has anyone got any pics of the clio...in maxpower????
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k-tec evo eating clio turbo!!!!
- Thread starter pigme1000000
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has anyone got any pics of the clio...in maxpower????
Little Newms
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182, D2 Td5 & 840CI
The K-Tecs Clio Turbo?
http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/cliosport/gallery/full/1106945372__1101315210__imgp0425.jpg
what can i say that clio is the best ive seen!!!!credit to david at k tec....top job,anyone bin in the car????
Quote: Originally posted by pigme1000000 on 28 January 2005
what can i say that clio is the best ive seen!!!!credit to david at k tec....top job,anyone bin in the car????
you really havent seen many cars then have you?
i could reel off 10 cars that look better, go better and retain their warranty when it all goes tits unlike spending circa £6k on what ni reality wont make the car that much quicker
172 is fine as is, no need to turbo it
Quote: Originally posted by Nick Read on 29 January 2005
but Ive been in BBs one a couple of times and that is damn quick, a different league from a normal 172.
without question its going to be quick, but, you would never be able to use it properly in this country, unless you spend most of your time on a track
what im saying is the 172 is quick enough for uk roads, there is no need for it to be any quicker
when your trying to get close to evos...a normal 172 does not cut it!!!
Quote: Originally posted by pigme1000000 on 29 January 2005
when your trying to get close to evos...a normal 172 does not cut it!!!
round a track it does, in a straight line maybe not
i know what id get more pleasure out of
live less than 2 miles from rockingham speedway, also used to work there, gives you a clue where my heart lies
i take it you live round corby area then???
i work with a guy who lives there!!! dont like the place much ...i live in wellingborough...
ya damn right, i have to work there, thats bad enough.Quote: Originally posted by Bryan on 29 January 2005
lol, wellingborough is not much better
it all depends on where you live in all honesty, some areas are dire, others are as quiet as the countryside, sadly i live in the worst art
LOL Bryan - just because there is no need for it to be any quicker, doesnt mean it should be done. Otherwise wed still all be driving around at 5mph behind a man walking along holding a red flag!
What youre basically saying is that a 172 shouldnt be allowed to have as much straight-line speed as faster/more expensive cars.
Quote: Originally posted by Nick Read on 30 January 2005
LOL Bryan - just because there is no need for it to be any quicker, doesnt mean it should be done. Otherwise wed still all be driving around at 5mph behind a man walking along holding a red flag!What youre basically saying is that a 172 shouldnt be allowed to have as much straight-line speed as faster/more expensive cars.
i know what youre saying nick, but i still cant see the benefits, other than drag racing, where over 225bhp is much harder to control through the front wheels, i can really see much benefit from making it as fast as quicker standard cars in a straight line. id rather have a lot of fun in the twisties than boot it in a straight line personally, if i wanted silly straight line speed, id get a bike, which IMHO would be more of a thrill than a car in a straight line
it should be allowed, but i really dont see any point in it
rover maestro turbo anyone????
silly money....
Yes there is an argument for saying that once you get into the 200+ club in a fwd car, youre fighting a losing battle, and even for saying that once you get beyond a certain point, more power gives you worse 0-60 times...
But the fact is that its cool to have over 200 bhp in a fwd car, from a rolling start if you put two identical cars next to each other, one fwd and the other 4wd, the fwd car will take it, just due to less transmission loss.
And you most certainly can use much more than 200bhp in a fwd car. Admittedly not at everyday town driving speeds, or even in sprint testing. But Im running around 230bhp at the moment, and it most certainly would be nice to have nearer 300 when youre doing motorway speeds anyway.
I definitely dont get the feeling when I floor it in 5th at 100mph (on my private airfield testing facility of course) that its as fast as it ever could be. Unlike in 1st 2nd and 3rd where if you floor it you get wheelspin, in 4th and 5th you get a good slug of power and traction but it could do with more, because of the terrible aerodynamics of my Clio.
So what Im saying is just because say 250bhp is more than youll ever need around the country lanes in a fwd car, its not as much as you could use on an autobahn and at motorway speeds the issue of front wheel, rear wheel or four wheel drive is totally irrelevant.
did you see the evo for sale at norris designs??? 60-70 grand they wanted!!!
standard 172s are poo on toast
200 bhp plus fwd is to much
evos look like saxos with doors added
or to many saxos look like evos i cant remember which way round it is
turbo clios fair play if you want to waste your money
but sh*t it must be good fun!
Quote: Originally posted by Nick Read on 30 January 2005
from a rolling start if you put two identical cars next to each other, one fwd and the other 4wd, the fwd car will take it, just due to less transmission loss.
But the identical RWD car would beat them both....rolling or standing....NO Wheel spin and much less Transmission loss than AWD...
my old 200bhp 5GTT was wheelspin city in 1st and 2nd....RWD is the way to go......lol or maybe Im just biased....
Simon.
plus the cup racers have sequential
