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So I took it out yesterday, like you would an actual normal car.
It’s not half bad, DSC off means you can do burnouts which is a laugh. It doesn’t have enough power to side in the dry really.
On that front, f**k me is it slow! Deffo needs another 130bhp!
I’ve had a turbo MK1. So I fancied something different.
If I was going all out, I’d have just put a 2.5 Duratec in it and an GT30 on the side. 400bhp and 400lbft all day long. But I’d be £5k just for the engine and turbo set up.
I hope this car will come to about £5k all in.
I'd have had your Ohlins.. haha.
They feel totally different to a MK1 yes.
I was going to convert this to an electric pump before I found the charger. Now it makes more sense to keep the pump since it's on the belt routing I'll be using.
Bought some ex display B14 PSS coil overs for £500 this eve.
And the modding starts.
As a side note, I drove it to the supermarket this aft, it’s actually a good car!
Gearbox and diff need some fresh oil but other than that it’s pretty good.
As you know after the Westfield’s I didn’t get in at all with Cubs Supercharged 172.
So while the Clio was up for sale, I started looking at other options.
Having had a Mk1 MX-5 turbo many years a go I started looking at those. Sadly they are all either rusted or other bell ends have got to...
Like my old Duratec. I ran the 2.0 at 9200rpm with a 87.5mm bore and 83.1mm stroke.
My mate ran a 2.5 with 89mm bore and 100mm stroke and it did not like 8300rpm! Although the Honda K24 will do nearly 9k happily with 87mm bore and 99mm stroke.
I remember HR Owen having theirs for years and years.
Started off at £250k
Workshop broke the rear screen and it was up for £180k for years.
Then £400k
Then £700k
Sold for £815k
7 years after been taken in px for £190k.
Not really updated this.....
Had it a year now.
Its done just over 30000 miles.
I had the nav updated with CarPlay etc last week so it feels fresh.
Long term average MPG = 35.1
Best MPG on a run over 100miles is = 41.1
Its only broke once too!