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JJ, what is the work going to be? We will all be bored with it before you manage to save up for it

Renault should have just stuck the new Meganne 225bhp engine in, instead of teasing 10 more bhp out of it. I might have been tempted rather than underwhelmed.

Check for a stone stuck in the tread of the wheel. Normally what it is.

Got em on e-bay...

Why did they bother faffing with the "172+10", when they should have gone straight for the Clio 220?

Take it back. If they want your customer again, they fill fit it properly this time.

Dont wheelspin. Wheelspin makes your car go slower.;) Maybe it will happen to mine when I get the turbo conversion.:)

My cat "Billie Boyd" was in the January issue of FastCar UK. ....... Page 179 ........ ....... Ill get my coat and leave quietly .......

I tested my MPG guage earlier this week, zero-ing it at various stages. On the motorway at 70mph, I got 41mpg. (gently gently) Zipping around Bracknell and Basingstoke, at one point it got down to 23mpg. (lots of racing 0-60 involved, wheeeeeee ha ha ha ha!) I was impresed with the...

Is it just when you are accellerating hard? Dont think I have noticed it on my 172.

Is it really wider and longer than the current 172? Or is that a mistake too? (Still think they should have just put the meganne 225 engine in it)

GET YOUR WIFE TO DO IT!!!!

Got some good price NOS kits on e-bay at the moment. Search for nitrou*

Something a little solid that has maybe worked its way down through the vacuum tube or brake solution? Maybe cleared when the vacuum was re-applied by switching off/on the engine.... Dunno. just guessing. Maybe you had a tin of de-icer or a tortoise stuck under the brake pedal?

84. Not really. 35. 84 is just my favourite number. Sorry. I just had to push the average age up a few points.

I had those lights come on. Had a TOAD alarm fitted and it went away. Guess the guy fixed it for me. Might be the plug/socket under the drivers seat that sometimes comes loose.

Are there any sensors on the valver that might lower the fuel/air ratio when the CAT is removed? I think the 172 has some.

Should have asked for it for Christmas. :=8-)

Try it on a flat road, or a car park, or a driveway. should give you a good indication.

Looks like Rajk got hold of it. (tee hee)

My 02 172 originally came from Trade Sales . Cost the guy I brought it off £13k. Didnt have an alarm nor locking wheel nuts nor any other fancy extras that might be fitted by a renault dealer. It is a German import, but is full UK specification, with the speedo in MPH and the trip computer...

I would like to see one up against an ordinary 172 or cup.....santa pod style.

Does it make a difference? Is there more power for those that have fitted it?

Take them out for a spin, then get them to look at it again. They will see that instead of it being a "Nicole" car, it looks more like an "ole nic" (the devil) grin, with a "come on and mess with me" look about it. :devilish:

Get youself a baseball cap, and some fluffy dice, and that should add about 20bhp.

"K-Tec Racing" indicated that the UK kit might be available at the end of January. Wonder if I can talk the wife into getting me one for Valentines....

I seem to be one of the few people that like them. I had one on my 8v1.4rt, and I have one on my 172mk2. I can feel the slower response when the valve is turned off/not fitted. MPG is 3 or 4 better with the valve on. The SHLURP noise will die down after a couple of hundred miles (it only...

I agree. To spin it in the first place it would have to restrict the air flow, and therefore lower BHP. Try just changing gear quicker.

If the pads are 70% worn, then they dont need changing. Because my toothpaste tube is 70% empty, I dont rush out and buy another one. Wait a little longer. You can get them cheaper, and the job isnt difficult. CV boot probably isnt under waranty, as it is a consumable. it is a rubbr casing...

Might be wiser to go for wider tyres than extra diameter. 205s would probably be comfortable with 250+bhp. Damn! That sounds good!