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could be doing with the new apex -1metre suspension kit only availible for the mk3 ;) only kidding mate, looks nice, DynS looks good with the wider wings on it, id just drop it on its arse and leave it at that :)

1.2 16v will be about £100 odd back street maby even less fo a 36k, i just payed £130 for my 172 minus the air filter

i thought my apex was the muts nuts too, untill i tried coilovers, which were 10x better than the highly recomended apex kit, BUT wern't that much better than the standard setup on a 172 on most roads! it goes to show that the majority of cheap suspension kits have had hardly any money or time...

just as much hastle to do a 1.6 16v as it is to do a 2.0 16v tbh so if your doing it do it properly and go for the 2.0 16v F4R

mine whistled got louder, was the welds in the exhaust going, 2 weeks later centre section fell off lol they changed it under warranty 6 months later whistling again, and guess whats about to fall off again!!! ordering a GDI system this month lol

just as pointless in a 172/182 in my opinion, top speed does nothing for me, infact my 172 only does 25mph more than my 1.2 did as it hits the limiter in 5th! they arnt really designed for top speed

i find the F1s are very progressive when letting go. conti's give you plenty of squeel to let you know your pushing hard hehe

thrashing it or not is regardless, the dampers are poorly made/designed you can drive it as slow or as fast as you want, fucked dampers are dangerous and an MOT failure! ok they may come with a warranty but id much rather get FK's and leave them fitted than the hastle of removing them and...

I swear by F1's, tried a few others but always ended up back to F1's i find ContiSport Contacts VERY under rated however, i was very impressed by them, especially in the wet!

not limited by ecu etc its just lack of power that limits them! only way you'll get an extra 40mph mister is by an ebay resistor, infact maby need 2

sounds good, handbrake can be adjusted no problem too so thats not an issue.

yep exactly the majority of 172/182 owners tend to think its a completely different car and the 172/182 was a complete redesign! but the majority of us who have owned them all know they are VERY similar. my 172 feels just like my 1.2 would have with 170bhp! apart from the slightly heavyer...

if well set up, down a twisty backroad they WILL keep with a 172/182 no problem, i proved it plenty of times. as soon as straights are envolved they dont stand a chance (obviously) my 1.2 was cheap to run cheap to insure cheap to tax etc and after over £1500 of chassis mods it was brilliant...

Exhaust and filter wont help mpg but wont exactly cut it in half!

Resistor Pack for the fan is gone if its not blowing or only sometimes blowing, its under the scuttle pannel on the drivers side, held on by 2 tiny bolts. (the black plastic bit under the windscreen where the window wipers are just pops of and you'll see it) as for the temperature not...

whats the "main part of your engine" you can paint it yep just use high temp paint, not sure about the chrome look tho.

nope nothing unless you get something made up

cambelts a piss easy job on them though so dont let it put you off if its a minter.

depends what mood im in, usually pile of s**te, heap of s**te or sometimes just dave:clown:

its worth replacing BOTH exhaust mounts at once as they both rely on each other being weak! even at that the rear one will still go soon, i modified mine on my old 1.2 to hold the exhaust up higher because it was sagging

no point bothering about power increases most of us have all been there done that if you dont want to LOOSE power then stick a pannel filter (£30) in the standard airbox and that'll free it up a bit but you wont get any power gains or extra noise if you want the noise then just go for teh...

no one here likes them i had 3 on my 1.2 and made a turbo out my mums old hairdryer, was quicker than my 172 actually,

Aux belt probably snapped and took cam belt with it, was it replaced when doing the pump?

i fitted 3 to my old 1.2 16v and gained 60bhp, if went like f**k with 140bhp trust me!!

downstream wont cause any running issues but will still throw up the emmisions light after time i think? upstream will cause issues, lumpy idle, flat spots when cold etc

yeah i did but was about 2 years ago and cant remember what the top bits looked like, must have been different as the standard renault ones dont fit, ive emailed MS World to see if they can supply them as looking at my old pics when the kit was brand new the rears came with bump stops etc too!

^ air con is an option

slightly but hardly noticeable

probably worth doing the clutch cable while your at it mate, i changed my clutch then done the cable a month later and what a difference it made to the pedal feel, much lighter!

They only cost about £30 for the 172 one (which fits the 1.2 16v) from renault, its probably worth paying that to get a brand new one instead of a worn one, especially when you've payed postage costs!