are 172 cup inlets the same a 182?

[cs_dave]

As above got top inlet off the would like to polish it n put it on 182?

 

[Iain C]

Don't the cups have rs inlets. I'd think the 182 ones will still work fine

 

[MartinR]

No not the same , plus polishing them stops them cooling or something like that. iirc someone posted in a thread a while back about the down turns of polishing but tbh you would not notice the differences anyway.

Paint them properly

 

[cs_dave]

Don't the cups have rs inlets. I'd think the 182 ones will still work fine

Sorry its ive got 172 cup inlets to put on my 182 are the rs ones better

 

[cs_dave]

Oh martin they do look soooo good polished mate!

 

[Iain C]

I thought the rs ones where better yeah. They are cast better iirc. Should b fine. I'm sure someone will know for sure. I doubt they are many gains to be had tho.

 

[Rubicon_]

Silver FTW.

IMG_3776 by Arran Bell, on Flickr

 

[MartinR]

Yes Dave i agree they do look nice, but a decent paint job can look just as good.

the lower R.S inlet is better cast as mentioned above, iirc its the carbon canister breather pipe attachment which is different on the 182.

 

[davo172]

polishing gets my vote !!

 

[MartinR]

Whats the company called Dave in walsall?

 

[davo172]

Whats the company called Dave in walsall?

ACF Powell did mine just down the road from the cop shop

 

[cs_dave]

Will have to look may take carbon canister off the cup too Will be more 172 cup than 182

 

[Chip-mk1]

182 RS Stamped are the best from the factory.

You really would struggle to notice the difference though, a rolling road might spot a bhp or two but it wont be enough to feel the difference.

If you fancy trying though, Lesley has got a set (upper and lower but the lower is what matters) for sale from our RB182 (we have an RS2 inlet instead) for 40 quid.

 

[cs_dave]

182 RS Stamped are the best from the factory.

You really would struggle to notice the difference though, a rolling road might spot a bhp or two but it wont be enough to feel the difference.

If you fancy trying though, Lesley has got a set (upper and lower but the lower is what matters) for sale from our RB182 (we have an RS2 inlet instead) for 40 quid.

Thanks for the offer chip don't think I'm going to bother possibly more hassle than its worth.

 

[Cup_Phil]

Lower inlets are either non-RS or RS stamped (RS stamped came on 172 cup and 182's)

Top inlets are completely different between 182 and 172 - the 172 has a breather hole that fits onto the oil breather on the head. The 182 doesn't. They aren't interchangeable and there's no performance gain from either design