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open filter draws in hot air reducing engine power, closed/sealed filter gives slightly better throttle response, V.Small probably unnoticeable power gain, same goes for a panel filter in the standard air box, but going that route you dont get the noise that an open or closed filter gives. if...

so you love driving a standard 1.2 but find a cup boring? and what are you expecting from a 1.4 or 1.6 thats going to be less boring than a cup? as edde said you can use any of the clio engines (1.4 16v 98bhp, 1.6 16v 110bhp, 2.0 16v 170bhp) but its not worth the hastle.

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the youngest meets the oldest hehe ;) welcome along matey, out of curiosity why a 182? not a dig theres nothing wrong with a 182 at 60!!

dont bother with performance mods, been there done that with my old 1.2 16v as much fun as i had it was to much money for hardly any gains. LOOSE WEIGHT as some of the guys have said, no rear seats, no spare wheel and tool kit, no door cards, no sound deadning, light weight buckets etc then...

ive been the coilovered route on a road car and to be honest now ive got eibachs on my 172 there just as good handling wise on the road, well nearly as good!

cant see cup dampers been that much different to warrent changing them from good standard dampers, but if yours are gone then might as well change them for cup items. what was the difference between the 2?

cheers pal ill give them a phone!

bought my 1.2 16v dynamique at 16 bought my 172 at 18 (still am 18!)

fitted my old apex kit from my 1.2 16v to a mates car the other day front was perfect and then it came to the rear, seems the rubber top mounts for the rear on the apex are different from the standard ones, and i appear to have lost the onces supplyed with apex, WOOPS!! so hes running about...

internal wise not much you can do without spending thousands. theres no need to rush the box, they can handle the power just fine they just dont like being rushed. as said changing the gearbox oil regularly (i do it once a year) with good stuff will also help.

check out this fukin idiot! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0ra22MGeKQ

swap ya for an iceberg silver 172 hehe ;) thats awesome mate ride height looks perfect what suspension you got on it?

ud have to take the splitter off to lower the front as low as you can on the FK's and even at that the bumper wud probably still touch the ground lol My silverline X FK's are sitting in the garage looking at me every time i go in :( lol

wished i had saved the 7k i spent on buying my 172 and put a TB 172 engine in my black dynamique lol that looks spot on, id leave the dynamique back bumper on it, it suits it!

i went thru 3 cats in 2 months on my coilovered 1.2 lol it was forever catching everything and throwing sparks out the back!

i had 16" turinis on my 1.2 16v..... for a week! then went back to 15's. it handled pants on 16s. after having my 172 on 15s for a test, im already saving up for some speedline 2118's in 15"!!!

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people who want a clio generally want an economical one to go to the shops etc so just go for the basic 1.2 16v or dci (plus most young people want cheap insurance so 1.2 16v is perfect) for the others that fancy a fast clio they bought a 172/182.

lowered -60mm..... lowered erm... lots....

one of these vs airbox and ITG, whats the views? not that fussed on power gains just dont want power losses, looks like it could be pretty good at preventing heat soak but not 100%

afaik the badges go like... DCI - 65 DCI - 80 DCI - 100

im on my 2nd 2002 02 plate 1.2 16v Dynamique in black 2003 03 plate 2.0 16v 172 in silver probably have a few more!

i went to look at one, bought a 172 instead tho lol half the price and much quicker.

go to parts dept at renault they'll change it for you but its easy just get a house key or something like that and stick it thru the loop on the key and use it to lever the cover off, switch battery and slide it back on, job done.

gearboxes are apparently a bit shoody, better with a dci80 imo, and if needed remap it to over dci100 power. afaik its just a dci80 with a different turbo? and possibly injectors?

Re: eibatchs pics please ive been the coilovered route and to be honest would only do it for looks, yeah the car handled fukin awesome but not a million times better than my sportline'd 172 which feels just a bit to soft but it doesnt let go. think ill get a set of koni adjustables for this...

dealers are 100x better in my experiance than renault, my 172 came from a toyota dealer, granted i payed for the privillage of the service, but never had service like it! even arnold clark toyota are awesome! never raced one in the 172 but my mate had one when i had the 1.2 and i used to reel...

i like they GSi's actually especially in that fancy blue colour, its the wheels i like the most actually, sets them off well! never saw a standard one go but heard one with a mental exhaust and dump valve scream past me sounded good n looked quick!

i had twin 3" round like most people did at the time! looked awesome no pics to hand tho on this computer!