Clio 182 what power should I make

[Dory]

I've got a Clio 182 and all I've done so far is k&n panel filter and KTR ultra performance exhaust with decat, it has a RS stamped inlet anyway so no point matching the inlet?? Next month im having my cambelt done at engine dynamics and I'm thinking I might aswell get my map done at the same time, they use the RS tuner software, with my mods and a RS tuner pops and bangs map what power should I make???

Also is there any other mods I should do before my map? Not including cams or itb's

 

[Matt e]

I bet 177.8bhp

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

Be happy with 165bhp at the wheels.

 

[Daniel]

Anything between 155 and 175bhp at the flywheel is perfectly normal. These engines vary massively.

 

[kev182cup]

the inlets still arnt the best so wouldn't rule matching them out. id say power will be between 175-180bhp with those mods but would feel more responsive than a standard model.

 

[dmallett]

Random engines at times, at our local RR about 174bhp is what most 182s got.

 

[Dory]

Worth matching the inlets on a RS stamped inlet then?

 

[Dan519]

Worth matching the inlets on a RS stamped inlet then?

yeah can be. Don't expect much in the way of peak figure gains, but lower down it's quite a good thing to do

 

[Chris205]

I'd be looking at around 170-180 bhp atf.

If its running say 160-165, its worth getting the timing checked, I'd make sure ED use the propper timing tools, although I'm sure they will

 

[Russ_16v]

Id say 175bhp if you include the remap.

 

[James23]

If you wanna spend £150 on up to 2bhp then yeah go for it lol

 

[imprezaworks]

Are matching inlets worth it? Ive been told there not worth doing.

 

[Russ_16v]

Yes, though its more of an advantage when tied in with other modifications, so a decent filter and exhaust, matched inlets, with a remap would make a good difference to how the car drives and maybe 10extra bhp or so

 

[aucky]

175 is my bet

 

[Dan519]

Are matching inlets worth it? Ive been told there not worth doing.

You have a ph1! You will see the biggest gains. It's not the most popular thing to do to a 172/182 for no reason

 

[imprezaworks]

Ah okay, the person I spoke to must be wrong. What sort of gains are expected/estimated if I've got a straight through omp with decat, jms induction kit and remap by rs tunning? And I'm guessing if I got some matched inlets I would need it mapped again to reap the benefits? Current bhp is 170 can't remember the torque.

 

[Jonff]

Ah okay, the person I spoke to must be wrong.

Fitted RSInlets to mine a couple of weeks ago Dan. Car felt more responsive and more eager if you get what I mean? So I imagine having a proper set of matched inlets would make a noticeable difference.

 

[imprezaworks]

Fair enough. I was tempted to go down that route but wasn't sure. e they easy enough to fit?

 

[Jonff]

Bit of a pain really, it's not difficult just an arse trying to line up the gasket as you bolt the lower inlet on. You have to remove quite a bit of stuff to get them off as well

 

[imprezaworks]

Cheers. Would it or did you get it mapped afterwards?

 

[Jonff]

It was already mapped at RSTuning, My thinking was Paul's map for the 1*2s isn't really a custom one, just one he wrote and uses for all clios standard/lightly modified, so something like an RSInlet wasn't going to make much difference to the map.

Not saying the change was massive but you could tell there was a slight change once they were fitted.

 

[imprezaworks]

That's good to know. As much I like spending money I wouldn't want to fork out for another map, although I thinki will be told to feel the most benefits I would need one.

 

[Jonff]

More than likely yeah. Suppose with matched inlets it would be the case even more so.

 

[imprezaworks]

Thought so. Cheers for the advice Jon, and apologies to the op with jumping on the thread.

 

[Dan519]

That's good to know. As much I like spending money I wouldn't want to fork out for another map, although I thinki will be told to feel the most benefits I would need one.

even a custom map on a standard ecu had relatively generic changes made to areas of the map rather than the more detailed fine tuning you can do with the benefit of load point tracing on a standalone ecu, so you always have a degree of flexibilty built in (dependant on what has been changed in the map of course) Stock ECU also uses lambda sensor and knock sensor a fair amount for fine tuning itself

 

[imprezaworks]

All I heard there was.. let's confuse Dan and make him ask the following. Would I need it mapped lol

 

[Dan519]

probably not, but it might be worth checking it over. It wouldn't be urgent

 

[Christopher]

Are matching inlets worth it? Ive been told there not worth doing.

Remaps aren't just about power. Especially on NA cars.

 

[imprezaworks]

I know

 

[Christopher]

Sh*t, sorry dude, I quoted the wrong person there.

It was meant to be a reply to:

If you wanna spend £150 on up to 2bhp then yeah go for it lol

 

[imprezaworks]

No worries