I've got to do best part of 500 miles, get it mapped then drive home which is 200 odd miles so probably over £200 lol
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I've got to do best part of 500 miles, get it mapped then drive home which is 200 odd miles so probably over £200 lol
SharkyUK
ClioSport Club Member
Great to see things coming together now mate 
Thanks Andy, hope your build is progressing well.
JamesBryan
ClioSport Club Member
Saw this at RST a few weeks ago with no engine in it.
Good to see it's up and running again.
Good to see it's up and running again.
Today didn't quite go to plan as there was an issue with the turbo but RS Tuning sorted it out. Paul put it on the dyno to check it and it made 330bhp on 1.3bar at 5k rpm. It wasn't pushed past that as it starts to run lean because of the Catcams.
The engine is on 350 miles now so I'll do another 150 miles tomorrow morning and then Paul will map it. Looks promising so far so the results should be good :smile:
The engine is on 350 miles now so I'll do another 150 miles tomorrow morning and then Paul will map it. Looks promising so far so the results should be good :smile:
NorthloopCup
ClioSport Moderator
Awesome sauce!!
Great news Tim, very happy for you bud. :smile:
I bet your glad to have it back after all of this time. :smiley:
Thanks, glad to be driving it again.
Though I didn't like the short shift and Recaro Trendlines after being in the 172 so long 😂
I've got used to it again now though and it's seriously rapid accelerating from 3k to 5k in 6th!
SharkyUK
ClioSport Club Member
It's getting there, mate
I'm hoping to have something interesting to talk about in the next 8 weeks or so.
It made 339.8bhp and 360lbft at flywheel and 287.9bhp at the wheels.
I'll post the graphs etc either when I'm home later tonight or tomorrow morning.
I'll post the graphs etc either when I'm home later tonight or tomorrow morning.
Here's the graph.
It's tempting but I'll probably try to put some decent mileage on it before it hits a track.
Cub.
ClioSport Moderator
Excellent work Timmah. Excellent work.
Fletcher
ClioSport Club Member
Tim took me out for a long passenger ride in this today, it's quick! :grinning:
182cup & 172 racecar
That's my target for next year. Enjoy it Tim!Here's the graph.
Animal.
Is that me or the R26? :tonguewink:
Thanks, even though it's cost a lot I'm glad I didn't sell it to you.
Yes, it's got an RS Tuning SMF and the R26r clutch.
I don't launch it in first gear so hopefully it'll hold up ok.
Update
Realised that I've not done a proper update on results and spec of the engine since RS Tuning rebuilt it.
It's now running 340bhp and 360lbft with injectors at 89% and turbo not pushed to the max. There's another LY Megane with same spec engine but upgraded fuel system running 375bhp so it's nice to know there is potential for more power in future if needed.
Here are the graphs after Paul finished mapping it.
BHP and torque at the flywheel
Boost and BHP at the wheels
AFR and BHP at the wheels
I noticed the Odyssey race battery was losing charge if I didn't use the R26 for a few days so I replaced it with a Varley 25. Reason I went with Varley this time is because it has better cranking amps and most importantly it looks better.
Next job was to replace some plastics, this lot and a new dipstick cost over £100!
My car never had these which connect the bumper under tray to the arch liners.
New arch liner as the old one had been eaten by the tyre.
Hopefully it won't happen again now it's got all the correct plastics holding it in place
Then once I had finished that I set about fitting my Ktec stud conversion kit which I bought a couple of years ago.
It didn't come with instructions so I copied the ones on the Pure Motorsport website. Applied loctite to the studs then torqued 20nm, refitted the wheel, nuts hand tightened, then torqued to 110nm after three hours. Good excuse to get spacers now :smile:
Rears definitely need spacers now.
Had trouble doing the rears as the wheels were stuck on. Got them off eventually by loosening the bolts and driving it up the road.
