Evo 5 RS
Lose the glass
Looks at home at Cadwell. Have you cammed it yet?
Looks at home at Cadwell. Have you cammed it yet?
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Close up pics of this bumper mod nick/phil?
Cars looking well on track
going to have a gander at this saturday, ill be the lanky bloke with a mop like hair cut prodding the gear stick.
Cars looking well on track
going to have a gander at this saturday, ill be the lanky bloke with a mop like hair cut prodding the gear stick.
Fletcher
ClioSport Club Member
Looks at home on track. I do like this cup.
Yeah definitely - just not sure what.
I really want to get back to Brands Hatch as it was the first track I did, I love it and know it well.
I also want to get back to Anglesey and do another day at Donington - but pretty busy with work at the moment so will just have to see what I can squeeze in
I toyed with losing the glass - but the weight loss isn't that great and I do still use the car at weekends for a blat to the coast and stuff. I don't fancy cooking in a perspex box lol
Cheers bro
Cooking in a perspex box is half the fun, esp driving on the continent..without aircon.
Hahha no - I'm too old for that s**t!
Minor update...
Swapped my 90mm trumpets for 120mm ones
Sorry for the crap instagram pic
Also found one of my injectors was missing - which was causing a bit of a missfire and apparently ruining my MPG quite a bit
Had 8 injectors so played around till I found a good set - car feels loads smoother already and I'm getting 38mpg again LOL!!
I don't know if it's the injectors or the trumpets but it sounds a lot throatier now and pulls better from low revs.
Off back on the rollers next month hopefully to do some back-to-back tests with the 90mm/120mm trumpets and give the map a tweak
Swapped my 90mm trumpets for 120mm ones
Sorry for the crap instagram pic
Also found one of my injectors was missing - which was causing a bit of a missfire and apparently ruining my MPG quite a bit
Had 8 injectors so played around till I found a good set - car feels loads smoother already and I'm getting 38mpg again LOL!!
I don't know if it's the injectors or the trumpets but it sounds a lot throatier now and pulls better from low revs.
Off back on the rollers next month hopefully to do some back-to-back tests with the 90mm/120mm trumpets and give the map a tweak
What are the gains from longer trumpets? Always wondered but never asked
In THEORY (and a few people have tested them) - the longer inlet length should bring the torque curve a bit lower down the revs - so there's a bit more mid-end grunt
I figure as renaultsport designed the original inlet to go all the way up and over the engine to get the longest length possible there must be something in the theory
I figure as renaultsport designed the original inlet to go all the way up and over the engine to get the longest length possible there must be something in the theory
182cup & 172 racecar
In THEORY (and a few people have tested them) - the longer inlet length should bring the torque curve a bit lower down the revs - so there's a bit more mid-end grunt
I figure as renaultsport designed the original inlet to go all the way up and over the engine to get the longest length possible there must be something in the theory
General rule of thumb is longer is better for low down power and shorter is better for high rpm power.
The length you have now is probably optimum at around 10-12 Krpm though, so it really is a case of more is better.
Correct... but you kinda have to stick to the physical dimensions of the car
The length I had before was optimum more around 12-14Krpm so at least I'm going in the right direction lol
The length I had before was optimum more around 12-14Krpm so at least I'm going in the right direction lol
A few of the 106 lads tried curved trumpets - some even 180 degree ones that came up and over the engine. Got some interesting results
I think you could get 150mm trumpets on the Clio if you angled them down 10degrees or so - but there isn't a filter big enough for them and Jenvey don't make anything over 120mm so you'd end up in custom parts territory pretty quickly
I think you could get 150mm trumpets on the Clio if you angled them down 10degrees or so - but there isn't a filter big enough for them and Jenvey don't make anything over 120mm so you'd end up in custom parts territory pretty quickly
Yeah its a case of just putting the longest ones that fit in fairly easily and just live with it, anything else isnt worth the hassle for the relatively small gains.
I don't think it would fit
I run
60mm carbon reverie backing plate - with the C603D filter
It gives 150mm internal clearance - but that means really you can only run 120mm trumpets as you need air space between the end of the trumpets and the filter
You could try the C604D which gives 125mm internally - but it wouldn't fit with the bonnet on lol
I run
60mm carbon reverie backing plate - with the C603D filter
It gives 150mm internal clearance - but that means really you can only run 120mm trumpets as you need air space between the end of the trumpets and the filter
You could try the C604D which gives 125mm internally - but it wouldn't fit with the bonnet on lol
Yozz'd up 182
Has anyone done this on a clio?
Not that I know of.
