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Had a 172, sold it, got a WRX, sold it, got an Evo IV (still have it) and then got an M3 E46 (still have it). And the moment I had the chance to buy my 172 back, I took it. Poor little thing, it wasn't properly cared for while it was away from home. Took it in and now it's back in shape :) Tons...

Quite far, in Bucharest, Romania :) Also, just realised I used US MPG when doing the conversion from l/100 km (what the car shows). 172 (used by gf): 28 mpg in the daily town commute My 182: 22 mpg, same commute It's winter, but still something seems fishy. Just wanted to know if there are...

Hello guys, just bought a 2nd hand 182. Had a couple of problems, but I figured nothing too bad. Fixed some. Now, I've arrived to a tricky one. In short: - 18 mpg in my daily commute (girlfriend has my old 172 and over the same commute she's averaging 24 mpg so a huge difference) - a slight...

From what I know the differences are: - different springs (and shocks?) - different anti roll bars (thicker) - quicker sterring rack However, it would be super cool if somebody could confirm this. It would mean that in theory you could put the cup suspension (springs, ARBs) on a non-cup car...

Thanks a lot guys for the useful info! Will go back to the drawing board and keep you posted :) /bow

We did a run with the VVT unplugged and it was 20 bhp lower. The VVT is activated between 1800 - 7300 rpm. The stan alone ECU is controlling the solenoid, indeed.

You mean you would NOT expect big gains to the peak figure? :) Yes, tried going up and down. Indeed, the matching is not very smooth. As in I'm pretty sure there are differences of up to 2mm around there. But overall could trumpets + length + correct matching make up for ~25 bhp? Is it...

I can machine up some trumpets. From what I gather I'm targeting as much length as the space allows me, right? Of course, allowing a one piece filter on top of all the trumpets :) The AFR is about 13.0 at high rpm, as for the advance we're at 27 degrees. We tried going further (28, 29) but the...

Hi Cr33do, just before going to work I snapped a couple of pictures of the thingie. Here they are: Some answers to your questions: - I'm not using trumpets, but I could machine those up quite easily. Didn't figure they are so important. I mean, are they? :) Speaking of which, should I...

Hello, bought a Clio 172 MK2 2nd hand a couple of years ago and about 3 months ago we decided to do a rather strange project on it, namely add the throttle bodies from a BMW M3 E36 :) After a bit of work and redoing the positioning of various elements like the power steering pump, doing a...

Hello, well, the title kinda says it all. Let's say I'm just passing a lovely speed bump. I'm in 2nd around 1700 rpm and I'm acceleration slowly just after I've passed it. Between 1800 ~ 2100 rpm, roughly, there's a slow vibration, like the engine is move too much and it transmits this...

A-ha, so it's about expanding due to heat. Good to know, even if - from what I gather - it's not 100% verified :) Anyway, fixing them was a good "understand how the brakes work" learning session. Quite useful, I'd say :) Thanks! -Disciple

Managed today to find time and look at the things. The pads were filed, but not enough, they were moving with quite a bit of effort. Took a file and worked a bit on them so that they move easily and also removed the shims and everything looks ok now. However, just to understand a bit the thing...

Perfectly understood, thanks a bunch! Regarding the language...I'm from Romania so well... I speak Romanian :) -G

Thanks both for the fast replies! I didn't do the installation myself. Can you please give me a couple more details about this operation so that I can ask the mechanic if he did it or not (not a native EN speaker myself so the more details are given the more I understand) :) I'll check...

Hello, I installed on my 172, about 700 km ago, a pair of Brembo Max Grooved front discs, namely these: http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=2115 with some Ferodo DS2500 brake pads, these ones: http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=2346 After driving normally with them for...

I'm fairly sure the Quaife LSD it's not the problem by itself. I have a couple of friends with LSDs on their different cars (Skoda etc.) with stock parts and zero problems. As famous as being unreliable the Clio is, I don't think the stress caused by the LSD is worth the damage. Now... the...

Hello, just a short story first, please bear with me. Car is fitted with: - Quaife ATB - lightened flywheel (bought from K-Tec) - stock clutch (bought from K-Tec) After like 2000 Km with this setup, the pressure plate goes wild, some parts from it decide to fly around in the process and...

Thanks a lot! Sorry for derrailing the thread for a bit :) -renoclio

Can't access, don't have permission. *sniff* -V6

Not trying to kidnap the thread :) but where do I get a v6 air box from? Ebay & stuff? Not living in the UK ^^ I figure the Clio V6 airbox is not that common of an item. I have a friend working at a Renault dealer and I could ask for the part, but I guess it could be rather expensive :) Thx...

Hey everyone! This is the classic "I have these mods on the way, what should I expect?" thread. Answers much appreciated, as I guess this type of threads can become tiring at some point for the forum regulars :) Here goes the list of mods (172 MK2): Group N remap from Upsolute.com (done a long...

May look into that at some point, indeed, but I'll give at least a try at removing the old one. Thanks everyone for the answers! -Bender

Basically it would mean sending them the stock diff and their diff. I don't even want to think about the cost of sending 2 diffs from Bucharest (my place) to UK and back :) Anyway, the main problem at this point is removing the crown wheel from the stock diff, but looking at the suggestion...

They should really invent a method of sending a pint of beer over the net! Thanks a lot, m8! :) -Dreamer

Hello, just received - hurray! :) - the Quaife ATB for my Clio 172 MK2. The gearbox off the care, open and so on. The problem is with the crown wheel. Am I supposed to get the crown wheel off the stock diff and put it on the Quaife? I guess this is the way to go, but any hints about how is this...

Oh, absolutely, the Evo is in a completely other league. It accelerates so ferociously it gets scary. And it gets around corners at a stupid rate. But it's also A LOT less refined when compared to the character of Clio's N/A engine. Tomorrow I go with it to sign the insurance contract for 2010...

Couldn't agree more. I had a Clio 172 for 2 years, sold it, bought a WRX. Didn't liked it much, sold that, got an Evo IX like 2 years ago Now, the Evo was (well, it still is_ spectacular compared to the WRX in the handling department. It felt SO MORE CONNECTED. Thing is, I kind of forgot how...

Mine does pretty much the same thing and after a lot of trying various stuff, turns out it's from the coupling on the ECU. It's a faulty contact somewhere there, hence there's no error code given. The car can do all kind of crazy things, limp mode being one of them. The doors lock/unlock by...

Well... I guess the question is rather stupid, but here goes, anyway. Basically, will the springs get softer in time? I have an 172 mk2 (2002) and was wondering if I should consider changing the springs (OE springs on, right now) or not (consindering either original ones or Eibach Pros). Or, in...