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The TT conversion is underway now
- Thread starter Mike@Rentech
- Start date
I quite agree. Alot of talk really. He can do what he wants to go faster surely, and if he gets an extra channel of business in the future, why not?
Plus, the point is that he CAN. He has the hardware and the know how. I for one will be awaiting this Mike, both from a general interest point of view and to see if customers cars will come under the knife.....
After all, they have been putting them in elises for a while very successfully.
Saab 93 Aero Wagon
Its pretty hard finding a decent Mk1 Exige with a K-series engine these days.....alot have had VAG or Honda conversions.
Not that im surprised. The VHPD K-series is a ticking bomb usually.
Mike will prob have better reliability from the VAG lump compared to the Renault one!
Not that im surprised. The VHPD K-series is a ticking bomb usually.
Mike will prob have better reliability from the VAG lump compared to the Renault one!
There was a guy at Spa last month with a civic type R with a centrifugal supercharger literally bolted on top, no internal mods, intercooler, and was "supposedly" pushing out 400+ bhp.
Another guy had a Lotus 340R with the CTR supercharged engine in it.
Both of these absolutely flew, giving GT3RS's barely any time to move over!
Surprise is half of fun of these conversions. Just like Yoz's "1.2"....
Another guy had a Lotus 340R with the CTR supercharged engine in it.
Both of these absolutely flew, giving GT3RS's barely any time to move over!
Surprise is half of fun of these conversions. Just like Yoz's "1.2"....
Another TT clio 
good idea with the subrframe. That was something i had to do in the MK1. Matt didn't but im sure he'll agree its needed to get the shafts at a better angle, Matt ended up removing some of the inner chassis to get the shaft threw. Your biggest issue will be the intercooler i'd recomend a second hand Evo one they flow very well. Good to see you've converted the box from hydro to mech with the passat lever although the ratio is wrong i had to shorten mine quite allot. Matt just made his car hydro (allot more work he'll agree)
another thing to note you might wanna get a quickrack the manuals are a little slower than the pas and feels a tad weird on track.
lol and what Will Dave walker say when you take it to be RR'ed. just make sure you tighten that EGT valve
good idea with the subrframe. That was something i had to do in the MK1. Matt didn't but im sure he'll agree its needed to get the shafts at a better angle, Matt ended up removing some of the inner chassis to get the shaft threw. Your biggest issue will be the intercooler i'd recomend a second hand Evo one they flow very well. Good to see you've converted the box from hydro to mech with the passat lever although the ratio is wrong i had to shorten mine quite allot. Matt just made his car hydro (allot more work he'll agree) another thing to note you might wanna get a quickrack the manuals are a little slower than the pas and feels a tad weird on track.
lol and what Will Dave walker say when you take it to be RR'ed. just make sure you tighten that EGT valve
Been a little while since i posted here, managed to keep my 172cup and had the enjoyment of driving a LCR for the past few months but im simply not happy, im going to go back to my cup, its simply more fun!!! will miss the power though the 225 engine provides, I appreciate if i wanted similar performance on my clio i would have to turbo it? any ideas how much it is to turbo a clio 172cup to a reliable standard?
after all, the seat should bring me in 8k as its fantastic condition.
Sunburn
after all, the seat should bring me in 8k as its fantastic condition.
Sunburn
sounds like a good project though i personally would do it to an elise or vx220 500 bhp and front drive will be well um pointless
my friends golf rallye is currently 350bhp 20v and does 10.2 quart's
and he is just building a 500bhp for it but he only uses it as a toy
you will just about make that time if your lucky with drag front tyres and a jacked up rear end but then if its just for the shear hell of it being a monster carry on
my friends golf rallye is currently 350bhp 20v and does 10.2 quart's
and he is just building a 500bhp for it but he only uses it as a toy
you will just about make that time if your lucky with drag front tyres and a jacked up rear end but then if its just for the shear hell of it being a monster carry on
no, never, it was pushed down the quarter mile in 11 seconds by 50 drunk sailors :clown:
the two main clues here are "Mk1 shell" and "500bhp"... it's not Matt's car, his was 425bhp and in a Mk2 shell
And Matt didn't have that much trouble moving off the line, not with 1.8 or 1.9 60ft times and 0-60's in 4 seconds or under or whatever it was
lol i think he ment "starting" as in turning the car over not off the line. The new owner (also called Matt) has sorted that and fitted a bigger turbo. now running 490bhp+@ 1.7bar IIRC.
