Some 172ph1 track action

[Callek]

Second time I tested my 172 ph1 on a track.
K-Tec Stealth Exhaust
K-Tec Uprated engine mounts
K-Tec Fast road brake kit (front and rear)
Hankook Ventus RS-2 195/50 rubber

Nothing from inside the car though (Clio action starts after about 2min):
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Don't forget 720p...

 

[Jewson172]

Not bad mate. What's the engine mounts like? Are there any noticeable improvements?

 

[imprezaworks]

Rx-8 sounds good. +1 for how you found the engine mounts.


Dan.

 

[Callek]

The RX-8 is supercharged is a real track killer, seemed to handle very well. During the last lap the black Peugeot 206 GTI landed in the sand pit after trying to outrun me Luckily no damages to the car.

Well the mounts that I replaced had about 111k km on them and looked pretty beat up. I replaced the two upper ones first and noticed a big difference (tighter gear shifts etc), but the lower mounts did a much bigger improvement. Shifting gear, clutch feel, throttle response all that feels so much tighter now. Impressed with the quality of the new mounts as well, just look at them side by side:

Upper mount engine mount:

Bushes from the gearbox mount: