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saw a Monaco MK2 172 thismorning at the lights near the gyle centre was low with 16v badges on the rear pillars behind back side windows. then saw a mars red mk2 v6 on the d/c going up towards east craigs (just up the road from where i spoted 172!) this was tonight, was dark and you just had...

lower it a bit and stick some spacers on it and that'll sort your looks problem! stick with 15's they are the future!

you wont get a much better manifold than the 182 one for these cars, its already really well designed

ive heard the mk2 k-tec stealth sounds horrible although ive never heard one in real life. theres a video on you tube if you search "gdi stealth" of it on a cup and it sounds really nice! its what ill be getting

ive got PIAA Platinum, highly recomended

have you actually done a cambelt on a 172? lol my 1.2 16v was not a bad job, 172 im not touching!

Sounds to me like an Upstream O2 Sensor (Lambda) mine used to chug chug chug and hit 3k rpm then just stop reving for 5 seconds or so then start pulling again. but then once it warmed up after a couple of minutes it was fine!

Id speak to MS World, thats where my old one was done, loved it!

not many 8v's going about in the ph2, most are hte 75bhp 16v. the 16v's are acceptable to drive even when coming from the 172 because it gets its power higher in the rev range so gives a bit of fun where the 8v get the power (or lack of it) low down in the revs and dont seem to gain anything...

i blew my old 1.2 16v up at 145k, it took constant abuse when it was up to temperature though so....

Do you have a picture of a remap to show us

you cant go -60 on springs, lowest you can take it on springs is -40mm and it will be a harsh crashy ride. coilovers are an option but also still a bit harsher depending on what yo go for. eibach sportinlines will drop it 25mm or so and wont make the ride much harsher, just stiffen it slightly

thats dealers for you, my cars still under warranty but instead i just pay for repairs and do them myself as its been in twice and both times fucked up, my centre section fell off and i dropped it off to get sorted, they just pasted it back up and it fell off again on the way home, went back in...

i was insured with admiral at 18 with 0ncb in my own name for £2500 now insured still 18 (just!) with 1years ncb for £1200 fully comp

im used to it and dont notice it, only time i notice a difference is when driving a dynamique it feels like a driving game on the PS2 with a steeringwheel, no feedback or anthing lol

no such thing, they are gas pressurized, maby your car is special and as long as your happy with it thats all that matters, all im saying is i thought my apex suspension car was the muts nuts too untill i tried something else. and yep a car with a PI setup can be even better than a coilovered...

my mates got a GTT with stainless exhaust and filter no other mods and untill 70-80mph there isnt much in it at all between it and my 172, i just pull slowly, after 80mph though its bye bye! and the starlet doesnt handle anywhere near as well and its on TRD Springs and uprated dampers.

could be doing with the new apex -1metre suspension kit only availible for the mk3 ;) only kidding mate, looks nice, DynS looks good with the wider wings on it, id just drop it on its arse and leave it at that :)

1.2 16v will be about £100 odd back street maby even less fo a 36k, i just payed £130 for my 172 minus the air filter

i thought my apex was the muts nuts too, untill i tried coilovers, which were 10x better than the highly recomended apex kit, BUT wern't that much better than the standard setup on a 172 on most roads! it goes to show that the majority of cheap suspension kits have had hardly any money or time...

just as much hastle to do a 1.6 16v as it is to do a 2.0 16v tbh so if your doing it do it properly and go for the 2.0 16v F4R

mine whistled got louder, was the welds in the exhaust going, 2 weeks later centre section fell off lol they changed it under warranty 6 months later whistling again, and guess whats about to fall off again!!! ordering a GDI system this month lol

just as pointless in a 172/182 in my opinion, top speed does nothing for me, infact my 172 only does 25mph more than my 1.2 did as it hits the limiter in 5th! they arnt really designed for top speed

i find the F1s are very progressive when letting go. conti's give you plenty of squeel to let you know your pushing hard hehe

thrashing it or not is regardless, the dampers are poorly made/designed you can drive it as slow or as fast as you want, fucked dampers are dangerous and an MOT failure! ok they may come with a warranty but id much rather get FK's and leave them fitted than the hastle of removing them and...

I swear by F1's, tried a few others but always ended up back to F1's i find ContiSport Contacts VERY under rated however, i was very impressed by them, especially in the wet!

not limited by ecu etc its just lack of power that limits them! only way you'll get an extra 40mph mister is by an ebay resistor, infact maby need 2

sounds good, handbrake can be adjusted no problem too so thats not an issue.

yep exactly the majority of 172/182 owners tend to think its a completely different car and the 172/182 was a complete redesign! but the majority of us who have owned them all know they are VERY similar. my 172 feels just like my 1.2 would have with 170bhp! apart from the slightly heavyer...

if well set up, down a twisty backroad they WILL keep with a 172/182 no problem, i proved it plenty of times. as soon as straights are envolved they dont stand a chance (obviously) my 1.2 was cheap to run cheap to insure cheap to tax etc and after over £1500 of chassis mods it was brilliant...