Top 10 1*2 Mods

[Rico]

Just curious what everyones idea's are here. If you had a clio 1*2 what would be your top 10 mods, in order, to improve styling, handling and performance for FAST ROAD use ???

:approve:

 

[brownin]

the above plus:
angel eyes
blue side lights
neons
HKS stickers on wing
name in silver letters on tailgate from halfords

 

[kevin.s]

coilies or ebach springs (i think), turinis, silvervisions, anthacite colour coding, cliosport.net sticker , itg panel filter, stelth exhuast of some sort. then run round going bbaaaaaaaaa. lol

 

[benmore]

cs membership w/ stickerzzz

clear front and back indicators
coil overs
decat
s/s system (ktec recessed)
itg panel filter w/ improved cold air feed
remap
matched inlets
turinis
carbon splitter
back stripped, front seats out, bucket seats, cage, harnesses, replacement wheel
4 pots

think I've gone too many here lol

 

[JD]

Pointless thread.

Surely;

Supercharger
Turbocharger
Engine transplant for a 1.8T Vag unit aka TT Clio

?

 

[Gavin J]

A Wash & Polish is should be in the top 10.....

 

[Iain C]

Coilovers, new headunit, and if its a 182 new wheels.

 

[Daz.]

Standard FTW!

 

[mx1_champ]

you missed wheels... Tsw Venom's in 17'' with budget rubber on

 

[*Badger*]

Track tuition - make alot more difference where it counts than alot of the above.

 

[DanDennehy]

Investing in some driver skills training will be far more cost effective than any "mods" ...

 

[sam clio]

the above plus:
angel eyes
blue side lights
neons
HKS stickers on wing
name in silver letters on tailgate from halfords

cheesey or wat!!

 

[maynard]

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=278909&highlight=turini

this is from a long while back, so you probably missed it!

 

[Lee-182]

1. Bilstein B14 Suspension Kit £1029
2. Trophy Recaros £700 ish
3. 4 Pot Brake Kit £828
4. Scorpion 197 System £300
5. ITG Maxogen £380
6. Turbo Conversion £6000
7. Matched Inlets £200
8. Cup Spoiler £200
9. Sports Cat £300
10. Group N Clutch £350

Thats me done, My Wish list

 

[pip.]

Standard FTW!

Agreed.

Apart from an aftermarket SS exhaust.

 

[Lee-182]

You want a RED CUBE

 

[Ads_172]

1. Bilstein B14 Suspension Kit £1029
2. Trophy Recaros £700 ish
3. 4 Pot Brake Kit £828
4. Scorpion 197 System £300
5. ITG Maxogen £380
6. Turbo Conversion £6000
7. Matched Inlets £200
8. Cup Spoiler £200
9. Sports Cat £300
10. Group N Clutch £350

Thats me done, My Wish list

Spending over £10k on a £6k car!?!

Would rather sell the car and have a £16k budget for something else tbh!

But, yeah, a good list as far as "decent mods" goes...

 

[Lee-182]

Would rather sell the car and have a £16k budget for something else tbh!

Oh yeah dont get me wrong i would

 

[crazycup_racer]

1. Suspension
2. Brakes
3. Weight reduction
4. Tyres
5. Seats
6. Cage
7. Intake
8. Exhaust
9. Headwork / cams
10. Management
11. Forced Induction

 

[seanburns182]

dont forget the ekotec valve and fse power boost valve and the silver thing on ebay which cuts air up before the throttle body, these are really worth while.

 

[lambo7]

I'll take it people r being sarcastic about the eBay things????
Or r they ok??

 

[Brian172]

dont forget the ekotec valve and fse power boost valve and the silver thing on ebay which cuts air up before the throttle body, these are really worth while.

Cant get these for the 172(ph2)/182

 

[adam172]

I'll take it people r being sarcastic about the eBay things????
Or r they ok??

sarcastic.. i hope

althought iv just bought 5 of these http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/20BHP-POWER-M...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item27a71e8ed6

hoping for around 300 bhp!!!!

 

[Matt@Stealthsport]

I'll take it people r being sarcastic about the eBay things????
Or r they ok??

NO

There is no cheap way of getting power out of a 1*2.

As someone said get some driver training on a trackday far better than pissing away money trying to make a good car better.

 

[TimR26]

1. Vmaxx coilovers
2. Tarox G88 grooved discs
3. Ferrodo DS2500 pads
4. Ktec stealth exhaust
5. Ktec Group N engine and gearbox mounts
6. Ktec panel filter
7. Si's toweye
8. 307 splitter
9. Mazda 3 MPS aerial
10. Cliosport sticker

 

[Matt@Stealthsport]

1. Vmaxx coilovers
2. Tarox G88 grooved discs
3. Ferrodo DS2500 pads
4. Ktec stealth exhaust
5. Ktec Group N engine and gearbox mounts
6. Ktec panel filter
7. Si's toweye
8. 307 splitter
9. Mazda 3 MPS aerial
10. Cliosport sticker

That sounds like a list of your mods?

 

[TimR26]

That sounds like a list of your mods?

