225 Clio Build

[w33 brl]

Well had the car at the mappers on Wednesday all went well engine has been bedded in but have no boost due to a couple of small issues one of which was the one valve on the breather from manifold to breather case but new ordered and fitted from Renault today...other one being a leak from the throttle body to inlet manifold but have gasket paper to fix that

All coming together nicely

insurance paid for only £390 a year was well chuffed lol also just back from MOT and it passed but still has and oil leak I'll get under the car on Monday and get it seen too along with redoing the battery cable as it's to thin for the job, but car feels good on the road some vibrating through the pedals but think that maybe the fact it's fully polybushed

 

[JezzaMac]

Awesome man! Excited to come and see this at some point and get my battery charger back

 

[w33 brl]

Yeah lad I'll get that back to you next week hopefully

 

[Cupman29]

Good stuff mate about mapping and mot.

Wheres the oil leak coming from?

 

[w33 brl]

Good stuff mate about mapping and mot.

Wheres the oil leak coming from?

Cheers steve

oil drain from the turboim gona put thread tape on all the fittings on monday when i change the oil to semi syn

 

[w33 brl]

Well car is fully road legal now... just oil leak, gasket paper to fit on the throttle body and oil change then out for a drive woohoo hope ther weathers good tomorrow ill get all they jobs done.

also ordered my 630cc injectors from the US last night £156 compared to £210 from UK and there Matched so no randoms out a bag!!

 

[Cupman29]

Cheers steve

oil drain from the turboim gona put thread tape on all the fittings on monday when i change the oil to semi syn

What fitting are you using for the drain? Is it the same setup I had?

Well car is fully road legal now... just oil leak, gasket paper to fit on the throttle body and oil change then out for a drive woohoo hope ther weathers good tomorrow ill get all they jobs done.

also ordered my 630cc injectors from the US last night £156 compared to £210 from UK and there Matched so no randoms out a bag!!

Where did you get the injectors? Fancy ordering some spare o rings and I'll get you some cash for them?

 

[w33 brl]

What fitting are you using for the drain? Is it the same setup I had?



Where did you get the injectors? Fancy ordering some spare o rings and I'll get you some cash for them?

im using AN-10 fittings lad, theres off ebay mate ill text you the link later on

 

[Cupman29]

im using AN-10 fittings lad, theres off ebay mate ill text you the link later on

Where are you going to use tape then? The hose has not sealed correctly to the fitting or the cone is not seated correctly. Could they be over tightened?

 

[w33 brl]

The fitting going into the block and where the fittings join together mate no didn't over tighten them

 

[w33 brl]

Well turbo made its first trip out today after fixing the issues did around 60 miles in her

All was going well until weird noise coming from drivers side wheel think drive shaft is loose but I'll get a look at it tomorrow also need to invest in bonnet raisers as there's so much heat under the bonnet

 

[w33 brl]

Well the teething issues have appeared

First off is my driverside hub has stripped threads out two of the holes, bu sorted that yesterday

Second of is when I'm doing 70+ and let off the throttle there's a loud grinding sort of noise coming from front right and the steering wheel vibrates quite abit not clue what's causing it

100 down 400 to go

 

[_WILL_]

Loose wheel nuts? Mine came loose and it was as you described. Sounds stupid but took me ages to work it out as I was miles from home with no tools.

It could be because of the extra torque you are applying on a more regular basis or increased braking torque. Most cars with the sort of power a turbo clio has will have larger PCD's and 5 wheel bolts per wheel.

 

[w33 brl]

Loose wheel nuts? Mine came loose and it was as you described. Sounds stupid but took me ages to work it out as I was miles from home with no tools.

It could be because of the extra torque you are applying on a more regular basis or increased braking torque. Most cars with the sort of power a turbo clio has will have larger PCD's and 5 wheel bolts per wheel.

There's no extra torque as the boost isn't connected at the moment

Nah every conversion sticks with 4x100 so I must have another issue somewhere

 

[_WILL_]

There's no extra torque as the boost isn't connected at the moment

Nah every conversion sticks with 4x100 so I must have another issue somewhere

Ahh fair enough.

With regards to the other clio's I agree, but I was just suggesting that an OEM car would not run 100x4 on a car with the power and torque a turbo'd clio will most likely run. Certainly with a 225 conversion.

 

[w33 brl]

Ahh fair enough.

With regards to the other clio's I agree, but I was just suggesting that an OEM car would not run 100x4 on a car with the power and torque a turbo'd clio will most likely run. Certainly with a 225 conversion.

Yeah I agree with that must 2 litre cars are 5 stud

I'll get to the bottom of the issue tho as I shall not be beaten lol

 

[Cupman29]

Ahh fair enough.

