hi all,
as a member of RTOC i was looking at this thread closely, i notice some incorrect statements,
rich d is quite right, r5 gtt weighs 830kgs std, ive had mine on a weighbridge with a full tank of fuel, stainless exhaust and 15s the whole car weighed 855kgs,
ive had it on the rollers where it made 150bhp and 166lbft torque at 1 bar, with a poor performing turbo (getting replaced with a t3 roller bearing very soon) id have to say most r5s are putting out this power and unless the drivers very sh*t or the engine out of tune, it will easily leave a clio 16v, even a williams, regular visitors to santa pod will realise that most r5s can do a sub 15 1/4 mile and that well tuned ones can do 13s, a seriously tuned r5 i.e putting out over 200bhp will leave nigh on any clio, unless it had a gtt conversion, you do the math on power to weigh ratios,
i havent come on here to argue, as i am a peaceful friendly member from RTOC, besides i like clio williams, wouldnt swop it for one though r5s are getting rare and nice ones even rarer, plus all the popping banging and flames out of the exhaust never fail to make me smile
