K20 powered 172

[Ben perry]

Should think you ur over the moon!! Look the business! Is it ready for track time?

 

[RustyMojo]

Bravo, car looks amazing and I’ll bet it drives amazingly

 

[W1N MT]

Well in chambers mate buzzing for you - that feeling of getting it running!! I will hopefully see you at a track this year - we should organise a day somewhere for all the swapped lads #kswaptheworld and all that 😎 I’ve still got loads of bits to do but the end is near 🤟🏼

 

[Nafoff]

Well in chambers mate buzzing for you - that feeling of getting it running!! I will hopefully see you at a track this year - we should organise a day somewhere for all the swapped lads #kswaptheworld and all that 😎 I’ve still got loads of bits to do but the end is near 🤟🏼

Are you the chap I had a conversation with about the car at Castle Combe Rally Day?

 

[Eddie555]

Are you the chap I had a conversation with about the car at Castle Combe Rally Day?

How tall was this bloke you was talking to? Micheal @W1N MT is 5ft f**k all.. [emoji23]

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[W1N MT]

Are you the chap I had a conversation with about the car at Castle Combe Rally Day?

not sure - as above 5ft f**k all so if you spoke to someone fitting this description then yes but likely you spoke to a different mike (mike Bowle)

 

[Chambers_RS]

What an absolute journey, well done mate. Track day booked? Or does it need mapping first?

cheers matey. Needs some teething issues worked through, none wiring related then exhaust, brakes and suspension setup then mapping.

 

[Chambers_RS]

Should think you ur over the moon!! Look the business! Is it ready for track time?

still a list to work through as always 😂😂

 

[Chambers_RS]

Well in chambers mate buzzing for you - that feeling of getting it running!! I will hopefully see you at a track this year - we should organise a day somewhere for all the swapped lads #kswaptheworld and all that 😎 I’ve still got loads of bits to do but the end is near 🤟🏼

Cheers mate I’m buzzing too.
110% mate!! Be all over that!

 

[Nafoff]

not sure - as above 5ft f**k all so if you spoke to someone fitting this description then yes but likely you spoke to a different mike (mike Bowle)

Probably not, the guy I met at Combe was from Bristol and had a white K20 build, but it didn't look the best put together, the black one in your pic looks a lot more up together.

still a list to work through as always 😂😂

Whats left on the list mate?
Such a milestone isn't it once its running, then feels a bit anti-climatic when there is still a list

 

[Chambers_RS]

Probably not, the guy I met at Combe was from Bristol and had a white K20 build, but it didn't look the best put together, the black one in your pic looks a lot more up together.



Whats left on the list mate?
Such a milestone isn't it once its running, then feels a bit anti-climatic when there is still a list

Teething problems to sort them the
main things left are exhaust manifold and exhaust, then suspension geo and mapping 🤞🏻

 

[Nafoff]

Teething problems to sort them the
main things left are exhaust manifold and exhaust, then suspension geo and mapping 🤞🏻

Awesome, not a great deal really then.
Where are you getting it mapped?

 

[Chambers_RS]

Awesome, not a great deal really then.
Where are you getting it mapped?

Not sure yet, Northampton motorsport is so close so possibility, or street racers or JCal maybe.

 

[Chambers_RS]

Small change.
I wanted this manifold from the beginning of the Kswap but couldn’t be bothered with the hassle of importing it myself but now Tegiwa sell them so jumped straight in on it

 

[NorthloopCup]

Small change.
I wanted this manifold from the beginning of the Kswap but couldn’t be bothered with the hassle of importing it myself but now Tegiwa sell them so jumped straight in on it
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Nice mate. Very nice. 👍🏻

 

[haimsey]

Oh good lord. Isn't that a thing of beauty!

 

[charltjr]

Erect.

 

[Nafoff]

Not sure yet, Northampton motorsport is so close so possibility, or street racers or JCal maybe.

Northampton Motorsport do seem to have a lot of variety in there so I would be confident in saying they probably know what they are doing.
unless those other 2 are outstanding with these engines...

