GDi / AWT 195 BHP Clio 172!!!!!

BigBarry172 · Nov 25, 2005

A MASSIVE SUPER GREAT BIG THANKS to Andy at GDi & Ben at AWT (and their respective workshop helpers!) for hooking my ride up with a serious, geniune BHP & torque increase after the following work was completed on my Mk1 172:

AWT billet cams

GDi SMT6

Inlet manifold match

Had it on the rolling road before & after, BHP prior to mods was a little down at 164BHP, torque was 151ft/lbs. Rolling road test 2... 195BHP & 174ft/lb of torque... you do the maths!!! 31BHP & 23ft/lb torque increase!! CLUCKING LOVELY!!!

Drivability is a million times better than before (ok, slight exaggaration but hey! - I'm excited!), the car totally rips up the tarmac from 2500 right up to 7000 rpm, acceleration is direct & powerful & she roars like a caged 8 foot rabid lion being prodded with a stick!!! AWESOME!!!!!!!!

Scared the poo out of a 50 something year old couple in their MX5 convertible on the A31 the other day by dropping into 2nd & rinsing it past them in a blurred deafening frenzy!!! BRILLIANT!!! Don't worry all you pensioner lovers out there... they appreciated it really!

I also had some Brembo carbon front brake discs & DS2500 pads fitted by GDi plus goodyear braided lines all round so stoppability is much improved too.

Andy - apologies for the delay in my public praises (I got my car back on the 12th Nov) - I was just waiting for the safe return of my battery cover! ;o) I know it is a busy old workshop there & least it was lost in the best of company!

The combo of the 3 aforementioned power mods work excellently together and come very highly recommended from me to EVERYONE!!! We are only here once peeps, might as well splash out & enjoy (ooh err!?!)

ONCE AGAIN A BIG BIG THANK YOU TO ALL INVOLVED AT GDi & AWT - I AM TOTALLY CHUFFED WITH MY MODIFIED BABY!!!!

Dash · Nov 25, 2005

Wow!! What a great report. I am excited for you. :approve:

rmccardal · Nov 25, 2005

Yet another satisfied customer.

rmccardal · Nov 25, 2005

oh and Andy .... RR graph not in my inbox yet ?

MarkM · Nov 25, 2005

Nice one BigBarry.

Big power jump, they know there stuff dont they.

theduck · Nov 25, 2005

thats fantastic increase

Andy GDI · Nov 25, 2005

Glad your happy with it Barry,

Ross you now have the graph...

thedoc · Nov 25, 2005

good increase that !!

miketheman2k · Nov 25, 2005

Impressive power!

Daniel · Nov 25, 2005

thats hopefully what i'm getting done to mine! (providing mrs doesn't notice missing money!!) but thats definately confirmed that i W I L L be sending my car away!!

mark Saville · Nov 25, 2005

lets cut to the chase whats it cost?:evil:

Daniel · Nov 25, 2005

600 cams, 600 ecu, 150 manifold iirc.

Clart · Nov 25, 2005

including labour?

Adams_16v · Nov 25, 2005

awesome!!

MarkM · Nov 25, 2005

superfastdan said:
thats hopefully what i'm getting done to mine! (providing mrs doesn't notice missing money!!) but thats definately confirmed that i W I L L be sending my car away!!

Do it.

My missus knew I had sent my car away but had no idea of the extent / cost of the work I had done!

Ali · Nov 25, 2005

As std ur car has a fairly high torque figure and a low BHP figure bizarre...But a magic final figure. nice 1

Andy GDI · Nov 25, 2005

they are not always predictable...

oneeighttwo · Nov 25, 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by superfastdan
thats hopefully what i'm getting done to mine! (providing mrs doesn't notice missing money!!) but thats definately confirmed that i W I L L be sending my car away!!

Do it.

My missus knew I had sent my car away but had no idea of the extent / cost of the work I had done!

