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NorthloopCup
ClioSport Moderator
Caldwell is an awesome circuit mate - they don't call it the mini ring for nothing!! Coppice should be pretty much flat as well for reference mate. :up:
NorthloopCup
ClioSport Moderator
It all comes with experience mate. I used to race bikes at cadwell, so I know it very well.
I found that I could take various corners at the 'ring flat out because I had no brakes! Lol! Pressed the pedal for a confidence application and found out that they'd overheated and fucked off!!
Whilst I don't recommend that way of learning, it certainly catches your attention. Ha ha!
cjgower
ClioSport Club Member
Awesome. That racer was flying, there's no way i'd keep up with him which is shameful considering i've got about 50bhp more! Good effort though mate, car clearly went well.
It's Mark Black prom CSOC, I believe it's stripped with an exhaust, filter and decent suspension. @Tony Hunter may know more?
Inferno 225 cup
@markblack
So the throttle bodies have sold so the car is going through another phase. I've no track days planned for the rest of the year and a diary that isn't allowing them at the moment so it was crazy to use it for running to the gym and back with the bodies on!
Going to take them off this weekend, been considering breaking the car and buying something else. However, I actually like it and can't think of another car apart from a Megane to replace it with! Who needs 200+bhp when you're getting your ass kicked by people with standard power!
Going to take them off this weekend, been considering breaking the car and buying something else. However, I actually like it and can't think of another car apart from a Megane to replace it with! Who needs 200+bhp when you're getting your ass kicked by people with standard power!
cjgower
ClioSport Club Member
Sounds like a good plan mate, would be a shame to break the car.
I love throttle bodies, I really do, those were the second set I owned. The noise they make, especially in the little villages around her is incredible. I'm glad I owned them again as I've always regretted selling my bodied 205 when we were short of cash with a baby on the way.
Mark kicking my arse in the video above made me realise though there isn't a need to chase figures, if you can drive!
Mark kicking my arse in the video above made me realise though there isn't a need to chase figures, if you can drive!
Missed your reply @GrahamS no cams in mine, just a standard engine. I'm going to put it back to completely standard induction.
Bodies are now off, and standard inlet partially refitted, should be back together this weekend.
Keep thinking on putting it back to standard and selling all the mods and buying a built high boost! Although I know I could learn a lot doing trackdays in a standard powered diffed car.
Bodies are now off, and standard inlet partially refitted, should be back together this weekend.
Keep thinking on putting it back to standard and selling all the mods and buying a built high boost! Although I know I could learn a lot doing trackdays in a standard powered diffed car.
robmuns
ClioSport Club Member
Ph1 172
High boost clios are a lot of fun! Mines highish boost @ 280bhp and doesnt really feel over powered for the car and that's without a diff! For track though id rather my old standard ish car tbh, wouldn't be constantly worried about it going bang with expensive repair bills!
Bad man!
Keep the cup mate. If you've sold the bodies because you feel you can't make enough use of the car with them on. Then you've no real need to sell up and buy one with boost. It would be nicer for the road, but then you'd be getting at silly speeds before really benefiting from it, and on the track you'd be in the same situation as with the bodies.
Keep practicing with the cup with the standard engine and improving your own driving skills. Maybe some better suspension because that can make a big difference. And you can never have too much tuition.
Keep practicing with the cup with the standard engine and improving your own driving skills. Maybe some better suspension because that can make a big difference. And you can never have too much tuition.
robmuns
ClioSport Club Member
Ph1 172
Using the parts to boost my brothers Clio now, think you're quite local to me so happy to take you out in it if you're considering one or doing it yourself
imprezaworks
ClioSport Club Member
Mk5 Golf GTI :)
Thought you were selling it
Everything has a value so I listed it for sale, it's going to ED for boosting though.
It's worth far more in parts than it is sat outside my house!
Jekyll
ClioSport Club Member
How bad is the broken stud in the disk?
Jekyll
ClioSport Club Member
BTW your so indecisive!
