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Re: T17OJC current owner
NIGHTMARE!!
took the Clio out on Tuesday give it a few more miles to run it in, met a friend and took him for a quick spin, came back to the car park where we met and it was chucking out loads of blue smoke :( so its gone back, defective turbo picking it up tomorrow...
Re: T17OJC current owner
yeah i pm'd a mod to ask about it.
the car drives like the boost should be there its very impressive, feels very smooth and well mapped out. ill take u out when its all run in and done.
as for future mods there isnt any really, maybe do the pistons and the clutch and...
Re: T17OJC current owner
Yeah didn't wanna say too much just wanted it done first lol, it drives really well brilliant job been done, power is 230bhp and 218 ft lbs of torque, which is enough!
Really happy with it, just want the thread title changed to 'mints 172 turbo'
Mints Turbo 172 "T17OJC"
Update!!
just got the car back from Engine Dynamics in Braintree, let the photos show whats been done...
Before
Engine out...
Steam Cleaned bay.
New bottom end shells fitted aswell as pistonrings and a new clutch
FMIC
TURBOOO, still running it in but it...
Afternoon all, thought I would post some pics up of how is car is coming along since being sold to me from Toms_clio on here...
Needed a few bits doing and I will list what I have done and hopefully move this to a project thread soon as I have more plans,
Here goes.
this my old 182.
Sold...
Evening, as some of you may know Oliver James' cup was sold to Tom on here, he took all the major mods off for his RB 182 and sold me the near standard 172.
it came with gaz coil overs, trophy spec turinis, and a few other bits.
Ive done a fair few things to it and have more plans, will upload...