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Nice looking car but I'm too old for stuff like that!

The purpose of oil breathers/catch cans is to remove oil fumes from the inlet which can get in the mixture and increase the risk of det at WOT. TBH they're probably only worth fitting on a highly tuned engine.

Rattles, warranties?......is there anything else to worry about?

If it's a Mk2 172/182 it'll be expensive as the exhaust is in one piece from the cat back. I was quoted around 300 notes from a Renault dealer!!!!!

Agree....they should be paying for the lot

Welcome to the forum

I brought a 172 as I wanted all the toys and AC plus the interiors in the cup models do seem to be a bit low rent. Performance wise there's only 10bhp in it but obviously the cup is lighter so will be a tad more nimble. Trophy version is the pinnacle of all hot hatches apparently including...

Still wouldn't be seen dead in a 106 or any Saxo for that matter.

Mk2 is nice.....good looking car wth lots of toys:D

Agree mate I never had the bottle to fully push my WRX on the road and as a result it did feel a bit dull. Acceleration was absolutely ridiculous though once the turbo had spooled up....makes my 172 feel pedestrian in that department. Problem was insurance (700pa), petrol costs (low 20s...

Cheap insurance on these Clios:D

Have to second that Would save your money and stick a decent panel filter in the OE airbox and modify it slightly.

Agree with you to a certain extent about the Clio..it is a very able car out of the box both in a straight line and round the corners...I'm certainly impressed with it. I'm going to mildly tune my car which means a decent sports cat, exhaust and filter and some uprated pads but that's as far...

Not sure about brands mate but I always used 5/40w oil in my tuned wrx and it was always spot on.

Interesting stuff....I learn't a bit about mapping etc from my Subaru days but have no desire to do anything involving ecu changes etc with my Renault.....I think if it comes to me wanting something more full on a car change would be on the cards again:D

Splitting hairs then

Welcome to the forum These clios (172s and 182s) aren't brutally quick but are very, very good fun to drive.....I don't thin you'll be dissapointed:D

Like I said before...very rarely get involved in 'races' with people on public roads.....especially scrotes in saxos, novas and corsas. I did use to like showing the odd chancer a chean pair of heels in my old car.....once the turbo had spooled up:D

Power Engineering....think they are based in West London so isn't that far. www.powerengineering.co.uk

I think the game is getting as close as possible to det for the power and backing off to allow some degree of safety margin (heat, bad fuel etc, etc). Interesting thread....good to see what is possible although I won't be going down this route.

Got to be careful with this one....air sensor faults can lead to lots of problems

OMG......that's is heavy cornering:eek:

I've come from a WRX import with 270-280 bhp and even though the 172 is no where near as quick it's bloody easy to live with. You get far less attention of scrotes, the insurance is good (if your over 30 like myself) and it'll happily get over 30mpg. I would reccomend one....lots of fun too:D

Interested too in what's required to do the work and how long it takes.

Welcome to the forum.....enjoy the car:D

Shipping shouldn't be a problem at all....lots of Japanese cars make it over here in very good condition.

Don't usually 'race' other cars on public roads prefer to leave boy racers with their 'race look' seatbelt pads and 'jap style' backboxes to roar/fart on past:D

Hers probably pulls better as it's got the original airbox still on place.

As an ex scooby owner myself I'm all too aware of the problems that oil coated filters used to cause to the maf sensor hotwire. I went for the green panel and am very happy with it......not sure if there is that much difference power wise but feels ever so slghtly crisper to drive.

Some items worth looking into Lightened flywheel Knifedge/modified crank Should help engine rev better with ecu/breathing modifications