With regards to the other clio's I agree, but I was just suggesting that an OEM car would not run 100x4 on a car with the power and torque a turbo'd clio will most likely run. Certainly with a 225 conversion.

Number of wheel bolts is to do with the wheel size not the torque going through the wheel. Look at an escort cosworth, delta integrale, etc that all used 15" wheels from the 80's. They all used 4 stud patterns.

Yeah I agree with that must 2 litre cars are 5 stud

I'll get to the bottom of the issue tho as I shall not be beaten lol

Sounds like a driveshaft issue. Are they original or have they been changed? Have you checked the wheel bearing as well?

 

[w33 brl]

Number of wheel bolts is to do with the wheel size not the torque going through the wheel. Look at an escort cosworth, delta integrale, etc that all used 15" wheels from the 80's. They all used 4 stud patterns.



Sounds like a driveshaft issue. Are they original or have they been changed? Have you checked the wheel bearing as well?

I thought it was drive shaft too

Standard 172's one mate...plus had new hub yesterday due to threads been stripped

I'll hopefully get it up tomorrow and get a look

 

[Cupman29]

I thought it was drive shaft too

Standard 172's one mate...plus had new hub yesterday due to threads been stripped

I'll hopefully get it up tomorrow and get a look

Are they 2 piece shafts? If not, it would be advisable to get one from a suitable donor.

 

[w33 brl]

Are they 2 piece shafts? If not, it would be advisable to get one from a suitable donor.

Passenger ones ok it's the driverside it's the one with the bracket mounted to the block don't know if that's 2 piece or not

 

[Cupman29]

Passenger ones ok it's the driverside it's the one with the bracket mounted to the block don't know if that's 2 piece or not

Yeah, that's 2 piece. You'll need to check that bearing as well then.

 

[w33 brl]

Yeah, that's 2 piece. You'll need to check that bearing as well then.

I'll have a look over the weekend

Cheers Steve

How's yours coming?

 

[Cupman29]

Mechanicals pretty much all done but having some issues with the wiring that hasn't been touched since it was running last. Just back from holiday today so will get on it over the weekend.

If it was plain sailing it would be boring! Lol

 

[w33 brl]

Mechanicals pretty much all done but having some issues with the wiring that hasn't been touched since it was running last. Just back from holiday today so will get on it over the weekend.

If it was plain sailing it would be boring! Lol

Aww good stuff lad cars running tho?!?

Exactly mate hence why I'm dealing with my issues

 

[Cupman29]

Not running yet as I can't get power to the Adaptronic ecu so can't load the base map on.

 

[w33 brl]

Makes sense then buddy

 

[Johnc172]

Would be boring without issues right? That's what I keep telling myself!!

Loving the progress though mate

 

[w33 brl]

Would be boring without issues right? That's what I keep telling myself!!

Loving the progress though mate

Yeah I'm the exact same lad lol

 

[w33 brl]

Well had another issue yesterday while picking up my new 630cc injectors

Fuel leak from fpr

Save to say I was very annoyed but got a new one day and fitted just to set it to 3 bar after speaking to scoff

Then off for mapping tomorrow morning

 

[Johnc172]

Looking forward to seeing the result!

 

[w33 brl]

New regulator fitted with new fuel line in has the standard one wasn't great I don't think

 

[Cupman29]

Good luck with the mapping tomorrow. Hope all goes well!

 

[w33 brl]

Good luck with the mapping tomorrow. Hope all goes well!

Cheers mate

 

[Marshall_Helmsdale]

Just subscribing to this thread, will hopefully read through it all before Sunday

 

[Korky]

good luck with mapping mate, your in good hands though, scoff is a top bloke!

 

[w33 brl]

Just subscribing to this thread, will hopefully read through it all before Sunday

Cheers Marshall

good luck with mapping mate, your in good hands though, scoff is a top bloke!

Cheers mate but scoff wasn't mapping it this time im afraid

Was done by russ Paton at performance HQ in dalgatey bay which is local to me

 

[w33 brl]

Well mapping went well not perfect tho got a slight boost leak from throttle body which has stopped progress at the moment

But the car still mind 260bhp Flywheel and 200@wheels

The mappers has made adjustments to the boost delivery so it's smoother now making the car drive so much better


Graphs

Video of the turbo glowing lol
https://vimeo.com/104712657

 

[WilkyWay]

Glad you've got it running. You not using a fuel return on the rail?

 

[w33 brl]

Glad you've got it running. You not using a fuel return on the rail?

Yeah it comes out the bottom of the fuel pressure regulator

 

[Marshall_Helmsdale]

Just read the entire progress blog from start to finish, can't wait to see it on Sunday now