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1.2 16v's got this too? i just assumed mine sounded like a tunnel full of fiestas because of millage lol

my stering got lighter when i went from 195/50/15 to 205/45/16 so possibly

is it a smaller wheel than standard? thats probably why, the steering gets light with the standard bus wheel! what engine is it? 2.0 16v?

^ yep, i like to put a jack under the engine to stop it moving when you take the old one off, makes it easyer to bolt it back in as you dont need to rock the engine to get the bolt to line up, maby thats just me tho (or my car!)

2 bolts, 15 min job

280 miles on average, can get 320 if i try really hard had as low as 240

na was the 16s, had plenty grip just didnt handle well

nailing round the tight curve on the stirling services roundabout at 80mph in the summer and watching the guy in the corsa sport do a 180 spin trying to keep up!

ive got 195/50/15 on standard dynamique wheels down 60mm and if you look at the rear arch liner they do catch, and they catch the rear damper on one side too, dont hear it though so its nothing majour.

its because we have 1.2 16v cups russ, the lightweight, faster models who needs trip computers, auto wipers, auto lights and all that crap?!

older ones from summer 2006... how it looks now...

id only use a genuine cambelt kit

a drivebelt is a cambelt? or do you mean the aux belt between the alternator and engine?

i went from 16s to 15s and it handled much better. the 1.2s electric powersteering is too light for 16s or bigger in my opinion mine used to tramline all the time. get 15s with 195/50/15 or even 195/45/15 will handle miles better and be like a go-kart compaired to 17s acceleration wont really...

fan belt? you mean cambelt?

neather did i at one point, got some decent tools, asked plenty questions on here and to mates who are mechanics or mechanically minded and helped do a couple now which i know i could do myself!

depends what sort of driving you do.. the 172 cup is ment to be better to drive on the limit and down a twisty backroad, but the 172 is still brilliant in these areas too! if your belting down backroads all the time etc then id get a cup, if you do the odd backroad run and more motorway town...

engine conversions are only worth it if your doing every last bit of work yourself so you have no labour costs. valver engine is a silly idea for a mk2 to be honest, why put a 10-15yr old engine in a car thats only a couple of years old? id go for a 1.6 16v clio engine or if you fancy being...

id get mk2 172 wheels for it, twin 3" exhaust and apex -60mm kit or coilovers. id only lower it 60mm or more, anything less looks standard! mine is -60mm and i think it sits to high

do what im doing/done... get a 1.2 16v for a year or 2 then a 172 (getting one next summer hopefully) 1.2 16v has more than enough power to have fun if you make it handle. theres also the 1.4 16v and 1.6 16v and the DCi range too. at the next dry meet ill be more than happy to take you a...

not trying hard enough ive done twice that millage lol, not quite, 140k on a 2002 looks good tho, 182 wheels suit it, needs a cup splitter tho

ive got Osram Diadems, one of those things you eather love or hate, i love them, think their different...

3rd button up on the far left, press it ;)

think he means what drivesft. one of the roller bearings came off my shaft when i was driving and all the pins went into the gearbox. cost me... new gearbox new driveshaft new gearbox mount new cat/downpipe

download Prime95 and run a Stress test overnight for atleast 12 hours to make sure it doesnt fail (ie. somethings causing it to be unstable, such as faulty ram, faulty psu or overclocking issues, but as you say it does it even at stock speeds so likely not that) you can download it HERE

sounds like my fucked waterpump!

did they do green mk1 172s?

Re: first glimps yeah id have collected the bumpers, wings, sideskirts and wheels then done them all at once

Re: first glimps needs ph2 172 wheels to finish it off, along with a cup splitter, cup spoiler, sideskirts, front window sticker removed, fogs off, bump strips and door handles colourcoded, xenon front lights, then suspension lowered to 172 level or lower then it will be mint!

i ran the 172 mount with standard bushes for a while and it was much better than the fucked mount but still moved a bit if your willing to put up with the extra vibration then its deffo worth it for the bushes