love it mate going be a good little toy that, and mpg is
love it mate going be a good little toy that, and mpg is
The next step to me is to get it on the rolling road to give me a power curve printout so i book it in at the local RR facility quite literally over the road and a 3 minute drive from home. The BHP and torque curve indicate a flatspot, the next step i feel is a remap
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There's also the annoying problem with a sticking throttle, i'm having to blip the pedal to drop the revs down. The speedo has also started to play up so i've ordered a new speedo sensor from Renault as well as a new throttle cable. The ICV will need taking apart again and blasting through with carb cleaner
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Also sorted some boot badges to fill the holes in the tailgate to finish off the exterior. So time to save for a remap and get it booked in on a trackday to really push it, then hopefully in October i'll be heading over to the Nurburgring.
MPG is awesome, there's nothing in it so it gives a nice return cruising at 60-70mph. I work 11 miles away from home so i gave it a run out to work and back for a weekOriginally Posted by BluntyR5GTT
love it mate going be a good little toy that, and mpg is
Also had a sort through all my invoices since starting the white project... and then bust out the calculator!
35 invoices from Renault, FK,GSF, Eurocarparts, K Tec, E Bay in 4 months..... Quite a few parts
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christ mate you been spending quite a bit there, also re the engine id say a remap is certainly next thing to do maybe even try get a set of uprated cams and headwork ?
A remap is definitely the next step, it should smooth out the flat spot in the torque and bhp curves and maybe eek out a little more as i'm running the decat and had the inlet manifolds matched. Cost for a before and after RR run with remap shouldn't be more than £300.
It's a lot of £££ to buy and fit cams, headwork again is going down the £££ route if done by an engineering company. I bet those 2 jobs could reach 1K, it really depends how far 1 wants to go. I need to get it out on track now and push it hard in it's current form
Less than 2 weeks until the trip to Nurburgring, fingers crossed this week i'll have 2-3 minor jobs done on the Clio.
I bought these OZ F1 a couple of weeks ago and trial fitted them on the Clio to see how they looked... Didn't like them so i sold them within 24hrs of posting them on classifieds.
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Much better on black wheels, today i took the Clio to the local weighbridge to see how much it weighs.
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960kgs, thats 51kgs lighter than the 'lightweight' Clio Cup model and well over 100kgs lighter than the std phase 1 Clio 172. Maybe thats why i've seen this peak MPG figure poodling at 30 and 40mph
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Looking sick, do you know how much the cage weighs in at?
Lovin' that mate, seriously
Perhaps I'm not 'darn wiv da yoof' these days, but I think it looks better on the silver OZ's.
Do it Mart! Get rid of the Mitsi fuel guzzler.
Get a phase one painted in red and between you, Rich and me we have a French flag going on.....
Quite a few bars in that cage Adey, so I'm guessing at around 35/40 kgs.
Dude, I want to - Funnily enough, it was after seeing Adey's mate with the capsicum red sprayed ph1 at ND, that really got me thinking (againDo it Mart! Get rid of the Mitsi fuel guzzler.
Get a phase one painted in red and between you, Rich and me we have a French flag going on.....) about a Clio as a track car.
Selling the Evo would certainly open up the door of buying a Clio & helping get Whitey back (if I can twist Jimmy's arm).
Hold on, that scratched record is starting again...
Well, if you need a cheap pretty much complete shell (in silver) I have one going soon, couple of dings and scratches, but that means it is going to be Very cheapand a good enough basis to have a cracking toy.
Ricardo's brief was a 'fun, fast and usable track orientated toy, which was easy to run and fairly cheap to maintain'. Now, when you think about it, perfectly sums up what he has now, 50mpg on a daily run and a reliable/easy 200bhp/tonne.
Yeah, but didn't he already have said spec car?
Let me get the Spa/'Ring weekend out the way, and I'll see what's what then...
You mean 'old 17bluey', or his old white R5?
I cant rate these cars enough, i did my first track day in my 172 today at Donington, the car was brilliant. The only problem i had was setting my brakes on fire as i was being too heavy on them!
I met two lads who both advised they owned Evo's, but were fed up of the running and tracking costs. they turned up in a black 172 they bought the week before from an auction for £1500.00
They said it was brilliant, they didn't stop smiling and giving me the thumbs up
It's a perfect all rounder, a daily car even with the cage in. I can live with it, fully road legal which means driving to and from a track and hooning around the track in between. Just need a set of wheels for track use only
I know it will get me to the Ring as the mechanicals all came from the blue Clio 172 which i owned for over 2 years. In that 2 years bar changing the gearbox i never had any issues with it.... although it probably hates me right now sitting on the driveway like it is
Mines my daily car at the minute too. Some decent brakes and suspension and its brilliant, besides a filter, mines totally standard. looked the part today though on its track wheels and quick change mirror covers
Sorry for the slight crash.
If I don't like my new direction with cars I'll defo be heading straight bk to a Clio, oe engine, stripped with suspension and carbon Lorraine brake pads, Nuff said job done
j8tro, looks spot on
Adey, you know, you've been there.
Pound for pound you can't go wrong with a phs1 or 2, you can pick em up for a decent price now.
