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Ive just fitted a black sunstrip on my cup. Are all of your sunstrips the stick on ones on the outside ? If so have you had any problems with the wipers going over it, eg ripping the wiper blade or smearing ? Looks good though !

Mine takes 15 - 20 mins before rev limiter is in the red. I Stay below 4rpm for about 5 mins, then drive reasonably hard (upto 6k rpm), then 15 mins go hell for leather its either warm by then or almost.

When I bought my Cup the dealer said the Cup is delivered from stock that has already been shipper to the UK. It took 8 days from the day of order to me picking it up. Only 500 for the UK and he semed to think they were all at the dockyard as when I ordered mine 275 were left, that was in Dec...

Get the CUP

Cheers for the help chaps, think I will go for the new K-Tec twin tail pipe. Time to start saving and find someone to fit it.

I give up with you lot, It is a different ECU, So there !!!!! Ive seen it on some official sites and spoken to Reno Sport even my Reno dealer confirmed. There you go, my last word on it......

Anyone with a Cup, fitted the K-tec exhaust ? The valvers say it is very loud. When I spoke to K-tec they said it was not as loud as the valver version. I dont ming a nice sport noise, but not at a level that would wake the dead (or the neighbours)

I have a large stone chip in my bonnet and was told £300 as it would require the bonnet and the tops of the wings to be sprayed to blend the colour in. So I did it myself with a touch up pen, not perfect but alot cheaper and not that visable now.

Just over 7250 RPM on mine (when warm)

Portsmouth, Cup

Ive just called R Sport and they say the Cup ECU is tweeked to give better throttle response and greater torque, especially at low to mid revs and as such develops more power over a std 172 engine.

The ECU on the Cup has been tweeked to give it better throttle reponse.

Oh you are all so Harsh on the Cup. It does have features the 172 does not like different ECU, uprated suspension, wider wheelbase, better tuned steering, tweeked chassis etc..... 2 things you should consider: 1) If you get a Cup for the wife you can have fun when you borrow it (selfish I...

Good meet chaps, look fwd 2 the next one.

Anyone tell me if I can get these from Reno dealer when they are available ? What sort of BHP / torque gains are being claimed for these particular ones ? ECU....... Exhaust...... Induction kit........

They my be 120BHP but power to weight ratio they out strip even the CUP hence they are supposed to get to 60 in 5.8 secs. I recon they have done their best by 60 or 70 anyway. anyone know the 0 - 100 figure for one I recon it must be less than the 16.7 secs for the CUP.

Ah ha, not so fast after all ! Pulled away at the lights on motorway slip road on a corner, held him in 1st. Changed to second and he was very slowly pulling ahead, Blast ! rev limiter hits early as engine has only been running 5 mins max and now his tail lights are level with my headlights...

just under £6 for Base coat & top coat, Cant remember the code (they looked it up)

Reno now have the touch up paint, picked mine up last night.

K&N do not have a replacement filter available till April. Being that the heat is so high under the lid, is it better to wait for the K&N or go for the induction Kit? What sort of gains (BHP) can I expect form each of them ? Also, I want a replacement perfomance Stainless Steel zorst (cat...

Pompey A 27 slip road

Just had a TT Coupe. Came away from the lights right behind him from a standstill. Struggled for grip as cornering in 1st, straightened out, changed to 2nd pulled out to the right hand lane just as pedal hit the floor. Fighting the wheel to keep it straight, green light in 2nd and a his...

mikeherts Although you have completed the running in miles, your engine will still be tight at the top end of the rev band as is has not spent much time in this range to loosen up. If you let it warm up for 10-15 mins and give it a few good hard thrashes, each day, in 1st, 2nd and 3rd (wait...

I did not mean to come across as wanting to start an argument just an observation as I have tried both and bought the cup in preference for perfomance and handling over the little luxuries in life. Its all about personal choice. I prefer the raw grunt experience and so long as I have a heater...

mikeherts In the Evo test the cup was 2.7 secs faster per lap. The extra unpublished mods over the 172 include:- Tweeked Chassis and different ECU to name but a few. You should try one some day, there is a definate liveliness and road hugging experience that you do not feel in a std 172...

My Cup had 7 on it too. (No. 7, lucky number !)

dont get that problem in the CUP. If you want them on, you turn them on. lol.... !

Good choice, lots of fun. The worst bit is having to run it in. Mine was done as follows. upto 150 miles - 3000rpm 150 - 650 - 3500rpm or 80 in 5th gear 650 - 850 - 4000rpm 850 - 1000 - 4600rpm 1000 - 1250 - 5200rpm 1250 -1500 - 5800rpm 15000 - 1650 - 6200rpm 1800miles +...

You seem to have the same noise as me between 6k & 7k rpm. Like a quiet dump valve but pulsing. Does sound good. You dont think it is something wrong then ? I get the whine for 1 min then it goes (Power Steering pump is what everyone seems to think it is). Renault said they didnt hear...

My Cup went in yesterday for a jammed front seat adjuster and a pulsing sqeak at 6 - k rpm. They have just called to say they have the Alternator in bits because they heard a whine, they think there is a problem with they pulley adjuster (already had one replaced 3 weeks ago) and they think the...