172 Cup fast(ish) road

[Alb.]

Bought it from a forum member on ClioSport.net, completely blind
Albeit he sent me lots of pictures and a video walk around.
here’s a copy & paste from the advert giving some details on the car;


Engine:
Catcams 428

Matched Inlets

Mapped standard ECU

Ph1 Airbox

182 manifold

Ktec stealth system with sports cat

Vibra Technics engine and gearbox mounts

Powerflex dogbone mount

Grams exhaust mount insert





Suspension/Brakes:

Eibach Pro Kit Lowering Springs

Koni Sport front shock absorbers

Pure motorsport strut top mounts and strut brace

Powerflex front wishbone bushes

HEL Braided brake lines

Brembo grooved disks DS2500 Pads

having had another 172 (non cup) in the past, this is another level entirely

plans are to carry on where the last owner left off, tidying up a few things that need sorting and enjoying the back roads down here

[Alb.]

Did 150ish miles this weekend. Some of it with some relatively fast cars (bmw 140’s, M2, Audi s3 etc.) and the cup held its own until we got to the A roads

Only managed to get a picture with my mates 197



cup looking a little sorry for itself, needs a clean up and wheels refurbed

also needs new tyres as the back end was pretty skittish (front two tyres mismatched, rears are budgets) although the car handles so so well
Cup seats are surprisingly supportive and the lowered seat combined with the smaller 330mm wheel is perfect

Also managed pretty decent mpg, even though the revs rarely got below 5000

[Cambs_Stuart]

Lovely clio. Looks like a really good set of modifications.

[anonymous-user]

Should never have sold mine! Brilliant cars, enjoy it.

Edited by anonymous-user on Monday 19th September 20:24

[LordHaveMurci]

Brilliant car that you won’t regret buying!

Please don’t chav it up, sounds like it’s been sensibly modified so far

[xu5]

That looks like some good upgrades for fast road spec. I loved my 172 Cup. I put a lot of miles on it and prob did not stay on top of preventitive maintenance as much as I should have

I always fancied fitting the Recaro seats that were an option on the 182's.