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Hey everyone The bloke that owns my old 172 now has been having some problems with the transmission. It feels like the syncro in 3rd gear is broke so it makes some noise when changing fast into 3rd. Has anyone else had this problems with the transmission in his 172? Renault is going to...

Where can I get some real performance parts for my 172 online which will give me real powergains. I was thinking along the line of new cams, rods, pistons, trhrottle bodies, injectors etc. Then there is always turbo but I fear that would be a tad pricy although Im very interested to see how...

Ive been reading a lot of posts about people getting "perfomance" exhaust systems on their 172s and spending a lot af money on them. But is there any powergains over a back box and de-/sports-cat? Ive taken a good look under my car and I just cant see the point in getting a new system since...

Now Im just waiting for my Cliosport membership to clear before I make a big order from k-tec which will include a decat pipe(since Ive heard I can just remove the second sensor) or sportcat. So the question is: is there any difference in power gains between those? I can stand a 170 pounds...

Im getting my 172 to the dealers next tuesday for the 2year check so I put the old airbox back on instead of my viper. Didnt remember how tight a fit the box is and it took me a little while since I had also removed the "mystery" valve. So after the install I go out for a little spin to see if...

Im thinking about getting some new wheels for my Clio for the summer and have been looking at white Superleggaras. So I photoshopped (quite badly) a set of white Superleggaras on my car http://www.hi.is/~sveinbo/Superleggara.jpg So what do you think, should I go for those?

Has anybody here know these wheels or had them fitted to a clio? Im looking at the Light model (you can see them on the bottom of page one http://www.rieger-tuning.de/de/Felgen/492-493.pdfhttp://www.rieger-tuning.de/de/Felgen/492-493.pdf) I had ordered dome SuperTs for my 172 but OZ stopped...

I noticed at the k-tec website(http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=1045http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=1045) that the Eibach sportline springs are suposed to fit all modes and Id been told you couldnt use the same springs for 172 and other models. So in the end do 172...

Can anyone tell me the difference in normal clio and 172 springs? The 172 springs should be stiffer(and a bit lower) but are they the same diameter? The thing is I got some Power Tech springs and they are suposed to fit all models after 98 but Im reluctant to fit them just to have them removed...

Does anyone here know what size bulps are in the foglights on 172 mk2, looks H7 to me but those things are pretty big for foglights...

Had my Remus fitted yesterday and it looks fab in my opinion, at least much better than befor. The car also sounds much heavier at idle and the induction roar has been slightly polished. Dont know if Im gaining any horses but it seems as it is producing more torque...but thats probably the...

Hello everyone. I will be getting my 40mm lowering springs tonight and am going to have it lowered tomorrow so I went to this garage I know to check if they were free. Then this garage bloke said I would need new shocks for the lowering springs to be fitted... Is he justin trying to screw me...

Went out for a blast last night doing some sliding and in one of my slides with the foot down in 2nd my mate(who was sitting beside me) said I was spinning the wheel at his side too(I was really burning rubber on my side)... So does the 172 mk2 have lsd? Never noticed doing double wheel...

Ill be in London for a few days in August and have decided to buy an ap22 when Im there. So my question is where can I buy an ap22 there, Im all in all a tourist(although Ive been there a couple of times) so Ill be hanging round the tourist places (Oxford street, Tottenham Court Road etc.) so Id...

Well I managed to get a mailto:14.9@147kph">14.9@147kph at the drag strip tonight so the red b*****d is working fine again. Now its time for some tuning:devilish:

Im thinking of buying a set of 16X7.5 OZ Superturismo and 215/40 Toyo Proxes under my 172 which I can get for a resonable price. The only thing Im worried about is whether the wheels are too wide with ET37 offset So what do you think? Good choice or what?

I dont know what happened, I was at the drag strip last night and in one run it just lost its power. It seems to work normal until I hit 4k rpm then it just stops working like it should and just slowly revs little higher. It wasnt raining so it did not get water in the intake and Ive put the...

Well I finally finished the job and installed the viper properly. On Monday night I removed the "mistery valve" and now I finished laying the intake. I found a pretty good way to remove the mistery valve in my oppionion and it was to remove it from below. Dont know if anyone else has done it...

I went to the drag racing track tonight and did a few runs and got best 15.070sek at 90.72mph. The car is stock except for a viper which gets its air from there.http://www.hi.is/~sveinbo/Viper2.jpgSo what do you think, is it a good time and what times have you got?

I just bought a PiperCross Viper for my mk2 172 to replace my old K&N hot air induction crap and as wondering where to scoop the air from. I was just in the garage fitting it and put the air feed down there http://www.hi.is/~sveinbo/Viper2.jpg I got bored with finding a better place and was...

Phew, just got home frome a brilliant semi-Auto X race and I was so much fun. First time I really thrashed my Clio on a track. It was held on a go-cart track so it was a little tight but a lot of fun. Came in 5th but could do a lot better since I was really just having fun and not damaging my...

I had I little meeting with a lightpost a couple of weeks ago and hit the lightpost little to the left on front bumper. The bumper did as it is suposed to do and transferred the impact so the bumper went slightly backwards. This made the right headlight move a little forward and it became a...

I had some fun tonight with a Mini Cooper S and Sunny GTi. First I was driving downtown when this Mini Cooper S comes blasting behind me. I saw he was edgy so I shifted to second and punched it. He was quite close while I was gaining revs but when I hit 6000rpm I started to pull away and when...

I can get some Mickey Thompson racing slicks on 14" wheels quite cheap and was wondering if they would fit because of the discs. How big are the discs anyway?

Well I was bored so I went out in the rain and did a 0-125 video. I must say that Im quite happy with the time considering its in the rain and I didnt punch it from the start. You can also hear my K&N filter noise which I think is quite nice. Well anyway heres the video (its about 3.7 Mb)...

I was driving from work just earlier with my CD-changer on when all of a sudden the player stopped and the head unit went off. I stopped the car and pushed the on-button but nothing happens and I can´t listen to the radio or anything. I checked the fuse and its ok and I can take the CD out of...

I just finished washing my car and was wondering how to get that nice Renault sport logo on the engine block shining. I tried some chrome cleaner and got a lot of dirt but the logo isnt shining enough, then tried some carwax but it was the same. I was thinking about using some steel wool but I...

Hello Ive been thinking about doing some modifications to the exhaust system on my 172 mk2. Im not a big fan of flashy exhaust tips or doing modifications to the body so buying an expensive stainless exhaust system seems not the ideal sollution. The original system is quite good in my...