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I played with tyre pressures at Bedford all day last week. Started at the 32psi hot which many folks on here recommended but I found that too high, with too much understeer and not enough grip. I tried all all pressures between 25psi - 32psi in 1 psi increments, up and down, on the day (sunny...

Acquired some genuine Cup Racer Speedlines too... these will be my track day wheels and I'll likely replace the standard Cup alloys at some point with a black set of Speedlines, or just get the Cup alloys refurbed.

And now for some Gordini action... I wasn't super-excited about the standard steering wheel that my Cup came with.. not a great feel, I found it a bit thin and it was starting to show signs of wear after 59k miles. Wanted a TDC marker in any case and found a genuine Renault Gordini steering...

Indeed it is, yes.

tbh - I don't mind the flat spot, it's really not as bad as people make out. I was expecting a sluggish, horrible, prolonged flatspot after reading all the scare stories on here. It's not that bad at all, although I will get it remapped once everything is bolted on. In the meantime, complete...

K Tec Racing decat plus cat-back exhaust - and panel filter.

Had the car fully serviced at the same time - and filled with the best fluids (IMO)...

New gearbox fitted now - got it from RSC from their batch of NOS genuine Renault boxes. Fitted with new genuine Renault clutch kit. The car also had some play in the steering rack, so a new genuine Renault steering rack was installed at the same time.

The genuine article...

It's going to be used a lot as a road car so won't be stripping and caging it. I raced in the UK Alfa Romeo Championship many years ago and used to drive my racers on the road in the early days before I went 'full on'. A caged, stripped and harnessed car on the road is just awful in my opinion...

Bought my Renault Sport 197 Cup last month - factory Cup chassis, Recaros, Cup Spoiler etc. It had been a wife's little runabout for the last 4 years and was in great condition, although with the infamous Recaro bolster wear which I will need to get fixed, plus more worryingly, a crunching 4th...

Much safer to have some spacers made with the new PCD/bolt pattern.

RSC gearbox off eBay put in mine this week, with new genuine Renault clutch kit. Collected it today and drove off for a 2hr blat about. No problems so far - and I hope none more to come. Mega job to replace box. I paid £650 labour.

Get the owner to send you a pic of the factory decal from inside the driver's door slam panel - if it's a genuine Cup, it'll state it as such on this decal.

I keep looking at Laguna Silverstone wheels on eBay as a track day set for mine - but don't want heavy lumps. What do these weigh?

Near Petworth.

Been on here for about a month so about time I introduced myself... New 2008 197 Cup owner in West Sussex. Bought it 3 weeks ago. I'm having a KTR cat-back exhaust, decat and panel filter fitted next week, plus a new gearbox. Bought a paid membership for this Forum and I'm going to drive...

Cheers guys - have emailed Opie.

You'll have to change your User Name to Luke_200 :biggrin:

My 2008 197 Cup is having a new gearbox fitted next week as the 4th gear synchro is crunching. I've read a few posts about 'what's the best gearbox oil' and the consensus seems to be to stick with the original Renault stuff - but I can't find any info about what the original Renault stuff is...