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Thanks 172man. BTTT - anyone tried elephant.co.uk?

Im with Tesco at the moment, but they wont budge on the renewal quote. Im 32, with 9 years NCB so it shouldnt be too much! Can anyone recommend a better insurer, preferably one who doesnt mind alloys/air filter/springs as mods without charging a fortune. Anyone tried elephant.co.uk - their...

Goodyear make this size - comtemplating the very same size for my 172

Not what you want to hear, I know, but wise words from Rich-D.....theyll no doubt put two and two together and youll end up bumping into them when you least expect it, which could turn nasty. Depends if you want to spend the next few weeks/months looking over your shoulder all the time...

Anyone insured with Tesco with a Mk2 172..... How much extra do they charge for (a) uprated (in my case, Eibach) springs and (b) air filters (again, in my case, a Ramair).

Do you have photos and/or RR before/after figures for the CDA on a Mk2 172?

Weird! After reading all about it on here, I phoned Renault UK and they asked me to photocopy/fax them all the necessary paperwork. Even that was striken with problems as they lost the letter and 1st fax, but they have now confirmed receipt of said documents and are processing the request.....

Is the K-Tec s/s one for looks/show (i.e. made from thin s/s) or is it functional as well (and thus performs the same as a steel one)?

Increasing the rolling diameter will definitely slow you down....but is supposed to increase top end speed by a fraction.

Not surprising really! 195/45x16s are 582mm diameter 205/40x17s are 597mm diameter i.e. 15mm bigger

Where abouts are you?

You might not get a choice Im afraid....when I spoke to Renault UK about increasing the warranty on my 172 import from 2 to 3 years, they stipulated that if they extend it, you -have- to have it serviced at Renault....charming!

Sounds like a complete red herring to me! Most std 172 Mk2 I know of twitch under heavy braking...a result of a very light rear and a not-so-perfect spring/damper setup. However, try the same trick on the track and the car brakes very safely, indicating a spring/damper issue. The racers have...

Any pics of the meshed front bumper in the meantime?!

Great pics! What springs did you use, what offset are the alloys and wheres that rear spoiler from?!

Got any pics? Also, what offset are the alloys?

Mine weaved about under heavy braking (especially at high speed) from std and things have improved a little with the Eibachs fitted. From what I can gather, its a trait of the 172! Its a little un-nerving, to say the least....my old Fiesta turbo (heavily modded) was far more composed in similar...

Except there seems to be wildly conflicting reports on the effectiveness of chips for the 172...

Sounds like the guy in the black 172 last year @ Bedford who stayed out too long, then got terminal brake fade at the only corner on the 2.9 mile track with a barrier, braked for a 90 left from 100mph and used the barrier to stop the car!

How can this be with Sangys power output?!

From movit.de http://www.movit.de/images/rotp322.jpg http://www.movit.de/images/rotbrcr.jpg

Thanks for all the replies....very helpful! To answer the questions, I intend to do a number of track days this year (one down @ Bedford, one booked for 27th June, then a handful of others)...around 10 or so (max). The car is very good as std and Ive since fitted Eibach springs which really...

Whats recommended? (Mk2 172)

Hey Roamer - any update on the throttle bodies?!

And I hope we can expect some spirited driving of the new V6 at the Renaultsport Palmersport day on 27th June....

£28k supposedly

Thanks.... Im actually after a 17" size in Goodyear Eagle F1s

Where is it?

Get BB Tuning to RR it - now their RR is working. Dave @ BB reckoned their 172 didnt need any fuelling adjustments with their IK.

Err, I thought the whole point of the R-Sport chip was that it DIDNT invalidate the warranty!