Renault Clio 182 with RARE Tuned Cup Racer Engine

[Spammy]

http://dev.pistonheads.com/sales/660164.htm

 

[d4ve86]

race car engine is pretty much same as road car engine anyway its just a race engine thats been modified by Ben, could do the same to the engine in my 182 unless im missing something that makes "This is indeed a very special car."

 

[sean182cup]

could of swore i commented on this thread mmmmmmmmm still think hes been over charge on the engine and i would love to know whats special about it. being sold at that price tho makes me wonder how much money ive lost since i bought mine a year ago

 

[Spammy]

There's nothing extremely 'special' about the engine. All I stated was that it's rare to see an engine out of the Cup Racer series in a road car. Price wise its priced to sell.

 

[sean182cup]

so what exactly is the differnace then? does it drive much better and did it really cost 5k?

 

[Spammy]

The car needed a new engine after the original one which had been tuned by a different company went bang. AWT sourced us the engine, then carried out the list of modifications along with the full rebuild. The cost was around £4-5k.

Does it drive much better? Yes.

 

[aaronc]

sequential or std box?

 

[Daniel]

Car is very cheap for what it is. Should piss out the door tbh.

 

[Pep]

Car is very cheap for what it is. Should piss out the door tbh.

#

But, no xenons, sport grill, fogs, bumper stickers, fuel rail guard?
Was interested until I noticed these bits...

 

[Spammy]

PM'd Pepsi, explanation is in there.

I'll post here for others of you interested;

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=36254

Xenons weren't deemed necessary hence were replaced with standard lights.
Fogs never used - not replaced.
Grill was £130 at the time, I believe they can be purchased for around £30 so easily replaced by the new owner.
Fuel rail guard isn't necessary and hence isn't there.


PS: Cheers Daniel, I hope so!

 

[Spammy]

sequential or std box?

Standard.

 

[Darren S]

could of swore i commented on this thread mmmmmmmmm still think hes been over charge on the engine and i would love to know whats special about it. being sold at that price tho makes me wonder how much money ive lost since i bought mine a year ago

You should be happy with it and not worry so much about its value.

The one for sale looks like a proper bargain for its spec. Love the side view of it.

D.

 

[clvs2222]

why has the bumper and grill replaced, it doesnt say it is a insurance write off or anything. what happenes if you have a front crash and dont have the fuel gaurd in place? your asking for trouble.

 

[Spammy]

why has the bumper and grill replaced, it doesnt say it is a insurance write off or anything. what happenes if you have a front crash and dont have the fuel gaurd in place? your asking for trouble.

If you read my last post you'd have your answer...

The car had a scrape at Silverstone which cracked one of the Xenons, fogs and grill. Xenons weren't deemed necessary, neither were the fogs. The grill was £130 or so at the time so I used a non RS one.

 

[Ali]

Howz it a cup racer engine...it's no more cup rares than half the engines on here, with cams and headwork?! :S Bizarre.

 

[Spammy]

In the fact it's come out of a Cup Racer?

 

[Timmay]

any quickeer than a normal clio?

 

[Spammy]

The engine with the work is around 20bhp up on a standard 182. These are realistic and proven figures as opposed to the figures thrown around by most 'tuning' companies. There is a significant increase in the midrange torque which makes a big difference. So any quicker than a normal clio? Yes.

 

[nth]

race car engine is pretty much same as road car engine anyway its just a race engine thats been modified by Ben, could do the same to the engine in my 182 unless im missing something that makes "This is indeed a very special car."

his named popped into my head too soon as i saw angelworks

 

[Fred@BTM]

i can confirm the history of the engine, bloody quick car