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Looking to replace the R888's on the front of my Clio 200, anyone tell me the cheapest place to get some? Camskill and Black circles don't seem to stock the right size, K tec have them but they're very expensive at £188 each. Anyone know anywhere cheaper??

yeah, the 200 is awesome on the track - much more stable than my old 182 cup and trophy. Actually, the added stability makes it more fun to drive because it's much more predictable so you can take far more liberties with it, like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70c7Nuu3VFk Standard...

By cc door mouldings do you mean carbon effect door handles? can we get a close up image?

Awesome looking car, RB looks great and the black spoiler is a great idea. I had an early 2010 200 with cup chassis but my head unit looks quite different to yours - I have a dial and two buttons on the middle, you seem to have a sort of joy stick. Is that a new HU design? Where can you get...

yeah for sure - the Opel is a decent car with an adjustable chassis and strong brakes but the light steering and jumpy throttle pedal let it down. The clio is an altogether more serious machine for track work and the screeming NA engine is a joy to use once you've wound it up :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHoRbQP5PnU watch from about 5:11 onwards for the Clio. It's all in German, but basically he's saying the Clio has beautiful steering, great brakes and a chassis that allows you to get absolutely everything from the car. He also mentions that it's extremely...

Well you can drive it smoothly if you want to. If you're measured with your inputs you can put in some very fast and neutral laps. Provoke it a bit and it'll go though :-) Once in a slide it's much more predictable and controllable than my old Trophy.

A couple of clips from a very wet trackday in the Clio 200. Very easy to provoke the tail into play if you feel like playing with a bit of opposite lock. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70c7Nuu3VFk Feels very natural with the tail hanging out and it's I think it's impossible to spin... Famous...

I've had them a week or so now, absolutely stunning tyres, really transform the 200 into the car it always wanted to be. I've driven a few of my local road test routes and am able to take many of the corners a gear higher while staying well within the power band. Braking is vastly improved, it...

sounds interesting, can you post the link? I had a search on there but couldn't find the thread.

Yeah, these threads have a tendancy to fade into tedious meaningless argument. I was merely looking for a few insights into how I might get a bit more out of the 200. I will wait to see how the supercharger works out, maybe that's for me. In the meantime I'll just enjoy the 200 as it is, no...

thanks for the advice, will see how it goes tonight!

My post was not directed at you - it was aimed at Waitey. Of course the 200 is a compromise, my argument is merely that it's a pretty good compromise :-)

300 and 1080kg makes 280 bhp per tonne. With R888's and less mass to constrain, cornering and braking would be similarly impressive. Sounds like a recipe for some pretty serious performance to me :-)

If you've ever driven an elise, you'll know that of crucial importance to it's epic handling is the supple ride. Good handling is about more than just stiffening everything up. Indeed if the 200 was any less compliant it would be too jittery for road use.

ok, so start with a cold pressure of around 25 psi and monitor between / during sessions to ensure it never gets above 40 psi hot. sound reasonable?

well clearly if you only use the car on track then decent track biased suspension will make a difference, but I don't reckon you could do much to improve the road / track handling / ride balance renaultsport have put together. granted, adjustable coilies give you more options to tailor the set...

going to the track this evening with the 200. ambient temp will be about 25 degrees. I'm on Toyo R888's - what tyre pressures should I be running? Do I need to mess about with them between sessions or can I just set them to the factory 2.4 and be done with it?

I know I said it's not a 200 Vs R26R post, but clearly you could fit an LSD to the Clio (you would need to with 300 BHP). Then you'd have the corner exit speed as well...

Again, this is not about R26R Vs Clio 200, I'm just interested to see what the options are for the Clio. Ibrench - you think the 200 would be faster on coilovers? I'm not convinced, why would that be?? I would trust renaultsport's chassis engineers slightly more than most tuners / coilover...

I'm aware of all the usual arguments - why not get a R26R, why not chop it in for an M3, why not get a 172 shed, etc etc. Simple point is I really enjoy my 200 on road and track and quite fancy looking at some options for getting more from it in the future. The fact that it's uncharted...

deal: http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?483455-Clio-200-Black-amp-White-Limited-Edition&highlight=Clio+200+Black+and+White http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?485352-Clio-200-Ski-Spec&highlight=Clio+200+Black+and+White :-)

that looks awesome. anyone know the link to the project thread? If the price isn't too unrealistic and there is some sort of guarantee of reliability I would order one of these kits for sure. 300 BHP on standard internals???? Impressive stuff. Actually, I think the 200 is a better base car...

16bhp? that must be a joke surely? very interested to see the supercharged 200 - seems like a good approach (keeps the same NA-style power delivery, no turbo lag, etc) and should get to pretty decent gains without too much internal work. I uploaded some photos a while back - search for them...

there really ought to be more support - these are hugely popular cars and the Clio 3 RS can clearly handle much more power. Something around the 250-300 BHP should be quite manageable from a chassis point of view, it would destroy an FRS with that kind of grunt. So far the only things I've...

I've just fitted some R888's to my Clio and now more than ever it feels like it could handle an extra 50 or 60 horsepower. What are my options to get there? Are there any off-the-shelf packages available? What can I expect if I go the NA route (and what would it involve) vs Turbo?

I had some R888's fitted to my 200 today. Official excuse is that the stiffer sidewalls will mean the Toyos won't get chewed up quite so badly on the track (getting through the OE contis at an alarming rate on track at the moment). Went for a quick drive on some local mountain passes. Everyone...

thanks for the input mate, guess I can put that idea to bed then. shame, they do look good with a slightly wider track, not worth ruining the wonderful handling for though.

really? What did it to? more understeer? more oversteer? poor steering feel?

I'm considering fitting spacers to my 200 to improve the stance. Does anyone have experience with this? Does it improve / destroy the handling? Are there any tyre rubbing issues? Will it work ok with the Toyo R888's I have fitted? Is it suitable for track use??