Update, following further discussions with Dave at K-Tec racing it was agreed that i would come down to the workshop to see how their custom cat cam 438 profile works alongside the JMS RS2 manifold.
Started off the day getting up at 05.30 am and picked Will up on route and got to K-Tec at around 09.00.
Some tasty demo cars, they have slightly more torque than mine :dapprove:
Tasty ITB'S one day, one day :approve:
After signing the reliant paperwork it was straight to business with getting the car rolling roaded before the cams got fitted.
Rolling road
Standard Clio 172 Cup except for stainless exhaust + decat vs RS2 Manifold
Same Standard Clio 172 Cup with K-Tec stage 2 remap vs JMS RS2 Manifold
The rollers will read low but it was a good comparison with the cup which was tested before mine, you can see the loss of torque in the midrange and something had to be done about that.
Being that we were in the middle of nowhere we were kindly given a courtesy car for the day, it wasn't the fasted car in the world but it meant we could check out Bournemouth and Poole. Poole isn't the best area, surrounded by drug addicts at cafe Nero and almost got mugged by a seagull.
Here's the 1.2 8v beast without power steering.
And survived the trip back
After the time we got back it was approaching 3 pm, so we killed some time taking the ITB'd clio phase 1 out for a spin, fook me sideways that thing is quick and noticeable power difference to the RS2 manifold especially the torque delivery.
After getting back it was amusing to see this piece of junk in next doors unit.
Cams all fitted and on the rollers for live mapping.
Standard Clio 172 Cup with K-Tec stage 2 remap vs JMS RS2 Manifold with Cat Cam 438
Before and after results
So with a gain of 13.6bhp and an increse of torque along the rev range i was very happy, after racking up 200 miles this weekend i can honestly say its like driving a new car. the power delivery is more purposeful and pulls like a train with the cams. But if i revert back to the standard manifold the car will be a different animal and is something im contemplainting in the near future.
I would like to thank all of the guys at K-Tec for looking after me and discussing the pros and cons between the rs2 manifold and the standard manifold setup, i throughly enjoyed the trip and it was well worth it.