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I think the simple way of putting this is that your system will sound better if you replace part of it and a lot better if you replace all of it.

dont you have to mess about getting the Cat back on for the MOT too?

Ive been thinking about engine mods too (when the warranty runs aout anyway) I dont particularly like loud engine noise all the time so Im about 90% decided on nitrous.

Just buy an impretza.

Im gona get it on my munched list ;)

I dont race in built up areas or roads with concealed junctions etc. You can race on the road without been a prick and endangering yourself so yeah its a fair point you make there Dan k. Theres a time and a place and it definately not 1/4 miling outside an infant school at playtime.

I was never really that bothered till I got the 172 but its just so satisfying whipping all these r****d ford boys with their knackered piston rings :) People can think theyve got a fast car but then they get their arse kicked by me in my little clio hehehe. Got my mate big stlye today with...

I dont think Ill be fettling my baby for a while but was just interested to see what mods some 172 drivers have added and weather any have given a power increase thats noticeable when actually driving the car? Not saying that the 172 is slow but I would be interested in any mods that improve...

either way its funny :)

What was the nature of your no insurance conviction m8? I cant thelp thinking that if youve been delibrately driving round with no insurance for years that you kind of deserve paying the higher premiums. Ive been paying high premiums since I was 17, at least some of that is down to people...

LOL @ this topic. If you aint getting races your driving like a pussy or have a sh*t car!! Or you are more grown up than me and dont feel the need to race like an idiot :)

I think approved mods are likely to happen in the future. MAx power culture is getting bigger and bigger all the time. With 2 Fast 2 Furious coming out soon as well modifying will be even more mainstream. Renault is a business at the end of the day and the money they could make in aftermarket...

I stand corrected!! I have got a gear change light, its on the outside of the clocks, didnt see it! also cos Im running in I havent seen it till today and it kicks in right on the rev limiter anyway so a bit pointless really!!

The forum would be a boring place if it was kept totally on topic. Theres only so many times you can discuss 0-60 times before it get boring!

Auto Body Shop in Swillington have just finished building a 7.2 Supercharged V8 powered Ultima GTR!! I havent seen it yet but my mate has and apparently its a beast! I can believe it too. My Grandad lives in Swillington and hes seen it (I know it was the ultima he saw because he described a...

As far as I know the engine size needs to be changed on the log book. I remember seeing ads for Novas and escorts with engine conversions saying thingls like "2.0 logged as a 1.4" etc so I think you do need to inform the DVLA.

Just slaughtered a phase 3 golf GTI, wasnt even racing, out on a country road and I started to pull away, at the next junction hes drawing up to me really fast, so I pulled out of the junction and completely trashed him by about 10 car lengths up to 70 then I just eased off. He looked well...

There was a turboed 16V in Maxpower a couple of months ago that BB Performance did :)

mines a euro import, maybe theyre different?

I had a 106 XSI and they do handle brilliantly. Pugs are top , top motors.

I still rekon the cup is a little way from bieng a classic roadgoing version of a rally/race car. It might be close in terms of spec but I still think they have the image of been a 172 without a leather interior etc.

200 bhp lugging a big heavy car like the megane isnt going to scare many Golf R32s and wont even touch the cossie.

hangings to good for em m8

I want to know what 172 slayer drives?

that pug engine bat aint a patch on the 172 :)

I have an 03 Mk2 172 and it has no gear shift light.

Feck me youll be here all day trying to correct spelling and grammar errors on an internet forum chuck!!

stiffer springs can sometimes loosen your grip on the road too - Be careful!

I like the concept of the cup but I think it would be better if renault widened the gap between the low down dirty cup with its track day pedigree and thrash the knackers off me attitude and make the 172 a more understated but yet just as mad if you push it. I think theyre sort of halfway there...

Ours is going in for: Badly fitted interior trim on drivers side (A Minor point I know but feck me its supposed to be a top of the range car!) Spare key does not opearate the remote central locking (no battery?) Rattle coming from passanger airbag area