Adeys F4RT Twingo GT

[Krarl]

Might get a red and black version to be a tart. Perfect cheap filtration 😁

I might have an old Ramair one from my Megane if you fancy being less of a Pikey🤣

 

[Adey.]

PMT pikey mod tuning. Being less of a pikey isn't an option

 

[RustyMojo]

Saw the latest Insta video! This car is so bloody cool!

 

[Adey.]

Saw the latest Insta video! This car is so bloody cool!

cheers man, yeah its growing on me. I'm not going to lie I wasn't really gelling with it at first.

 

[Adey.]

ok so im going to slap it on a weigh bridge thing later on, what do we think it will come in at?

from standard it really only has the back seats out, an air bag and some lighter wheels but now has a heavier engine up front...

 

[Brigsy]

1050kg

 

[Krarl]

1043kg

 

[RustyMojo]

1021kg

 

[Adey.]

1000kg on the nose! With just under half a tank of fuel. There will be some inaccuracies in it I'm sure but happy with that. Really need to get it on some proper car scales, cough cough @Ads29 cough cough 😉

 

[Ads29]

@Adeyspec, best come for a trip down the forest then 😉 and we'll get it sorted

 

[Flat Eric]

Looks to go well in that video, what was the other car like power wise?

 

[Adey.]

Looks to go well in that video, what was the other car like power wise?

circa 400bhp which works out about right power to weight wise if mines 270/280bhp per tonne as the Soarer is a 1500kg car

 

[Adey.]

@Adeyspec, best come for a trip down the forest then 😉 and we'll get it sorted

Defo, will drop you a message and see how you are sorted. Oh and return your tools 🤦‍♂️

 

[VenomUK]

What is the fuel reading saying?

 

[Adey.]

What is the fuel reading saying?

Just under half a tank when weighed in, I should of filled it up straight after to figure out how much was in there but have only just thought about it.

On fuel usage, I've been kicking its head in, driving silly fast and its pretty decent. Last calculation put it at 29.7mpg.

 

[VenomUK]

Just under half a tank when weighed in, I should of filled it up straight after to figure out how much was in there but have only just thought about it.

On fuel usage, I've been kicking its head in, driving silly fast and its pretty decent. Last calculation put it at 29.7mpg.

I was a bit late to the party for my guess 😂 That's not bad figures

 

[Ads29]

Defo, will drop you a message and see how you are sorted. Oh and return your tools 🤦‍♂️

Couple of weeks (once I get the next race meeting out the way) and I should be good bud, forgot all about the tools lol, it's only the flaring tool isn't it 😂😂

 

[Adey.]

It is yeah 👍🏻

 

[Adey.]

I think I'd already mentioned previously that I wanted to panel in the radiator just to maximise airflow through it and not around it. Quick bit of CAD then cut out of aluminium. Renault left a nice fixing I was able to use to hold it. Whilst the front was off I refitted the air scoop to the slam panel which grabs cold air and throws it over the radiator towards the air filter. Probably does diddly squat but every little helps 👍🏻

 

[Adey.]

So I've been looking at ways I can limit power in lower gears. 300lbft of torque by 2500rpm, a light car and 15s is pretty savage even at light throttle. My car was mapped with open loop boost control meaning (haven't tested it yet) I should be able to close off/block the standard electronic bleed valves air bleed and run actuator pressure. Which in this car is around 200bhp. I wanted this to be switchable, so I could have high power on demand.

A quick rummage through my spares and scraps found an old Denso electronic bleed valve from my old Impreza and a spare relay. I found a nice spot in the bay to throw it in and set about wiring it up. The only part I needed to figure was the switching. As I wasn't using the cruise control switches I opted to rewire them for this so that it was easy to use whilst driving, no need to remove my hand from the wheel. Out came the soldering iron to do some reworking of the pcb's and I ended up with the buttons working as a normal open/closed switch.

I've not driven on it yet but it all seems to work electronically. In this setup I should now be running low boost all the time unless the steering wheel switch is held. I will add a further switch that will bypass this so that I can have full power all the time. This should aid me at the traffic light gran prix, and in wet weather

If this all works as planned ill get back in and tidy up all the wiring, free control of the power, I could of probably just bought a boost controller off eBay and ran it on the vent of the electronic bleed valve but where's the fun in that.