but what is this 500bhp mk1!! piiiiiiiics
clio rs
i had a tt lump of a mk1 golf few years back wheel spins on 5th gear.. was hard to control
Nippy white cup
Just read most of this before I realised lol.....one thing I don't get....the guy who says his m8' golf rallye gets 10.2 1/4 with less than 400bhp....I doubt that seeing as Jordys Scirrocco get thats with 500bhp and a 2.5 0-60
Chris
Chris
Had a bit of spare time today, the job I had booked in didnt turn up
So said to Dave what you going to do, well with that he had my clio on the ramp whipped the engine and box out of it in record time
So finnished the jobs I had to finnish off and sat at work now is my clio with a TT engine in the engine bay.
Still needs loads of work, spent tonight cutting the subframe so engine would sit in enought for me to shut the bonnet.
ECU has been sent off for upgrading to emeralds latest firmware.
Taking the camera in tommorow to get some pics, and as promised Ile do a TT conversion guide.
All being well I hope to have the car up and running by january, plenty of time IMO.
are you a Renault Tuning company? say's alot for renault. IIRC the TT was the MOST unreliable car on the road....
Nippy white cup
The TT Clio or the Audi TT? Matts clio just needed some more mapping and a few other bits to get it sorted...pretty sure Norm sorted the starting issues. The Scirrocco I mentioned has had a lot less problems using the same engine (unbelievably uses a standard golf diesel gearbox!) but when you are pushing so much power through a 1.8/1.9 engine you are going to get problems.
Chris
Chris
you mean my old RWD 5
yeah chris the clio was totally re-mapped when i took on the build, it was one of the first jobs we tackled, the old start up map was pritty much none existant where as the on load map was reasonable
took us a few weeks to get the map perfect but it was done!
Ph2 172
What are you going to do about the drivetrain? Will a renault gearbox fit? Will you need custom shafts?
PS - Lovely project. Always nice to see something different! A mongrel!
PS - Lovely project. Always nice to see something different! A mongrel!
iimushroomzii
Toilet roll king
Transit Connect.
^^ The tt shafts are hollow IIRC So are easy to make custom shafts?
M
mini-valver
Mike decided against the conversion in the end and fitted a 182 engine with manual steering etc I think. The cars for sale now aswell IIRC.
20VT Clio & 9-5 HOT
good conversion, im doing this also at the moment.
for the person on about why put a VW into a clio, and not a golf?
Because the clio handles a lot better than a golf, is probably lighter (than a mk2 for sure) it just needs that extra poke and 300hp is piss easy from a 20vt engine.
A clio 16v with wide track and 300hp should be good fun!
EDIT: Just noticed this thread is a year old! lol
for the person on about why put a VW into a clio, and not a golf?
Because the clio handles a lot better than a golf, is probably lighter (than a mk2 for sure) it just needs that extra poke and 300hp is piss easy from a 20vt engine.
A clio 16v with wide track and 300hp should be good fun!
EDIT: Just noticed this thread is a year old! lol
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20VT Clio & 9-5 HOT
they should be at some point matey, lets just say mine is v1.5 as things are being done differently to the last one, and will possibly be available as a plug and play setup at some stage in the near future.
I agree with you though, its piss easy to drop one in a mk2 golf, but a mk1 clio on a track will be so much better and not forgetting the sleeper status!
I went out in a mk1 20v turbo on a renaultsport track day and it wiped the floor with every other car on the track!
I agree with you though, its piss easy to drop one in a mk2 golf, but a mk1 clio on a track will be so much better and not forgetting the sleeper status!
I went out in a mk1 20v turbo on a renaultsport track day and it wiped the floor with every other car on the track!
ValverInBits
we need a serious update mate
My 20v MK1 is starting soonish. Got car, widetrack, couple of other bits and bobs, going to look at an engine at the weekend, once i've got an engine,
experiment with mounting:S, then give emerald a call
20VT Clio & 9-5 HOT
update will be a good one, just waiting till i have plenty to put in it!
Had one hickup, i bought a Ko4 from a guy from ebay which turned out to ebe fuked, but have since got another one, but some room has been left for an IHI at a later date after some investigation into size and space required....but will leave this for the update lol!
Had one hickup, i bought a Ko4 from a guy from ebay which turned out to ebe fuked, but have since got another one, but some room has been left for an IHI at a later date after some investigation into size and space required....but will leave this for the update lol!
