My new 16v Clio Turbo

[Chris n nic]

just done a quickie....

Chris

 

[GarethM]

very nice fella, id lose the wheels too and put willy wheels on.

 

[Tucks]

Get the car to FCS nxt month and out on the track,it must fly.
Very nice

 

[Hugo-]

they look the tits....

thanks for your comments guys!!

will be on the look 4 new wheels!! are they turbines then?

canty come fcs as much as i'd like to!!

 

[Fred@BTM]

those are williams wheels

 

[Hugo-]

kool,cheers.

 

[MAXIBOY]

its not wheel size but tyre size thats important. you can fit 16,s 17,s 18,s and keep the radius the same as the original 185 55 15,s. you just lose some tyre wall and replace it with wheel. and just fitting wider tyres on smaller rims screws the handling as much as larger wheels.

 

[Justin]

looks awesome mate! would love to see some videos of it though!?

 

[Iain C]

looks great! I like the rims too....used to have the same 1s on my mx5

 

[Djw Dave]

Looks good mate

 

[finchy_boy_2k5]

valver valver valer!!! they are so awsome and a tubo sweet the wheel dont look bad and i bet u do struggle for traction but the smoothing is very lush(Y)

 

[peter182]

sweet

 

[JayR]

its not wheel size but tyre size thats important. you can fit 16,s 17,s 18,s and keep the radius the same as the original 185 55 15,s. you just lose some tyre wall and replace it with wheel. and just fitting wider tyres on smaller rims screws the handling as much as larger wheels.

Not totally correct there mate, whats more heavy a 15" wheel or 17" wheel??

A 17" wheel by a country mile, all about standard size imo, it does make that much diffenrence, specially from pull away and in the lower gears, iv been there and had both on my 2.0 valver.

 

[Hugo-]

will be getting some videos done soon.

gonna be changing to turbines i think.....ummm!!!

im sure alot of you will agree with me...keep it standard?

thanks for all your comments guys!

 

[2 live]

lookin sweet fella.


as for 17s vs 15s.......nick reads old turbo..now adis.....iv raced it only on 17s......and beat it pretty much evry time in the willy.......i kid u not lol.


he put it on 15s and shaved over 1/2 sec off his time...theres no way the willy would get anywhere near its time wen it ran on 15s.......put it back on 17s an il give it a good run again......simple as.

 

[Nafoff]

that photoshop looks very nice....turbines would aswell though

 

[Hugo-]

15's it is then......

 

[MAXIBOY]

but 15,s vs 17,s what size tyres. if the rolling radius is the same the speed will be the same. also ph,s1 and 2,s are heavy. 18,s light weight rims are also about the same weight. and at 300bhp the extra traction out weighs any other draw back. also thats straight line. what about the increased road holding and traction on the twistys. and nick ran 17,s on the road as he ran larger brakes. not useful on a drag strip but then there worth more than a few seconds on the road over standard brakes

 

[Hugo-]

fair call....

pics of new roll cage to follow...

 

[M1TCH]

sounded the nuts when you left thursday night!! guuuurgles like a beast!!

 

[Hugo-]

Re: My new 16v Clio Turbo *UPDATED*

New roll cage....

being chromed and fitted during the week!!

cage gotta come back out now to take the carpet and other bits out...

 

[Dan@SJM]

when will they stop using the shitty log manifolds? and why is there a side exit exhaust? that'll be loosing more than it gains.

 

[Hugo-]

agree with the manifold mate...am looking into a custom made one!

side exit actually gains power so :rasp:

 

[Dan@SJM]

lol, explain how it gains power.

it doesnt blend into the slipstream if thats what your thinking.

 

[Hugo-]

couldn't explain it....

but i do have proof!

 

[Nick_R182]

I love that! on willy wheels that would look awsome.

 

[Englebert]

lol, explain how it gains power.

it doesnt blend into the slipstream if thats what your thinking.

Shorter exhausts give more power.

Sounds like a decent bit of kit but those 17s are about 30 years old aren't they? I'd get smaller ones, looks like a monster truck on a little Clio.

 

[Hugo-]

yea i know wheels are old and s**t but cant afford new one's at mo!

Am either gonna get willy wheels or some turbines...wanna keep it standard looking on the outside!!

 

[Jonaldinho]

Im liking that!

 

[Dan@SJM]

Shorter exhausts give more power.

Yes, But.
With the gasses trying to work against the airflow along the side of the car its actually going to be more of a hinderance than a back box on the car.

 

[Hugo-]

ok dan....