Personally, to get on track minimum spend all they need is:
New brake fluid
Braided hoses
Brembo HC discs and either DS2500 or Carbon Lorraine pads
Next step if you go regular would be remove rear seats, parcel shelf. Go and enjoy, i just took it a few levels up
Andy G's Red Phase 1? That cars been broken up now I think... He was selling the shell off cheap too... Wonder if its been squashed yet?Dude, I want to - Funnily enough, it was after seeing Adey's mate with the capsicum red sprayed ph1 at ND, that really got me thinking (again
Clio 172 PH1 Rolling Shell In TROPHY RED!!
After being messed around by a MORON who left a £400 deposit on my car, i have ended up giving him it back and asking him never to contact me again!
I Am breaking My Megane 225 Powered Clio Turbo.
In this for sale thread i am Selling.
The Clio 172 2001 ( pre face Lift ) Rolling Shell. Painted in Trophy RED.
Clio Shell inc
All Doors, Alloy Bonnet, Wings, Bumper, Boot, Wing Mirroes, Phase 2 Side Strips and Bullets and Phase 2 Rear Bumper, Rear Beam, Tank, Dash, Wish Bones, Sub Frame, rack, and NEW track rod ends and Drum Sticks, Callipers and Discs. and FOUR fancie Steel Wheels LOL,
It will be on Standard Clio Suspension so it will be still Mobile. or i can sell you some H&R Coil Overs there wont be a Cup Spoiler on this as it will be listed on Ebay or at a later date on here. at the moment its just what is for sale in this thread.
£800 for the Shell with all above or add the H&R Coil Overs for a Extra £300
its broke now........ PMS cleared.
It still has ALL pannels on the car!!!
Andy
pm clear
Just a short drive from you too Mart...
Crushed!
I has some bits off it just before it was getting collected.
Cheers Ashy
Shame to see that's been crushedSaying that, I wouldn't want to be paying that much for just for a shell, plus it's a my2001+ (ref' road tax).
The Evo needs to be gone before any of this can happen anyway...
I can't believe andy's broke that car, it was stunning.
Check!
Personally, to get on track minimum spend all they need is:
New brake fluid
Braided hoses
Brembo HC discs and either DS2500 or Carbon Lorraine pads
Next step if you go regular would be remove rear seats, parcel shelf. Go and enjoy, i just took it a few levels up
I have Ferodo DS2500's, Brembro HC discs, Braided lines and AP Racing 500 Fluid. Suspension wise its on some cheap coilovers as 2 weeks before the track day i found one of the front shockers was leaking and it was a last minute decision, TBH there not that bad and have camber adjustment too.
On the day i removed the rear seats and parcel shelf which just made it sound better inside the car! the only failure was i've warped the discs slightly, but at only £45 delivered its not really a big issue.
Pre 2001 is a tad cheaper on the tax.
Regards shells the sad thing about modifed cars is IMO when it comes to sell it's a limited market and not a lot of people have the ready cash to fork out for the car as a whole. A shame, the car gets broken, the best parts go quick and then you're left with the shell........
This is what happened with the white shell..... All singing supercharger converted Clio, then put up for sale with no takers, then broken with the shell left in the back of a pub car park for months
Exactly, cheap enough to replace and back out on track in no time
I find the part prices for these are pretty good on the whole, find a good Clio and they return big fun for little outlay from the wallet
Screw that, £12 disks for me, no need for hc jobbys, expensive or cheap they only last 3 k with track abuse thrown in when rocking carbon Lorraine rc6,s
£12.....mint......where from? I got the HC's from Kam Racing, they are £30 but with £15 delivery. I'm a bit pissed they have warped to be honest
Blimey! Drove Ricardos car for the first time tonight after sorting a few things on it.
I want those brakes!!!
Has given me devilish ideas now!
Hehe! Thanks Matt, appreciate the work done i'm more than pleased with everything. Was awesome being in the passenger seat when you gave it the big 1 up that hill turning into the corner at speedBlimey! Drove Ricardos car for the first time tonight after sorting a few things on it.
I want those brakes!!!
Has given me devilish ideas now!
So as mentioned last night i had the suspension re set to raise the car as the driveshaft was bottoming out. A new Renault throttle cable was fitted and the ICV was cleaned out with brake/clutch cleaner and WD40 (which only lasted 3 minutes!) So it's still running 2.5 degrees negative camber with toe out re done to 5mm.
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Also, Matt organised for the blue Clio 172 to be taken away as he now owns it
Expect to see this back out on the road some time
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And so it's gone
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Hehe! A road going clio cup racer......Gotta give a little squirt eh?
Thanks for lending me the keys to the toy.
'old 1-7-blu' is now in the workshop looking very comfy.
You can drive it anytime mate, enter it in a round of a sprint
Rude not to try it out
Looking good ricky,
I may have to repaint the red 5 white... Does look good for a track based car
Good to see old bluey has gone to a new home, i miss that car, even tho i hated to drive it...
You wouldn't get it back......You can drive it anytime mate, enter it in a round of a sprint
Rude not to try it out
Looking good ricky,
I may have to repaint the red 5 white... Does look good for a track based car
Good to see old bluey has gone to a new home, i miss that car, even tho i hated to drive it...
Ol blue was a brilliant Clio, i'd still probably be driving it now if it wasn't for me finding the white shell. The mods on it were just right for trackdays and taking it to work everyday. I'm glad it will be back, who knows to what spec
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