Clio Turbo hits the road at last!

[Nick Read]

WAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRP--TSSSSSSSSSSSSsssssss---WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARPPPPP----TTSSSSSSSSSSSSssssssss--

The sound of my lovely Clio that I finally picked up today after waiting since December when I blew up the original engine. Never had a turbo car before, and I just cant help backing off the accelerator at every opportunity to listen to the dump valve! Wicked driving the valver again, but I just wish I didn;t have to run it in for 1200 miles before I can really hammer it!

 

[Illusion]

I know wot u mean mate.

My mates go a Punto GT (obviously not as quick) but the dump valve sounds so sweet! Even just cruising around town it goes off, and heads turn.

Wants me to get a loan out just so I can have that sweet-sweet sound!

Just be patient my friend and all will be rewarded!

 

[Si Griffiths]

sweet. is that the BB 16v turbo? if u dont mind me asking how much did it cost to get it turbo charged?

si

 

[BenR]

Yay.....just time to wait and listen to teh reports now! lol

 

[Illusion]

Any chance that it might be at the Maxpower weekender tomorrow?

 

[White16valver]

Turbos, Dump valves, etc are great. Running costs are not so great.

Scaring pedestrians and doddering old biddies doing 40 in a national limit is superb fun though!

 

[Mikey16vClio]

Ahhh, its not technically a valver now Nick, you can now be callin it the turbo!

I wanna know the first time u beat either a cossie, scooby or is EVO pushing it a bit! Sweeeeet.

 

[BenR]

cant u call it a Turvler?

 

[White16valver]

How about a Valvo? Or does that sound kinda familiar...?!?

 

[GR7]

Nick

Glad to hear that your monster is on the road at last!!

Have you got a picture of your car with its BOOST plate on for us all to see please?

 

[Illusion]

Turvler aint too bad

I was thinking more like a CliBo!...........yeah i know Turvlers better - oh well!

 

[Simon172]

hmmmm.... dont think hell be replying on here for a while....... out racking up the miles id have thought. I wonder how much petrol hel get through today/tomorrow!!? It must be so cool getting your car back from the garage and its been modded very highly, driving it must be soo nice..

 

[Leigh]

I bet he throws a sicky from work today !!

I know i would !!

Oh such joy !!

 

[SteveJJH]

Good luck nick - see you on the autobahn.

actually i probably wont will i?

 

[desmondo]

NIce one Nick.

Cant wait to see it Europe......

and see it demolish everything in sight on those night runs!

Rich

 

[Nick Read]

LOL cheers for the replies! Im still going to work today, no sicky for me. The worst was last night...had three parents to see straight after school then the next batch 6:00 till 8:00. Dilemma - do I try and burn up to BB in the 2 hour gap and then get back in time for the next lot of parents? Or do I sit it out at school and not be able to pick up my car until next week....hmmm, wasnt too hard a decision!

Theres still a lot of work I need to do on it even though the engines sorted. So Ill have a busy weekend thats for sure. But Ill try and rack up some miles as quick as I can, maybe going up north for the Donny weekend might help. Just got to be really careful with it at the moment, no thrashing it off the line or in fact thrashing it ever, no lugging it high/gear/low revs, no more than 4500 rpm (which means only 90mph in 5th) etc.

 

[Leigh]

Nick how did your light/ indicator idea work out ??

 

[aaronc]

Nick if your too busy, let me know and ill rack up the miles for you! lol

 

[Infinicar]

Know what you mean Nick, running a car in after engine work is a nightmare - when I first got the Lotus I changed the timing chains and then had to run it in for 1000 miles - absolute nightmare!

Paul

 

[Adams_16v]

Yeah but its worth it once you hit the 1200 miles. It will come in no time. I managed 1000 miles in 1 week lol

 

[James20VT]

sweet nick!!!!!

i would love to get my williams turbod.

isnt the BB turbo conversion on a 1.8 engine?

id get it done if i could keep the 2.0l engine altough im sure the 1.8l turbo is plenty faster than the 2.0l

 

[big hp]

BB Turbo the 1.8 and 2.0 litre I believe James.

 

[broadbean]

take it easy with that new engine!!!!!!!!!

 

[James20VT]

really??

 

[Colin_S]

Nick you need to come up to Donny, that will put some miles on the clock and also let me see it. My Maxi will be there too.

You know you want to.

 

[Rick]

Nick, bring it up to Donny. You dont want to be still running it on in on the way to the Ring do ya!

 

[RobFenn]

Sorry for asking a boring question but how does it effect your insurance mate?

 

[Rick]

got any pics of it yet?

 

[Gazza]

Nice one son. Take some pics over the weekend. Cant wait to see it

 

[Daz]

Quote: Originally posted by RobFenn on 28 March 2003

Sorry for asking a boring question but how does it effect your insurance mate?

by £150 I think Nick said in the other thread.

 

[RobFenn]

Not bad not bad at all

So is the sequential box next?! Hows the normal one coping?

 

[007]

Turbo, Niccceee!! My cousin gets his RX7 back next week after its engine rebuild, it should have 300bhp - he is going to try and get 2,000 miles needed to run it in (under 3,000rpm) on the clock before the Rolling Road 7 days later I think hes planning a trip to Johnogroats then lands end!

 

[BenR]

get a brick and a throttle stop (a chink of wood) and let it sit in the garage at 3000rpm for a few tank fulls......

 

[007]

I have suggested this!

 

[BenR]

lol!

 

[paddymph]

what about if it "did a ferris bueller" type thing and went through the garage?! youd be fecked!

 

[adiclio16v]

haha ferris buellers day off classic film

bird init was fit too

do u build it up gradually wen ur getin close to a thousand miles or jus drive slow an wait till trip ses 1199.9 then floor it

adi

 

[BenR]

lol.......theres a good question!

 

[007]

I will tell him to point it out of the garage -

 

[BenR]

or turn it upside down, then i cant drive away!