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ExigeV6|Q5|DS3|Fiat
No offense to you but the renualt staff/technicians at the dealers i have been to know sh*t all about their cars. FACT
Ps. I didnt mean you didnt know anything about Renaults in general i specifically meant the 172. Why then are all there 172s down on power when they are RRd?
Surely you should know this being a renault technician?
ExigeV6|Q5|DS3|Fiat
If they are not making 172bhp or ps then as you should know the marketing of the 172s is a fraud and is technically ilegal.
And i realise that certain enviromental conditions may affect the cars engine power when on the rolling road but if they state 172BHP then they should account for common enviromental conditions such as hot sunny weather consequently either increase the BHP on perfect conditions so when its hot its still 172 OR have said its a 162 or whatever the avg BHP is.
I personally think they have mislead the 172 consumer and it hasnt done their customer relations any good at all.
Was a Clio 1.8 16v
aaronc; check the members 1/4 mile figures mate, all pretty consistant. Power differences arent down to Reno IMO, jus how u drive them from day 1 and any things which may have happened to effect the power since.
None of these comments are FACTs either IMHO.
AARONC - some cars when rollin roaded are down on power compared to the manufactures specifications. The reason being is that when an engine is hot you do loose some bhp. Ever seen guys pushin there cars to the start line when drag racin ? its to keep the engine cool for as long as possible. i had my v6 rollin roaded b4 i fitted my pipercross and had the ecu re-programmed (in order to increase the fueling throughout the revs) when it was rollin roaded from cold it was 231 bhp. After the engine got warmer it went down to 224 bhp. Next time theres a shoot out on a roller - get there 2 hrs b4 you go on (in order to let ya block cool down) & wheel your car onto the roller - i bet ya bhp figures are a tad higher.
paddy - i think 14.5 - but it was the 1st time ive raced that car - i could get about 14 sec if the clutch could take my gear changes. it seems to slip when i bang it in 2nd quickly. Did you know that renault had to de - tune the v6 because the gearbox could not cope with the original designated output - FACT.
I have an original press release brochure from 1998 when renault released info about the car to the media and renault franchises - have a look - im going to download it after my tea. mmmmmmmm sunday roast - decent.
Golf GTI Ed30
I do hope you are pulling my pisser. Whats that all about?
Golf GTI Ed30
Well ill be there on monday anyway. ( racing AXs ) Give us a shout if you want a run.
14.5 is that from the std output, not with 75 bhp jets of nos i hope
i would expect 13s at least
Golf GTI Ed30
Yeah no probs mate!
errrrrrrrrrrrrr i think someones missing something here....lol
maybe its me
since when has a 172 been faster than a williams??????????????
iv got a williams 1 (standard) and a williams 2 (slight mods) sat outside now ............and id put money on both of em against same mod 172s any day of the week.and i think most people that know my cars will agree
the willy 1 with me driving no.r95 at last york day best time 14.6
the willy 2 with craggy driving 14.8 dunno bout no.s at york ul have to ask him.
RALPH - yeh mate thats standard - since then ive had a pipercross and an ecu upgrade done + n20. i wanna be runnin at least low 13 s now - if i dont the car is goin and im gettin another corvette.
Are you comin down in ya 5 man ?
proper motors them 5 turbos when there set up. there was one leatherin cossies last year at york. ive got it on vid. do y wanna see it
ExigeV6|Q5|DS3|Fiat
i own a standardish 1.8 16v. Does the 1/4 mid 15s. 0-60 in 7.1 0-100 in 18secs. Not impressive by any means but for a standard 1.8 its pretty good.
Owned the car for 4 years and raced many many other cars in its life. Willys and quite a few 172s., spyders, gtis, vts,TTs, bmws, you name it ive probably raced it.
And ive had many interesting results to say the least. Stuck to the bumper of 172s/willys on straights and corners between 0-115/120mph.
Probably the quickest 16v in the club, certaintly wasnt a friday afternoon job at the Renault construction factory, some even say the engine must have been hand built ,lol.
http://members.lycos.co.uk/aaronchap/car/2.jpg
Astra 1.9cdti XP
....and my old VTS got thrashed by everything I ever raced!!
