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That would be pretty effective as it has an undertray too to get rid of water...don't thinkthe looks would be good though.

Easy to do with paypal and nice and cheap at £5:D

Looks worse I agree but performance difference is probably negliable. Good job you've done there

The vent in that pic looks like an exit....a lot of WRC cars have similar vents which basically vent 'used' air which has been through the rad and is hot out of the engine bay. Vents can extract or let hot air out as well as scooping in cool air depending on design but sometimes these vents...

Naaa, that's too easy and besides, I'd have to go and buy a new filter making it quite pricey.

Looking good Im still trying to think of a similar way of improving the airbox on my 172 but there isn't much room behind the headlight for ducts etc.

Any contact numbers for chipwizards.....where is he based or does he travel to map cars?

Agree.....putting vents in bonnets can result in hotspots underneath which isn't what you want.

I like a bit of a project so if I do decide to fit an induction kit if some sort I'd like to do a one-off using a similar idea of open filter inside airbox....been done on WRC cars and gives the best of both worlds. Be interested to see pics and dyno figs of this new intake system when it goes...

Cheers Does anyone do this down south at all?

I don't know how it could have broken down and caused problems I used 5/40w in my old Subaru with no problems and the heat it generated was way more than the Renault.....the oil was more 'stressed' if you like as it had to lubricate hot turbo bearings.

That's what I suggested further up...I'd much rather get a nice alloy airbox made up, I'm sure someone like Spec-R could do a one off.

Keep the 172 and buy a 182 4-2-1 manifold and some decent coilovers:D

Yep....that's the best stuff to use

Good gains but incredibly expensive. I bet a good fabricator could custom make an airbox up with all the feeds etc for less....just have to move the battery to make some room.

Cheers for the relplies Piggyback would probably suit my application fine....I just don't want to go through the hassle/expense of ditching the whole OE ecu if I'm not going to go for TBs/turbo etc. I'll look into the smt6

Is there anyway to map the OE ECU on a Mk2 172..I know it can be done on other makes (ECUtek on Subarus and Revo on VAG cars) but what about the Renault? Don't really want to go to the expense of standalone ecus as I'm not going for many mods but was thinking a remap would help get the most...

Just get a torch out and keep looking. Think yourself lucky...I dropped a nut down the gearbox oil filler on my old WRX!

Haven't heard of EBC going bust

My vote goes to the panel in OE airbox....reccommend Green, ITG or K&N

New car I think

Good advice:D

Got a Janspeed sports cat on my 172 and that's made a nice improvement in noise...kinda glad a didn't get a full decat as it sounds pretty damn loud!

I don't know how you can even have a clean car this time of year....the roads are so covered in grime/s**t

Welcome to CS

Yep....5/40w is my oil of choice

I did have a Magnex but took it off after a week....just didn't like the look of it. Sounded very nice though and the quality was good:D

Another good review Reckon I'm going to make the drive down there from Bath for my 172s 4yr service....sounds like Mike runs a good place.

Reccomend a sports cat.....just fitted one on my 172 and it does make a nice difference in the drivability of the car:D H&S stuff isn't cheap but the quality is top notch...I had an H&S system on my old Subaru and it fitted perfectly and the welds were tidy.

I'd go for something discreet like a K-tec Stealth....nice sound and doesn't weigh a ton.