Few photos of my 194bhp Clio 172 Cup
Discussion
Hi All,
Not been on here for ages other than lurking having a read now and again
And a few photos of how my Clio 172 Cup currently stands!
Just waiting for a spot to have the car booked in for some live mapping to pull the engine upgrades together. Pre-Map the car ran as below at the Surrey Rolling Road a few weeks back.
The graph shows both a run when standard and a run pre map with my new inlet.
As the weather has been nice I Went on a mission to clean out some of my detailing gear today and found a nice new pack of 3m 2000 wet and dry, so as my lights had seen better days, I thought I would have a go.
Lights at the start both pretty tatty:
So all taped up on with a splash of water and sand away:
Soon got bored so came up with a cunning plan:
Take one old pad, cut out wet and dry, double up some gaffer tape, slap wet and dry on pad and then on to the DAS = win!
Sand away and end up with:
On to the polishing stage:
In action:
Finish polishing up and the result:
Shiny! But in need of a touch of protection so:
One coat if AF TC and then two of the FK.
Mmmm beading:
I had no idea how messy this job was:
Whole front end is white with wet sanding residue and polish, ah well a job for tomorrow!
I would say I managed about 90 - 95% correction so will probably buzz them over again in the summer, but it's amazing what a difference a nice clean set of lights makes to the front end!
Not been on here for ages other than lurking having a read now and again
And a few photos of how my Clio 172 Cup currently stands!
Just waiting for a spot to have the car booked in for some live mapping to pull the engine upgrades together. Pre-Map the car ran as below at the Surrey Rolling Road a few weeks back.
The graph shows both a run when standard and a run pre map with my new inlet.
As the weather has been nice I Went on a mission to clean out some of my detailing gear today and found a nice new pack of 3m 2000 wet and dry, so as my lights had seen better days, I thought I would have a go.
Lights at the start both pretty tatty:
So all taped up on with a splash of water and sand away:
Soon got bored so came up with a cunning plan:
Take one old pad, cut out wet and dry, double up some gaffer tape, slap wet and dry on pad and then on to the DAS = win!
Sand away and end up with:
On to the polishing stage:
In action:
Finish polishing up and the result:
Shiny! But in need of a touch of protection so:
One coat if AF TC and then two of the FK.
Mmmm beading:
I had no idea how messy this job was:
Whole front end is white with wet sanding residue and polish, ah well a job for tomorrow!
I would say I managed about 90 - 95% correction so will probably buzz them over again in the summer, but it's amazing what a difference a nice clean set of lights makes to the front end!
Defcon5 said:
194bhp with only an inlet manifold and no map?
Pretty Much (Although it has a Exhaust and De-Cat)Rolling road was carried out at Surrey Rolling Road before and after, I'm led t believe that SRR is one of the more respected in the South.
Its a little more than 'just and inlet' http://www.stone-automotive.com/index.php/clio-rs-...
Mapping is yet to be carried out to bring it all together.
Very nice! Funnily enough I was wondering only yesterday what Turinis would look like on my (non-cup) 172 
Mine is completely standard but they really are great cars. Good effort with your headlights, another job for me to add to the list
btw what suspension are you running? Ride height looks a little lower than normal.
Mine is completely standard but they really are great cars. Good effort with your headlights, another job for me to add to the list
btw what suspension are you running? Ride height looks a little lower than normal.
grenpayne said:
Very nice! Funnily enough I was wondering only yesterday what Turinis would look like on my (non-cup) 172
Mine is completely standard but they really are great cars. Good effort with your headlights, another job for me to add to the list
btw what suspension are you running? Ride height looks a little lower than normal.
Spec list -Mine is completely standard but they really are great cars. Good effort with your headlights, another job for me to add to the list
btw what suspension are you running? Ride height looks a little lower than normal.
Engine: Stone Automotive RS2 Inlet Manifold / 182 4-2-1 Exhaust Manifold / Ktec Supersport Exhaust / Ktec Decat (200 Cell Sprot cat for MOT Time)
Suspension: KW V2 Coilovers / AST Adjustable solid top mounts / Custom made Rear 4 way adjustable rear Anti Roll Bar
Interior: Bimarco Futura Bucket Seats / Rear Seats removed / Caged Rear Roll Cage
-J- said:
Spec list -
Engine: Stone Automotive RS2 Inlet Manifold / 182 4-2-1 Exhaust Manifold / Ktec Supersport Exhaust / Ktec Decat (200 Cell Sprot cat for MOT Time)
Suspension: KW V2 Coilovers / AST Adjustable solid top mounts / Custom made Rear 4 way adjustable rear Anti Roll Bar
Interior: Bimarco Futura Bucket Seats / Rear Seats removed / Caged Rear Roll Cage
Thanks Engine: Stone Automotive RS2 Inlet Manifold / 182 4-2-1 Exhaust Manifold / Ktec Supersport Exhaust / Ktec Decat (200 Cell Sprot cat for MOT Time)
Suspension: KW V2 Coilovers / AST Adjustable solid top mounts / Custom made Rear 4 way adjustable rear Anti Roll Bar
Interior: Bimarco Futura Bucket Seats / Rear Seats removed / Caged Rear Roll Cage
My only experience of coilovers was on an Evo 6 with a shockingly hard ride. Do they firm up the Clio a lot or is it all down to the setup?
grenpayne said:
Thanks
My only experience of coilovers was on an Evo 6 with a shockingly hard ride. Do they firm up the Clio a lot or is it all down to the setup?
The KW V2's are both height and damping adjustable. I have mine set fairly stiff so it can be a bit bumpy, but all is forgiven on a nice sunny day and a clear B road. My only experience of coilovers was on an Evo 6 with a shockingly hard ride. Do they firm up the Clio a lot or is it all down to the setup?
I could fiddle with the damping and make the ride not far off standard if I chose. Coilovers in my opinion are very much an item thats governed by cost, they old saying you get what you pay for.
TITWONK said:
hi,
I didnt know you could get the cup in any other colour than blue? i pick my cup up on saturday can not bloody wait!
Mines one of 33 made in Iceberg. It's also got. Climate control for those rare sunny days, yes it adds a small amount of weight and saps a small amount of power, but it's worth it in the summer. I didnt know you could get the cup in any other colour than blue? i pick my cup up on saturday
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