throttle bodied mk2 172
are you on drugs mate??172 ph2 is 1035 kgLaingo said:No it isn't. The 182 is 1090kg. The ph2 172 is 1110kg.
are you on drugs mate??172 ph2 is 1035 kgLaingo said:No it isn't. The 182 is 1090kg. The ph2 172 is 1110kg.
so you saying that cup is only about 14 kg less than ph1 172.no wayMarkCup said:So what have you removed then to make your car lighter?
I have a 172 Ph2 Cup, and at the factory that had 89kgs removed to make it weigh 1,021 kgs. Add those 89kgs back on and you get...1,110 kgs for a full fat Ph2 172.
You either have a ph1 172, or your car weighs 1,110 kgs, or you've stipped stuff out of it to make it weigh 1,035 kgs.
Which is it then?
BenR said:I'm not doubting you understand basic economics, i'm doubting just how much you understand in terms of the way I and my company deals with its own design products. I do not do gash, half arsed, bodged or even 'good' jobs. I only use the best, and the best costs. Sure i could flog out a manifold that used formed or pressed collectors, easy going heavy mig welds and none of the fancy implementations i have in the manifold design....belt one out for £400. But i dont want to, other people can do that, i'm not here to make large sums of money by pushing cheaper products, I like making the best because its what i'm interested in.
For example, people will almost always use 305SS where i would only use 321SS, investment cast flanges, true merge collectors, transitions and anti reversal dual bore primaries, V band clamps not slip fit etc etc.
Its a small market, and because of that i'm not interested in 'cheap'.
As for gains, yes 10bhp might not be had without a remap, or it might, but i dont know why anybody would put on a totally different design manifold and not account for the change in pulse tuning. Either way, it will benefit more than the 182 manifold does, and it'll be even more beneficial to those who are pushing the boundaries further than playing with a stock engine.
As for FI, thats a preference, you'll always make more power no doubt, but i dont half find them boring.
WrongJohn said:To be fair you clearly know what your on about or you talk a lot of good sh1t - I fix computers so I can't really talk technical with you on this subject.
Its interesting to hear from a retailers point of view as well, but from my point of view - the guy in PC World told me a lot of sh1t about a computer they were selling that wasn't true - he needed to make his money and so do you so I will always only be able to believe a retailer to a certain extent. At the end of the day, the more you can charge the happier you are and thats something you will never be able to argue with.
As for the FI argument - I cant help but lol since it seems to have made everyone kick off so much.
All I said was it would be the only way to make big power - I didnt say anything else....
Regards
John
Loony said:It's the former in Ben's case.
Ben is actually doing himself out of business by choosing only to supply high quality high cost parts. If he wanted to make a fortune he'd be in the "sell em cheap stack em high" end of the market. He's an enthusiast and although im not disputing he's making a living out of it he's not the type of bloke who'd sell any old sh*t just to make a better living.
Clio's are cheap cars and as such the owners wont have the kind of disposable income (on the whole) that owners of dearer cars might have. If you are selling a £1500 exhaust for someone with a 1-3 year old audi then chances are the owner is less likely to compramise on the quality due to cost than someone with a clio. End of the day you pay your money you take your choice and as a rule regardless of retailers spin if you want something better quality on the whole you have to put your hand deeper into your pocket.