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DONT swop them round. I did and it was probably he main reason why the back of my car lost grip going round a bend and put my car into the hedge on the other side of the road facing the way I came. The Clio needs all the grip it needs at the back going round bends. The front had a huge greta...

Was the millage/ running in period affecting your car or the other 172? The Mk2 and Mk1 had different gearboxes I belive so that could have affected the 1/4 mile time I guess. I think the Mk1 had a closer ratio gearbox but someone out ther will know for sure. EDD

A lad I work with had a Williams with mods similar to what you have at the moment and said the chip (superchipped) did make a difference to the cars performance. EDD

Rorrie Yep the transmission and other related items mean that the Hp released at the wheel isnt the same as created at the fly wheel. The figure many people claim there car produces is the flywheel figure although its difficult to know exactly how much power is removed by the gearbox etc. The...

Since Renault claim the 172 has 172 hp and it gets about 160 on RR then for a company to claim 200hp it would only have to get 186 on a RR. 186 I would imagine is quite easy to achive with a chip and exhaust its just that it is 14hp short of the magic 200 that 172 owners are aiming for. EDD

paul1178 Rich-D Gary Brown edde I think thats us all I give up trying to real this thread cos its late and Im tired. Do powerzone do printouts? EDD

I would have though all ECU would carry a 3D map. On a diesel these would be Revs Amount of fuel injection Throttle position Also boost pressure on turbo cars is Mapped on ECU along with injection timming so that on 172 Clios full use of 98 octane fuel can be made. I would expect...

I would try and get the work of Renault Im sure they should pay for it, it only seeems fair. If not get then to agree to fit it, and get a 172s stearing wheel and reuse the airbag of your own wheel. Im sure a few people on the forum have had the wheel taken of. You need Renault to lock the...

I heard cups can be got for 11k on import so possibly 11.5~12 for a UK dealer. No idea about the cost of climate though. I wouldnt woory to much as everyoen is going to know someone who got a car cheaper I know people paid less for Cups and 172 than i did a Dci but thats life. Still annoys...

veedubber soory to sound difficult Ive just read my message again I didnt mean to sound awquard. Instead of supercharging the 1.2 for power how about throttle bodies and letting the engine req. As you need no more torque the loads on the engine would be no more but let the engine rev to 11k...

Isnt this irelivent as your compairing a 1.6 to an engine 3/4 of the size if the engine is 3/4 of the size then for equivant other factors then a 1.2 should give about 135hp which is little more than Clio GT engine has. Also if you get 90hp from the engine without forced induction then the...

To be fair there are good female drivers, (I have yet to meet many though)and there are some good male drivers. On the whole I would prefere buying a car from a woman though they dont seem to driver as much as if they are on the race track like most men. The car seems to be priced about that...

I would mind driving round in a 172. Look at the Merc SLK a true girls cars. I have yet to see a straight guy driving round in one. But women love the cars what a bird puller they are. EDD

I would guess that high milage Clios arnt a problem as long as you arnt going to put loads of miles onto them yourself as well. If it has done 40 K in year then it would have had to have spent all that time on a motorway in 5th gear. The engine would have little wear on it as it will have ben...

Get someone else to do it the only people go to Renault is to keep up the warently. Renault employees dont need to be trained/ care how cars work. SO mamy peop,e go there fore work its not likt they have to be skilled is it. My car seems to have been used as a test bed for apprentices to have...

Ive seen this loads not just at garages but also at supermarkes with people complainign about anythign they can (loads of old people round where I live so they need something to do and winging is there prefered hobby). I ofthen though I should go over and tell the customer where to get of and...

Dont worry just get bcak driving it loads and take more care (you will now). I had an accident in my Clio a few months ago and as just getting back to driving it. A word of warning dont drive to fast the limit isnt where to drive on the roads even if there is nooone else about (I used to...

I had a similar problem with my escort which was one of the reason that I got rid of it. Taking the battery of the cars wont do any problems it may reset the Ecu and any learning that the Ecu has done will be forgotten. But it wont forget how to run. I would try the removing of the battery...

Havea look round the car park it may say cars parked here at owners own risk but if not claim from the car park. I belive that even if they do say that it lesft at owners risk they still have some sort of duty to keep cars safe. Sorry to here about it though. It makes me thing its not even...

How different is the Mk 2 block i would have thought it was the same. Is the engine the same as fitted to the other V6 cars etc LAguna. Why not use the Renault Vel Satis 3.5 V6 I would have thought that had more potential or is it weeker as its most likly a bored out 3 liter. Isnt 300hp a...

A diesel gearbox will be higly geared. So I guess 5th would be good for 150. EDD

Has anyone done a search on theat Megan registration and see what it turns up as? Why did they put the stupid paintowrk on it. Noone would look twice if it was normal coloured. As the new Clio is due out in 2005 how come no-one has seen it yet they must be making the panels for it for test...

A blow of value is a value that releases the presure when it gets to high. It sounds quite simple in theory but it would be nearly impossble in reallife i guess. Its a a simple spring which is compressed when the pressure gets to high releasing the hight persure air from the system. I think...

Would this still work after my claim? I will have to ring them up I need to save some £ EDD

Id enven joing the club for an offer like that. Will it just be for clios Im sure my parents would pay for it as my mum and sister dont know that they should be carful opening and closing car doors resulting loads of stone chips on th car doors. EDD

http://www.gmcmotorsport.co.uk/http://www.gmcmotorsport.co.uk/ do supercharging kits but the page wont load properly for me so I cannot check. EDD

to work out how much higher the car will be 17 + (the number you worked out in the equation above) - 21.7 and divide all that by two that will tell you how many inches higher the car will be than normal. Also if the car is higher then the wheel curcomference will be differnet and your speedo...

It depends on the size tyres you putting on it. A normal 15 inch alloy on a new clio is a 155 55 15 So will have a diamer of 21.7 inches if my calculation are right. So the thickness of your tyres is any more than 4.7inches then the car will be higher 4.7 inches is 12cm or 120mm To...

Iv heard of a 300hp turbo (or was it super) charge and a few other 16V running with 250~270hp

Sounds excellent value if it doesnt need that much work I cannot belive its a write of though with so little damage mine was repaired and it had way more damage than that. Is the warenty still valid for a car which is wrote off? And isnt it a problemn trying to get insured on a car which...