Who here owns a Renaultsport?

On a 172, its totally not worth it. Its barely worth in on a 182 any more. £2k of engine mods on a car worth less than £2k... for 10bhp.
 
Hopefully as more of the people in the RS2 group buy get theirs fitted and mapped we'll have a better idea of the gains achieved. Peak BHP isn't the main reason why I would want one, its the increase in power over the whole rev range.
 
Anyone painted their inlet manifold? I'm wanting to paint mine black using a Hammerite spray to tidy the engine bay up a bit as it's looking a bit sad. Will it be okay just cleaning the manifold and then just spraying it? or would I need some special prep work doing beforehand? If so I probably won't bother! :p
 
After driving some more luxurious cruising barges at work this week it's made me realise just how fun a car the 182 is to drive and also how involving it is. The feed back and amount you can feel through the car is fantastic.

If they made them with the quality & comfort of a Mercedes or Saab we'd have even more of a winner.
 
CaptainFail! said:
Anyone painted their inlet manifold? I'm wanting to paint mine black using a Hammerite spray to tidy the engine bay up a bit as it's looking a bit sad. Will it be okay just cleaning the manifold and then just spraying it? or would I need some special prep work doing beforehand? If so I probably won't bother! :p
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I painted mine with high temp paint a couple of weeks ago. Just removed it, cleaned it and painted.
 
Skeeter said:
Well thats hardly a fair comparison to a £45 RS Tuner remap is it!

Talking remaps alone, I doubt a custom one would provide much difference to an RS Tuner one.

Got some new plates for mine Pics when I get them fitted.
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Hehe, i wasn't trying to compare, more a hint of what i want getting done to mine :p The RS Tuner really doesn't offer much as a performance upgrade, its more there to make the car run better after modifications, the ECU can only adapt so much. I could be completely wrong, but it wouldn't surprise me if they have a few files on the pc desktop up at rstuner HQ, labeled induction.zip, exhaustandinduction.zip etc. When its really not that simple. A good example of this, take mine and SS's cars. Both 182's, his had a rebuilt engine, more engine work done and was remapped via an RS tuner. Yet mine ran higher figures at the RR despite mine running like a sack of **** and had a leaking exhaust. Due to the remap though, his power curve was considerably better than mine. A live RR map will do the same, but WILL increase performance because its making tiny adjustments for the exact modifications made.

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Well I spoke to the dealer and told them that the OEM replacement is £55 and both would need to be changed at the same time. I asked if they would just give me the cash and I would add the extra to buy the Eibachs and fit them myself and they agreed.

It works out cheaper for them and I get the springs I want so I think it was a good solution. I've now ordered some Eibach sportlines from motorsport world so I'll fit them next week when they arrive.
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Sensible decision from the garage, and a bonus for yourself, win win!

daveski said:
Alexisonfire - how far are you going to go with engine mods? I keep thinking about the JMS RS2 but then also wonder if spending that kind of money on a 172 is really worth it?
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Recently been thinking about changing the 182 for something else, but every time i drive it, i decided against it. In 1-2 years i could be earning double what i do now, and in 5 years time earning silly money. So ideal situation would be to take the clio as far as i could for track use, and get something like an M3 for normal driving/commuting. The only question to ask when modifying a car, is, is it worth it too you? Not to the car. Spending 4k on a 1k car might seem silly to some, but if its worth it too you, thats all that matters. Ideally i want to get a gas flowed head, high lift cams, forged internals and FI, should be good for 380-400bhp/tonne.

BennyC said:
After driving some more luxurious cruising barges at work this week it's made me realise just how fun a car the 182 is to drive and also how involving it is. The feed back and amount you can feel through the car is fantastic.

If they made them with the quality & comfort of a Mercedes or Saab we'd have even more of a winner.
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<3 RS <3
 
Hey guys,

I seem to have found a deal that's too good to be true!

AMD Essex will fit my milltek exhuast for FREE if I buy from them. Because I've purchased a milltek exhuast they will also give 50% DISCOUNT on a re-map and run the car on the rollers for FREE to check BHP!

-Free fitting
-50% Off re-map
-Free test on the rollers
-Lifetime warranty on the exhaust.

http://www.amdessex.com/news.read.cfm?articleid=97

Drossla said:
Anyone know what mileage these cars start dying out? :)
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Seems to be around 120k mark. Tough question to answer though!
 
Gustov said:
You haven't accounted for the fitting of the exhaust though. Definitely going to be more expensive all together doing it your way.
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I got my exhaust fitted for £40 at powerflow. How much have they quoted you at AMD? As far as i can see the 197 full system and remap is £950, and the difference between the full 182 & 197 system is £50...so they are going to charge £415 for a remap?

JMS/KTEC are RS specialists and do this sort of stuff day in and day out on these exact cars. I wouldn't take my car anywhere else.
 
Gustov said:
Huh? I was under the impression that a remap is still beneficial without a de-cat?
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I would say so, yes. Increased rev limit and much better running from cold. It also removes the slight kick at 5k revs, which means you get a much more even power delivery. I prefer it this way, but not everyone will I suppose.
 
Drossla said:
Anyone know what mileage these cars start dying out? :)
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My phase 1 had about 106k on it when I sold it and it was running like a dream, so can't imagine it dying any time soon.

I had exhaust, custom inlet and an RS tuner map on it and on the powerstation RR days it always ran a rather optimistically high figure around 180, never trusted that though.

New owner ran it at Tour De Force recently and it hit 172 on the nose which was pretty respectable on those rollers.

Wish I'd not sold the thing to be honest ;)
 
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My reason for needing a remap:

ECU is getting super confused with my lambda readings due to the decat is pumping way too much fuel, pops and bangs all the time now. Loosing power top end because of it too.

 
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