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Same one I'm running. Means I can run a little more boost too (mapped at EFI 240.4hp @8.5psi)

I've used a LUK clutch and it's barely run in...I think I've done around 1200 miles on the conversation and the new clutch was installed prior to bolting the engine back in. It's on the limit and will occasionally slip especially in colder weather where the boost comes in harder and makes a...

Perfect! Much appreciate the quick reply 😁

Does anyone have a part number for these? I'm running Meggy injectors in my 172 turbo conversion, but the Clio clips hold them at the wrong angle so it has to be the Mégane clips, but trying to find them (or a part number) is like trying to find hens teeth 😏 Any help is mucho appreciated?

I fitted a thicker Mégane 225 head gasket to reduce the compression ratio a little and give a little more wiggle room for saftey

I'm also keen to keep the clutch feel as OE as possible. I remember the Excedy paddle clutch in my Subaru getting very tedious to use lol

Yeah, my torque is bang in the middle at 233ft/lb

Cheers dude.....I'll have a look at those. My car was going very well in the cold last night but then would slip and grip a few times at peak boost, before settling down

Just finished my turbo conversion. Fitted an OE Sachs clutch, and it's slipping already, so I'm on the hunt fore something that'll take the 240hp mine is making now. Oh and definitely worth the effort to convert.......it's hilarious to drive now!

Hi all, So my Clio 172 turbo was recently finished and after a remap at EFI made 240.4bhp and 233ft/lb. I fitted a brand new OE spec (Sachs I think) clutch but have noticed it slipping a few times under heavy acceleration/boost. Any thoughts on what clutch would work best at this power level...

Slightly better pic of the engine intake manifold. This was just prior to fitting it back in

I also sprayed the intake maninwhike I was at it too. Looks good on the red rocker i think. Cleaned up the mani with some acetate, then warmed it up a bit with a heat gun before putting a couple of coats of Hammerite matt black. Quite happy with the results.

I removed the current engine so I could get busy fitting the nimbus heat shielding. Word of warning....that stuff is sharp. I managed to slice my finger which I guess is my bad for not wearing gloves lol

The actuator that came with the turbo was way to high. I replaced it with an adjustable Kinugawa actuator with a "0.5 bar" spring.....more on that later 😏 After a chat with SteveC_1879 who was on a similar build, I bought some oil feed lines and various fittings from the FleaBay. Water feed and...

And bolting on the turbo bits. The manifold is a cast item bought from a company in China. Had the mating surfaces checked for true, and actually, it wasn't bad! Turbo was a Maxspeedingrods 'churbo' that was balanced (again, pretty good for a cheapie!) and I ported out the ridiculously small...

New dephaser, belt and waterpump fitted All genuine Renault tools used to time her up. Took a while to get it bang on.

Got the rocker cover powdered while it was off too

Got the head checked, with a light skin and fitted all new standard valves And a light clean up of the block

The engine had been sat in my garage with suspected bent valves....looks like I was right 🤣

She is fairly standard tbh. Other than the engine mods: Cup shocks with Eibach Pro springs Scorpion recessed exhaust Wheel spacers Polybushed roll bar and dogbone. There's a few things I'd like to change...the wheels being one for sure.

Morning all! So I've finally finished my Clio 172 turbo project. I'll put some build info up shortly, but here's the results at EFI yesterday after a bit if fettling and map tweaks: 240.4bhp and 233ft/lb Quite pleased with that.

Thanks for that mate. Yeah I've got a Powerflex black series dogbone in already, but will do as you've done and fit the vibratechnics mounts. Definitely can't make it any worse lol

Did you get the competition or road mounts? Just had my car at powerflow and they've given as much clearance as the can but it's still knocking. They advised stiffer engine mounts and perhaps raising the mount a few mil

I like those! Once turbo niggles are squared away, alloys will be next on the list

Give that a watch 😁

The test on the maxspeedingrods turbo I watched did say they're pretty good, and well balanced up to a point. The conclusion was if you were planning running anything over 12+ ish psi it'd be worth getting it balanced and putting a 360° bearing in there (I believe they're 270° bearings in these...

Mines doing similar but no where near as bad. I've got a slight 'misting' of out that's either sump, or gearbox 🧐 No drips like yours but the underside is oily and I get a strong oily smell through the air vents.

Probably best speaking to whoever is building your engine, but if it were me, I'd have a very light skim on the head and the block to ensure perfect mating surfaces and run a slightly thicker head gasket. From memory, the standard Clio gasket is something like 0.8mm and the Mégane is 1.3mm, so...

I had a light skim on my head, though I did use a thicker Mégane MLS head gasket, just to reduce the compression slightly and account for lose of material on the head skim, but tbh a thousandth skim is neither here nor there.

Pretty much what I thought 👍 Although I'm running a 2871 churbo which is bigger than the recommended 2560, So its a little slower to spool up. I'll see how the heaver actuator spring responds in the actuator with one of my MBCs. I may well go to a Gizmo EBC in the near future. I've had Apexi...