Engine Dynamics Low Boost Conversion

[MattRS182]

Keep looking at this. Always wanted a 182/172 Turbo, How reliable are these?

Cheaper buying one done?

 

[Louis]

Keep looking at this. Always wanted a 182/172 Turbo, How reliable are these?

Cheaper buying one done?

Think they're Chinese turbos but otherwise fairly reliable? Hit and miss on the turbo I guess but I'm sure ED offer great after support

 

[Clio_fool]

Not really heard of any complaints about ED boosted clios. Only problem is a boosted Clio isn't an NA Clio and it seems people don't like that and sell up quick. Buy one already done and keep yours if you can until you make your mind up which is best.

 

[MattRS182]

Yeah, Its just an Itch that iv had for a very long time! And I think you could buy a 182 and Turbo it for 5k which seems good value for money! haha

 

[MonkeyKnifeFight]

Gearbox's give up under normal load's so if i went boosted i'd have a spare in the garage for when the inevitable happens.

 

[bloke]

Gearbox's give up under normal load's so if i went boosted i'd have a spare in the garage for when the inevitable happens.

standard box is s**t when boosted, dci box transforms the way they drive. no stronger a box though.

 

[GrahamS]

They're good. Know a few people that have had them. The turbos aren't hit and miss, they're a good long standing supplier of theirs and it's the best conversion on the market.

 

[MattRS182]

I think ill give this a pass haha

Im not handy with cars so sounds like it could cost a small fortune

Go back to plan A...Get a 197

 

[callums]

i had mine done ,best thing ever transforms the car ,you would not regret it

 

[davo172]

Keep looking at this. Always wanted a 182/172 Turbo, How reliable are these?

Cheaper buying one done?

DO NOT DO IT!!
Money pits.

98% of turbo 1*2s are either

1. broken
2. being fixed
3. being built
3. Running like a bag of shite.
4. For sale.
5. Someone saying "mines mint never had any issues (but getting rid soon so have to say that!)

Ask someone who's had one for a while and sold it for an more honest opinion.

Of course you could get it done yourself, spend a few grand getting it done, a few hundred getting it fixed regularly.
Then Sell it after it's about as good as it will ever be after it being nearly finished for 6 months! that is how a lot of clio turbo ownership goes usually.

 

[hipwell]

DO NOT DO IT!!
Money pits.

98% of turbo 1*2s are either

1. broken
2. being fixed
3. being built
3. Running like a bag of shite.
4. For sale.
5. Someone saying "mines mint never had any issues (but getting rid soon so have to say that!)

Ask someone who's had one for a while and sold it for an more honest opinion.

Of course you could get it done yourself, spend a few grand getting it done, a few hundred getting it fixed regularly.
Then Sell it after it's about as good as it will ever be after it being nearly finished for 6 months! that is how a lot of clio turbo ownership goes usually.

What's unreliable about them?

Poor parts used in the conversion? Poor mapping?

I've had the same itch but figured that 3.5k would get me a newer more refined car like a civic fn2 so have decided against it.

I think a 230bhp Clio would be awesome, but the gearbox puts me off.l, they just aren't made for it.

 

[scotiamr2t]

Gearbox is any clio 172/182's downfall. The JC5 is a pretty weak gearbox, beyond that a well built, mapped and maintained turbo clio will be reliable.

 

[Usr117063]

Meanwhile you can ebay turbo a honda and have 400+ ponies with money saved in your piggy bank

 

[cat171]

Has anyone ever put a Megane 225 or R26 engine in to a Mk2 Clio ? I've read about 'Meglio's' but I think that's Mk3's ?

 

[Louis]

Has anyone ever put a Megane 225 or R26 engine in to a Mk2 Clio ? I've read about 'Meglio's' but I think that's Mk3's ?

Yep. @dann2707

 

[cat171]

Cheers. Why isn't it that popular ?

 

[bloke]

Cheers. Why isn't it that popular ?

Because the meg engine is s**t!!

 

[cat171]

Cheers!

 

[bloke]

That's a little bit harsh I suppose...its not the best engine to start with for boosted clio.

 

[dann2707]

Turboed mine and hated it.

Sold it when the engine (meg) inevitably shat itself. Mainly did it because I wanted to test myself to see if I could... And I could

Would I do it again? Absolutely f**king not.

 

[Gus]

Ive had my 182 turbo'd. Ive not had many issues since it was done. Initially it was done by Clioturbo and then corrected and finished properly by Alex W. Since then its been fine, nothing has broken, gearbox is fine etc. You do have to show care for the gearbox and not launch the car or change gear quickly etc. Mine has 325hp too.

Ill admit I dont drive it much at all and its a headache come MOT time because of emissions.

 

[masekwm]

DO NOT DO IT!!
Money pits.

98% of turbo 1*2s are either

1. broken
2. being fixed
3. being built
3. Running like a bag of shite.
4. For sale.
5. Someone saying "mines mint never had any issues (but getting rid soon so have to say that!)

Ask someone who's had one for a while and sold it for an more honest opinion.

Of course you could get it done yourself, spend a few grand getting it done, a few hundred getting it fixed regularly.
Then Sell it after it's about as good as it will ever be after it being nearly finished for 6 months! that is how a lot of clio turbo ownership goes usually.

True for ClioTurbo cars, but is there any left?

I had my 172 ED Turbo for 2 years, it was converted in 2016, I sold it in March.

It didn't break down once, it got a blow from an exhaust gasket after a track day and that is the only time I had an issue with it.

It was built on time by ED, it was "always" for sale as in if someone offered me a chunk of money then it'd be sold but that was due to it not being used as a third car.

It is a cracking car, I'd happily have another, I'd always buy one pre-converted though, I sold mine for £5k with an LSD and coilovers fitted.

 

[MattRS182]

What happened to the guy who had clio-turbo.co.uk, Andy was it? Is his company still going?

 

[Louis]

Hes currently hiding from all the people he ripped off/left with bodged cars

 

[MattRS182]

Hes currently hiding from all the people he ripped off/left with bodged cars

Oh dear. I came close to booking in with him a few years back.

 

[Krarl]

I don't get these people that say "Don't boost a 1*2 because it'll have loads of issues and it'll be s**t" even though they've never owned one, never driven one and probably never been passenger in one. Standard Clio's have s**t loads of issues, lightly modified ones have issues so it's no wonder a highly modified one will have issues. That's just part and parcel of a modified car. I've been in a few boosted ones and the excitement factor plays a big part because for the price you can't really go wrong. A pal of mine had a high boost one and it sat alongside an RS5 that another lad he knew owned.

On an ED kit and mapped by Chris @ EFI, the only downside about Clio's is that the gearboxes are made from spit & newspaper and nobody makes a decent enough clutch, this was on a helix 4 puk and it started making it slip like f**k at 275/280 so it was dialed back. Pic of the car below, went on track countless times, got driven daily for years and got it's head royally f**king kicked in every single day. He had the engine in a 1.2 shell at one point but he started to crease the roof where the sunroof and B pillar met lol

 

[Aydon182]

Ive had my ED turbo'd clio almost 3 years now since it was done, havent had any problems.

 

[Louis]

yeah monky london (youtuber) just done that, lasted all of about a weekend before it blew up

The way he drives it I'm not surprised.