Must be a coincidence

 

[Gally]

Remove your fogs.

 

[Tav]

Should this be top 10 ways to waste money that'd be better spent on...

1. Petrol
2. Road trips
3. Track days
4. Road driving tuition
5. Track driving tuition
6. Tyres
7. Saving for a new motor
8. Other stuff in your life.
9....errrr food?
10...a new iMac 27"

 

[Fletcher]

That sounds like a list of your mods?

All pikey mods TBH.

 

[TimR26]

All pikey mods TBH.

Go sit on your Recaro throne while wearing your anorak :rasp:

 

[Kneel]

you missed wheels... Tsw Venom's in 17'' with budget rubber on

I have 15s in a clio fitment, 2 white 1 black 1 silver. No budget rubber though sadly...

 

[Martin_172]

i wouldnt do 10 mods if i was to buy another 172 but this is how my list would go

1. 182 manifold
2. k-tec decat/link pipe
3. remap
4. eibach sportlines
5. Toyo R888's

no need for uprated brakes on the road when running standard/ish power, genuine brakes and regular fluid is fine, standard suspension again is fine but i feel sportlines give better stability when doing over tripple figures. 182 manifold and decat give much more mid range pull and a remap to compliment them, and standard exhaust system isnt really that restrictive not worth driving about getting a sore head with the noise anyway! however my stealth wasnt that loud and did give me a slight gain but not a gain to make it worth while unless your going the full way with engine mods

 

[Jonff]

i wouldnt do 10 mods if i was to buy another 172 but this is how my list would go

1. 182 manifold
2. k-tec decat/link pipe
3. remap
4. eibach sportlines
5. Toyo R888's

no need for uprated brakes on the road when running standard/ish power, genuine brakes and regular fluid is fine, standard suspension again is fine but i feel sportlines give better stability when doing over tripple figures. 182 manifold and decat give much more mid range pull and a remap to compliment them, and standard exhaust system isnt really that restrictive not worth driving about getting a sore head with the noise anyway! however my stealth wasnt that loud and did give me a slight gain but not a gain to make it worth while unless your going the full way with engine mods

So you'd say having the 182 manifold is worth it then? I keep hum'n' and R'n' about getting it done on mine. Think I'd only ever get it done though is if I can get hold of a 182 manifold really cheap.

 

[ForceIndia]

KW V2's
Ds2500's etc
Better seats (not f**king recaro trendline's for the lemmings)
New steering wheel
CG Lock
Track days.

 

[Martin_172]

yep only engine mod id do if i was going for it again, possibly matched inlets again as i got a good gain from them but once you start you cant stop so on a budget if i was to get another as a bit of cheap fun the 182 manifold is the only mod id do. i gained 18bhp and 15lb/ft of torque from ITG filter, Samco Bend, Matched Inlets, 182 manifold, ktec decat, ktec stealth and i gained over 20lb/ft midrange!

 

[ForceIndia]

i wouldnt do 10 mods if i was to buy another 172 but this is how my list would go

1. 182 manifold
2. k-tec decat/link pipe
3. remap
4. eibach sportlines
5. Toyo R888's

no need for uprated brakes on the road when running standard/ish power, genuine brakes and regular fluid is fine, standard suspension again is fine but i feel sportlines give better stability when doing over tripple figures. 182 manifold and decat give much more mid range pull and a remap to compliment them, and standard exhaust system isnt really that restrictive not worth driving about getting a sore head with the noise anyway! however my stealth wasnt that loud and did give me a slight gain but not a gain to make it worth while unless your going the full way with engine mods

That's quite funny. R888's are needed, which don't really work well on the road, but uprated brakes are a waste? Forgetting the improved pedal feel?
The 182 manifold is a waste IMO. Of the 5, the fastest 1*2 I've owned was my bog standard ph2 172. Just one of those odd rapid one's.

 

[Martin_172]

have you ever used R888's on the road? what car? ive found them better than any tyre ive tried on the road (ive never used them on track however) but in 195/15" i found the grip phenominal.

as for brakes yes agreed improved pedal feel is nice but again as is the extra power of matched inlets, cat back exhaust, different filters, the extra grip of coilovers is nice but again as a fast road car in my opinion unless your looking to spend money for the sake of it i dont think its worth it since its such a good car out the box.

182 manifold i wouldnt do if i couldnt fit it myself, but since i can, its deffo worth while, my 188bhp proved it

 

[scott7912]

1. Tyres
2. Damper referb
3. Detailed
4. New Turinis
5. Exhaust
6. Track Driving lessons
7. Braided hoses, disks n pads
8. Referb Recaro's
9. New Steering wheel
10. Tank of petrol for less than 40quid.
SORTED!

 

[Martin_172]

1. Tyres
2. Damper referb
3. Detailed
4. New Turinis
5. Exhaust
6. Track Driving lessons
7. Braided hoses, disks n pads
8. Referb Recaro's
9. New Steering wheel
10. Tank of petrol for less than 40quid.
SORTED!

lol there is 4 things on that list that you shouldnt have to do on a car of that age and funny enough only one of them is due to it being a renault!