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I believe Hillpower have tried a Group N ECU/cam kit on a 172 Cup.... sounds much the same...

I believe a certain Cup owner had a Unichip fitted which resulted in 4 cracked pistons...

Didnt she used to be part of the MaxPower editing team.....

Thanks Steve! BTW, I was amazed at Renaults attitude this weekend. Phoned a couple of local dealers (both of whom had s/h V6s late last year) and neither of them were interested in stocking the new V6, sighting cost as the main issue.

Any thoughts on how Bell Direct compare with other companies like Elephant? Do they have a web site or quote tel nos?

Does anyone in the UK have an Orbisound on their car?

I fitted my Mk2 V6 spoiler in the summer and sure enough it fouled the roof and the aerial when the boot was fully open. However now, and maybe because of the colder weather, it doesnt! http://www.jamesw.plus.com/Clio172/JJ172/IMG_0691.jpg

...and elephant say - £772 :D Thanks again!

Thanks for all the info! I tried Tesco Online and it was £1350 (33, Kent, 9 yrs NCB) - ouch! The 172 is £650 with Tesco. I dont do more than 6k a year. Ill try elephant...

To all those V6 owners - how much do you pay for insurance, who do you use, age/location, etc.? Many thanks!

The ones Ive had fitted are the race car ones (a friend of mine runs a Clio Cup team, hence the parts!). And they are running fine on std road discs. I tested them for the first time at Donnington and, on the back straight (before the S bend into the start/finish straight by the pits) I was...

Yup, got them on my Mk2 172 and theyre superb!

Looks more than fine to me! How come you have to go abroad to manufacture these? Surely there are plenty of UK outfits who could produce them??

Sounds like a definitive answer is needed - step forward Jeremy Townsend please!

Wheres that from, and how much? It looks superb!!!

And the cost of all this BenR? BTW, Roamer, hows that kit for the 172 - and how much is it set to cost?

Does anyone know of a road-version of such a kit?

I think the leaning out is just a rumour and nothing more - the HP air filter kit doesnt lean the engine enough, if at all, at high revs to warrant worrying about. I feared as much that the ECU doesnt make much of a difference. Did you speak to Nick about the new inlet manifold mod and...

So, BenR, how can you up the std Mk1 V6 to 300bhp with simple mods?

Nick can get you a GroupN ECU for either a 172 or a Cup :D The poor running will almost certainly be down to the mapping of the GroupN ECU, not the new air filter (Ive got one of these on my std 172) or clogged injectors. Simon on here ran the ECU on his Mk1 172 and reported the same uneven...

Cheers! From the post I thought it was on their web site...

Si - PM me and pop over sometime for a spin in mine, running Eibachs and Performance Friction carbon-metallic pads. On your Cup you could run the Eibach Sportlines (30mm drop as opposed to 10mm on the Pro-Kit I have). As for the brakes, see what you think of the pad change Ive made before...

I must be missing something cuz I cant see that on the EVO site anywhere - in Competitions, all three options are closed...

Ahh, ok...thanks! Sounds like its not the exhaust for me then....

mailto:m@tthew">m@tthew - how loud is the Supersprint, and how much was it/who supplies them? As tonykart said, is it basically the same as the Oribisound - diameter, etc.?

The size of that "silencer"...Im not surprised its noisy!! *LOL*

Hey Rhys....whats the verdict? And the damage?!

A Mk1 ECU is no good for a Mk2. Hillpower can source a Mk2 GroupN ECU (either 732 or 736 variant).

Excellent! Thanks again! A friend of mine runs a couple of cars in the UK Clio Cup Series, so Ill run the numbers past him and see what prices come back!! Are there different part nos for different 172 engine variants e.g. 732 and 736

Fantastic - thanks tonykart!! So can these items (inlet manifold, Group N ECU) be ordered through RenaultSport UK (i.e. the supplier to the Cup Racer teams) or indeed through Renault UK? Do you have any idea on price? Also, is the nos for the Orbisound exhaust you quoted the new or old one...