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can anyone link me to a review of these cars pitted against each other? i saw a chart on here once of loads of different cars timed around a track iirc thanks its just my mate reckons the new 197's are a world away from the 172's in performance and i said no way

im thinking of making my own induction kit relocating filter behind n/s headlight using stuff from merlin : http://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/SAMCO-HOSES/c16/index.html what do you think? will it work ok and will this filter do the job or should i go for a cotton type filter instead of the...

thinking of making my own induction kit with 70mm od steel tbe and 70mm id silicon hose from here : http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Auto-Performance-Silicone-Hoses_Air-Filters_W0QQcolZ4QQdirZ1QQfsubZ126508519QQftidZ2QQtZkm gonna route it behind the battery in front of n/s headlight can some one...

do these engines share the same bottom end ie block, crank, rods and pistons ? thanks

can anyone name a few head specialists that are good at flowing heads ? also would the standard bottom end take this at no more than 7500rpm ? thinking of getting a second hand head and getting it flowed/skimmed and pressure tested and maybe evrn some larger inlet valves, some nice cat cams...

heading out of stafford on the stone road at 12.05 looked tidy :)

my 172 ph2 feels a bit flat below 4-5k rpm could this be down to a faulty component ? maybey cleaning the throttle bodie may help i managed 140 today (on a private road ;) ) and it still had more to go so its not down on power any thoughts ?

well after my back box fell off yesterday i decided it was time for a stainless system so off i went to MIJ in walsall for a cat back system of high grade stainless with a full lifetime warranty that is mandrel bent and TIG welded :cool: i told them i wanted a stealth system and i could have...

.... and im impressed :) me and the mrs bought it from matt16v on here an its a total credit to him, immaculate been out in it yesterday and for a couple of hours this evening and im starting to get the measure of it now awsome handeling and god it loves to rev, only negative is the...

well my mrs bought a mint 172ff off of matt16v on here its a beauty but as it was wet tonight i strugled to get the power down and it would often tramp when spinning off the line in first is there a way of reducing/stoping this ? thanks

would 7.5x16 et 35 keskin kt1s fit on a standard ph2 172 ? http://www.dubmeister.co.uk/ would standard tyres off oe rims stretch over them and if so would they leave the rims more exposed to curbing ? also how do you think they would look at standard ride height ie. not lowered as a life...

how much would this lot cost from a specialist ? can anyone recommend one in the midlands ? 53 plate 172 cup

going to look at a 172 cup in a bit its in northhamton and im going down with my mate from stafford in a leon cupra fr chances are i'll be having the car today, so im looking forward to the drive back and pitting french against german :cool: ooooohh im excited :D

is it possible to fit shrick cams with standard cam pulleys and still get good performance setting them up with standard locking tools or would i need a set of vernier pulleys to put some advance on ? [looking at a touqe profile not much over 270] also can cambelt/ cams be done on a set of...

hello folks well basically my mrs has £5k to spend on a car and a 98 punto 60s to p/x after looking at a few motors im trying to convince her and myself to take the clio route namely the 172 route :cool: now i spent 9 years as a VAG technician before i left the trade and became a joiners mate...