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Mk1 F4R/172'd Track Car Project [Year 3 - Engine and Chassis Rebuild]
Greeny.
ClioSport Club Member
440i + 182
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
Coz its not using oil its your engine isnt being damaged?
Mehhhhh!
Im running standard valver sender and gauge, from the T piece on the front of the block. Now weather the T-piece is creating more pressure to the sender due to it being forced through the bit of pipework first is one possibility?
Either way its not running at 1 bar so be-reet, its not f**ked up yet LOL.
I use the finest 10w40 you can buy, just under £7 for 5L.....
Coz its not using oil its your engine isnt being damaged?
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
I've not heard back from someone I was hoping to buy all the PH1 bits from...
ECU clinic are happy to refund me (it's a 3rd party who do the programming, so ECU clinic are stuck in the middle), but as it happens they also sent me 2 ph2 ECUs to try, I had a quick go with no joy one evening this week, but I'll give them a proper try over the weekend.
In the meantime I've got a PH1 Emulator, fastchip can't sell me an RSTuner, I'm still hoping I'll hear about the PH1 stuff, and the 172 donor is off to the crusher as soon as I fit an alternator to my tow car
If you really have that pressure be careful that you don't blow the side out of your oil filter when the oil's cold.
I've not heard back from someone I was hoping to buy all the PH1 bits from...
ECU clinic are happy to refund me (it's a 3rd party who do the programming, so ECU clinic are stuck in the middle), but as it happens they also sent me 2 ph2 ECUs to try, I had a quick go with no joy one evening this week, but I'll give them a proper try over the weekend.
In the meantime I've got a PH1 Emulator, fastchip can't sell me an RSTuner, I'm still hoping I'll hear about the PH1 stuff, and the 172 donor is off to the crusher as soon as I fit an alternator to my tow car
If you really have that pressure be careful that you don't blow the side out of your oil filter when the oil's cold.
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
Suppose you'l just have to keep an eye out for a 2nd hand RSTuner then :dapprove:
ECU Clinic kept faffing when I asked for a refund, I ended up forgetting about it so lost out on ~£150! FFS.
Oil pressure is right up there maxxing out the gauge when its cold, only when it gets to 90deg it will drop to 3-3.5bar idle. Ive not driven it for more than 40mins with them on yet, so obviously as it gets warmer it will thin out and be a lower idle pressure, but Il just have to see.
Surely it cant be 'that' bad, as the 172's dont come with Oil Pressure/Temp gauges standard...and what would happen if some average joe ran his on 10w40, he wouldnt know any different?
I've not heard back from someone I was hoping to buy all the PH1 bits from...
ECU clinic are happy to refund me (it's a 3rd party who do the programming, so ECU clinic are stuck in the middle), but as it happens they also sent me 2 ph2 ECUs to try, I had a quick go with no joy one evening this week, but I'll give them a proper try over the weekend.
In the meantime I've got a PH1 Emulator, fastchip can't sell me an RSTuner, I'm still hoping I'll hear about the PH1 stuff, and the 172 donor is off to the crusher as soon as I fit an alternator to my tow car
If you really have that pressure be careful that you don't blow the side out of your oil filter when the oil's cold.
Suppose you'l just have to keep an eye out for a 2nd hand RSTuner then :dapprove:
ECU Clinic kept faffing when I asked for a refund, I ended up forgetting about it so lost out on ~£150! FFS.
Oil pressure is right up there maxxing out the gauge when its cold, only when it gets to 90deg it will drop to 3-3.5bar idle. Ive not driven it for more than 40mins with them on yet, so obviously as it gets warmer it will thin out and be a lower idle pressure, but Il just have to see.
Surely it cant be 'that' bad, as the 172's dont come with Oil Pressure/Temp gauges standard...and what would happen if some average joe ran his on 10w40, he wouldnt know any different?
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
Quickly put together a new version of the previous video (6 months ago) to cover the past year, tons and tons missed out but the idea was to give an idea of whats been done/where its been. (Done on request of a few people asking, who didnt want to read the whole thread.)
[youtube]7kdS_pdwAwA[/youtube]
Quickly put together a new version of the previous video (6 months ago) to cover the past year, tons and tons missed out but the idea was to give an idea of whats been done/where its been. (Done on request of a few people asking, who didnt want to read the whole thread.)
[youtube]7kdS_pdwAwA[/youtube]
Mk1 F4R
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
Great video jord
good look at the cars life sofar top marks
Great video jord
good look at the cars life sofar top marks
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
FFS i really want a mk1 now!!
Top work!
FFS i really want a mk1 now!!
