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    Who's using Cup Racer / R3 bits?

    as for wheel width, You're right, I misunderstood the concept of wheel offset. As for track width increase, for simplicity MacPherson strut has two mounting points, upper is set by top mount position, lower is set by wishbone to EE bracket mounting point. Taking into account that the wishbone...
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    Who's using Cup Racer / R3 bits?

    I thought track was measured from center of one wheel to center of the second wheel, in which case wheel width would be a factor, if it's measured between hubs than You're right. Not sure what You mean That's all I've got:
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    Who's using Cup Racer / R3 bits?

    OEM bracket Cup Racer bracket Look at the wishbone's mounting point - there's more than 4mm offset for sure. 38mm per side were measured on full lock to take into account difference in dynamic camber (like on the photos). As for front track width difference, I've seen those figures myself and...
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    Adjustable Top Mounts

    AST top mounts fit 197s and early 200s just fine
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    White Clio 200 cup pack

    I'm no expert but it depends on motion ratio of the suspension, sprung mass supported by each wheel, the desired ride frequency and as a result spring rates and probably many other factors so ideally You'll need suspension position sensors to find out - my point was only to question the feel of...
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    White Clio 200 cup pack

    i'm pretty sure You will, but it doesn't mean it will actually handle that way. Over-damping will only make illusion of performance (feel of responsiveness). Ideally You want Your suspension to be set to provide 65-70% critical damping at low speeds (depending on the track). Interesting read...
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    197 vs 200 throttle response in midrange rpm

    Akra should give You more midrange punch not the other way around. It did great job for me in clio 200. What year was your old 197. The early ones had short 5th and 6th gear compered to older 197's and all 200's (which in turn have shorter first 3 gears). Because of this 200 should pick up...
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    Who's using Cup Racer / R3 bits?

    black series all around, with rear beam bushes. Great responsiveness and feel of what's going on with the car and as for NVH I noticed it coming from engine/gearbox mounts (but I couldn't care less) rather than suspension so great mod after all. Only downside, from a road car point of view, is...
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    Who's using Cup Racer / R3 bits?

    I just used normal, non-adjustable bushes. I have little confidence in moving parts in that respect that can ruin my geometry if something goes wrong so wanted it as simple as it could be without going very expensive with uniballs, which I'll probably install at some point anyway. Different...
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    White Clio 200 cup pack

    You have to drill the holes yourself
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    Who's using Cup Racer / R3 bits?

    My car was briliant after AST 5100, top mounts, poly bushes everywhere and geometry (also using shims at the rear) from that point should have bought cup racer instead of going deeper into mods. As for rack shims - definetely not worth doing alone considering the amount of job involved. and no...
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    Who's using Cup Racer / R3 bits?

    as for the subframe, yes it has solid bushes: Cup OEM It also differs slightly at the front. Road cars have lower radiator support extended all the way back to mate the subframe. Cup cars don't other than that it will work just fine with OEM ARB, wishbones and steering rack. You can also...
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    LY200 - too loud or blow up again, taking bets!

    Yep I'm 85kg myself, 180cm but relatively wide hips hence fitement issue. as for shipping, have no idea, i guess no more than 30Euro (I paid that for shipping from Netherlands to PL) I will be selling it in month or two maybe more, If I'll get my car back and bigger seat from Ranault (last...
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    Who's using Cup Racer / R3 bits?

    difference with OEM vs CUP EE bracket: OEM CUP Bear in mind that the car is lifted and suspention was set just few mm below OEM ride height (winter setup) on the other hand the wheels are turned so OEM setup is a bit too flat compared to CUP setup, anyway You got the idea All in:
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    Who's using Cup Racer / R3 bits?

    - anti rotation links are shorter on Clio Cup but original ones should work as well (they worked in my case) - ARB links should be similar to road version, i can measure that when I'll get my car back - EE brackets - no need to change wishbones, driveshafts longer about 38mm each side (measured...
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    LY200 - too loud or blow up again, taking bets!

    how big are You? I have Clio Cup racer Sabelt seat in M size. Bought as new at December 2014 (FIA 2019), just sat in it few times, not driven it as my car is still being built. I could sell it with a nice discount (around 330Euro + shipping from Poland) as its a bit to small for me in hips, have...
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    197/200 TL4 gear box ratio difference

    Sorry for late reply, You know, christmas time and stuff like that ;) You can create an account in renault sport extranet to get access
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    How to de-activate hazard lights on hard braking.

    safety feature indeed, just to warn drivers behind You about emergency braking, should be related to Emergency Brake Assist system, can be switched off with ESP button along with ESP of course ;)
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    197/200 TL4 gear box ratio difference

    I was convinced that r3 is running ST-75 based on mixed info available on the net, different gearbox mounts between R3 and Cup should have caught my attention anyway. Did some research though on the renaultsport extranet and it seems that r3 does not run ST90 eighter (480 Nm torque limit) but...
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    197/200 TL4 gear box ratio difference

    Yeah, torque limit for ST75 is around 250Nm but r3 uses same gearbox (differently geared though) so I guess I should be fine with N/A engine. Don't know the price difference but I imagine it to be considerable