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Had both on my 172 over the last month. Both look great but ... Probably preferred the look of the 6 x 3 since wide stainless tailpipe suited the dimensions of my wide arsed silver Clio. Certainly looked "tougher". Twin 3 looks mint and more classic so bit less sporty. Reason I switched to...

Cheers for the comments folks! Reckon Ill risk it for now ... until somebody posts a horror story :)

Did everybody get their wheel alignment re-done after having new springs put on? Gav @ K-Tec did his usual excellent job putting some Eibach Pros on my 172 today. Handles great, steering feels great, nothing wobbles. Will I shred my tyres if I leave it as is?

How visible :) I went looking for the rules the other day but only found the 1.6 across 3/4 rule. The fronts on my missus Picasso are knackered (after 27k mind). Since I bought her a knew even bigger bus for Xmas (C8 with electric doors ... great in the rain), Picasso will be off to Citroen when...

Had 2 of my engine mountings done this morning at K-Tec. Cars done 30k, but Ive had problems since about 25k. Bottom torsion mount was totally shot ... bush had shifted out by about 10 mm and mount had started to wear away where it touched a bracket. Had the one done under the battery too...

So you only get a single big bang on gear change as the engine shifts against the mounts and hits the subframe?

So car is 3 years old. Any warranty is finished. Youre the customer. Reckon it is totally up to you to decide what service you want Renault to carry out on your car and pay accordingly! In the past Ive done this with my low mileage cars ... made them (Citroen in this case on my Xsara VTS) do 2 x...

So this is a different banging to the "axle tramp" thats been discussed before? If I get my wheels spinning I can get them to bounce a bit = bang, bang, bang. I have a different problem which is a vibration/resonance when I give car serious stick in 1st (and sometimes second). Current best...

Apologies for hi-jacking your "mano a mano" thread ... and since I dont know how to move it to Jays other "exhaust" thread ... Mike, what tailpipe option did you have? Probably going to have the the twin 3 added, find its no different sound wise, and then mourn the loss of my cool wide...

I had their brand new tailpipe option. Wide and flat ... possible the K6 on their tail-pipe options page at http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=356http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=356# . Theyd just got them in and so mine was first fitted but ... ... whilst I think...

Jay, I had a K-tec system fitted to my 172 just the other week. They fitted it so knew what they were up to ... but Ive got no knocks or bangs out of it since so seems to fit perfectly. Car is deffo more responsive and nice and throaty sounding. 4krpm in 5th on the motorway shakes your...

You might like to double check with Eibach on whether kit is for 172 or Cup. Bit of digging I did (since I was trying to decide what to do myself in light of your news) came up with Eibach working on a dedicated Sportsline kit for the Cup only. In the end Ive decided to go with the existing...

Any more info? Got my car booked in to have some "current" Eibach Pros in a weeks time ...

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I was down at K-Tec last week. From my hazy memory, theyre going to start working on putting the Turbo kit on one of their cars in early January. Once theyve got that sorted, everybody form an orderly queue ;)(but not me coz I just rather extravagantly bought my missus a new 7-seater "bus" for...

Yep ... new ones have got central box too ... but still VERY throaty aka feels like youre brain has been microwaved at 4krpm @ 90:) Engine feels like its pulling better low down tho!

Yeah ... just had a "quiet" system fitted today (with a brand new design of tail-pipe K-tec have just got - I chose it over the ever popular twin 3) ... and my brain is still humming from the drive home. Gonna take a bit of getting used to ... tho the car is pulling very well with it on and not...

From what I read does seem like the quality of 172/Cups is on a downward trend. Ive got a late-ish Mk1 172 with 28k on it and apart from the odd rattle its been faultless during the year Ive had it (<quickly edited to add> - touch wood, touch wood). Dont know if the owner before had any...

(Showing my age) ... when I passed my driving test, the rule was that REAR fog lights were only allowed on if visibility was less that 100ft. But wasnt any thing about front fog lights! So 15 years of compressing my brain by cornering too fast means that Im either (a) forgetting what the Highway...

Being lazy ... so before I get under the car to see if I can eyeball the pads ... is there a brake pad wear indicator on 172? No lights coming on but brakes arent feeling as good as they used to etc.. Add to that the nasty noise when ABS came on the other day (in addition to the usual ABS knocking).

How?

172 Mk1. Been feeling more slippery than usual round corners ... been surprised a couple of times on left-handers when its lost it and oversteered. Seems even bumpier than usual on the road, and perhaps tramlining a bit more. No uneven tyre wear on relatively new tyres. Of course more than...

boyracer666 - do you keep getting problems coz of this other cloned car?

Already been out and taken photos of my car ... close up of number plate, Cliosport sticker in the back window etc.. Just hope that the photographic evidence is of high enough quality to show the differences!?

So for a second this morning I was excited when I saw a letter from "Criminal Justic Department" - thought I was going to get to do some Jury service. However, was shocked when I opened the letter to find a Notice of Intended Prosecution for a speeding offence somewhere in the Greater Manchester...

Paid around £40 a corner fitted for F1s @ 195/50/15 for my Mk1 at the wonderful Micheldever Tyres!! Much better than the standard Michelins ... tho F1s wet handling is so good that Im get far too brave in the rain now. Almost spun-out this morning cornering hard onto M27 slip-road ... slip ...

Can confirm its the same on a Mk1. Sometimes catches me out when I give it some in 1st early on a journey and hit the limiter in the overrun changing into 2nd (trying to hit the optimal 6.7k change point).

Just made 25k on my Mk1. Loads of rattles but I just turn the stereo up and smile cause performance wise its a screamer. Dont know if the engine is suppose to sound like it does cause it aint smooth but hey ... Used the little digital camcorder I bought my kids the other week to do a performance...

Its the way that the huge rear arch is pop riveted over the existing one. Sort of like a big parachute ... strong gust of wind and itll take off! Front wings have been cut back under the new ones ... with a tin opener! Probably find theyre about to add a NOx injected V8; smooth the body; put...

So youve all seen the Pug 206 advert (I think) where the guy "reshapes" his car to make it look like the Pug by crashing into things / hitting it with hammers? http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/cliosport/file.php?image=1052946040__Hmmmmm.jpg This car has been raising a smile every time Ive seen it in...