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15" alloys is a no go, ive just bought some lush 17" rims, plus it had 15"s on when i bought the car and the gearing was still too long then

hey up fred, that would be ace mate, im really interested in changing the gearing, just waiting to fit my grp n ecu, if i can lower the gearing i think the car will be really run round my local roads let us know what you come up with mate. raj rajbanerjee80@hotmail.com

cheers for that mate, the gears are closer, but the there really isnt much difference between the actual speeds, just got of the phone to quaffe, they have told me all i have to do is change the final drive assembly, i need to find one with a bigger No. ratio, this will change the...

i AM AFTER BETTER ACCELLERATION, I LIVE UP IN NORTH WALES WHERE THERE ARE PLENT OF TWISTIES, I USED TO OWN A 200BHP FIESTA RST, IT WAS REALLY LOW GEARS AND TOPPED OUT AT JUST OVER 120, BUT THE 0-100 TIME ON IT WAS BALLISTIC. i WANT MY CLIO TO BE MUCH FASTER ON ACCELLERATION, I DONT MIND...

I own a 2000 X reg Clio 172 Sport, does anyone know how i can lower the gearing on it? for example changing the final drive??? using a diesel gearbox??? Any help would be great :D

Hi mate, ive not long fitted a kt racing de cat to my 172, its unsilenced. It has made it slightly louder mid range but this is only noticable when you floor the throttle, its made a big difference to the performance though, and get the occasional pop now and then, if your into that sort of...

cheers lads, im off to go shoppin for some stick black stuff.lol

Im about to service my 2000 'x'reg clio 172, I want to change the engine oil and the gearbox oil. Which is the best to use???

cheers lads, what do you reckon bout wot i said bout the 2 cats? it seems the manifold comes from the engine 4 in to 2, into 200 cats then into 1????? never seen this before???? can imagine this being expensive!!!doe

as you will know from my previous threads, my car is going for a rolling road session and remap at hill power end of the month. At the mo it only has a cat back system and a piperx filter. Does any 1 know where i can get a det cat from and is it worth it? I have heard that they can make the...

8 Bhp Is A Massive Gain, Nick Told Me On My Car, I Can Expect Anything Between 3-8bhp With The Current Mods Which Are: Cat Back Custom S/s Zorst Piper X Induction Kit He Is Based In Derby. I Will Put All The Details Of The Session On Here When Its Done, Hopefully Also A Video

cheers lads, thats given me some confidence, not lookin forwrd to hearin my car on the rollers though!!! it might go pop.lol

I have been waiting 6 weeks for a renault grp n ecu from hill power only to be told that they have stopped making them for my model car. I have now decided to get hill power to remap the ecu on the rolling road, the cost is supposed to be just under 400 but hillpower have done me a great deal...

when i lock my car the is a loud high pitch tone coming from under bonnet which lasts for a bout a minute, if i lock the car with one of the doors open or the boot open the noise doesnt sound. any ideas???

nice one, will give it a go now

can any 1 help? when i click the fob to lock my x reg 2000 clio 172, the car locks but a high pitch tone occurs, it lasts for about a minute, if i lock the car with one of the doors or the boot open it doesnt make this noise. any ideas? also sometimes the alarm goes off and it doesnt switch off...

thats what i woz thinking, cheers guys

I am designing my own de-cat pipe to be fabricated, just wondering if there is a way to relocate the sensors (dont know how many) so that the engine management light doesnt come on? Also will the car go back to normal with the cat back on for the mot? the car has group n management if that...

you have got to laugh tho, the intention was there, that is why im a designer not a mechanic.lol Gonna go home and bleach my hair blond now.

Hey up people, I have a piper x cone filter which has knocked out my midrange, i was gonna put the standard filter back on but realised i must of binned one end of the box. (doh!) What do you all reckon of me making my own box to enclose the filter with a small computer fan mounted on to to...

hill power group n ecu is 187 including p&p but you have to fit it yourself, this includes club discount, you fit it yourself

ive just bought a group n from hill power at a cost od 287 which includes p&p, hope this helps. Plus it was not on an exchange basis, bb tuning can recode your standard ecu which means you can then sell it to recover some of the cost.

Hello people, I have just ordered my group n ecu from hill power. Has anybody fitted one of these before? was it difficult? Does anyone know of any articles with pics on how to swap the ecu's over? cheers. plus hill power have advised me to remove my piperx cone filter and put the standard...

i dont understand PM Pmurray? soz

will this give a better gain than a chip? will the car be any quicker? more mpg?? cheers

Ihave the following mods to my clio 172, piperx induction kit, full stainless zorst (cat back) with standard cat. What is the next step? is a grp n ecu better than a chip upgrade? any 1 got contact n prices?? ta people

I have just had a powerflow zorst fitted to my 172 at demon tweeks in wrexham, the workmanship was top notch and the service great, they cut my bumper to acomodate the tailpipe and you wouls swear it was fitted at the factory, cost me 388 and was worth every penny

I think 1st n 2nd gear are on there way in my 172, is it possible to put a lower geared box init from another clio for better acceleration? like from a diesel clio or a 1.2? i live in the sticks so top speed oisnt really an issue. any help would be great

Cheers for that mate, where do i find the computer? and other things such as sensors so i can check them? would a diagnistic computer pick the fault up? thanks

Can any 1 help? every now n then, my abs & serv light come on in my clio 172 sport. Mostly when im on a poor road but sometimes for no reason. When they are on the abs doesnt work and when braking you can hear a ticjing noice by the footwell? any ideas?? cheers