Adeys F4RT Twingo GT

[Adey.]

This is what im currently working on when i get a spare 5 min, Modified standard manifold holding a tf035 turbo (like a small td04 that the starlet guys like to use) the pic of turbos show the original housing at the bottom, and old school T2 of a Renault 5 GT Turbo and then the tf035 at the top.

 

[Martin_172]

fantastic cars absolutely loved my pair! such a riot once tuned, I used to hold on to 172/182s until around 100mph which really is more than enough for the road these days.

my first one was a bit higher milage and I roasted the clutch with 150lb/ft in about 2000 miles lol the second one had no issues though.

they are bomb proof little motors! id like to swap one into a mk2 clio

 

[Krarl]

This thing went well on track, it kept pace with a fair few things tbh! It's definitely a 1.2 tCe in my eyes?

My sister has the 1.2 tCe 100 Clio MK3, proper gutless standard but once tweaked they're pretty good. A local lad had a mk3 PH2 mapped with 172 injectors etc and it pulled away from my old dCi 100 a fair whack!

 

[Adey.]

1149cc you should round down not up to 1.2 lol but it looks better with a 1.1t badge lol

indeed it hustled along nicely, especially for a car on cheap tires and normal road pads.

 

[Krarl]

Aye but Renault are retarded and do things the opposite way? My 172 was just about pulling on yours which is good going for it

Do the 8v rods fit into these? I'm sure they're beefier in design, maybe?

 

[Adey.]

Aftermarket rods are available, though if I'm honest, and wanted to shoot well north of 200bhp I'd just swap the lump out. If I could crack 165bhp solidly on it I'll be ecstatic.

Part numbers show the rods are different to the non turbo which is nice, I guess time will tell. the older 8v rods would probably be bigger and stronger though. Have you seen an old Renault 5 gtt rod vs a modern engine, proper manly, they will do 230ftlb on a 1397cc

 

[Flat Eric]

Buy an eco bang with 140 out the box ?

Bit heavier though ?

I still can't get over how well yours went over the weekend!

 

[Krarl]

Not seen GTT rods but I know the D7F has a chunkier bottom end than the 16v D4F. Never seen inside of a D4FT but I do know that they idle like s**t with a dirty throttle body??

Do these twingos still use the JB3/JB1 box?

 

[Mavez]

Great project fella!

 

[Adey.]

Buy an eco bang with 140 out the box ?

Bit heavier though ?

I still can't get over how well yours went over the weekend!

its be some heavy old hector with a diesel engine probably ??

half the fun is tinkering for me too and doing something a little different. you should see some of the stuff I've put together over the years, some of it very out there. I generally get an idea and run with it, get bored, sell up for something else lol

 

[Adey.]

Do these twingos still use the JB3/JB1 box?

jh series box in the twingo gt. but I've read the jc5 internals bolt in. probably crap info like most that's spouted tbh.

 

[Krarl]

jh series box in the twingo gt. but I've read the jc5 internals bolt in. probably crap info like most that's spouted tbh.

Ah yeah true they're the cable/hydro ones

Nah I doubt stuff from JC5 will fit. JR5 gears might fit from a dCi 100...l Funnily enough I have one laying around ? ?

 

[Adey.]

@YorkshireKyle what's the full code of the box? I'm after the 5th gear out of a derv box.........

 

[Krarl]

@YorkshireKyle what's the full code of the box? I'm after the 5th gear out of a derv box.........

JR5120

I've got it on eBay but I offer CS discounts...

 

[Krarl]

Although if you're wanting a 5th gear for a JC5 out of a derv then you'll need a dCi 80 gearbox which is a JC5103

 

[Adey.]

I cant find the ratios for the 120. Could be tempted if you fancied pulling the 5 gear cogs off and posting them to me and scrapping the rest? i want a longer 5th for the JH gearbox, not a JC.

JA3 JA5 JH3 and JR5 all seem to share parts

 

[Adey.]

Ideally im looking for a 45/31 or 47/31 5th gear

 

[Krarl]

Cba with that, take the full box hahaha. I can always post it if you're never up this way

 

[Adey.]

Easy peasy job, thats why only want the 5th lol. In fact ive done a 5th gear replacement a santpod car park before lol. No bother i look around locally first as its a 3 hour each way trip on a good day and postage on a box aint going to be cheap.

