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I have bought a shift light and one cable should go to the -ve on a traditional coil ,any ideas where to connect it ? Thanks Steven.

COOL CARS !!!

No LSD but knuckle set up , to reduce torque steer , R26 has both .

May be of interest : just listed mine on ebay Item number:180453715495

"temp must be sacrificed for flow sometimes " there is only a very moderate flow of air even going in with this set up !

not a very good cold feed though !!

Keep it , it is a far cooler car !

31mpg out of 197 and over 40 in my modded 172 Cup.

My 172 Cup with grp N K-Tec chip Has now blown to the 30 amp fuse located under the cover right of battery that controls the fuel pump several times .It has only happened on track days ( engine cuts out completely ) when reving in excess of 7k .I had a reflash at Renault garage and they could...

OK thanks ,......... Danny have you got one in your collection ?

MY 172 Cup fitted with 182 manifold just failed MOT as it has a decat .I have not got original cat .A friend has a cat off a 172 phase 1 i can borrow , will it fit OK with 182 manifold ? Thanks ...

My 172 Cup ( very modified ) returns over 40mpg , it is over 200kg lighter than 197 so there is part of your answer ...................Front spoiler on 200 ..... evolution ! improves front grip/ downforce etc , brilliant ! I want one on my car.............. Granny Steve ....

Re: FAO who have owned both 1*2 and 197/200's! I am lucky enough to have both ... 197 looks superb , impresses people and has a great chassis but I think the 172 Cup is " the daddy " .

Thanks for answers .What it boils down to is I was about to have head work on the 172 carried out plus maybe cams , which will run to the price I can buy the 197 engine for .I figured if I could use the head and / or cams for this project I could keep the block spare for my 197 if I need it ...

Hello ,thinking of buying a S/H 197 engine as a spare . Does anyone know if the head and cam would work / fit with my 172 on remapped std ecu .Thanks .

I have a mint pair of these for sale with subframes ..

Picture attached of my two cars .....

Just reading Autocar and in the back the new Clio 200 is top of , to quote "warm hatches " . To think a car like that , with nearly 200bhp does not make it to the hot hatch list ....

I have KI5 CUP , which I have had for 6 months , a low mileage 172 cup It had had a fortune spent on it and had been totally pampered . Now it is it shod with R888 s fitted with lightweight parts and thrashed at track events .. like they should be !! ...

I have owned lots of cool cars , I think the latest Clio s look fantastic but If you want comfort and build quality buy a BMW . What attracted me to 172 Cup was I am only interested in focused drivers cars that I can also used on track and to think a major manufacturer made a car with a weight...

What sort of tyre pressure is optimum for track on 172 ? I have 2 sets of wheels one has just had r888 fitted and now looking for a good tyre for Autumn / winter track work on other set ( both on 15 s ) any suggestions . Thanks Steven.

I think the list is complete rubbish , I have owned about 10 of the cars on there and driven a fair number of the others and I find the list plain baffling . Then again I suppose it is their opinion but dont read to much into it ...

I am 68.. got an integrale , 172 and soon a .....Nova .................................................... maybe I am to old .

185.4 bhp ..................more than i thought it would be .....

Had some brake work done on my 172 cup today at Frost Motorsport in Ipswich also put on RR . I bought the car with the following parts fitted : KTec ss teel exhaust , no cat .......182 manifold ....matched inlet and throttle body........... .KTec ecu remap...........BMC carbon filter ...

Hello , just joined , recently bought a nice 172 cup ( K I5 CUP ) previous owner has fitted Recaro seats from Mits Evo FQ400 they are on runners and are like new but I dont want them !! If any one is interested they would be great upgrade and bolt straight in . Do you take out mounts from...