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The Missile
- Thread starter Camsmyth
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Clio Sport 182
Cheers. Yeah, it sounds worse than it is but still fiddling to get it setup - front and rear were at full for that run.
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You've got a reference now though so a few clicks back at a time now and you'll be sorted. Looks very quick though and once set up will be a monster.
What tracks will it be attending?
Chambers_RS
ClioSport Club Member
Clio 172 Cup&Leon K1
Looks mega.
Where did to get the black bolt on arches from?
Where did to get the black bolt on arches from?
Clio Sport 182
We only have 2 tracks in Sydney! Intend to try my hand at Phillip Island again as well although that's a 22 hour investment to travel there and back!
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Clio Sport 182
eBay! They are universal plastic ones - they go in pretty easily (although I did cut the guards under them for clearance.
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Christopher
ClioSport Club Member
Z4M
Nuts! Love it!
Probably 475-480. Mental thing. Bats hit mental.
Chambers_RS
ClioSport Club Member
Clio 172 Cup&Leon K1
Don't suppose you have any more pics with the black plastic arch extension? Close up would be nice 
Clio Sport 182
Good as I have. Note you will need to cut the existing guards if you want to fit bigger wheels. At the time I had them I was running a 255/40/17 upfront and 225/45/16 on the rear.Don't suppose you have any more pics with the black plastic arch extension? Close up would be nice
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Chambers_RS
ClioSport Club Member
Clio 172 Cup&Leon K1
Thanks! They look awesome. Gunna invest in some as they'll hide a few marks on my shell.
Clio Sport 182
Glad I read this! What a mental car!!
Christopher
ClioSport Club Member
Z4M
What a read! Fair play.
What a beast of a car, a 400 hp Clio, that must be insanely fast. :anguished:
Clio Sport 182
Cheers!What a build, love to see something different
What's your day job out of interest as you're clearly good with a spanner!
Work in finance so not much overlap there! Always been mechanically inclined and I figure if someone else can do it why can't I!
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F31 35d, Berlingo Na
Just read all of this. What a build!
400hp must be lots of fun. Subscribed for any updates
400hp must be lots of fun. Subscribed for any updates
RS250 / Clio172
Looking forward to seeing this in the flesh at WP before too long..........
Clio Sport 182
RS250 / Clio172
*Checks diary*
Amazing how this has evolved.....congrats.
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Amazing how this has evolved.....congrats.
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Clio Sport 182
Rear beam installed along with PMS arb and upgraded stub axle/disc/bearing kit. Also through some Hankook Z221's on the front - great tyre for sure, every bit as good as the DZ03.
Got out to Wakefield again - managed to find myself facing the wrong direction a couple of times with the new found rear stiffness - time for some semi's on the back. Improved best lap by 0.6 seconds, albeit an average looking lap
Oh, and e85 is terrible for cold starting at -7.5 deg celcius (yes, it get's that cold in the high country a couple of hours south of Sydney where Wakefield Park is).
Got out to Wakefield again - managed to find myself facing the wrong direction a couple of times with the new found rear stiffness - time for some semi's on the back. Improved best lap by 0.6 seconds, albeit an average looking lap
Oh, and e85 is terrible for cold starting at -7.5 deg celcius (yes, it get's that cold in the high country a couple of hours south of Sydney where Wakefield Park is).
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I didn't think you need a rear ARB if you strengthened the rear beam ?
Clio Sport 182
Probably is on a normal Clio but this car is significant wider and running on 255's which can chew standard wheel bearings in a day or two - there is a lot of twisting force there - in saying that it is stiff! Think grippy rubber on the back will be just right - only one way to find out!
Have always had in mind that an independent rear would be cool like on the real s1600. Bit of a job to make (and get right!) though.
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Great build! ive had a fair few clios in my time and im currently on my second turbo, first one was dyno'd at 265 bhp and i always thought anything north of 320 bhp, even at the fly to be almost useless.
Kinda like this -
But it seems you've done a fair bit of compensating for the extra power and the boost seems very progressive, if you ever find yourself at brands hatch would love for you to give us some forewarning as i live 10 minutes from there and would love to see this on track!
Kinda like this -
But it seems you've done a fair bit of compensating for the extra power and the boost seems very progressive, if you ever find yourself at brands hatch would love for you to give us some forewarning as i live 10 minutes from there and would love to see this on track!
Clio Sport 182
Cheers! Yeah, setup is crucial. Boost by gear & throttle position, wide rubber, lsd etc all bring it together. That car in the vid looks aweful to drive (not to mention the drivers poor handwork!). Unfortunately the car is in Australia so little chance of making it out to any UK tracks.
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172 Phase 2
Had a sneaky look at this thing when i met up with Matt to pick up a few goodies, pictures don't do it justice to how wide the thing is. Very impressive mate keen to see more
Clio Sport 182
Turbo upgade finished. Now running a twin scroll borg warner efr 7163. Good for up to 600hp all in such a tiny responsive package.
Along with the manifold I welded up a new 3" stainless exhaust
Took it for tuning. First problem was the wastegate not allowing enough boost even with the control solenoid at 100%! So upgraded to a turbosmart dual port wastegate actuator. Has assisted but still losing a lot of boost up high. Tuner thinks it's somewhere in the intake, possibly the recirc valve. Have ordered a turbosmart upgrade unit. If that is not successful then will start measuring boost at various points on the intake to see if anything is holding me back. Still made over 400hp atw and a crazy amount of torque (395 v 339 ftlb). In any case there is a heap more power between 3 and 6k now - e.g. up 65hp at 4.5k. Once we get the boost to hold that torque curve will flatten and power at 7k should be high 400's hp atw! On track next Wednesday so will see how it feels then. Also have a pretty exciting package enroute form the Netherlands.....
Along with the manifold I welded up a new 3" stainless exhaust
Took it for tuning. First problem was the wastegate not allowing enough boost even with the control solenoid at 100%! So upgraded to a turbosmart dual port wastegate actuator. Has assisted but still losing a lot of boost up high. Tuner thinks it's somewhere in the intake, possibly the recirc valve. Have ordered a turbosmart upgrade unit. If that is not successful then will start measuring boost at various points on the intake to see if anything is holding me back. Still made over 400hp atw and a crazy amount of torque (395 v 339 ftlb). In any case there is a heap more power between 3 and 6k now - e.g. up 65hp at 4.5k. Once we get the boost to hold that torque curve will flatten and power at 7k should be high 400's hp atw! On track next Wednesday so will see how it feels then. Also have a pretty exciting package enroute form the Netherlands.....
Evo 5 RS
In awe.