 

[Krarl]

Aye but I'm lazy and I can put £10 on there being something else you'd need from the box ? ? Postage would be about £30-40 so yeah, about the same price as the box haha

 

[bloke]

Stick it in a banana box, book shipping with tnt or ups through interparcel and put the weight down as 31kg. Costs about £13 next day delivery.

 

[Adey.]

@bloke do you have the ratios for the jr5-120?

 

[bloke]

 

[Adey.]

Scrap yard haul today for a 41/31 5th
lgearset. Pulled from a modus that we didnt have the locking wheel nut key from so had to do everything from the top.

Got home and set about fitting it to the twingo. TBH it wont be a massive difference at all but should drop the rpm a little in the motorway cruising spot.

Downside, I'm not sure if the gearbox oil has ever been swapped out, it wasnt pretty and I'm not sure it will last long tbh. I noticed a bit of end float on one of the shafts too. Ahh well, see how she holds up.

 

[Adey.]

So I'm a little happier at the suspected gearbox condition. Rather than look at the oil I caught in a bucket after I removed the end cap I pulled some from the drain plug into a clean container. Looks loads better, I ran a magnet through it to see if it would find anything but picked up nothing. Filled it back up but I'll drop it again at the next service.

 

[Noesph]

Interesting thread, I've had my Twingo Gt for donkeys years, but its cool to see what you can do to them.

 

[Adey.]

the car is still for sale, i have a Stuttgart itch to scratch

 

[Adey.]

Front wishbone and arb upgrades with added stiffness and extra caster. Basically the twingo has the povo spec clio style arb though its the same width as the 172 item and the wishbones are near enough the same size, just a slightly different shape and angle of mounting the lower ball joint. The Arb looks to be 1mm larger on the 172. I collected some parts off a friend and went ahead and fitted them up on the twingo. Jobs not finished yet as the inner arb clamps are a dick to do on the drive.

Copied from Truborenault.co.uk

What a s**t day. 1.5 hours ish to swap out the twingo arb and wishbones in the rain. 5 hours trying to get the inner arb Bush clamps back on. One is there loose the other doesn't have a bolt in

the wishbones are very similar upon removal though the 172 items look to give a chunk of extra caster and possibly some extra width. wheel looks to.be about 10 to 15mm further forward. All needs aligning properly once I get the arb clamps sorted. I'm yet to drive it under it's own power yet but all seems ok so far. Once done it should aid handling a little.

Need to measure up the rear next, would be nice to be able to upgrade to a stiffer rear end with disks instead of drums. The twingo gt has the same rear track width listed as a 172 anyway so hopefully the beam will swap in easily.

 

[Krarl]

Rear beam is the same as 172. Go to a breaker and pull the rear end out of a 1.6 16v later Clio with rear discs as the ABS sensors need to be different to work with the car, that will bolt straight on and then you can buy a whiteline rear arb too 👀 😂

 

[Adey.]

boom well thats that sorted then, didnt think about the abs with having drums. @YorkshireKyle do you know what tooth count it has off the top of your head?

 

[Krarl]

boom well thats that sorted then, didnt think about the abs with having drums. @YorkshireKyle do you know what tooth count it has off the top of your head?

44 tooth iirc

The sensors on the 172 are different to non-sport ones. But if you get a 1.6 16v whole rear end then it should plug and play if you cross your fingers tight enough haha

 

[Adey.]

im assuming the 172/182 rear has a stiffer roll bar than the 1.6 stuff, hmm ill see what i can find down the scrap yard.

 

[Krarl]

im assuming the 172/182 rear has a stiffer roll bar than the 1.6 stuff, hmm ill see what i can find down the scrap yard.

Yeah but the stubs from the 1.6 bolt on to a 172 rear beam haha

Calipers and carriers are all the same and so are the discs. Its just the roll bar thickness is bigger in the 172. If you wanted the best get a 182 rear beam as the later ones have stiffener fins down under the spring pads

 

[Adey.]

so i couldn't just fit the lesser spec sensor in the complete 182 beam?

 

[Krarl]

You could but have you ever tried to free an ABS sensor from the rear of a 172 without breaking it?!😂😂

 

[Adey.]

not yet...... lol

 

[Krarl]

Proper pain in the arse mate, easier to smash em out😂

 

[bloke]

rear doesn't have an arb, the bar is a torsion bar.

 

[Adey.]

yeah that's the bit I'm on about, spline ended bar up the middle of the beam?

 

[bloke]

welded in on the clio, it's different to the 5.