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Well, as the owner of a certain tuning company pointed out when he drained the oil which was only 3k miles old, the car appears to be driven very hard and its used eveyday so go figure ;)
back on topic.
Yes ive had the 200bhp upgrade done, the kit should make around 200bhp but obviously a 172 is a little down on power to start with, mine makes just under 200 but should make just over 200bhp when some other mods have been done. But if you really want a quick cliio then TB's are...
Right bit of a manic weekend, turns out i sheared one of the engine mount bolts. Luckily RS clios have a extra engine mount under the engine, otherwise I'd have need a new gearbox and drive shafts.
Go with what you can afford, there is little point in recommending a YS system if its out your budget and you can only afford a blueflame. Also check the warrenty offered too, again there is little point getting a system from x. if it gives you a extra 5bhp but falls apart next month.
Out for a drive tonight, nailed it over a hump back bridge with a little bit of broken surface on it. Now have a knocking/banging sound coming from the front end under acceleration. Strange thing is:
1) It doesn't knock under light acceleration
2) there is no sound whilst coast with or without...
Only way to tell is in the service history book, it will have the cars origin in there, for me it was Renault Amsterdam even though the car came from Nixon Renault Hull.
Mines a '02 plate so has no ESP or cruise control, but.....
There is no aftermarket alarm hiding in the engine bay like mine, and there are stickers on the panel under the bonnet which I don't have, interest.