ph2 172
After owning my 172 for several months now I may as well start a build thread.
Bought the car from Trev at DTM cars mid last year. Soon as the car came up I thought great, a trust worth garage, its in my budget, reasonable mileage and once I took it out for a test drive, I HAD to have it. Felt like a rocket compared to my 1.4 16v clio 2.
After getting her home typical Teesside weather.
Took it for a power run up at Evo Tune in Durham. Ran what I expected for a standard 172 which was great, however it was using 1lt of oil ever 1500-2000 miles but Renault specs said this was an okay oil consumption :S
I had a couple of months of new love with the car taking pictures of it in various places, managed to get a KTR Induction kit from Leeds_182 as he was fitting bodies.
Also got a KTR Stealth cat back, a silenced one.
Then she ended up like this after a torrential rain storm as the alternator had gone. Lovely £300 bill, while it was off the road I refurbed some lightweight alloys and got new T1R's all round. Borrowed my mates bright yellow Nissan Micra mean while.
Got a cup spoiler cheap of Mark Fox and wrapped it in carbon effect. Also manage to get a spare engine, box, front brakes, braided lines and a battery relocation kit.
Drove it around for a while and well now it looks like this
After breaking down on my way home at midnight a couple of weeks ago, I decided (never done anything like this before) to stick it on my parents drive and fix the problem myself and when I get stuck ask friends and fellow Clio owners for help/favors. Managed to get the engine out pretty easy on my own, labeling plugs and bolts with the hope that it would all go back together. I found that a con rod looks to have tried to make a break for freedom. Found a nasty crack in the rear of the block, bits of metal were everywhere, all the ports, intake, oil ways. So basically my engine was scrap. Using the spare engine I bought of Mark a while back I borrowed an engine stand and began to strip that and ordering parts.
With the idea of keeping things cheap but using genuine parts, it didn't stick. Ordered all the typical rebuild bits like gaskets, timing belt, dephaser, fluids from Renault Wolverhampton, then I had a little bit spare cash left over, and I haven't stopped buying.
My build so far is looking like:
KTR Induction kit
RS Inlets
ALD Gas flowed head, with new Valve guides and angled seats.
Supertech Valves
ARP Rod bolts
182 Manifold Heat wrapped with decat link pipe
KTR Stealth Cat back
RS Tuner 98 Ron map
Air Con Removed
Removed carpet from bulk head and fitted Nimbus Lite
Powerflex Rack Bushes
Relocate Battery to the Boot
There is probably more I just cant remember, after find out my budget for a new padel clutch must now go on valve guides I'm trying to sell a few spares I have to make some money back.
While my head is off at ALD I've spent some time painting up bits. I've gone for a matt black engine to hide the dirt, and well... this.
Bought the car from Trev at DTM cars mid last year. Soon as the car came up I thought great, a trust worth garage, its in my budget, reasonable mileage and once I took it out for a test drive, I HAD to have it. Felt like a rocket compared to my 1.4 16v clio 2.
After getting her home typical Teesside weather.
Took it for a power run up at Evo Tune in Durham. Ran what I expected for a standard 172 which was great, however it was using 1lt of oil ever 1500-2000 miles but Renault specs said this was an okay oil consumption :S
I had a couple of months of new love with the car taking pictures of it in various places, managed to get a KTR Induction kit from Leeds_182 as he was fitting bodies.
Also got a KTR Stealth cat back, a silenced one.
Then she ended up like this after a torrential rain storm as the alternator had gone. Lovely £300 bill, while it was off the road I refurbed some lightweight alloys and got new T1R's all round. Borrowed my mates bright yellow Nissan Micra mean while.
Got a cup spoiler cheap of Mark Fox and wrapped it in carbon effect. Also manage to get a spare engine, box, front brakes, braided lines and a battery relocation kit.
Drove it around for a while and well now it looks like this
After breaking down on my way home at midnight a couple of weeks ago, I decided (never done anything like this before) to stick it on my parents drive and fix the problem myself and when I get stuck ask friends and fellow Clio owners for help/favors. Managed to get the engine out pretty easy on my own, labeling plugs and bolts with the hope that it would all go back together. I found that a con rod looks to have tried to make a break for freedom. Found a nasty crack in the rear of the block, bits of metal were everywhere, all the ports, intake, oil ways. So basically my engine was scrap. Using the spare engine I bought of Mark a while back I borrowed an engine stand and began to strip that and ordering parts.
With the idea of keeping things cheap but using genuine parts, it didn't stick. Ordered all the typical rebuild bits like gaskets, timing belt, dephaser, fluids from Renault Wolverhampton, then I had a little bit spare cash left over, and I haven't stopped buying.
My build so far is looking like:
KTR Induction kit
RS Inlets
ALD Gas flowed head, with new Valve guides and angled seats.
Supertech Valves
ARP Rod bolts
182 Manifold Heat wrapped with decat link pipe
KTR Stealth Cat back
RS Tuner 98 Ron map
Air Con Removed
Removed carpet from bulk head and fitted Nimbus Lite
Powerflex Rack Bushes
Relocate Battery to the Boot
There is probably more I just cant remember, after find out my budget for a new padel clutch must now go on valve guides I'm trying to sell a few spares I have to make some money back.
While my head is off at ALD I've spent some time painting up bits. I've gone for a matt black engine to hide the dirt, and well... this.
wouldn't bother with a paddle clutch unless you want boost in the long run. Standard one is fine even with low boost.
