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my 172 came with PE2's on it, changed the fronts for eagle F1s and they are better in the wet and about the same if not only slightly better in the dry went thru 3 front sets of eagle F1s on my 1.2 in a year, loved them

my mate has a vtec del sol import sir thing with filter and exhaust and my 172 is quicker. from 30 in 2nd the 172 edges forward straight away because of the torque, when the vtec comes in the 172 only slowly pulls but does keep pulling.e

lol i threw over 5 grand at a 1.2 16v in a year, sold it for £800 (a 2002 lol) and bought a 172, only part i regret is selling it, even if i had got every penny i spent back i still wish i hadnt sold it

i test drove my 172 just after my 18th birthday myself, no salesman with me, never asked for any insurance or licence details for all he knew i cud have been 12 lol

lol my old one ate 2 engine covers, one was stoping the fan moving too lol i gave up puting them on after that. could also be the coil pack going, mine started randomly dying and then it got worse and worse untill it kept doing it. thats also a very very common fault

my policy with admiral... 18, 0ncb standard mk2 172 own name, 3rd party £1600 a year

i wanted to keep my 172 standard after having a decent install in my 1.2 16v as i couldnt be bothered cutting wires etc. but it sounded crap so put my old £500 (at the time) pioneer headunit in it and it sounds much much better, although now im used to it i want my components and sub back lol

how about they small subs you get that fit under your seats, apparently their better than they used to be these days. as for sporty sounding exhaust my old 1.2 16v sounded brilliant! with a Motorsport world custom system... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xus5V89HUjo listen to the pop at the...

£521 stop being a tight c**t and pay it haha i pay that in 2 months! too young to insure one at 24 like u say tho is nuts! guy didnt even laugh at me when i phoned up to insure mine at 18 lol im with admiral btw

apparently only worth going for performance plugs on a turbo car from what ive heard, my mate put a set of HKS plugs in a calibra turbo and noticed a difference aparently on the clio tho just stick to standard leands and NGK plugs

its amazing how many more people pulled right out infront of me in my BLACK 1.2 in country lanes etc compaired to my silver 172, especially with xenons on.

i had powerflex bushes on my 1.2 16v, highly recomend them, turn in was sharper, and steering felt so much better

with that power in a car that weight then its probably about right that its the same as a 200bhp+ 172! very impressive mate keep up the good work, any engine pics?

my 1.2 used to average 20 something all the time lol... 172 averages 27, and thats driving it pretty hard most of the time and very easy others.

lol the day i fitted mine i couldnt get the thing out my drive took about 20 minz just to get it out! using planks of wood etc!

anyone got the part number for the climate control sensor fan bit in the interior light that makes the buzzing noise! mine has got too loud needs replaced asap! lol a price would be nice too! cheers

^ok dokey ill give them a go! cheers for the help guys

so NGK Iridium plugs are ok for it then?

coilovers are a c**t because you slam your car, get used to how it looks and want it lower so lower it even more then get used to it and want it lower again haha

MK2 172 - 7/10 (this time last month id have gave it 3/10 due to the fact im just starting to find it fun and enjoy it!) Coilovered 1.2 16v 9/10 (sounds awesome, handles awesome, nearly 10/10 but just lacks some power! lol

im in a similar boat as you mate, i replaced my 1.2 16v dynamique which was modified to make the most of every single one of the 75bhp it had! and the 172 just didnt impress me at all. but 3 months later im starting to settle in to it and starting to get some fun out it, and after being out...

servicing the 172 this weekend and need a set of plugs for it, whats everyone using?

im sure giles had 172 dials in his 1.2 8v clio and they rev to 8k and 160mph compaired to the 7k and 140mph of the non rs ones.

my mate done it on his 200sx and apparently saved arround 30kg!

afaik you want a 4-2-1 for low down torque and 4-1 for top end power?

i usually take my car a hard blast to get it up to full oil temperature so it runs out properly, but watch your hands!! i also wear latex gloves to keep my hands clean lol. im the worlds best at droping the sump plug into the oil im draining haha

kinda does now that you say it! possibly just the way its been resized or possibly the camber the wheels sitting at, these pics were taken before i took it to get the geometry set up

looks quite good mate!, looks quite low does it have different springs? torque steer is pretty crazy when your not used to it isnt it?! i hit a grouse at 100mph in my old 1.2 and ripped the splitter off and half of the bumper lol!

only after 2003 53 plate or there abouts did the silver alloy look door handles, gear knob and handbrake button come in, allong with different interior and different dials. they also had a revised (phase3) front bumper, grill and the headlights had a grey surround instead of a black one, along...

dont be put off by high millage as long as its been well serviced, my first engine lasted till 140,000 miles and the only reason it went was because when i changed the cambelt i didnt do the waterpump and eventually the waterpump seazed up snapping the cambelt! i think freds was arround 100k...