Clio 172 and ZR160 up the mountains

[ZR160_M4J]

Saturday mornings, a day where we spend most of oyur time with our cars, whether it be cleaning them or modding them....well craig decided to modify his by fitting his new eibach lowering springs.Then after all that fitting we decided to up the mountains for a blast on the awesome epic welsh twisty roads and then take some photos lol.

Enjoy

P.S. There were no sheep

Chhers
Maj

 

[Poopensharten]

Nice, not a fan of the phase 2 wheels on the Phase 1 but looks clean...

I quite like the 160's...

 

[r900smp]

Get back ur original wheels mann ! othere than that lovely car

 

[ZR160_M4J]

Mines the MG btw, i dont know where craig is lol

 

[Goodj]

Used to have a 160 in black, liked it but couldn't rely on it not giving up so chopped in for the 172.

Not sure which was the rattle-ier, probably the Clio, but the ZR was definately a bigger car inside. VVC was nice too.

 

[Poopensharten]

The 1*2 is the quicker car though eh?

 

[Goodj]

The 1*2 is the quicker car though eh?

Mostly.. whenever there's a corner...... or a straight...... or any period of prolonged throttle and heat......

....so yeah, pretty much.

Still, ZR is comfier... .I think..... actually no, no it was w@nk in comparison

 

[Bluebeard]

Did the ZR blow up in the mountains?

 

[Poopensharten]

HG failure as standard Daniel san

 

[Greeny.]

Your 172 bay looks mint! Good pics!

 

[ZR160_M4J]

Did the ZR blow up in the mountains?

no and never will

 

[Cunney]

My mate has the Ph2 160 (not sure if it's mechanically different) and there is very very little in that and my 182 on the straights.

So suprised you find there's alot of difference between the two, either your mates is fooked or my mates is a bit of a freak lol (mine seems to be where it should be up agaisnt other motors).

 

[Goodj]

Facelift ZR's are no different under the skin chap.

standard -v- standard, any of the Mk.2 RS's should match (at worst) or see off (usually) any of the ZR's.... apart from the diesel if you're looking at in-gear flex.

The Facelifts do look a lot better though, another reason I got rid of my 160, they just looked, well...... a bit Max Power "Readers Cars"

 

[Gandi69]

are you running the later land rover headgasket? If not I'd recommend that and the remote stat and kiss HGF goodbye forever

 

[jack_kemp]

Are they close for pace? My clio is much quicker than my mates ZR160... perhaps there's something wrong with it....

 

[ZR160_M4J]

My mate has the Ph2 160 (not sure if it's mechanically different) and there is very very little in that and my 182 on the straights.

So suprised you find there's alot of difference between the two, either your mates is fooked or my mates is a bit of a freak lol (mine seems to be where it should be up agaisnt other motors).

Nobody said anything about beating one another,

are you running the later land rover headgasket? If not I'd recommend that and the remote stat and kiss HGF goodbye forever

a lot of love and attention keeps it going on the OE head, i have had this car for 2 yrs now and on 84k it aint skipped a beat. I have had 4 other rovers all with K- series and not one popped.

Are they close for pace? My clio is much quicker than my mates ZR160... perhaps there's something wrong with it....

Clio sports are much quicker than the ZR160's due to the lightness of the car.

 

[Cunney]

Eh? Lol

 

[ZR160_M4J]

Eh? Lol

I dont know what you meant by this lol

"So suprised you find there's alot of difference between the two, either your mates is fooked or my mates is a bit of a freak lol (mine seems to be where it should be up agaisnt other motors)."

 

[Gandi69]

Nobody said anything about beating one another,



a lot of love and attention keeps it going on the OE head, i have had this car for 2 yrs now and on 84k it aint skipped a beat. I have had 4 other rovers all with K- series and not one popped.



Clio sports are much quicker than the ZR160's due to the lightness of the car.

Id personally fit the remote stat . Its an hours job and stops thermal shock, when even with the slotted 82 degree stats can still be a problem. K-series though - some go on forever others just go!

 

[Scott™]

Very nice mate. What roads where those pictures taken on?

 

[craigclio172]

Its up the black mountain.

 

[Dunn]

why phase 2 wheels on a phase 1, heavier wheels and more expensive to wrap for tyres than f1's

madness

nice pics but i have had bad experiances with the Rover so ill get out before i criticise :rasp:

 

[craigclio172]

why phase 2 wheels on a phase 1, heavier wheels and more expensive to wrap for tyres than f1's

madness

nice pics but i have had bad experiances with the Rover so ill get out before i criticise :rasp:

Cos my oz"s are gettin refurb soon n i bought them cheap. Still nt sure on wt colour to put them in. Any ideas?

 

[Goodj]

Cos my oz"s are gettin refurb soon n i bought them cheap. Still nt sure on wt colour to put them in. Any ideas?

Chrome

 

[Dunn]

Green

 

[ripp]

not that I'm a rs fan but the clio's engine bay looks better!
great location and photos

 

[ZR160_M4J]

Id personally fit the remote stat . Its an hours job and stops thermal shock, when even with the slotted 82 degree stats can still be a problem. K-series though - some go on forever others just go!

Need to get hold of one first buddy, dont think they are made anymore, unless i do DIY lol

Very nice mate. What roads where those pictures taken on?

cheers man

The black mountain in camarthenshire lol

 

[cliosportve]

As if such a more beautiful​

 

[ZR160_M4J]

he wont buy coilovers lol, plus there are too many pot holes around our neck of the woods.

but a good PS