Snapped flush to the disk.
I was ready to buy that RB today, until the seller got weird. I have the £1k deposit I intended to leave sat in the envelope in the kitchen. Never encountered anyone selling a car like that!
Clio 172 (CUP)
Weird? ...Intrigued, do tell
Jekyll
ClioSport Club Member
Ah yeah, I read the tag but forgot to reply.
I Irchester it's a 172 engine with boost in a 182 shell. I don't think it's an overly quick one either.
Bit odd that he's got the car up for sale but selling bits off it!
I Irchester it's a 172 engine with boost in a 182 shell. I don't think it's an overly quick one either.
Bit odd that he's got the car up for sale but selling bits off it!
I'd agreed to go yesterday to buy it, then on Wednesday he removed the wheels and suspension and fitted leaking shocks and F1s
Second person to say that it wasn't quick too
Well, last weekend I was meant to go and look at another Clio Turbo. But ended up fixing mine, after 4 months it walked it's MOT and was taxed on Tuesday!
Friday:
It had a small gearbox leak when I put it away which I thought was a seal. But the tiny gearbox oil leak is identified as the end cap leaking. When I didn't do the rear wheel up at the last track day and snapped the stud, I steered off the A road into the kitty litter at the side, looks like one of the stones pierced the cap on the box. MOT tester found a big stone on the subframe!
This was about 17:10 Friday, I had to be home by 18:00 for the wife to go to work, but the garage got the job done (Armstrong Autos, Luton) and on Saturday morning after the car being sat unused since May 8th, I drove to Brugge!
It was weird being back in the Clio, it is worlds away from my daily and just as I was relaxing the Connects2 came loose and I ended up having to listen to French radio for the journey through France.
My love for the car is back, I decided today that the spec is now as I want it apart from low boost which is where it'll go next. I'm going to keep an eye out for a mint Cup interior and front bumper to finish it off.
Friday:
It had a small gearbox leak when I put it away which I thought was a seal. But the tiny gearbox oil leak is identified as the end cap leaking. When I didn't do the rear wheel up at the last track day and snapped the stud, I steered off the A road into the kitty litter at the side, looks like one of the stones pierced the cap on the box. MOT tester found a big stone on the subframe!
This was about 17:10 Friday, I had to be home by 18:00 for the wife to go to work, but the garage got the job done (Armstrong Autos, Luton) and on Saturday morning after the car being sat unused since May 8th, I drove to Brugge!
It was weird being back in the Clio, it is worlds away from my daily and just as I was relaxing the Connects2 came loose and I ended up having to listen to French radio for the journey through France.
My love for the car is back, I decided today that the spec is now as I want it apart from low boost which is where it'll go next. I'm going to keep an eye out for a mint Cup interior and front bumper to finish it off.
imprezaworks
ClioSport Club Member
Mk5 Golf GTI :)
Oops lol
Thanks @Davyy it's odd, I've had periods of intense hatred of it. It's sat broken in the garage for something like 18 months of it being owned for stupid little things when I lose interest in it. But when it's on the road and track, I love it.
I asked the garage to keep it for a few days to check it wasn't leaking any oil as I'm uber paranoid about hurting someone on track. The mechanic who owns a 300bhp Clio messaged me "your car handles perfectly, really impressed, that will be a complete weapon with a low blow kit" so I've obviously done something right!
Need to speak to ED to book it in for boost and currently looking for an R26 daily, could end up with quite a trackday dilemma!
I asked the garage to keep it for a few days to check it wasn't leaking any oil as I'm uber paranoid about hurting someone on track. The mechanic who owns a 300bhp Clio messaged me "your car handles perfectly, really impressed, that will be a complete weapon with a low blow kit" so I've obviously done something right!
Need to speak to ED to book it in for boost and currently looking for an R26 daily, could end up with quite a trackday dilemma!
That was it in it's secondary use as a family car, taking the two kids for a walk around the lake
