Renault 5 F7P Turbo conversion.
Yes it’s me with yet another engine conversion .
As all 5 GTT's started life with the little 1397cc C1J engine, over the years this developed into an MSM High Comp built C1J lump with a Turbo Development's VNT. I soon got bored and decided to do an N/A 172 phase 1 conversion so that was completed and fully road legal (another project thread) but I wasn’t keen on the conversion in N/A form so 200miles or so later I pulled the engine out and went back to another C1J which again developed into pretty much the same spec as the old MSM engine and again with Turbo Development's VNT turbo. Now I have started another conversion this time being another Renault engine utilising the F7p lump out of a Clio 1.8 16v but this time I am going turbo from the of which was my mistake for not doing it with the F4r engine but we all learn from our mistakes (I hope). This is Turbo Ted's and 5tevel's fault for convincing me to go down this route, after seeing Robbie's 5 at the localish Surrey meet one eve I was very impressed, and talking to Steve and seeing his progress with his this got me hooked and I finally bit the bullet and pulled the C1J out whilst she was working at her best
So this thread is pretty much an update on my project as I go along no doubt with the usual conversion problem's (pictures will be added as I go along ).
To date I have pretty much stripped my engine bay and am in the process of posting out all the sold parts to peeps (apologise for any delays they are on there way please bear with me). With regards to changes on the 5 so far I have relocated the battery to driver side scuttle area and placed the oversized green cotton air filter into the passenger side scuttle area as this will be it’s new location (need to think about a way to get a nice cold feed of air to the filter) also the Clio ignition coil and possibly header tank will be located in this side scuttle area aswell.
Present position as of the 16/05/2011 – As above removed clear fog lights and relocated my radtec 13 row external oil cooler to behind drivers side fog light, relocated battery to drivers side scuttle, air filter now located passenger side scuttle area and header tank (back to OE positon). C1J lump is ready to come out with gearbox attached pending me picking up new engine on the 18/05/2011 plan to strip sump of the new engine and make sure shells are all good if looks fine do a cambelt change so I know it's been done then drop it in on the 19/05/2011.