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A few pics of the day, didnt get too many as the turn around for queuing and racing was so quick, got a good 7 runs so no time to get pics til end of day. And a video of me against a Corrado V6 powered Vw Van, real sleeper this thing, running 300bhp! No problem for the Nos...

I know its quite a popular mod but thought i'd post my experiences with it anyway. Idea here being to machine out the small step in the inlet of the throttle body to improve airflow, obviously... Took it to my local machinist shop to get the step bored out but they wanted £80 for the honour...

Always been a fan of the stripped out clios since i first took the back seats out my little 1.4 many years ago. However now im all grown up and im not feeling it lately. After just buying a very expensive roll cage last month im now considering taking it back out, ditching the harnesses and...

Okay need an educated opinion and advice of someone whos worked on renaults before or a good technician. Basic story i have a re-occuring problem with my car in the shape of BRAKING FAULT on the dash with a very irritating beep. Originally it'd come and stay on for say 30 or 40 miles before...

Date: 4th april 2010 Place: Thurrock Services, J30-31 on the M25 Poscode: RM16 3BG Time: 8pm Details: Leaving at 9pm. Max Power Magazine Confirmed Abit chavvy i know but Revenge 1 last year was an epic meet with ferraris and lambos plus hundred of show cars, kind of like an underground Trax...

Came across this very interesting topic on another clio website. Nobody can seem to give advice on whether this is beneficial or actually damaging to performance. And no one can confirm results of this mod either. A few professional opinions of the more experienced tuners on here would be...

Have bought and intend to use an oil filter sandwich plate to use as a means of installing sensors for oil gauges. Has anybody used these before for that purpose? Experiences in how well they work, leakage, restricting oil to filter/block etc? Any advice or praise would be appreciated, thanks.

Is the below statement correct, or does anybody have any other beliefs on the subject: 'The clio 197/200 ECU has four different base maps on which it will constantly change and choose the optimal one depending on weather, temp, humidity etc. When you get the car remapped only the 'mode' that...

Following on from the rear disc conversion thread for the 1.4 i have now secured a pair of 172 front calipers. Assuming i get the larger 172 brake discs, the rest should just swap right over on the original hub and brake lines? Thanks.

Tow eyes seem to be the thing to do atm and seeing as they arent currently avaliable for the 197 i went to R.Sport and got a tow strap from the race cars. Thing is i cant make my mind up if i like it or not. Split opinions everywhere i go too. Shall i keep it or lose it: Now you have to...

Can we use synthetic brake fluid in RS Clios? I've always used glycol stuff from AP cos i heard that synthetic fluid doesnt lubricate the abs pump, how true this is i dont know. Was thinking of using this next time: http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=2948 However dont want to...

Will a 182 Rear beam complete with brakes and hoses/fittings bolt onto a non-sport 2003 Clio without any real problems? Found one going cheap complete and thought it'd be a quick upgrade for the 1.4. Any experience with this modification or knowledge would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, ben.

As above but cant seem to find any company that has the knowledge or experience to fit these :S. Preferably somewhere South East if anybody has some experience or contacts? Thanks, ben.

Had a little something up my sleeve for a while now and the work is finally complete Heres a little hint lol: Its a wet shot of nitrous from WON with 50bhp (60 lb/ft) metering jets fitted. I've been told the engine could take 60bhp but i'm keeping it safe. And for any doubters to the...

Help needed for a problem i cant locate. clio 1.4 2003. When started with a cold engine in this weather it ticks over at 600rpm'ish with a shocking misfire. Will occassionally fail to keep itself running and stall, at which point will require a good 20 seconds of cranking before it fires back...

About half 12 Monday 4th Jan, Defo seen eachother but couldnt see any cliosport.net stickers lol. Anybody from here?

Does anybody know where i can find colder rated spark plugs for the 197 engine? For reasons i cant say i need colder plugs to help run a modification. Looked on all the main sites for hours ( NGK, Bosch etc. ) with no success. Surely all the turbo 172 boy must have to run colder plugs...

Got an iphone today on PAYG and took it out the box, charged it and turned it on. Everything works fine ( texts, phone etc. ) but it wont connect to the internet or app store :(. It was setup by O2 today to work. 'cannot connect to app store, you must connect to the celluar data network'...

Been real good action up there recently, despite the weather. Anyone making the effort to pop up there tonight? Me and a few other peeps will be there from 10 onwards.

Parked right outside on wednesday afternoon, sticker in rear window. Standard but in good condition.

After all the talk of the dodgey 197 ECUs, i had myself worried that im losing power cos of it. Took it back to my remapper and explained the situation, so he agreed to retest the car to see if it had lost any power. Results were: Flywheel: 215bhp @ 7255rpm Wheels: 182.8bhp Torque: 169.8...

Its becoming quite apparent that the 197 cannot hold a remap and after a few hundred miles reverts itself back to standard, much like new bmws ( so im told ). My car was mapped with the cams and it feels slower than when the work was first done and my flat spot has re-emerged, so im assuming...

Morning all. Looking at buying some coilovers for the car but just cant decide between two kits, seeing as i have little experience with both makes and designs i was hoping someone could shed some light on it... So heres the first kit: http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=2411&pic=3...

Seriously considering buying the KW Variant 3 kit for the Clio due to it being top of the range stuff and i got money burning a hole in my pocket. Problem is though, i dont have the first idea of how to set up bump and rebound settings. Last thing i wanna do is bolt it all on and make the car...

After a few months of debating i finally decided to buy a carbon bonnet for the car. Alot of people said it wouldnt look right on a 197 but after seeing an R26.R in the flesh at FCS i couldnt see how it wouldnt look good. Overall im happy with the bonnet, excellent quality and great fit...

White mk2 ph1 complete with alloys, A-pillar gauge pods and the biggest cliosport.net sticker you could fit in the back window. :rasp:

Went to get a quote today from a tuning company to fit uprated cams to my car and they said about fitting a piggyback ecu...:S Can anyone explain to me what this means, as i know you can map std ecus or get an aftermarket stand alone ecu, but have never come across this setup before. How...

Heading toward southend from pitsea, at the round about. I was in the white cup going opposite way, only caught a quick glimpse, no more info.

Never posted my car on here so thought i'd show some pics for anyone whos interested. Had the car about 3 months now and apart from a nasty accident within the first month, which took it off the road for one of them months, its all been sweet sailing. Mods so far include heat wrapping...

Fitted some silicone hose yesterday and had some trouble bleeding the system but think i did it correct. But now i have a slushing noise coming from behind the dash whenever i start the car from cold. :( Can anyone confirm on the correct bleeding sequence, its a 197 but i'd imagine its the...