Manifold looks lovely mate

 

[Chambers_RS]

Not sure where I got to with this.

So I’ll bang some pics up, but main points

carbon inlet was sold as didn’t fit without a hole in the bonnet. Exhaust done. Wiring etc done. New PMS wide track suspension done.
Not finished still 😂

 

[jp_lcr]

This is like the endless lists I make of all things want to do with car build but you actually do it, whereas I stay stuck on step 1 - get it running

 

[Ben perry]

Very nice mate!!! Any track time planned yet?

 

[Chambers_RS]

This is like the endless lists I make of all things want to do with car build but you actually do it, whereas I stay stuck on step 1 - get it running

I need to complete step 1 before all the other ideas take over 🙈

 

[Chambers_RS]

Very nice mate!!! Any track time planned yet?

cheers mate. Not yet. Got an issue with the engine idling and staying running at the minute 😂

 

[Ben perry]

cheers mate. Not yet. Got an issue with the engine idling and staying running at the minute 😂

Hunting badly ?

 

[Chambers_RS]

Hunting badly ?

Yeah abit. Idle is like 2k and soon as I press the throttle it dies. Almost like a vac leak but There’s not. I’ve calibrated the TPS several times aswell

 

[Ben perry]

Yeah abit. Idle is like 2k and soon as I press the throttle it dies. Almost like a vac leak but There’s not. I’ve calibrated the TPS several times aswell

Are you running standard ep3 idle control valve as mine was seized was a b*****d on idle
And mine sounded like it had a air leak!!!

 

[Chambers_RS]

Are you running standard ep3 idle control valve as mine was seized was a b*****d on idle
And mine sounded like it had a air leak!!!

Sound. yeah standard one so I’ll check that.
That’s the one on the bottom of the throttle body ain’t it

 

[Ben perry]

Yeh mate really common for them to seize.. soak with wd40👌

 

[dann2707]

Mine also siezed from me not driving it for a while. Simply removed it and did the above to release it and it was all good mate

 

[Chambers_RS]

Yeh mate really common for them to seize.. soak with wd40👌

Mine also siezed from me not driving it for a while. Simply removed it and did the above to release it and it was all good mate

I’ve cleaned it out tonight and it’s made a small improvement but still have the issue of when I press the throttle pedal nothing happens and it dies. Any other ideas I should check out ?

 

[Ben perry]

That’s a pain!! on the skunk mani have you blanked all vac ports off underneath? You tried squirting with brake cleaner round inlet while running to see if engine note change ?

 

[Chambers_RS]

That’s a pain!! on the skunk mani have you blanked all vac ports off underneath? You tried squirting with brake cleaner round inlet while running to see if engine note change ?

massive pain 😂

yeah ports are blanked off on the skunk inlet. 3 underneath and the breather pipe, that’s them all I think ain’t it?

the idle valve has helped and I got a new battery just incase but it still cuts out randomly and now won’t restart if the revs have dropped of choke.
going to smoke test over the weekend for leaks but it’s so strange as it’s just developed this issue

 

[Chambers_RS]

That’s a pain!! on the skunk mani have you blanked all vac ports off underneath? You tried squirting with brake cleaner round inlet while running to see if engine note change ?

You on Instagram?

 

[Ben perry]

You on Instagram?

I’m not sadly mate and they got a little one way valve which sometimes fails and has it been mapped yet? Will it run at all when up to temp

 

[Chambers_RS]

Still here 👌🏻

Follow on Instagram ClioTypeR.

 

[frayz]

Have you actually been able to use it yet or is it still being tinkered with?

 

[Chambers_RS]

Spot the difference

 

[Advikaz]

This is cool as f*ck!

 

[frayz]

Apart from the charger, have you been able to use it yet?

 

[Chambers_RS]

Apart from the charger, have you been able to use it yet?

It’s been up the road 😂
I’ve been waiting for my new car to be built which arrived couple weeks ago. My old ML packed up so couldn’t tow the Clio. Once back together only really needs Geo and mapping