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lol well im 18 1yrs ncb..... so 2.0 is probably a no no for less than £3500 a year, but might consider it, will hold off till pay day and see what ive got, might get a 2.0 conversion + coilovers. does the kit come with hubs/brakes?

what age mate?

i cant insure a 2.0 conversion cheply, 1.6 conversion i can insure cheap tho, already had quotes. i could do a 2.0 conversion but a 900kg 1.6 clio pushing 180bhp would be pretty nice, although VERY VERY expensive to get there. as for the hastle, i dont mind, i call it fun rather than hastle...

i used to take mine to 6,000rpm in first then 5,500rpm after that. i find it tends to drop off the power after 5,500/5,600rpm so no point going any higher.

I think that they are quite quick in a straight line but they arent very good in the corners. hahahah cant beleive i heard that from a punto driver! puntos handle bollox doesnt matter what suspension you put on it, the chassis is toss!

well after nearly 7 months of planning and saving etc its ready to go ahead and get started. Waterpump went on the 1.2 16v engine (been leaking for ages!) pissed coolant everywhere, waterpump bearing is completely screwed. engine overheated, was running very low on oil at the time due to the...

no it doesnt it takes him 17 seconds did i say my mates corsa was faster than a 172, no i was just telling the guy who thinks his 172 is awesome because it does 60 in 2nd that, 60 in 2nd is nothing special

then pops up a roundabout and your 2ltr's are holding me up as usual ;) what a shame for me

lol probably the best advice you will read on CS ^^^

my choices would be.... FK coilovers, if you cant afford them then Eibachs and Koni Adjustables, if you cant afford them then Apex-60mm

mine is well fast when i use vpower.... only kidding it gives me worse mpg and obviously makes no difference performance wise

if you want power, convert it, if you dont want to convert it dont touch the 1.2 engine wise, apart from noise to make it more fun etc. if your so set on modding the engine, just optimise intake & outlet (catback with decat & panel filter)

thats the yozza cup, hes talking about his black 1.2 16v dynamique before he put the 2.0 16v lump in it, and yep thats true was passing 172's round a track.

cheers mate!

i miss the summer, getting it up on 3 wheels round roundabouts squeeling like f**k, cant wait till this summer.

every 1.2 sunroof creaks, not a problem, and cant be fixed for good, only temp fixes! make sure it has service history at that millage (not that its high, just high if its not been serviced properly!) make sure the cambelt AND waterpump has been done, if waterpump hasnt been done it will...

as rory said, dont come off the throttle and it wont kick out lol! nothing like your 172, were you expecting it to be faster than it? 60 in 2nd cant be that bad? yes it can, my mates 3 cylinder 1.0l corsa does that lol

i get 200-250 to £40 of petrol. your cars probably worth £2,000 if your lucky, if its not a catd i payed £1700 for mine in 2005 (2002 Clio 1.2 16v 115k miles with full service history, 1 owner)

u sure their genuine at that price? standard shocks are fine on slightly stiffer springs that dont make the car sit much lower (like eibachs), there not so good on lowering springs such as the apex 40mm ones tho.

a decent socket set (halfords are pretty good, dont let the name put you off!) dont forget a set of TORX drivers, although they are more for doing interior work

mine has a habit of doing this, i stick my hand down the back of the engine where the ECU loom is and give it a good wiggle lol always fixes it for a couple of months!

strip it to save weight and sort out the handling, cat back exhaust system to give you a bit of noise to make it more fun. ive been there done that with the 16v engine and can tell you its not worth it at all touching the engine. depends how much you want to spend but id go for the...

tempest rocks lol deffo buying the tempest driving school car we have cheap for myself when its getting replaced

this month matey 1600 16v stainless tubular manifold, decat, 2.0 throttle body, headwork, manifold work, then eventually cams and lightned and balanced. somethin a bit different from 2.0 conversion.

no, still on first engine, standard engine, powerflow cat back, loads of miles lol engine went tits up today tho when water pump failed, just need to sort out my 1.6 conversion now.

french version of the cup, not a limited edition in france eather, just like the cup wasnt limited over here

they do feel faster when you dont drive them for a while. i was stuck with our 55 plate 1.2 16v dynamique for a week and when i went back to mine it felt rapid for 10 minutes lol then it was back to being slow again! my shite mpg is probably due to mine spitting all the petrol out the...

think i need mine checked out lol i only get about 200 to £40!

i thought we were compairing his old modded 1.4 to a standard 172 tho?

from all the reviews i had read on here, the handling of the 172 didnt impress me at all when i was first in one, the speed did though. and they do look better. but given the choice of a standard 172 or modded 1.6 dynamique id take the dynamique