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My 172 is much better than your wanky 1.2 *just kidding*;) Most of the crits on here are to be taken tongue in cheek, and are meant in good humour although we do get our fair share of "visitors" who can cause a bit of trouble. When I joined I was a little worried that my 1.4 wouldnt be...

Why bother with him? If hes giving your car the dagger look then hes probably very jealous. Youll probably get a better result if you just give him a friendly wave when he passes. If hes an arse hell just boot it a away but he might just be a decent bloke and stop for a closer look.

Also the Clio Sport 2.0 in South Africa although most motor heads will refer to is as a 172

Well I assume youre used to the luxuries of the Golf so go for the 172 and not the Cup as youre a lot more likely to notice the lack of features than you are to notice the 0.1 second to 60

Innesfree park in Johannesburg. It a park which isnt really used anymore except by some tramps and some of us who enjoy giving it a bit of stick around the road there

hrmm. Never driven a Willy or a Valver (we never got them over here) Just glad you liked the mk1...they may be rattley but they do go well. Im just back from dropping the girlfriend at home and despite the outside temp being 4 degrees C, I had the windows open so I could hear the engine...

Heres a link to a 8mb video of a Clio 172 Mk2 whipping everyones ass on a Honda day at our local hooning spot http://www.saracing.web.za/home.htmlhttp://www.saracing.web.za/home.html

Ahh, another convert to the way of Mk1 :) Ive always heard people saying the Mk1 has something the Mk2 lacks and that is...as you said...Va Va Voom ps. Clutch? Light??? WTF? the Mk1 clutch is the heaviest Ive ever felt

Hi mate, Welcome to the mk1 172 club :D

There is one in South Africa with a 4/5 Garret, and NOS. This thing does sub 12 seconds 1/4 mile As for who does them, I have no idea

I couldnt sleep last night so I took the car out with a stopwatch for a few early morning 0-60 runs, and Im a bit disappointed with myself Conditions were perfect too, dry and cold (6 degrees C) First run was on a pretty flat, smooth piece of tar and I pulled of a 7.8s(remember Im at high...

Is there a calculation by which I can convert mph @ 1000rpm in a gear to a gear ratio? ie from 5mph @ 1000rpm in 1st to 3.06:1 (just as an example)

6.4 litres per 100km if I drive very carefully and watch the mileage continually all the way to about 9.9 litres per 100km if i give it some real stick. Sitting in traffic jams can push the figure as high as 15 litres per 100km I average about 9 litres per 100km

The RXE is a 16V isnt it?

Mine seemed to lose power at 25k but I figured I was getting used to it. at 32k now and it seems much stronger...either my car is going through phases or its all mental

I know what you mean Ben, The heat teaches you to change gear VERY quickly, but that sunglasses trick sounds good. must try it

Thank Ben mate:)

I have a Mk1 172 and Im busy investigating getting some TB Guy from Jenveys emailed me to ask exactly what engine do I have in my car so he can source the correct manifold I know its a F4R, but whats the exact code?

You answered the question yourself...your mums been driving it, and probably not pushing the car so in my professional opinion Rag it till the wheels fall off! Oh yeah...get it filled up with 97 or 98...should help

BenR, is that front and back? Dont slight toe in on the rears improve straight line stability? and slight toe in on the fronts improve cornering?

You like driving a quick MPV?

Has anyone seen the performance specs on that site for the Mk1, Mk2 and Cup? Mk1 0-60 : 6.9 Mk2 0-60 : 7.1 Cup 0-60 : 7.0 ---------------------- Mk1 0-100 : 17.6 Mk2 0-100 : 18.0 Cup 0-100 : 17.7 ---------------------- Mk1 1/4 mi. : 15.2 Mk2 1/4 mi. : 15.4 Cup 1/4 mi. ...

Those were my thoughts exactly

Like everyone here said, decent in the dry but crap in the wet

With a sub 12 second 1/4 mi. who cares

I heard the news from Toolmantim on these forums. Ill see if I can find a link although it was a Garret 3/4 turbo I think

Would this kit go on a mk1 or is the geometry too different? Would it be possible to get the setup details from you so I could setup my car here (South Africa).

I just found out from Toolmantim that there happens to be a turbod and NOSd Mk1 172 in South Africa which put up a very respectable sub 12 second 1/4 mile on sunday (remember this is at altitude so times are higher than sea level)