 

[Djw John]

Clever!
What about connecting it to the cruise control and speed limiter switch too so you can have it on high boost without holding the button?

 

[Adey.]

Clever!
What about connecting it to the cruise control and speed limiter switch too so you can have it on high boost without holding the button?

My car doesn't have one..... but it will do soon. That's the other switch I mentioned that ill add in the future (when I get down the scrap yard ) my car wasn't pre wired for cruise control, I only have the buttons spare as I fitted the meg 250 steering wheel. There's a blank in the side panel so it will fit nicely and once flipped will give full power in all gears without the steering wheel buttons pressed

 

[Djw John]

Gotcha, forgot it was a different wheel you have

 

[Adey.]

WOW, works so well on the road. Boost comes in at about 5psi increasing with revs to 8psi then when you want some more press the button and 17psi fires in giving you all the powerz...... gets off the line so much better. Need to try some dragy times now.

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

You clever c**t! Lol

 

[Adey.]

You clever c**t! Lol

all these clever little touches for when you buy it

 

[Krarl]

all these clever little touches for when you buy it

He's got no balls 😂

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

I've got to sell a spare 1.2tce engine first before I can afford it

 

[Adey.]

I've got to sell a spare 1.2tce engine first before I can afford it

and me lol cant even give it away

 

[plees]

Such a cool idea! Glad it works! This thing will be a right little weapon on the road!

 

[Adey.]

The switch has made a world of difference, its actually still very spritely in low power mode. Trying to get some traffic light gran prix launches down and adding the power back in at about 4500 rpm in 2nd will still see them light up 😂 trying to find somewhere quiet to do some logs on dragy is an issue though. There are very few flat roads near me so most are coming back as unverified on it 🤦‍♂️ So far on the squirts to work the best I've gotten is 5.54 to 60mph, 13.66 quarter and highest terminal has been 106mph, not all that impressive and plenty or tire scrabble and traffic (oops) most impressed with the 60-100 times so far 5.25 seconds which is awesome for something I've built on the driveway.

To put that into context its close to things like the M2 competition and the 2015 M3 (5.1seconds), 2017 RS3 (5.3), 2018 TTRS (5.3), 2018 RS5 (5.3), 2012 Aston Martin DBS Carbon black (5.4) 2008 AMG CLK 63 Black (5.4), all come in around the same time. Things like the new Supra come in at 5.7 seconds, quite happy with that

 

[Brigsy]

Lsd would sort that out no end, but prob hard to find to suit the box. Sounds like the box is handling the power ok too, jc5 would have went boom by now

 

[Adey.]

Lsd would sort that out no end, but prob hard to find to suit the box. Sounds like the box is handling the power ok too, jc5 would have went boom by now

So far so good, I've just gone past 1000miles on it all. I did find there was a diff available for the Twingo RS133 box, I'm sure its also a Jr5 type box. Might have to strip the spare old box (the one I smashed the selector on) I have here for a measure up.

I might just be lucky, I don't think they would of updated much strength wise between the Jc5 to the Jr5

 

[Krarl]

Aye Twingo133 is a JR5 box which you can get grippers for

Once upon a time I found myself looking for one for my dCi like a weirdo🤣🤣

 

[Adey.]

Aye Twingo133 is a JR5 box which you can get grippers for

Once upon a time I found myself looking for one for my dCi like a weirdo🤣🤣

best start raiding the kids piggy banks then lol

 

[Krarl]

They were like £1500 last time I looked

I looked for about 10 seconds before releasing the Yorkshiremans wail

"HOWWWWW MUCCHHHH"
"Put that back"

 

[Adey.]

that said a quick search on here shows the gripper needs a service/rebuild every 2500 miles that cant be right can it?

 

[Adey.]

They were like £1500 last time I looked

I looked for about 10 seconds before releasing the Yorkshiremans wail

"HOWWWWW MUCCHHHH"
"Put that back"

WTF really! feck that like. Short arms deep pockets me

 

[Krarl]

that said a quick search on here shows the gripper needs a service/rebuild every 2500 miles that cant be right can it?

Nah thats untrue, they just need checking and the oil replacing often

Its like saying a 175 meg needs a timing chain at 100k, check and replace oil if its sound

 

[JohnRogers]

what size intercooler did you use on this mate seems to fit perfect, on the lookout for one now but unsure of the size of my last one?