Renault Sport 172 Cup

Renault Sport 172 Cup

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Chris1986

Original Poster:

45 posts

158 months

Saturday 24th March 2012
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I bought this car standard last December and since then I've being playing around with it.
It made 181 bhp and 165 ftlb at Surrey Rolling Road. Not bad when you think it only weighs 1020kg

Renault Sport 172 Cup Spec:

Power: 181.2 bhp and 165 ftlb

Weight: 1020kg

Engine:
Ktec Decat
Full Ktec Stealth Exhaust
JMS Performance Remap with Over Run
K&N Panel Filter
Silicon Hose for Air Filter to Throttle Body
Oil Breather
Engine Cover Custom Spray
Ktec Solid Engine Mounts
Polyflex Dog Bone
Blue Hose Kit

Suspension:
Vmaxx Coilovers (running -1.5 degrees camber)
OMP Front & Rear Strut Braces

Brakes:
Brembo High Carbon Discs
Ferodo DS2500 Pads
Braided Brake Lines

Wheels/Tires:
Polarized Wheel Bolts
Polarized Locking Nuts
Michelin Pilot Sport 3's All Round


Exterior:
New Style RS Badges























Edited by Chris1986 on Wednesday 25th April 19:45

greggy50

6,161 posts

190 months

Saturday 24th March 2012
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Gorgeous drop me a PM if you ever decide to sell it smile

wackojacko

8,581 posts

189 months

Saturday 24th March 2012
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Wow looks amazing, love the way it's sitting.

Keep looking at 172 cups as the S3 feels a little sensible at times, finding a good one is quite hard.

Stedman

7,213 posts

191 months

Saturday 24th March 2012
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Love these! If I had the space and money, I'd have one of these in a heart beat biggrin

Chris1986

Original Poster:

45 posts

158 months

Saturday 24th March 2012
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Cheers for all the nice comments...

Arthur Daley

269 posts

157 months

Saturday 24th March 2012
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Looks like a great example, I can't believe how cheap they are now..

Baryonyx

17,990 posts

158 months

Saturday 24th March 2012
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Nice to see one looking this clean, a lot of them are a bit tattered now. Look after it!

JagJag363

133 posts

147 months

Saturday 24th March 2012
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Very nice, i'm keeping my eye out for a decent one

Defcon5

6,160 posts

190 months

Saturday 24th March 2012
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That is utterly fantastic.

Mastodon2

13,818 posts

164 months

Saturday 24th March 2012
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Looks fantastic, I love the decals on the sills, lovely touch. Could you tell us a bit more about the Ktec Stealth? I take it that it's supposed to keep the OEM look with the downturned diesel exhaust look, is it as quiet as it's name suggests?

Chris1986

Original Poster:

45 posts

158 months

Saturday 24th March 2012
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Ktec are a Renault sport tuning specialist. And yes, I didn't want to cut and damage the rear bumper so I have gone for the ktec stealth exhaust. Same performance as the straight out of the bumper and saves you from cutting the bumper

Hoygo

725 posts

160 months

Saturday 24th March 2012
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Very nice,i believe it drives great,i own a phase 1 for 3 years,great cars.

stevenr

915 posts

193 months

Saturday 24th March 2012
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Very nice looking car.Well done.

However,you must have BOUGHT it before you brought it anywhere.This is PH,spelling matters you know.

GTiFrank

625 posts

183 months

Saturday 24th March 2012
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Great job. What polish/clay are you using out of interest? Very shiny lick

Chris1986

Original Poster:

45 posts

158 months

Saturday 24th March 2012
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sorry steven

and Frank, I first jet wash the car, then add a layer of snowfoam, followed by another jet wash then hand wash using Meguiars Ultimate Wash & Wax and rinsed off with jet wash again. then I clayed the car with Meguiars clay bar kit. Next sep was a machine cut using various grades of Menzerna cutting compound. I then sealed the paint with Carlack 68 - Long Life Sealant. Next step i changed the pad on the machine polisher and used Meguiars Deep Crystal Polish, then lastly I used Poorboys Nattys Paste Wax Blue, applied by hand (which I may add it was very hard to resist eating it and omg it smells so nice lol)

C2james

4,685 posts

164 months

Sunday 25th March 2012
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That looks like a really nice one, what are they like everyday as I'm considering one for next year.

JayTee94

10,974 posts

156 months

Sunday 25th March 2012
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That looks amazing mate! Enjoy!

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Chris1986

Original Poster:

45 posts

158 months

Sunday 25th March 2012
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I drive this everyday. If driven like a granny you can get about 35-40+ mpg if driven hard then it drops down to 25mpg

MrBrightSi

2,912 posts

169 months

Sunday 25th March 2012
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What a wonderful blue.

Great car smile

tranter5

352 posts

163 months

Sunday 25th March 2012
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very tidy!