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Mike T's Supercharged Vee
- Thread starter BigChris
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MKIII 138
u33db said:
ahh but supercharge add more power than N/A for the price. the laguna v6 is actually pretty damn quick, its only the auto that lets it down, still got 210bhp and with full zorst induction and remap you will gain to 225-230 just like the MKI v6, then add 50bhp for a supercharger and you have 280bhp engine much more than a MKI v6 has and 30hp more than a MKII with alot more torque than a MKII of course you could squeeze 70 hp out of a supercharger and get 300bhp 280lbft of torque ! rapido.
surley you could source a laguna V6 engine for £1500 either from a breakers, or used example there`s a fair few V6 engine`s in other Renaults i.e espace,
if you wanted to be unquie you could get the 3.5v6 from the velsatis.. same engine used in the 350z !
so lets say £1500 for engine and 4.5k to supercharge properly = £5500, or even if the engine is £2000 and the conversion 5.5k still only 7.5K ! so £9000 is way too much to spend when there are options like this.
You're not going to be gaining 15-20bhp from and exhaust and remap on the laguna considering that chipping a clio v6 struggles to get 10bhp. IIRC the inlet system on the laguna is different so you'll need to sort that first (£).
IIRC Mike T's spec is can run the supercharger safely hence the cost but thats his second attempt...i seem to remember the first time a company did it on the cheap and that ended up with a knacked engine.
Bottom line, 5k isn't going to get the results your after and not relaiably. Think about the basic costs involved; last time i checked, lowered CR pistions are going to be the guts of a grand, an EMS to run it about 1k, supercharger a couple of hundred, your exhaust couple of hundred etc etc...may 5k in parts but not including fitting to do it properly.
IIRC Mike T's spec is can run the supercharger safely hence the cost but thats his second attempt...i seem to remember the first time a company did it on the cheap and that ended up with a knacked engine.
Bottom line, 5k isn't going to get the results your after and not relaiably. Think about the basic costs involved; last time i checked, lowered CR pistions are going to be the guts of a grand, an EMS to run it about 1k, supercharger a couple of hundred, your exhaust couple of hundred etc etc...may 5k in parts but not including fitting to do it properly.
408 actually! (or 375 with larger charger pulley and cooler inlet temps, better reliability and still rather quick!)
If you do it you need a piston change, a remap, lots of chargecooler and a host of other stuff (clutch, gearbox etc)
Properly done C.£7-9k with remapped standard ECU - if you don't do everything twice.
There ain't much I haven't done so if you're gonna I'd call!!
If you do it you need a piston change, a remap, lots of chargecooler and a host of other stuff (clutch, gearbox etc)
Properly done C.£7-9k with remapped standard ECU - if you don't do everything twice.
There ain't much I haven't done so if you're gonna I'd call!!
Darren S
ClioSport Club Member
Mike - what kind of mpgs do you get from it when you're given it some? Single figures??
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Good idea but think of the costs to get a proper powerful engine ie one where you don't have to limit boost massivly to stop detinationmeggerman said:
ECU + mapping +fitment £2k
Strip down to replace pistons with lower comp one + pistons £1.5k
New injectors £500
Intercooler + piping £1k
Thats already £5k and you've not got much for it.
Thats with out exhaust and headers £1500, coil packs £400, supercharger 12 rib pulley coversion £700, uprated fuel system (pump and injectors) £900, boost related fuel pressure regulator £200, dump valve £200, new air inlet system £300, new engine cover/bulkhead £700, someone above is way behind the real costs involved!!!!!!!!
The biggest saving is hacking the standard ECU which has recently been achieved.
Also - the lagunaEspace lump has lesser con rods than the V6 Clio
The biggest saving is hacking the standard ECU which has recently been achieved.
Also - the lagunaEspace lump has lesser con rods than the V6 Clio
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