Right then ladies and gentle men i am thinking of getting rid of my saxo vtr and getting a clio dci 80 for economical reasons (insurance, fuel, tax etc). Now what do these cars perform like once the have been re-mapped (i.e ktec) and what would a remapped one be like compared to my vtr. Any replies will be much appricated:star:
Go for the dci100 if you can find one.
I wouln't recom,end one the gearboxes are rubish in both use and longevity.
remapped i think its 100-105bhp so progress is ample, though its still only a 1.5 and slower off the mark than a comparable 1.6 16v clio of that era.
Id expect decent turn of speed, but not going to have that electric pace off line like saxo, and unless you stick some springs on it, youll probably find the bodyroll a bit annoying. Once springs on, it will be a wee hoot, but nothing more.
100 to 110hp when remapped depends where you go etc.
Its not slower though I've tried my 65 which is standard against a 1.6 16V clio on private road (at the airfield) and there wasn't a hueg amount in it remaped 100 would eeasil;y have kept up I only lost by about 2 car lenghts. Theres a video somewhere. and that 1.6 had an exhaust which if you belive people on here is another 10hp.
Bodyroll ins't as bad as you make out by far and don't bother just loweing on springs do it right coilovers from H and R etc.
cheap to run, insurance is low and will be tax exempt in a couple of years, next yr it will be £20.
No tax goes down but will come back up again over time.
I had heeard just replacing the injectors and adding the intercooler gave you the 80 performance but the injector need rcoding and thats a ££££ job so i like your way better
Yeah replacing injectors and adding the ic will give you a 80 power straight up but you'll need to change the pump aswell to cope with the pressure. Paul can program the injectors to your car and sometimes come up on ebay france if you really wanted to get some at a good price.
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Recodeing the injectors sin't much just need a clip computer to do it.
No need to chnage pumps dci 80 and 65 have the same pumps.
Why do you wanna get a DIEsel and modify it>? I hate to sound like an old moan but if you want somthing fast then buy a fast car!
There is no substitute for cubic capacity!
Buy a Fabia VRS!
Clio has a better chassic and cheaper to run
Plus if you want a cheap to run fasterish car then the CLios' not bad.
Id go for the fabia mate, easily re-mapped for 200bhp and itll still give you well over 35mpg!
Won't make over 200hp on a stock vrs.