RE: PH Fleet: Renaultsport Clio 182
Discussion
frayz said:
Has there been a more involving a pure FWD hot hatch since the 182? I honestly think there hasnt.
Small, light, super chuckable and well driven will hassle almost anything on a B road.
I drive a Cayman R these days and i still wouldnt pick a fight with a well driven 182 on the road.
I don’t think there’s been anything like it and it’s a reason why I’ve returned to one after having an EP3 for a couple of years, the Civic was a good hot hatch the Clio is a great one.Small, light, super chuckable and well driven will hassle almost anything on a B road.
I drive a Cayman R these days and i still wouldnt pick a fight with a well driven 182 on the road.
My first RB
My current BG
The last of the old school hot hatches.
Robert-lhcbq said:
JMF894 said:
An exhaust, a remap and an induction kit for 7bhp? How much did that lot cost? I know N/A engines don't give much with remaps but couldn't that cost have gone towards something that would have improved the car in other areas?
Ktech have a generous rolling road. You'd at the very least need polished and ported inlets to see that much. What spring rates did you go for on the coilovers?
CarlosSainz100 said:
Sam Sheehan said:
That's one thing I plan to do very soon...
I'm 6ft 4 and very long in the leg. What chance do I have fitting in a clio with standard seats?Dale487 said:
Did you ever get to the bottom of the miss fire problem?
My Peugeot 106 had one from time to time which seemed to a have a weather cause, I only found out after selling it that the problem was cracked HT leads - moisture gets in the cracks and affects their performance.
A dodgy injector, but by that point I'd already changed the plugs, leads and coil pack My Peugeot 106 had one from time to time which seemed to a have a weather cause, I only found out after selling it that the problem was cracked HT leads - moisture gets in the cracks and affects their performance.
I've now had my second FF 182 for 3 year (my first wasn't a goodun) and really don't think I could sell it either.
It's a car I thought I'd love straight away but it really didn't match my expectation for a while. It initially felt loose, soft and a bit scary when it was pushed. But since then I've replaced all of the steering components and the cup shocks. I've added Eibach Pro-line springs, a Fatty's induction kit, a slightly smaller steering wheel from a Clio 197, a Polybushed Dogbone mount, Turini wheels and some front Ferodo DS2500 brake pads. It's also had its tracking set up, a stainless steel exhaust fitted by a previous owner and is on some Continental Sport 2s. Now it's the car I always hoped it would be, only better!
I really can't think how anything else could deliver the smiles and excitement a well sorted Clio 182 can. It's so involving and confidence inspiring, it rides country roads really well, never feels like you need more power, sounds nice and raw, can use all of it's performance and feels light and compact.
It's also been mostly reliable, only just developed a couple of rattles, is pretty economical (given its performance) and I find it fine for longer journeys. I used to do 70 miles a day in it!
Every time I enjoy a country road I arrive at my destination loving the thing even more. And it leaves me thinking I couldn't possibly sell it for quite some time.
Future plans are to put a Whiteline ARB on it, replace the two engine mounts and I'd would love to put some Bilstein coilovers on it at some point! Then I'm sure selling it would be even more difficult.
It's a car I thought I'd love straight away but it really didn't match my expectation for a while. It initially felt loose, soft and a bit scary when it was pushed. But since then I've replaced all of the steering components and the cup shocks. I've added Eibach Pro-line springs, a Fatty's induction kit, a slightly smaller steering wheel from a Clio 197, a Polybushed Dogbone mount, Turini wheels and some front Ferodo DS2500 brake pads. It's also had its tracking set up, a stainless steel exhaust fitted by a previous owner and is on some Continental Sport 2s. Now it's the car I always hoped it would be, only better!
I really can't think how anything else could deliver the smiles and excitement a well sorted Clio 182 can. It's so involving and confidence inspiring, it rides country roads really well, never feels like you need more power, sounds nice and raw, can use all of it's performance and feels light and compact.
It's also been mostly reliable, only just developed a couple of rattles, is pretty economical (given its performance) and I find it fine for longer journeys. I used to do 70 miles a day in it!
Every time I enjoy a country road I arrive at my destination loving the thing even more. And it leaves me thinking I couldn't possibly sell it for quite some time.
Future plans are to put a Whiteline ARB on it, replace the two engine mounts and I'd would love to put some Bilstein coilovers on it at some point! Then I'm sure selling it would be even more difficult.
Mr Sheehan, where did you get your Bilstein B14's please? I'm thinking about some for my non-Cup 182FF, so far £800 delivered but that's a lot of cash.... Great ongoing account of your RB182, which was partly to blame for my purchase of a 26k cotton-wooled completely standard silver one a month ago. Back in a hot hatch many years since my last one, a 205Gti 1.6, but it's turning me into a grey-haired hooligan. I haven't driven like this since GATSO's were a novel sight....
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