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Just seen this, that would be me in the clio, coming up from black dam round about? You go off into wade road?

UPDATE: Really haven't kept this up to date recently so here goes. For most this few months i have put more miles on the car however i developed a 4th gear synchro crunch. So two weeks ago i took the opportunity at taking the engine and gearbox out to sort a few niggles out as well. -Fixed...

UPDATE: Not much happening on the car really in the last few months, havent even cleaned it since beginning of January, also just bought a house so funds are a bit tighter these days especially with house prices down south. The plan is though to get the car finnally mapped in April for my...

UPDATE: Ive always hated how messy and all over the place the Megane engine looks compared with the clio variant. The clio has nice vacuum line routing and an inlet which hides a lot of bits. The megane's vacuum lines on the right hand side go all over the place with poor routing, even in a...

UPDATE: These are becoming monthly updates now it seems, sorry about that :lol: Anyway some bits have actually been done to the car recently, first of was boxing in the fuel pump to reduce the noise. Popped down to Wicks and picked up some MDF and then got some thick sound deadening foam from...

UPDATE: Havent updated in a while, the reason for that is not much has happened modification wise. Anyway last weekend I attended PFC expo and my car was displayed inside, some of you may have seen it. The week beforehand ment I had to get it clean. Spent the saturday before cleaning and...

hmm strange, they did work on my phone but now they are not for me either, Ill repost again.

UPDATE: These are becoming monthly updates now it seems, sorry about that :lol: Anyway some bits have actually been done to the car recently, first of was boxing in the fuel pump to reduce the noise. Popped down to Wicks and picked up some MDF and then got some thick sound deadening foam from...

UPDATE: Havent updated in a while, the reason for that is not much has happened modification wise. Anyway last weekend I attended PFC expo and my car was displayed inside, some of you may have seen it. The week beforehand ment I had to get it clean. Spent the saturday before cleaning and...

UPDATE: Right first things first Ive been accepted for expo top 40. Kind of a shock as it was done on likes on there facebook page for at first "Top 20", you got the same people posting/sharing etc trying to get likes which is fair enough, I didnt bother which much of that and didn't get many...

UPDATE: Haven't been on here for a while so thought id update with progress so far. First of all the radiator has made a HUGE difference, temps don't go above the 3rd marker even after some hard abuse and sitting in traffic. So I would definitely recommend fitting one if anyone is thinking of...

@Chambers_RS Its really good actually, great quality and flows plenty. Bosch 044 is good for about 700 hp. I did have people say to me that the bosch 044 superheats fuel after a while and can cause cavitation. I havent had this problem yet even after a solid 4 hour cruise on motorways, I stopped...

UPDATE: This weekend the girlfriend was in Paris for the weekend, I booked Friday and Monday off and got to work sorting out the little niggly problems. First up was an oil change, pretty simple, no different from a clio oil change really. Topped back up with castrol edge and new renault...

UPDATE: Bit of a late update as didnt have time yesterday. Well Ive managed to install half of my fuel system. I first set about wring in the pump. You use the green wire (12V feed) on the pump sender and run this to a 12V relay, so when the stock pump primes and turns on, the relay closes...

UPDATE: Another week with the clio and all is going great. There are though a few problems I need to address first before mapping. First one being the problem of overheating that these conversions seem to have. It really showed up when we had that freak heat wave earlier in the week. The cause...

UPDATE: I know its been a long time without a decent update so i apologise. Anyway today was a very good day, the culmination 2.5 years of hard work, I actually got to drive it. The car drives great and with the extra torque it is so much easier to drive even when limiting myself to 3k revs...

Right haven't updated this in a while. This is mainly because not much has happened with the car. I havent seen it for 4 months and Steve has checked everything he could possibly do. new loom, ecu, sensors and more. Seems the problem could be trickier to fix than first thought. Therefore the car...

UPDATE: I havent updated in a while mainly due to not much progress being made. Ive been spending every weekend endlessly trying to check sensors, wiring, fuses, relays, throttle bodies and much more bits all to no avail. The cars throttle is not responding at all, hence it will only rev to...

Well I sorted the boost solinoid fault but then it was showing throttle position sensor fault and still in limp mode. Was talking the Steve at SC and he went through all wire checked on the throttle etc, still nothing. We reckoned it was the ECU, so today I drove an 8 hour round trip to SC autos...

UPDATE: Well i said I would update, but but its not the update i wanted. Unfortunately I didnt get to drive it this weekend we had a few issues. Well it started with finishing up the suspension, putting arch liners back in and giving all the underside another coat of paint (Its had 5 now )...

UPDATE: A little update today as its a big day tomorrow. Today I took the day off work again to get stuff done. First job on the list was to clamp all the boost pipes up and check it all links up correctly, the only problem is the fact forge havent delivered my link pipe that sits where the...

Thanks guys :) there are plenty around mate, dont need an r26, the engine is the same just the gearbox that chenges.

UPDATE: Another big milestone has been reached in this project, the engine is running! Oh it sounds so nice, much more meaty sound out of the 197. Anyway, today started off with prepping the car for engine start. First on the list was to first re-connect the callipers and bleed them. They...

UPDATE: Every day i spend on this car the closer I get to that first drive Today I have installed the passenger side hub and driveshaft, gave the driveshaft a good coat of hammerite again. This side has also had all the bearings replaced. The drop links though are the originals as they are...

UPDATE: Haven't done much today due to mothers day. I did however manage to fit the drivers side suspension and driveshaft. The drive shaft went in easily and the retaining plate on the bracket was tightened up. Next I had to locate the top mounts and at the same time slide the drive shaft into...

Thanks guys for the kind words :)

UPDATE: Today I took a last minute day off to get bits finished off on the clio, getting very close now to starting her up. First on the list today was to assemble the shocks with some H and R springs, the shocks were painted gloss black and the rubber boots and top mounts were given a through...

Thanks mate, hopefully be running soon :D

UPDATE: As promised I have an update about the current situation. I bolted up the flywheel again with the modified bolts and turned the engine over by hand and success it turns over once again i was listening out for any grinding and could hear or feel any. Bolted up the clutch like before and...

UPDATE: An early update this weekend mainly because there have been issues. Today i tried to test the starter motor and that the immobilizer had been decoded okay. Bad news the engine was solid and wouldnt turn over by hand whatsoever. Looked at a few things like the starter motor, cambelt etc...