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It's hydraulic on the Renault Sport Clios, electric on everything else. The whole rack, hydraulic fluid resevoir, pump, and associated pipes/tubes etc. all weighed approx. 20-25kgs. Manual one? Maybe 10-15 kgs? So a 10 kgs gain in therory - would up my power to weight to 192/ton...add...

Yep, mine's now gone. Picking it up tomorrow once everything's been realigned again. 1-2 bhp will be disappointing!

What do we reckon? I've heard 2-3 bhp, and also someone claiming 8-10 bhp. I'm going to get my car on the rollers soon to see for sure...any predicitons?

I got my 172 Cup with 0 miles on it, and after 4 years of commuting it's now got 99,500 miles on it - 60 miles per day commuting and a lot of pure leisure driving. Very capable, cheap to run, fun to drive, motorway/back road commuting tool. Now mine's retired to a life of track abuse, if I...

Yep, both sets I've had have had white/yellow dabs on them.

Cor, 'snice.

Not quite the £150 you were looking for but not too much more...I got one of these from here... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sony-HT-DDW890-Home-Cinema-6-1-HDMI-Set-new-warranty_W0QQitemZ230244209658QQihZ013QQcategoryZ72406QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Multiple inputs so you can hook...

Who did you buy it from? http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=313469

The odd thing will go, not surprising really after 99,500 miles of abuse.

Gutted I couldn't come. Great pics as always Chris.

Mike explained it in detail to me...no idea what he said though. Like the acoustic valve IIRC, it does something, but the ultimate functioning of the car isn't affected without it.

To get comfortable with leg reach to the pedals, at 6ft 1in without a spacer the wheel's too far away. I'll find out properly as soon as I get it all back. I'm seriously considering doing that, with a well worded letter. With all this and a few technique and line changes since I was...

Lovely.

I spent today at Rentech annoying Mike and Dave while they did this... First things first, out with the driver's seat Bucket of lard Brackets fabricated Bucket of lovliness On with the wheel, boss and spacer It's a bit of a reach to the stalks LOL New front brakes ready for...

I think it'd be pretty close...they're light. Did only the 160 ZRs have rear discs? I know they did for a while...did they introduce rear discs for lesser models later on?

Interesting topic... ;)

That's incedibly nice.

That's exactly the same as me. I've dropped the wheel so low it obscures the instruments just to get the top of the wheel an inch closer. I'm not sure there's a solution, as it's the pedal/gear lever position that doesn't work.

Nice wheel. Me too. I've got a 300mm wheel, boss, and 60mm spacer along with a seat/harness going on tomorrow. I'm interested to see if I can get a position where legs are supported and the wheel and gear-lever are within easy reach as standard is terrible. I'll let you know how it feels.

Re: My Ph1 172 track sl*g Progress Thread Yep, make it match. B*****ks to you getting more power.

I love my Cup, and couldn't give a flying f*** what anyone else thinks of it. It never gets cleaned, but it is maintained, religiously, above and beyone what Renault recommend by the finest in the business. Paintings are for looking at, cars are for driving.

Could be. The R-sport ECU fills up the mid-range a bit so probably lessens it some.

Too true. I filmed the rev counter doing its thing...I think you can see/hear the 'kick'...just. The runs in 3rd and 4th seem to show it the clearest. It doesn't look much but it really does change character and pull harder - that's what I feel anyway. Video here...

Or maybe not. I definitely feel it, and I filmed it in action earlier, but it's hard to pick up from the video. Each gear, from tickover to limiter where the runway was long enough... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqhSYf4nBBo

I'll film my speedo in second...tickover to limiter. Maybe third as well...should be visible and audible.

The 197s don't have it, their power delivery is linear, flat all the way. That's why people say they aren't as quick, because they don't feel quick. The 'kick' in mine at 5k is enough to spin the wheels up in third in the wet i.e. quite noticeable :approve:

Bus.

7 seconds? Try harder.

It's not used daily anymore no. It's louder (obviously) and a lot more 'jittery'. With at least 150+ kgs less than a normal FF it reacts to everything on the road surface, and responds to throttle and steering inputs instantly. Hard to say really though as it's transformed over time. I'd...

That's where it all comes undone a bit...I always brim my tank before a trackday. I can't be arsed with spending 30 mins driving to a petrol station to top up for the sake of 15kgs of fuel. Plus, with a full tank at the start, you build up to ending the day with the car as lean and light as...