4500rpm and 6500rpm. Had no go at all below 4.5k, but a bit like the 172, it perked up nicely with the "on cam" feeling above 4.5k.

Only free for a month. Ill be bringing my AP22 if anyone wants a go, and I think Ive got it set up as good as is possible for most cars. Si_5s run at Santa Pod last weekend in his matched his best AP22 run....

145 in a mk1 172. That was it. Definitely no more mphs available!

If you really really want 172 badges on the back of a 172, get the 172 Cup door pillar badges.