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Hold on, all I ever read on these boards is how 172 owners cant get any traction in the first 3 gears when accelerating hard. What do you think it will be like once you put a turbo on it!? To be honest, youd be better off spending the money on improving traction than wasting it on a turbo, if...

Your fueling can be mapped pretty much spot on through out the rev range so fueling will be spot on. You can ditch the manual choke, wont have any hot start problems like some GTTs suffer with, your torque even at stock boost will be greatly improved and also slightly more power (not a great...

Yeah, basically lowering a car will cause the driveshafts to wear a little faster than normal. But to be honest even a 70mm drop isnt going to put them at that much of an angle.

What!? Thats utter crap, it doesnt matter what angle the drive shaft is at, it rotates through 360deg for god sake.! It still spins the same way at any angle. That mechanic has no idea what hes talking about!

Only reason the accelerator is plastic is because you dont put as much pressure on it as the brake and clutch. Are you talking about putting those bolt on things over the top of them?

The ECU may compensate by throwing in more fuel, but only to a point. Personally I prefer the stock airboxes on cars as Ive never seen any improvements in using a cone filter. Like you say, best to use an aftermarket panel filter in the stock airbox. If cone filters are better, then why...

I changed the water pump and belt on my wifes RT yesterday. Took about 3 hours, but a right pain to do.!!

Yeah, agree with Bambam, cooling them would be a big issue. Heat rises remember!

With the fuel injection in place they are difficult to take over 1 bar of boost. Its actually cheaper to tune the stock 1.4 GTT lump for more power. The only benefit from the 1.7 volvo unit is a little more torque as its got more cubes. As you can see from the pics the injection has been...

Volvo 440 turbo engine (1.7) without the fuel injection. Which is made by Renault anyway, apart from the head

No it didnt, dont know where you heard that from!? Just had a turbo.

Sounds like you might have a dodgy earth lead. Possibly where it connect to the chassis.

I carry a big maglite too, and a wheel brace!!!

In car adjustable boost is still a bleed valve, just inside the car instead of under the bonnet.

Out of your big list of things to do, only the following will increase power.... PACE CHARGECOOLER KIT --------- OR ----------- KTR POWER SYSTEM HIGH CAPACITY ALLOY INTERCOOLER KTR POWER SYSTEM IN-CAR BOOST CONTROL KIT KTR POWER SYSTEM LIGHTWEIGHT FLYWHEELS (exchange) KTR POWER SYSTEM...

Much faster spin up over one with a 270 or 360 deg bearing. Much less lag Supposed to be more reliable. VERY EXPENSIVE compared to conventional bearing turbos.

My point was that it cant be done, there is no chip that can be replaced or re-programed.

You cant chip a twin turbo supra, not possible and no need either, its self learning to a point. You saw the fuel guage move? rubbish! :)

Ive seen 175 on the clock in my Supra TT. 165 on my old ZXR750. :)

What, bolt on accessories, and shiny under bonnet bits & pieces? Max Power central.! Cant see the point myself.

It would make alot more sense fitting a charge cooler in the space that the battery usually sits in. That would keep lag down to a minimum and save alot of messing about with routing boost pipes. Trust me!

can you imagine how big the starter motor would need to be!?

Just ask them to send the proposal through the post to you, you dont have to take it out. That way youll have it in writing.

Oh yeah, and the Clio 16v Turbo.

Ive had: x8 Renault 5 GTT Turbos (Still have one) x1 Mazda 323 4x4 Turbo x1 Mk4 Toyota Supra Twin Turbo (Still have) and before all those had a KR1S, ZXR400 and finally a ZXR750.

Rear brakes on a 5 turbo are the same as those on the 16v 1.8 (Valver), but without the abs. They fit straight on.

Sounds like he his boost cut. It just cuts the engine if the boost gets too high. Blowing the turbo will not make any noise at all.

Colin, just want to correct you on what you said. The turbo isnt always making boost, but because they are so small they spin up at very low revs. They will still release pressure through a dump valve if one is fitted.

I wouldnt let them touch the car personally. Tell them you are going to take it to a body specialists and get all the work done and then claim off of thier insurance. You have to remember that the Renault garage will not be getting any money from repairing the damage so will I doubt they...

Same here. On my old KR1S, hammering it down Tolpits Lane (near Watford for those that know it), came flying round a corner to find two lorrys trying to pass each other, was going too fast to slow down so instead of going into the back of the lorry in my lane, I pulled out from behind it only...