More Power

[RN0 5EAN]

Just bought a clio 182 but want a bit more power what would be the best way to take it up to around the 200bhp mark?

 

[Turkish]

Throw about 2.5k at it with a sealed IK, manifold work, cams, decat exhaust and a SMT6

 

[JayR]

only 2.5k.....Thats a fair bit of wedge for an 18bhp gain!!!

 

[RN0 5EAN]

i was considering chipping it to start with what sort of performance gain would i get?

 

[Turkish]

Avoid a chip theyre sh*t. You want either a proper re-map done on a RR or a piggyback ecu such as a dastec or smt6 fitted and again set up on a RR. Wont gain much power on its own but could improve the driveablity and how the power is delivered.

 

[RN0 5EAN]

well i dont reely have 2.5k t spare. what gains would a stainless exhaust and a induction kit give me?

 

[Turkish]

Not much. probably 5bhp give or take a couple of bhp. Tbh with an IK its always best to have the fuelling checked as some people have had issues with the cars running lean at WOT.

 

[RN0 5EAN]

who is the best company to see about these sort of things i live north east scotland so england would be no use?

 

[Turkish]

tbh most of the tuning companies are in the south or midlands of the UK. There are a fair few lads here north of the border that might have some recommendations though.

 

[RN0 5EAN]

cheers for all ur help mate

 

[Matt16v]

The problem is, being such a new car most of the parts are as efficient as they´re gonna get. (IE exhaustand airfilter)

A chip will improve the way the fuel/air mixture works. It might not give you a huge gain at the top but it will improve power and torque through the rev range.

As Loony said though, no plug and play crap. Proper piggy back at least. May be even stand alone if you can afford it.

 

[RN0 5EAN]

how much would i be lookin at for a stand alone?

 

[BenR]

Doesnt bare thinking about on a std engine.

ECU £630, loom about £200, installation, conversion to cable throttle, MK1 plenham and TB......£500 mapping...over a grand just to change the ECU.

 

[RN0 5EAN]

well i mite have t wait a while iv only got £500 at the mo. insurance is stealin my cash!

 

[BenR]

tuning the 172/182 is an expensive hobby, you need to do some serious surgery to get any decent gains.

5bhp on the road is really no different.

 

[Martin]

How about making questions like this a sticky? It come up every other day!

 

[BenR]

this place would become an FAQ page! lol

 

[rmccardal]

FAQ & Answers like this would be on the main site of a club ... if it were in the right hands.

Get it sorteddddd guys.

 

[BenR]

Dont worry, my website when done will be an indepth review and FAQ for most components and their potential.

 

[Andy GDI]

sure that will be in depth concentration as well...