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Best of luck with the rebuildDo you find it difficult buying performance parts in Russia?
They are available here, but too expencive - so I prefer to buy most parts in UK or USA. The main problem is to get some heavy parts - like cranckshaft or cylinder head as soon as very few sellers are ready to send them to Russia
Already got most of parts for new build. Now I need do decide what to do:
1) Bore 83mm with Woessner piston and all other standard parts
2) Bore 84mm with Clio Maxi pistons and +4mm ConRods
3) Bought some Sodemo F4R engine from Formula 3 car - with dry sump etc. But need to buy more parts for dry sump: pump, tank etc and it is out of my budjet now
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NorthloopCup
ClioSport Moderator
I'm still trying to source that 197 crank for you mate. I've not forgotten.
Thank you!!!
What's good about th 197 crank then?
NorthloopCup
ClioSport Moderator
It's 1.5kg lighter than the standard 1*2 item mate.
NorthloopCup
ClioSport Moderator
Yes mate I'd imagine so. Bring me your block and I'll drop my 197 crank in it if you wanted to know 100%.
That sounds like a plan, once my block comes back from the machine shop I will pop over with it. Where in Derbyshire are you? - PM if you wish
NorthloopCup
ClioSport Moderator
No problem mate. I live in Swadlincote. About 15 minutes from Donington.That sounds like a plan, once my block comes back from the machine shop I will pop over with it. Where in Derbyshire are you? - PM if you wish
Some bad news from our local timeattack championship ... It seems that I need more then 100kg of weight with my current 2.0L engine. Or build some new 1.8L engine
Any ideas about Renault's F4P engine? It seems the only difference is the cranckshaft and pistons, isn't it?
Ive only got experience of the F7P vs F7R, but in that instance the bore is slightly smaller as well as the shorter stroke.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_F-Type_engine#F4x
Looks like the same bore. SO may just be crank and pistons.
Looks like the same bore. SO may just be crank and pistons.
The stroke is shorter, hoever I have +4 mm com rods. I am not worry about pistons at all as soon as I can easily make the custom pistons. The main question is the crank - the custom crank is very expensive ...
It is cheaper for me to use the rods I have (+4mm) and cut a bit of engine to make it lighter! Anyway I need to found the proper crank first!
Have you considered going a bit further and going for the rollcentre kit a couple of the lads on here do, rather than just bump steer correction?
If you are running the car low the wishbone angles are really poor and I was amazed at the handling difference from the roll centre correctors.
Like this:
If you are running the car low the wishbone angles are really poor and I was amazed at the handling difference from the roll centre correctors.
Like this:
Yes, this is close to what I want to do - make it lower and wider. However I want to do this with PM's wishbones, so I need to buy Lanuna uprights and hubs etc - to small time as soon as our local championship will start it two weeks and I have a lot of things to do before this (including 150 mm con rods etc)...
Yes? of course! And you are not?
I personally dont race at the moment, just do trackdays so no such rules, but yes a lot of our championships here which the clios are eligable to do not allow in car adjustable bias.
I take part only in some local semi-professional timeattack championship, however I have two garage neiborhoods - one take partin RTCC, another one take part in RRC - and both use in car adjustable bias. Really I hope that as soon as I will select of true front/rear master cylinders (currently I have both 0.625") - then I will no longer need balahce bar, just proportioning valve will be enouth!!!
And what about Proportioning Valves - are they allowed in UK?
Usual thing is that they are allowed so long as not within drivers reach and there is normally a minimum amount of bias that the rears must have as well.
