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  1. Martin_172

    clio enthusiast

    that made no sense to me?
  2. Martin_172

    Not lending this guy my car !

    local renault dealer will make a fortune supplying that guy with driveshafts.
  3. Martin_172

    My First Car... and its lowww!

    brakes on 1.2 16v, 1.4 16v and 1.6 16v are all the same, same setup as a valver. 259mm vented disks. finally another 1.2 to give me a run for my money at the meets :D looks awesome mate, makes me even more desperate to get these fukin 16" turinis off and get my 15s back on!!!
  4. Martin_172

    Coilovers are the future.

    lol at ally, according to him my apex was crap and coilovers were the way forward, now my coilovers are crap? lol and a minimum of 3 hours to setup? seems fine to me after about 2 hours setting up, and thats from a guy with 15yrs experiance self employed and another 5yrs doing it for someone...
  5. Martin_172

    Coilovers are the future.

    one of the local guys should know somewhere for you. ive been 2 days playing with the damping adjustment now trying to get it perfect lol rory: yeah i fitted them myself and got the guy just to set them up.
  6. Martin_172

    Coilovers are the future.

    as the title says! just had the geometry set up at progrip in central scotland (VERY Highly recomended) guys been doing lazer geometry for 15 years now, knows his stuff. first thing he told me was, if you want it to handle, thats too low! so raised it a bit then got it all set up and its spot...
  7. Martin_172

    what wrong with my car?! Video inside

    mine done that with the coil pack
  8. Martin_172

    hi all new here

    as said above the engine is pretty highly tunes as standard, so without spending thousands you dont get much power. best bet is to just optimise what you already have ie get the inlet manifold matched, panel filter in the airbox, decent cat back exhaust with a decat and a remap should see you in...
  9. Martin_172

    Billabong

    yep seen loads like that ^ dont go for anything less than a dynamique mate, avoid billabongs and extremes, prices are the same these days 2nd hand anyway.
  10. Martin_172

    can someone show me where my dipstick is?

    heres a pic of it on the coilovers. 45 profile tyres not going on untill tuesday (suspension geometry getting set up on wednesday) at the moment its handling like shite because the suspension set ups all to f**k. on the plus side the new engines a strong one, pulls to the redline no problem...
  11. Martin_172

    mytyres.co.uk

    yes, cheapest on the net ive found in the past. id stick to Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD-3's very highly recomended, im on my 2nd set in 6 months lol
  12. Martin_172

    just how fast are 172's

    i love 172's, handle ok standard, handle awesome when modded, 5k kick adds to the hardcore feeling they have. but my mates got a 300bhp mk1 sti impreza and i know id MUCH rather have that even if it does only get about 10mpg, it makes it worth while when it roars and shoots flames on...
  13. Martin_172

    K-Tec 285mm 4 pot kit, opinions?

    anyone got the 285mm 4-Pot brake kit from k-tec? think its a highspec one? looking at getting it to finish off the car since ive got a 172 rear beam coming with a disk conversion, along with k-tec's uprated rear 172 disks. i remember a guy had the kit on his black 1.2 with turinis? any...
  14. Martin_172

    can someone show me where my dipstick is?

    some of the latest pics, inc a sneak peak of the coils ;) The fronts set that low that the front tyres catch the wing everytime i turn a corner lol. getting professionaly set up this week so it handles again as its all over the place at the moment, just took it a 5 minute test drive to...
  15. Martin_172

    I'm a month overdue!

    exactly what coilovers give you.
  16. Martin_172

    DJe´s 197

    if it was mine id put the smallest wheels i could fit over the brakes on it. 16s? or 17s?
  17. Martin_172

    why why why why would you do this!!!

    thats the new yozzasport system is it not? 1 exhaust for each cylinder, aparently a 65bhp gain? ;)
  18. Martin_172

    Is £50 a good price for supply and fit of Goodyear F1's???

    i just payed £200 delivered for 4 195/45.15 F1s from my tyres
  19. Martin_172

    Uprated lower engine mount

    ive got the K-Tec/Powerflex uprated lower bushes with a 172 gearbox mount on mine, its solid feels so much better, top drivers side mount could do with being replaced now but its done 140k (10k on uprated mount) also got Powerflex Anti Roll Bar bushes and lower Suspension arm bushes! aswell as...
  20. Martin_172

    can someone show me where my dipstick is?

    my old engine had a dipstick but didnt have any oil, apparently this is one of the reasons it didnt run properly the last 2 or 3 weeks but i thought oil was just an optional extra?
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