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After some advice, im planning on running a twingo 133 engine instead of my K4M clio version, with a few extra mods, balanced flywheel, uprated CAMs, and a bit of head porting. the real querries I have is that the original engine in the clio was a non VVT one, so will my current ECU still run...

So I've been toying with the idea of putting a K4M engine in my clio that I will be using for short Tarmac venue rallies. I'm not looking at spending millions, and the reason being I haven't used a 172,182 is that I fancy developing something a bit different. I've been doing a bit of research...

Got a fair bit achieved again tonight, progress is progress as they say. Decided to get all the mud and durt off the underside of the car before sealing it. One thing lead to another and I found myself fully removing the rear beam and fuel tank, and cleaning inspecting the lot. Just waiting...

Yeah agreed there. I'm doing full rebuild and it will never be used on the road!

Nearly every Rally car to date uses them, potentially buying 2nd hand ones was the reason here? I've done a lot of research, spoken to many people. Maybe not everyone's cup of tea.

http://www.cliosport.net/members/18961/ Is your man to speak to, very knowledgeable

Finally finished one or two things that I'm happy with and put back in the car, Not much but it's a start on putting it back together. 1stly gave the wiper arms a run down. Bit of primer and sprayed them Matt black, looks a bit better than the old rusty ones. Next I gave the washer bottle a...

Gents need some help I'm going to be replacing at the bushes in the car over the next two months. Going to start with the front first. Just need some help on where to purchase them from and any deals going on at the moment.

Quite a bit more done today. Trial fitted the Mark Fish Cage 6 point with cross door bars and harness bars it's a thing of beauty! As I bought it 2nd hand any ideas where I can get the Feet plates! Tried Mark fish on Facebook but unable to send messages for some reason. Also managed to...

Hi mate cheers for the Reply. Glad someone thinks so haha! I get where the boys are coming from to stick a 172 in it, but that's further down the line. I'm probably gonna get the 750mc cage and that sorted 1st then buy the 133 engine. I've got a few questions for yourself. CAMs I'm looking at...

Any engine builder s on here I can have a chat with??

So on I cracked again with the whole stripping process, tonight was mainly a clean up of the bay again, along with removing that sticky tar like substance and prep ready for painting. White spirit really does work a treat in order of cleaning it up nicely! As you can see I have already...

So after being to the JAFFA a stages at Pembrey Circuit at the weekend, I seen the 1600cc class and it was fairly strong, in particular a B16B Civic which has 185bhp straight out of the crate, without any mods what so ever. If this is a route I want to go down then I'm going to have to think...

Russ has done it all before remember, but I personally follo diagrams, worked for me. Find a device or connector then trace it all the way back to the end point. Test at the end for clarity!

Tonight was a good constructive session on the car! All the dash removed and I beagn to strip the loom as much as I possibly could. Everything went including Airbags, all redundant wiring, electric wiring for the windows, wing mirrors, all the central locking loom. Next up is to sort the...

Looking good Russ I've been at it with the loom today pretty much removed the same as you, Airbag,Audio, all door wiring and central locking

So this is the route I think I'm going to go down now! Main reason being I feel pretty at home with the K4M engine and know very little about the F4R! It's the Twingo 133 Engine and with some Cat Cams, Exhaust System and Remap I've seen proven results of 163bhp. That would be more than...

Good evening mate nice to see what you have done there! I like the look of the inlet plenum and f4r injectors. I think this is going to be similar as to what I want to achieve. At the moment my head is saying use the 133 twingo and modify it to include, new high profile camshafts, lightened...

Had a successful evening tonight on the Car. Front end is pretty much where I want it to be. Looking at prepping the engine bay next for a lick of paint. Looking at doing the whole front end in white, which will include gravel paint under hearth the arches. Removed all the ABS system and pipe...

Get some pics up mate! Be good to see what's going on with your project

Finally got the engine dropped tonight. After much hinting managed to find engine code K4M 774. It felt really strong and pulled well, before I pulled it apart. Looking and thinking of the best p, cheapest and most reliable route. At the moment the plan is to sort the suspension out, get it...

That would be brilliant mate thanks a lot. Ideally small single venues I would look to be doing. I'll be honest don't know much about the 172 so something I will look into and do my research but it quite clearly makes sense to put that in. As for engine wise any recommendations CAMS, headwork...

The only thing putting me off this mate, is the changing of ECUs and the wiring side of life, however seems like the most cost effective route

Cheers mate for the advice, the only reason being I'm not too clued up on the F4R engine. What sort of management would I need to change to run this sort of engine?? I'm guessing there's a major difference in set up compared to the K4M. By changing to an F4R I recon that would probably be a...

How much did this one end up costing you in the end mate??

Yes mate 6 point cage as a minimum, I think I will go for the cross door bars aswell, added side protection.

Asked the question on twingo website to see the compatibility of their clio k4m 1.6 16v engine. As its 133bhp from standard as far as I'm aware

So as per the title looking to remove my ABS on my k4M 1.6 16v rally build. I've seen a few different people have mixed reviews about this, however I'm going to give it a go and see how I get on! All lines will obviously need replacing so, im going to do this by replacing them all with braided...

A bit more work done today, removed the left hand side hub, all coolant hoses. Looking at a few possible different routes at this time! Do I go for a quaife LSD, do I go for a full engine rebuild. Do I remove ABS and go full braided fuel and break lines inside the car? if so can I just replace...

Bit more progress tonight on the old girl! Air con completely removed. Alternator removed Radiator removed Engine drained of fluids, so hopefully within the next week or two when my engine crane arrives I'll have it out for a rebuild! Basically the whole front end will get inspected and mostly...