Top work!
Renaultsport
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
great video
great video
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
Get your engine in a Mk1, plan.
FFS i really want a mk1 now!!
Top work!
Get your engine in a Mk1, plan.
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
just been looking at the power, be near 300bhp per tonne.
Browsing ebay etc as we speak
just been looking at the power, be near 300bhp per tonne.
Browsing ebay etc as we speak
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
Sub 700kgs? lol
just been looking at the power, be near 300bhp per tonne.
Browsing ebay etc as we speak
Sub 700kgs? lol
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
Yeh, would need to be 700kg. Realistic?
Yeh, would need to be 700kg. Realistic?
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
260bhp per tonne. Not quite as appealing. Hmmmmmmmmmm
260bhp per tonne. Not quite as appealing. Hmmmmmmmmmm
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
Im at 810kg-815kg with NOTHING left to remove, lol.
Admittedly the cage is circa 35-40kg, but still thats only, 770kg, which would be dangerous without a cage (specially removing door bars etc)...
Beaniemoo with the fiberglass doors/bootlid/bonnet is only 790-795kg, with an OMP cage...
You'd have to cut the roof off, and the back end, and remove the engine to get close to 700kg lol.
Im at 810kg-815kg with NOTHING left to remove, lol.
Admittedly the cage is circa 35-40kg, but still thats only, 770kg, which would be dangerous without a cage (specially removing door bars etc)...
Beaniemoo with the fiberglass doors/bootlid/bonnet is only 790-795kg, with an OMP cage...
You'd have to cut the roof off, and the back end, and remove the engine to get close to 700kg lol.
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
Lol cabriolet mk1 ftw
Lol cabriolet mk1 ftw
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
are you guys including the driver in your power to weight sums?
if not my 5 is a sniff over 400
are you guys including the driver in your power to weight sums?
if not my 5 is a sniff over 400
Sunflower Yellow Ph1 172
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
Are you still running the gordini efi head C1J or has the engine changed since i was last on RTOC
are you guys including the driver in your power to weight sums?
if not my 5 is a sniff over 400
Are you still running the gordini efi head C1J or has the engine changed since i was last on RTOC
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
Me too
Just paid for Oulton Park on the 13th November, its a Friday too, joy!
Oulton on the 13th, then on the 17th for the RenaultSport day, and thats it for the year
Me too
TrackCar & F30 330d
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
Lol at the big old Blue volvo
Good to see/hear your car from the outside, Usually only have videos from inside.
Who owns the red 106. See him in a lot of videos
Lol at the big old Blue volvo
Good to see/hear your car from the outside, Usually only have videos from inside.
Who owns the red 106. See him in a lot of videos
BMW M135i
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
Quality vid, surprised/impressed how fast it goes round that hairpin.
R.I.P Nick's 106
Quality vid, surprised/impressed how fast it goes round that hairpin.
R.I.P Nick's 106
TrackCar & F30 330d
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
Oooops, What happened to the 106, did it have a little bumpity bump on a track?
Oooops, What happened to the 106, did it have a little bumpity bump on a track?
Christopher
ClioSport Club Member
Z4M
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
Whaaaaaa, Nick's 106 is dead?!
Good vids!
Whaaaaaa, Nick's 106 is dead?!
Good vids!
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
none of that has changed, although very little of the car will be the same after this rebuild.
none of that has changed, although very little of the car will be the same after this rebuild.
Mk1 F4R
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
Good vid jord
Were was burrrr lol
Good vid jord
Were was burrrr lol
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
Just a bit of an update, I sold the Schrick cams to a well known member this afternoon, partially to help him out a bit as hes having trouble sourcing cams, and they were just sat around here!
Because of this, I was able to take EasyTrack up on their offer of 5 trackdays for £500, which allows you to do any 5 of their trackdays in 2010. Considering some of the circuits are £250+ in summer for the day, the offer will mean that il only be paying £100 per trackday, its pretty much a bargin
Might be tempted towards some cams over the winter to go with an ECU, but will have to see.....alot more fun in 5 trackdays than 15bhp
Just a bit of an update, I sold the Schrick cams to a well known member this afternoon, partially to help him out a bit as hes having trouble sourcing cams, and they were just sat around here!
Because of this, I was able to take EasyTrack up on their offer of 5 trackdays for £500, which allows you to do any 5 of their trackdays in 2010. Considering some of the circuits are £250+ in summer for the day, the offer will mean that il only be paying £100 per trackday, its pretty much a bargin
Might be tempted towards some cams over the winter to go with an ECU, but will have to see.....alot more fun in 5 trackdays than 15bhp