LOL Quality, I've just had the same work done by GDI to my 182 without telling my missus what I had done and the cost. I just told her it had gone in for a service (which technically was true, But I just forgot to mention the extra's!!!)

Anyways

I can only repeat BigBarrys praise to GDI in regards to the work. I can't be any more happier with the improvement it has made. with an increase to 201 BHP and 176 Lb of torque. Thats on a standard 182 with only the above mods. Again thanks to Andi at GDI and the rest of the guys.

Andy GDI · Nov 25, 2005

paul, not fogotten your pm,

Jones · Nov 25, 2005

How long would this take to complete?

LegoHead · Nov 25, 2005

I would also like to know how long to be without the car, I will definitely be getting this done.

Andy GDI · Nov 25, 2005

3-5 days

Andy GDI · Nov 25, 2005

you need to pre book the cams though as they are special order items

Andy GDI · Nov 25, 2005

we can arrange a hire car to be here for you when the car is dropped off..

theduck · Nov 25, 2005

cutomer service to of the highest order ^^^

Dave_W · Nov 25, 2005

Are the above prices all in?

Andy GDI · Nov 25, 2005

please call for prices...

oneeighttwo · Nov 25, 2005

Andy GDI said:
paul, not fogotten your pm,

Thats Ok Andy, I know your a busy man !!! Just give me a shout when you can.

BenR · Nov 25, 2005

Glad all you guys have some stormers now...........awesome results, especially yours Paul.

Dave. · Nov 25, 2005

Gotta get me some of that

mikew · Nov 25, 2005

these results are really impressive! what is the power band of the the cams?does it rev higher than std?

BenR · Nov 25, 2005

std rev limit, and the torque is increased all across the rpm range, so there is no power 'band' as such, just power.

oneeighttwo · Nov 26, 2005

BenR said:
Glad all you guys have some stormers now...........awesome results, especially yours Paul.

Cheers Ben, When I picked the car up, Andy said he was shocked with the result. He was expecting the BHP to be down and the torque slightly up as I was just keeping the standard exhaust. But the car seem'ed to put out a higher BHP then expected which is all good for me !!!!

Lagerlout · Nov 26, 2005

Sounds fantastic. Another pocket rocket coming out of the GDI/Angelworks stable....

I can hear my credit card calling me... lol.

Floodie · Nov 26, 2005

i always get the itch to sod it and get this done... only real concern is a silly one, but a concern non the less.. is there ANYWAY to get it all done and the dash lights all stay normal?.. just cant be arsed with constantly telling GF, friends, famaily, colleagues, potential buyers that its "ok"... and them thinking "naa bet its not, he just hasnt got the face to be truthful that his car is sh!te"

Paul Wicks · Nov 26, 2005

What profile were the cams??

Lagerlout · Nov 26, 2005

As far as I know it's only a decat that brings the light on the dash... can't see why any other work should...

Floodie · Nov 26, 2005

hmm hope so... but im sure iirc that the brain of the car seems confused as it knows the car is "working" but cant find the original ECU due to the SMP.. or something along those lines!?!.. sorry know in my head what im trying to say lol

BenR · Nov 26, 2005

only light that can come on is the emissions light due to decat, the car doesnt 'see' the SMT.

Cam profile is mild at just under 270 inlet, 260 exhaust, 11.5mm lift.....i'm not willing to give out alot of info obviously. Std cams are about 265 deg inlet and 9mm lift.

Phill1978 · Nov 26, 2005

BenR said:
only light that can come on is the emissions light due to decat, the car doesnt 'see' the SMT.

Cam profile is mild at just under 270 inlet, 260 exhaust, 11.5mm lift.....i'm not willing to give out alot of info obviously. Std cams are about 265 deg inlet and 9mm lift.

but this guy didnt have a decat and still got the power with stock exhaust so no lights will appear if you just do this "Stage_1 upgrade package" eat that BBR tuining

GDI rock !

GDi / AWT 195 BHP Clio 172!!!!!

mark Saville

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