PROBLEM SORTED WHOOP!! THANKS EVERYONE, BUT YOU WONT BELIEVE THE CAUSE! LOL

[thebenny]

put up a few posts about my car lackin in power, engine management light on, slow 0-60 02 senser readings, ive found the problem

this was at the end of the filter, there was no air gettin into the car, took of the filter and gave it a run BLIMEY OH RILEY! it flew! so back on went the air filter, minus the offending shite, and a new cold air feed installed and its brilliant, just goes to show renault said it was fine HAHA noobs, my mechanic was scratchin his head, but it all makes sense slow 02 reading off no air gettin in!
i am now a happy driver, plus get the new alloys on tomo and get the chav ones off, will post pic tomo
thanks again everyone that posted

 

[Beef-Mc]

WTF is that?

 

[MikeB]

Your mechanic did not spot that?!

 

[Sam@NP]

is that a crushed drinks can?

 

[Jonny1*2]

lol how the hell did that get sucked in? Must have been a mechanic doing what surgeons do leaving tools behind. No way that would suck thought the CAF pipes surely :S

 

[Dr HMS Derv Destroyer]

dont think its a can... I can see duck tape/ gaffa tape (what ever you call it) in that pic.

 

[thebenny]

the filter comes with a cold air feed but there isnt any room to install it?? so which ever muppet installed it put that on and crushed the hell out of it, stopping all air, been driving it now for about 2 hours since fixing it, it makes a great noise now, gotta say :hail:
cant believe though no one spotted it, it was tucked away under the slam panel i can forgive my mechanic, but the renault dealer?? there mechanic drove it and said it was fine!!!!! wtf!!! it was slower than a 1.4 clio by half a second!!!! but just glad its fixed and for free! felt like a right genius after lol

 

[montana]

jesus, where exactly was this lodged? did you have the standard airbox on?

 

[thebenny]

No its got am amp one or something, a cone filter thing, it was stuck in the front of it under the slam panel stoppin all air gettin in jesus know's how it passed the mot
Must have been runnin proper rich?

 

[thebenny]

new wheels on it, feels better all ready

really happy with the way it looks now and sits, nexted is matched inlets and a remap gonna aim for about 200 bhp my remapper says he got one to 197 with out the matched inlets so should be interesting what power its gonna be puttin out?

 

[chrism09]

HA you aint gooing to get 200bhp with just a remap !

 

[CuppyDean]

To gain 200bhp out of your car you need to go down the ITB route, your mapper who says he got 197bhp out of a 172 with just matched inlets is talking utter crap

 

[chrism09]

tbh i think your remaper was talking about a clio 197 and he remap`d it too 200bhp ! not a 172 ph1 youd be lucky to get 172bhp !

 

[Fred@BTM]

^a 197 won't do 200bhp with a map

 

[chrism09]

^a 197 won't do 200bhp with a map

exactly so how the hell is he going to get 200bhp form a 172 with just a airfillter on it !

 

[CuppyDean]

exactly so how the hell is he going to get 200bhp form a 172 with just a airfillter on it !

Hes not but hes new to the clio scene so if a tuner tells him something he will believe it

 

[thebenny]

ive done some research into it, and i find it hard to believe but he seamed pretty confident i know these engines are pretty well tuned, ill wait and see, i would like 200 bhp out of it eventually, filter exhaust already on, get the matched inlets, maybe some cams too all depends on price

 

[Ian_s]

Cams wont get you to 200 either.

 

[thebenny]

really? so what i need? got 40bhp out of the dc5 with a exhaust filter inlet manifold and kpro remap? take it these little things arent gonna be as easy so cams exhaust filter machted inlets and a remao wont increase the bhp by 30! jesus sounds like its not worth it?

 

[Ian_s]

As said above you need throttle bodies to get 200 (waits for someone to prove me wrong )

Oh and yes, it isn't really worth it. Do exhaust, filter, inlets and remap and just be happy with whatever it ends up with. (which will be around 173 for a good one)

 

[thebenny]

sounds good to me pal, cheers for the advice you can never have to much advice, all i need now is the inlets then the remap, seen a few sites lookin at about 180 ish for the inlet so thats the next job to get on with,

 

[Brett]

I wouldn't be overly concerned about headline bhp figures. Mods like matched inlets, remaps etc are more about drivability on Clio's. I'd get that cone filter off too, causes erratic torque curves. Standard ph1 172 airbox or an espace v6 airbox is what you want mate.

 

[montana]

looking well with those wheels

 

[thebenny]

looking well with those wheels

thanks, i do like the look of them,
ive heard about the espace v6 filter gonna look into that, it is flat low down, but i dont mind as the exhaust growls nicely ha, cheers

 

[franx]

my 194 (something the like) came from cams, inlets, exhaust, exhaust manifold + remap..

and it cost silly money. Love the car but it's a lot of money. Your tuner will not be up to the job with the things he is promising