Supercharged 172 cup

[mso]

Just like to say my ktec supercharged 172 cup is still going strong after 5 months of hard use.No clutch problems no gearbox problems!!!!!!Just a big smile on my face every time I drive it.

 

[LowLife.]

Tick Tock Tick Tock.


Only a matter of time.


I jest! Any vids mate? Considering something like this myself, either this or itb's hmmmmm

 

[Gray]

Good to hear!

 

[ben_r1]

Running standard clutch?

 

[mso]

Just go for it you won't be disappointed as for vids I'll sort some out.

 

[mso]

Yes the power is so smooth all the way through the rev range my car has done 63000 miles now about 4000 with the kit fitted and no slipping

 

[Fred@BTM]

have they changed to the megane 225/230 crank pulley now then?

 

[mso]

Had new pulley done last week

 

[not normal dan]

have they changed to the megane 225/230 crank pulley now then?

Whats the reason for that fred?

 

[mso]

What's with the green teet !!!!!

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

What power is it running how is fuel economy affected??

 

[mso]

255hp on RR fuel depends on how you drive it but on a whole good

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

255... jesus christ!

If you dont mind me asking, how much did that cost to do?

Also, what needed to be uprated?

 

[Soot1e]

SC on a Cup, 255bhp, Yummy Yummy.

 

[mso]

Ring up Ktec and talk to Sean he will give you a price apart from the kit the rest of the engine is standard apart from matched inlets exhaust and de cat pipe

 

[gaz44]

255... jesus christ!

If you dont mind me asking, how much did that cost to do?

Also, what needed to be uprated?

Sounds like some real interest! Are you thinking about it?

Must be quick but I can't see it being worth £3-4K.

 

[T.Trophy]

have they changed to the megane 225/230 crank pulley now then?

TBH mate I think this will be standard issue on all these conversions especially after all the failures thats happend recently, even I've did it to mine just to be safe

Get some graphs up then mate, seems to be loads of 200bhp+ clios out there now but very few dyno graphs? I wouldn't mind comparing them against mine just to see how much smoother it really is.

 

[R20 CWH]

hmm tasty. hello is that RS Tuning?....

 

[mark123]

What's the issue with the pulley then?

What's different with the Megane one?

 

[tom172cup]

what else have you done to get that power i have matched inlets and de cat with 2.5" exhaust. and im happy with my 231hp but why have you got more, are you still running standard internals or not.

 

[Hutchie]

can only imagine its keyway'd

 

[tom172cup]

^ a what ?

 

[popie]

Wish i could say the same about my sc 172 cup .

 

[drhowser]

can only imagine its keyway'd

It is indeed.

 

[Chris205]

Wish i could say the same about my sc 172 cup .

please explain...if you've had issue's I'd love to know what and from which company.

I've been seriously considering this conversion for a long time, I thought it would be great on the trophy then I read a few horror stories of belts snapping and taking the engine with it....

 

[popie]

My car was done a few weeks before mso. The bottom pulley has been the killer of 99% of the sc clios not the belts snapping. Pulley slips and its good bye 16 valves.... and thats if your lucky. A £30/£40 megane 225 pulley stops it happening.
But its all being fixed for free.

 

[Chris205]

That's great news. Who was the company k-tec or Rs tuning? Maybe put a piece in the traders section, it may seem as bad press but atleast its good feedback for future customers and the fact they're doing it for free is also a great thing.

To anyone in the know, would it be worth putting a megane 225 pulley on a standard engine just to be safe?

 

[drhowser]

It's only really a problem with supercharged cars, the rotrex needs something like 30bhp to run, which is coming from the belt driven by the crank pulley.

 

[Brett]

Good to hear mate. I'd love a SC 1*2.

 

[mso]

It's running on standard internals but all RR are different so Im not bothered what bhp it says it is!! End of the day it's how it goes after the kit has been fitted to the car I bet if everyone put there cars on a RR most will be disappointed as they will get a real world figure!!

 

[mso]

Is your car SC or Turbo

 

[mso]

what else have you done to get that power i have matched inlets and de cat with 2.5" exhaust. and im happy with my 231hp but why have you got more, are you still running standard internals or not.

Is your car SC

 

[Cookson]

Got any pics mso?

 

[r0ss172]

Love seeing threads like this..... Good on ya mso for a trouble free conversion thus far!

Have you by any chance had a play with any SC Civic Type R's? or anyone else with a turbo or sc conversion on their clio? The Jackson Racing Supercharger kit is very popular on the Civic by the looks of things these days. I was at Long Marston airfield the other week and alot of the Civics there had them, seemed to run very respectable times.

 

[tom172cup]

yeah it is supercharged. i am more than happy with it as it goes like stink now. but i just wanted to know how we have such a large gap between bhp. as i had mine done at the same place as you same car and rollers n that

 

[Andyman]

What's the issue with the pulley then?

What's different with the Megane one?

Something like this lol:

Stock 172 pulley is floating, supported by only the bolt. the Megane one is locked in

 

[Šįk]

Would £5k cover a SC conversion fully completed?

 

[tom172cup]

PSJ yes it would

 

[Gray]

Would £5k cover a SC conversion fully completed?

Quite easily!

 

[Dave..]

5K could also buy you an e36 M3.

Just to put it in perspective.