Turn your 172 into a Cup

[ad220]

Dont know if anyone has done this but by removing the back seats and the spare wheel in your 172, you should lose about 80kg

172 - 80kg = cup

Performance is loads better 0-60 in about 6.6s

Back end is lighter so you can get the a#se end to slide abit too.

 

[Turkish]

i get the feeling this thread could get ugly

 

[George16v]

Very - ......

 

[ad220]

Has anyone else tried it?????

 

[Lee]

Roamer has no interior in his and buckets.

Most of us have had the spare and the rear seats out at some time or another, usually for the quarter mile.

 

[Turkish]

although from people having had alot of accidents recently perhaps removing more weight from the rear might be better saved for when the roads are less salty/icy/greasy/wet

 

[Lee]

Quote: Originally posted by 172loony on 03 March 2004

although from people having had alot of accidents recently perhaps removing more weight from the rear might be better saved for when the roads are less salty/icy/greasy/wet

Thats not going to help them gain common sense when driving on slippery roads though.

 

[ad220]

But with ABS and ESP we should be OK!!!!

 

[Lee]

Quote: Originally posted by shamoo on 03 March 2004

But with ABS and ESP we should be OK!!!!

Neither of these should come into action unless you cant control your own car or you are deliberately driving like a loon.

 

[ad220]

very true. I used to be a driving instructor and have done several road craft days with an ex police driving instructor so i think i am fairly sensible

 

[Mark]

what about the air con

 

[Roamer]

Rear seats plus the spare adds upto about 40kgs, nothing more, changing seats can save another say 15-20kgs max.... nowhere near 80kgs though.....

 

[Roamer]

Check this thread out, I acurately weighed all the bits removed from the car .... 41.70kgs in total, not the 80kgs you recon Shamoo

http://forum.cliosport.net/display_topic_threads.asp?ForumID=2&TopicID=23176Thread - 2 seater clio anyone?

 

[ad220]

Didnt realise you guys had gone into so much detail. Not long joined the forum but looks like you were aware of it ages ago. Fair play to you Roamer for weighing all the bits.

 

[D-CUP]

Yeah, youve got a lot more stuff to chuck out before you get down to the weight of the cup.

 

[ad220]

Ive started my diet already so that should shift a few pounds!!!!

 

[Neil82]

Dont forget us Cup owners can strip our cars as well, ill be running totally stripped this summer (calm down ladies)

 

[sn00p]

Quote: Originally posted by Neil82cup on 04 March 2004

Dont forget us Cup owners can strip our cars as well, ill be running totally stripped this summer (calm down ladies)

youll need too without climate control!

(*unless you have a cup with climate)

 

[jon_r]

lol.

 

[Rich-D]

Quote: Originally posted by shamoo on 03 March 2004


Dont know if anyone has done this but by removing the back seats and the spare wheel in your 172, you should lose about 80kg

Nah, weve already had all the stuff stripped out and weighed from a 172, and theres no way you can save the 89kg to get the kerb weight down to that of a Cup.

Only saves about 40kg (ish) IIRC by removing spare wheel, rear seats, shelf, jack, etc...



Will deffo improve things though!

 

[Rich-D]

Quote: Originally posted by shamoo on 03 March 2004

But with ABS and ESP we should be OK!!!!

They are driver "aids" not miracle workers...

 

[Rich-D]

Quote: Originally posted by mark_eas on 03 March 2004

what about the air con

A whopping 25kg there, but you aint likely to be ripping that out!

 

[Rich-D]

Quote: Originally posted by shamoo on 04 March 2004

Ive started my diet already so that should shift a few pounds!!!!

LOL

It sounds daft, but it actually makes a lot of sense...

I know of one ClioSporter that went on the Atkins diet already!!!

 

[lastmanjackson]

So you think your back seat weighs in at around 60 KG

Not likely.

The cup had to remove a lot more than the wheel as we all know including having thinner glass etc

 

[KDF]

Just out of curiousity I weighed a uniroyal rainsport tyre.. brand new it weighs 7.7 KG That means a standard 172 alloy should weigh about 8KGs .. sound about right ?

 

[Tom]

yup.

 

[182 sport]

wow what a difference its made!

 

[McBunny]

i thought it weighed 17k :s

 

[Rich-D]

Quote: Originally posted by dogmaul on 04 March 2004

i thought it weighed 17k :s

Thats for a wheel and a tyre...

 

[McBunny]

yes but 7.7 + 8 does not = 17

 

[lastmanjackson]

Dont forget the Turinis are a lighter wheel than the standard 172 wheel

 

[Chris n nic]

You forgot the valve caps!

Chris

 

[McBunny]

oooh and yet again you all forget about the cup air in the tyres

 

[Chris n nic]

Good point m8. Have to really shop around for the special cup air.

Chris

 

[KDF]

Quote: Originally posted by dogmaul on 04 March 2004
yes but 7.7 + 8 does not = 17


It does with the _KDF version of a calculator..

Anyone weighed the Cup alloy.. plus tyre if need be .. ?

 

[McBunny]

did you know the cup even has special light weight coolent and you think im kidding

 

[Turkish]

im going off to split a hair anyone want to join me ?

 

[McBunny]

yeah me me me i love spliting them

 

[Turkish]

ive never done it but we have a few experts on here so i think i might ask one of them for some advice

 

[Ian_182]

just buy a 182,there just as quick and then take your interior out of that and if youve got stipes thats 10 bhp over standard anyway so its bound to be quicker

(i can hear a tsunami approaching fast)lol