182cup & 172 racecar
Nice air
Good going Ian, took me back.
Much better than some of those silly single stages around air fields and farmers tracks.
I know its not a clio but my other rally car , a forest spec Mk 2 Ex works Golf fitted with a 2.0lt 16v that has similar problems getting good power out of them , has just been rebuilt after melting a piston back in December , people were telling me that 230ish HP was what I should be expecting ,
been built to a very good spec , inc a S2000 spec exhaust manifold , and it made 249.4hp and 167lb ft torque this week :approve:
Its being fitted back into the car this weekend , and they are running up on the rollers , then fine tuning it on the road and i'm hoping to do a gravel event next weekend as a shakedown as I have entered the clubman rally GB next month.
Can't wait to try it out
8300 revs , so not that high really , my road car revs more than that in standard form , the exhaust was done by Edwards motorsport in Slough , he did his time with Simpsons , I was going to get them to do it but they meesed me about for 6 weeks so I gave up in the end , someone gave me Edwards number and within 2 weeks the car was ready to collect , they made a manifold and twin box system for me
Was due to lowish torque figure good results must be a good spec. I would have thought you would get more from the clio, looking forward to the results.
Dropped all the engine bits over to Fred's yesterday , so looking forward to getting it back and mapped and see what it does , I'm certainly looking forward to getting it in the car with 60-70 hp more than I have now
I went from 185 to 235bhp in my Mk1 and made the difference of 3or4th in class to 1 in class and top 3-5 O/A nearly every event.!!! The guy who runs my car spoke to you briefly at Epynt last weekend, said the car went well I have a Mk2 cup racer and converting like yourself for the future.
You getting a S2000 spec exhaust for this engine, this is where my current engine will benifit ?
I know luvvy, I know.
i want it back!!!
For this engine I have been told the 182 manifold I bought will do , for the big power engine I will be having done with the steel bottom end and solid lifters I will have a manifold and system made for it as I wan't to get the most power possible out of it , looking to go to 270 ish HP.
lol
you keep the engine and i'll have the car
Just been RR after top end rebuild today, 242bhp and 180lb/ft............
Just been RR after top end rebuild today, 242bhp and 180lb/ft............
Thats good going , i'd be happy with that in my car , whats the spec of your engine ?
I got my Golf back yesterday and took it for a spin around the trading est and i'm well happy with it , it goes very well , now if I could get my clio to go like that i'd be beating the WRC's lol