Has anyone done this to 1.2 TCe??

[S-Fell-89]

OK, obviously I have a 1.2 TCe (clio). I want to get more grunt out of it and was wondering if anyone had done these and seen decent gains, I know mapping and exhausts work but not sure about the rest:

Re-map
Exhaust (including de-cat)
larger intercooler with a re-jig of the pipes to make it width of car and straight into inlet manifold for better flowing.
172/182 injectors
Port match throttle body to manifold to head to exhaust manifold to turbo to CAT.
Panel air filter

Thats all off top my head, any info from experience or not would be appreciated and any suggestions to get even more power from it would be cool too.

​Cheers everyone!

 

[Liam_200]

Hi mate!

i have a Twingo GT with same engine and to answer your question ... Yes!

would go with a custom exhaust system with decat (K-Tec also do a system!),
panel filter, 172/182 injectors, remap and as for the intercooler, I don't think you can buy a fmic kit from anywhere yet but getting a custom one is a possibility!

From memory I'm sure with all these things done people were seeing around 140'ish bhp!

p.s I have a set of 182 injectors for sale that I bought from a guy on twingo oc and I never got round to using them
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[glenn_adam_doble]

I'm sure there was a lad who fitted a KO4 and the mods above to which it made ~170 horse

 

[S-Fell-89]

I'm sure there was a lad who fitted a KO4 and the mods above to which it made ~170 horse

KO4?? Whats that then? 170 bhp sounds like alot of fun with a 1.2

 

[glenn_adam_doble]

KO4?? Whats that then? 170 bhp sounds like alot of fun with a 1.2

i believe he had some pistons sent over from Italy, surely some one will drop in and point you in his direction

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-GOLF-1-8T-KO4-RE-MANUFACTURED-TURBO-1-YEAR-GUARANTEE-BRAND-NEW-PARTS-/261192171876

 

[S-Fell-89]

Cheers! Dont suppose you know how hard it is to make it fit, I know how to fit the turbo to a TCe but thats not gonna be a straight replacement.

 

[Loz H]

170 out of a 1.2?

​jesus....

 

[MicKPM]

Another Italian tCe hit over 230hp but that was a stupidly high roller build.

I've always been impressed with them in standard form so a remap to up the boost with new jets and a proper FMIC alone should see good results over standard.

 

[S-Fell-89]

Yeah i know people can hit quite high power without doing much more than injectors, cat back and a remap so..... ive got some saving and thinking to do but ill probably go for what ive listed as everything else looks expensive and could be potentially unreliable, i want as much bhp as i can get without losing the excellent mpg and driveability.

 

[MicKPM]

If its MPG you want then give up now, sell it and buy a diesel.

 

[S-Fell-89]

not fussed for 50+ just mid 30's will do, dont want to put a stupidly big turbo on to throw loads of fuel at it to watch it do less than 20. As for sell it and buy a diesel, I want to want to drive it, not have to.

 

[Dr HMS Derv Destroyer]

The DCI's ain't slow

but nothing beats the noise of 16v's screaming on boost

 

[S-Fell-89]

i know theyre not slow driven loads but like you say theres something about a tiny engine and a tiny turbo screaming lol puts a grin on my face anyway, want it to go more and still drive well

 

[Martin_172]

remaps transform them they are mapped as standard to feel as close to an n/a as possible and you will hardly tell they are turbo charged when you drive one, drive a mapped one and you know all about it! my twingo took off like a scalded cat at 2000rpm!

 

[Dr HMS Derv Destroyer]

Are they actually more fun to drive than a mapped DCI 80? Could do with another run around for work

 

[Martin_172]

miles more fun, I like DCI's as you know id love another dci100 or GT 106 if I needed to do miles again with work but Twingo GT's are epic fun with a few mods, ive driven a few mapped Clio TCe's and they are alright but not as much of a giggle as the twingo, any gear as long as you were over 2000rpm it flew!

 

[Martin_172]

and no hastle of fuel systems costing a bomb either of course so your not scared to mod it to within an inch of its life!

 

[Dr HMS Derv Destroyer]

Thank god for that lol.

Might look into acheap 1.2tce twingo. The DCI ain't so cheap anymore

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[S-Fell-89]

i think they are massive fun even standard theyre a laugh. Yeah twingo is more fun especially with just rev gauge in front of you always wants to go round to 5k+. not a fast car but not an expensive car to run, only reason i have clio is bigger car.

 

[Martin_172]

mine wasn't much slower than my 172 with just a remap on it! 182 injectors and intercooler would have put it on par with the 172

 

[S-Fell-89]

thats it then, ill do whats in the list possibly without a de-cat because of ball acche to fit for MOT and see what happens.

 

[Martin_172]

more gains to be had from the decat than a full exhaust, I didn't bother changing the exhaust just the decat

 

[S-Fell-89]

food for thought, ill probably decat it if i can get a pipe made up cheap enough