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182 turbo
- Thread starter lemonnobby
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Good basis to start from to do the job properly as you have most of the bits there IMHO.
Seems priced realistically, a 4K turbo conversion doesnt add 4K to the value automatically, especially if its not even finished yet, people either want to buy a turnkey car they dont have to touch, or they want to do a project for start generally, so nearly finished projects dont tend to sell for strong money IME
And even on finished projects you still dont get back what you spend ever.
For example I'm about to add forged internals and a quaiffe diff and supertech valves etc to my turbo phase 1, going to cost me 3K ish all in with a new uprated clutch etc too, if there was labour as well that would be heading towards a 5K bill for the complete engine rebuild and refit and mapping afterwards etc, I doubt it will add more than a grand to the value though!
Seems priced realistically, a 4K turbo conversion doesnt add 4K to the value automatically, especially if its not even finished yet, people either want to buy a turnkey car they dont have to touch, or they want to do a project for start generally, so nearly finished projects dont tend to sell for strong money IME
And even on finished projects you still dont get back what you spend ever.
For example I'm about to add forged internals and a quaiffe diff and supertech valves etc to my turbo phase 1, going to cost me 3K ish all in with a new uprated clutch etc too, if there was labour as well that would be heading towards a 5K bill for the complete engine rebuild and refit and mapping afterwards etc, I doubt it will add more than a grand to the value though!
I just had a look at this, not a bad base car to do further work on.
Realistically its going to need putting on a gen 90 and mapping, i would imagine that would cost £1500.
If you already own a clio, its probably better to do what clio172T has done, rings, new clutch, new turbo and a warranty with engine dynamics.
If you don't already have a clio, it could be worth buying, as long as you are prepared to invest a fair bit more, i seem to remember someone with an evo owned it and sold it after 3 months.
Realistically its going to need putting on a gen 90 and mapping, i would imagine that would cost £1500.
If you already own a clio, its probably better to do what clio172T has done, rings, new clutch, new turbo and a warranty with engine dynamics.
If you don't already have a clio, it could be worth buying, as long as you are prepared to invest a fair bit more, i seem to remember someone with an evo owned it and sold it after 3 months.
I went to view this car last time it was listed on eBay, it has a crack in the turbo manifold and has been welded, the weld was fairly large TBH and goes all the the way across the top and inside edge.
It had very clean bodywork when I saw it and the interior is also very good, I probably would have bought it but, it's running standard ECU and I totally lost interest after realising that, plus I'm sure the kit was fitted about 4 years ago which put me off too.
IMO, It's not a bad little car now that it's realistically priced.
It had very clean bodywork when I saw it and the interior is also very good, I probably would have bought it but, it's running standard ECU and I totally lost interest after realising that, plus I'm sure the kit was fitted about 4 years ago which put me off too.
IMO, It's not a bad little car now that it's realistically priced.
Sorry, i have just seen the ebay advert and spoken to the guy on the phone. There was mention of a flatspot and the cracked log manifold, and it needs a new bonnet if you are fussy. I guess ktec must have mapped the standard ecu when it was installed. The car does drive and is running, how well i don't know.
If it was up for 2.5K i think it would be worth the risk.
If it was up for 2.5K i think it would be worth the risk.
