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ps Wayne, youre using mesh on the lower grille, didnt like the std? Also you may need to move the IK duct slightly + make a hole in the mesh to allow fitting your towing eye

Thanks for the feedback Ben. Im likely to wait for the k-tec conversion to see what bhp/£ improvement it produces and how reliable k-tecs 172 is running with the new head/cams. From what you say, a better flowing head will be a definite advantage if eventually fitting individual TBs.

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hiyaa peeps and peepettes I bought my cup cos it was cheaper and I liked the idea of a stripped down version. Ive got a nice "family" luxo-barge if I ever needed a few luxuries. Id be the last to say the cup is any quicker, simply because I havent driven anything else (come to think of it the...

the splitter is absolutely vital - it adds at least 10mph top speed ;) You should definitely get it, it finishes the front nicely

Wayne many thanks for the pics. Nice work. Youre the first with pics who thought to turn the IK near vertical vs flat. makes a lot more sense. Im also thinking to replace the IK/TB hose with a shorter 90deg elbow and gain some more space, but Ill decide when I get my long-awaited BMC (Its only...

youre on Sangy. PM me details.

Sangy, Im at Owens end May for my Unichip. Will discuss some more and they may take some measurements for the TBs. Adams-16v, the cheapest quote Ive had was £2.9k from prima. Where are you getting sub £2k quotes from?

Ben, on the issue of ported heads, wed appreciate some guidance. The little info weve had so far (e.g K-Tec) suggests that they have significantly improved flow in the head up to a theoretical improvement of 24bhp. Whats the point in developing that mod if as you say the single TB is restrictive...

gooowwwd I almost puked on my keyboard :sick: thats a butt ugly mock-up.

youre going to get into trouble. The cup Gestapo will soon catch up with you for increasing the weight of your cup. :D How dare you - and I bet you take passengers on those long journeys too tsk tsk. youre obviously not one of us weight fundamentalists. I only have breakfast in the office AFTER...

yes and a few Frenchie forums are getting all worked up about a mk3 172 allegedly out by year end with 180hp and centre twin tail pipes. Ive seen the pics but they look a bit photoshoppy to me - never know -

ask paul172cup (I think?). hes going for the minimalist look

viceroy, the options for TBs are technompap France who do a 3Dmap/TB/head/cam conversion at 220bhp costs £5.5k + cost/pain in the butt factor of going to France for fitting, 3 weeks down etc. Prima racing do a TB conversion on which they will give me no details at £2950 but say it adds "only"...

Issa niou modelllo stooupido;) just had me lasagne - slurp scronch miam

BMC have produced a new CDA for 172s post July 2001 (mk2s I guess). Its called a CDA SP08 (no less) and is 160mm in length vs the older 200mm CDA. Well thats the blo*dy theory. Ive ordered it 4.5 weeks ago and still waiting !!!!%%%$$&& Pics of straight-down IK duct route pleeeaaaazzz?

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i went for a puncture repair on the front conti (no spare wheel, so didnt hunt around for a good deal), a place called Iverson tyres in W London, £15.50!!!!!!!!!! including rebalancing etc. Thats living in London for you :sick: Mind you they could do £59 inc vat/fit/tracking etc per new...

well they could come up with a max power version. Just take my post and insert Fc*k every other word and naked piccies every other line.

yes, but they could treat us like reasonable adults vs. idiotic morons with more cash than sense. The sort of approach Id respond well to would sound like: "Heres exactly what we do to the car. We replace the head with a ported/flowed head that gives xx% better flow (pictue), we change the...

yum... maybe its pointless spending 6Gs getting my cup to 220hp ... Ill add IK/unichip to my k-tec zorst and wait for September ..

err, let me think, tough one, hmm, eenie meeeeeenie myneeeeee, NO

Well, Reno is putting the finishing touches to a Megane Sport allegedly for September 2003 with a 220+ bhp turbo 2 litre engine. And guess what engine that is: The 172s F4R. Maybe the wait is over and instead of waiting for 172/cup mods that never blo*dy come, we can repeat the neat MI16...

Paul, very good quality pics. The routing through the metal panel is definitely a good option. Also thanks for the measurements. Im in luck as your viper is 9x6 inches whereas the new BMC Im getting (when passion motorsports finally get the b***ard after 4 weeks) is about 6x6 inches so will get...

Ive got my car in today for fixes to the probs I mentioned in my earlier note. Well see how that goes.

I emailed LAD several times to get details on their conversion. I have never received any. I will happily pay £1200 for a 200hp cup. Thats good value. problem is, their description doesnt explain to me how they get to 200: IK, backbox and flowed head to add 28hp? I dont see how, heres what Im...

"172 today"

Happy birthday NikC . What is the secret of your longevity?

re unichip position - dunno more - ill tell you when i have mine fitted end May

arent they designed to startle small furry animals before you suck them into your big bore induction duct?