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Turbo build is never going to be cheap. There are various routes you can take, ED, ClioTurbo, SBWorx or you can fit a 225 manifold and turbo and have a custom downpipe made.
To aid piping you could source an IC with inlet and exit both on the passenger side
I have a 406 master cylinder to switch the side the brake pipes come out and fittings to relocate the reservoir was just curious to see the clearance. I shall await a picture of the downpipe fitted as i don't plan to start mine until the new year
There always seems to be posts looking for driveshaft information, i recently contacted shaftec about various shafts and received the following part numbers back for the varying clios.
Clio 172 cup (1 piece offside shaft)
LHS = R209AL
RHS = R209AR
Clio 172 (2 piece offiside shaft) 8mm thick...
From speaking to safety devices it's not the singl door bar that is the issue. It's the proximity of the A pillar leg to the actual A pillar and the position of the mounting foot for said leg of the cage
100% the spring in the throttle body. with it fitted look down at the spring an slowly open the throttle by hand, you will see a shiny area on the spring........this is what is causing the sticking. The spring loses tension over time, expands and rubs on the plastic part of the throttle body...
Shame to see such a car in such a state! I would be gutted if it were my car. Hate to be a vulture but i would be interested in a few parts, i shall await the for sale thread though
It is the front section that doesn't comply anymore due to the leg of the cage that is supposed to follow the A pillar. Hence safety devices designing a new front section
Custom cages weld in cage or have someone like @Tom Johnson off here make you a custom bolt in cage if it has to be bolt in
As for it effecting those with them already fitted who compete in MSA events, techincally yes it should/will. In reality it will depend on the scrutineer at each event
I have recently collected a few bits for a turbo build as a little side project for a spare engine I have. I intend to change the HG to the megane purely as I will have the engine in bits for a refresh, otherwise I wouldn't bother
Ordered a few parts, all new sperical bearings for the front end including the AST top mounts, coolant, thermostat, oil + Filter, fuel filter, gearbox oil, handbrake cables, discs + pads for the rear and some other bits an bobs
regarding the throttle response argument, i have driven an engine dynamics low boost car an can honestly say the lag was VERY minimal. To the extent that it was almost non existent.
If i was looking for more power it would 100% be the low boost route i would take (providing i had to stay with...
20mm spacer on the inside mounting points is all you need to level the seat subframe up. I have 20mm spacers (like the ones you used for the steering column) with my john foz subframes an they sit perfectly level