Dan from 519 did some back to back testing with straight lengths - right up to the point where they stuck out the front of the car by 6" lol
Dan from 519 did some back to back testing with straight lengths - right up to the point where they stuck out the front of the car by 6" lol
NorthloopCup
ClioSport Moderator
Just seen your for sale thread phil!! Glwts mate.
Thanks. I think it's time to move on.
It's heart breaking though - more than I ever thought. So much time has gone into it
It's heart breaking though - more than I ever thought. So much time has gone into it
182cup & 172 racecar
Couldn't believe it (maybe), when I saw the ad.
Another project comes to an end.
Another project comes to an end.
Sorry Tony.
Unfortunately it just doesn't get used enough to justify the amount of money that's gone into it.
I'd love to say next year I'll have a trailer and be at the french series with you guys.. but I just can't see it happening
Unfortunately it just doesn't get used enough to justify the amount of money that's gone into it.
I'd love to say next year I'll have a trailer and be at the french series with you guys.. but I just can't see it happening
For those that haven't seen - this car is now up for sale
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?711375-Top-Spec-ITB-d-Clio-172-Cup
Offers and trades considered - ideally I'd love an integra/civic or something jap
I'm not taking silly money for it and at this point in time I'm not considering breaking it purely because of how upsetting it would be lol
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?711375-Top-Spec-ITB-d-Clio-172-Cup
Offers and trades considered - ideally I'd love an integra/civic or something jap
I'm not taking silly money for it and at this point in time I'm not considering breaking it purely because of how upsetting it would be lol
182cup & 172 racecar
Imprezaworks or whatever his name is, is shifting his Civic and looking for a Clio. Just a thought.
NorthloopCup
ClioSport Moderator
Thanks. I think it's time to move on.
It's heart breaking though - more than I ever thought. So much time has gone into it
I have a mk3 Astra gsi that's had about 30k pumped into it. Had the car since I was 19 (now 34!) and I've started splitting it for parts - I feel your pain phil.
If I hadn't had the cage welded in and the whole inside of the car painted I MIGHT have been able to bring myself to split it for parts and scrap the shell. But so much time and money has gone into making it look like a complete car it would destroy me ripping it all apart now
I can't keep pumping money into something I don't use though - it's madness
KTM 990 SD / S60 D5
You should keep the car or brake it, I think you will be waiting a while to sell at that price.
There's no rush and I would take an offer close.
KTM 990 SD / S60 D5
If you can hold out for a good price that's cool, too many of these types of cars get sold far to cheap considering what goes into them.
GLWS
GLWS
NorthloopCup
ClioSport Moderator
If I hadn't had the cage welded in and the whole inside of the car painted I MIGHT have been able to bring myself to split it for parts and scrap the shell. But so much time and money has gone into making it look like a complete car it would destroy me ripping it all apart now
I can't keep pumping money into something I don't use though - it's madness
See that's the difference for me with the Astra as its the engine, box, suspension and fuel system that are worth the money to make stripping it feasible. I didn't have a cage as the car was a 2bar boost sleeper! Caught many an unsuspecting supercar driver out in that car! The bodyshell is in mint condition, but I wouldn't think twice about taking the kit off and weighing the remainder of the shell in.
You could always cut the cage out of your shell btw phil. A couple of strategic attacks with a 9" and your laughing.
How much would you roughly say you've spent on it btw? My budget is 10k for everything. That included buying the car and preparing it in that price too.
Including buying the car (which at the time was £3600) - it's been more like £12k I think last time I added up
Used to do a fair bit in it before ITB's - Anglesey, brands hatch twice, nurburgring, rockingham.
But then the ITB's went on and my girlfriend quit her job to go back to uni and money was really tight - so I've done Anglesey again with James (bigash), half a day at Donington and Cadwell.
That's what really bothers me the most - all that money gone into ITB's and the brand new KW's on it and 4 pots and I've barely used it.
It's such a capable car.
I'd love to be able to keep it - but having all that money in a track car means my daily/weekend car is a boring Passat Tdi and I want something more fun.
I am kinda tempted to just flog the Passat and get a DC2 integra though - but having 2 really quick impractical cars seems a bit daft lol
But then the ITB's went on and my girlfriend quit her job to go back to uni and money was really tight - so I've done Anglesey again with James (bigash), half a day at Donington and Cadwell.
That's what really bothers me the most - all that money gone into ITB's and the brand new KW's on it and 4 pots and I've barely used it.
It's such a capable car.
I'd love to be able to keep it - but having all that money in a track car means my daily/weekend car is a boring Passat Tdi and I want something more fun.
I am kinda tempted to just flog the Passat and get a DC2 integra though - but having 2 really quick impractical cars seems a bit daft lol