Noticed the pad was low so ordered some replacements, I thought it would last until next weekend but I was wrong 😂
The pad lasted until Tuesday which made for an interesting drive home so good job these arrived from @George@RTR_Parts the next day. Decided to upgrade from oem Brembo pads to DS2500 because I've never been a fan on the oem pads and the fronts were being upgraded to Carbotech.
Carbotech XP8 pads arrived in time to fit them at the weekend along with the rear pads. Reason I went for the XP8 pad instead of the DS2500 again is the car is so much faster now that the braking felt delayed and lacked initial bite.
Started off by doing the rears. I got my money's worth out of these pads lol
Disc is clearly worn but I chucked the new pads on anyway.
Caliper back on (after a trip to GSF for a caliper wind back tool)
Luckily I just about got away with it on the passenger side.
Spot the difference between the old passenger side pads and new ones 😂
Front pads are usually much easier but the pins were a b*****d to remove. They're not the same pins I fitted last time I replaced the pads so that might have something to do with it
Carbotechs XP8's fitted
This shows how hard one was to remove, ended up butchering it with the hammer and punch:hammer:
Running in was conducted later that night as bedding process isn't suitable for normal hours. Bedding in requires four hard brakes from 70mph to 10mph with 30 seconds between to cool down, then four very hard brakes from 70mph+ to 10mph with 1 minute between to cool down. Then the fun part is 15 minutes driving using regular medium to hard braking with last mile using minimal braking to cool down.
The pads have been fitted for a few weeks now and I'm impressed so far. Braking from cold is good, no annoying noises, and the pads bite well as soon as you apply the brakes. They're definitely have much more power for same pedal travel compared to the DS2500.
Early today I gave it a bit on a clean as it was quite dirty.
Then I decided to remove the heat shield under the bonnet as it hasn't coped very well with the heat from the turbo.
Looks much better now, think I might have to find something to replace it with though.
Finally, I won a set of Toyo R888R after entering a prize draw on the Toyo stand at the Castle Combe Performance Action Day last month
Spec update (copied @Cub.'s format as it works well imo)
Engine (original engine rebuilt by RS Tuning)
- 83mm CP Carillo pistons
- Manley rods
- ACL big end bearings
- Catcams cams
- Supertech valves
- Supertech double spring kit
- 630cc injectors
- RS Tuning Megane 250 hybrid turbo
- Forge recirc value and actuator
- ITG induction kit with larger ITG filter
- Forge intercooler
- Forge hard pipe kit
- Forge coolant hoses
- Mocal oil catch can
- Varley 25 battery
- Powdercoated inlet, engine mount, oil breather plate and brackets
- Ktec 3" exhaust
- Mapped by RS Tuning 339.8bhp and 360lbft
Transmission
- R26 refurbished original gearbox
- RS Tuning SMF
- R26.r clutch
Handling
- Cooksport lowering springs
- R26 dampers and topmounts
- Ktec stud conversion kit
- R26 anthracite alloys with AD08R tyres
Braking
- Carbotech XP8 front pads
- Brembo HC front discs
- Ferodo DS2500 rear pads
- Renault drilled rear discs
- Goodridge brake hoses
- ATE Super Blue fluid
Interior and Exterior
- GoPro mount above radio display
- Scanguage II
- Recaro seat base carbon build no. decals
- R26.r spoiler in LY
- MEGANE badge delete
To Do List
- new Brembo pins
- new heatshield under bonnet
- bonnet strut kit
- wheel spacers
- rear strut brace (bought it about three years ago lol)
- powdercoat spare Forge hardpipe, inlet and oil breather plate (colour to be decided)
- Toyo R888R 235 40 18 tyres to be fitted in February
- Tarox F2000 grooved front discs once Brembo HCs are worn out
- Fuel system upgrade inc swirl pot etc
Realised that I've not done a proper update on results and spec of the engine since RS Tuning rebuilt it.
It's now running 340bhp and 360lbft with injectors at 89% and turbo not pushed to the max. There's another LY Megane with same spec engine but upgraded fuel system running 375bhp so it's nice to know there is potential for more power in future if needed.
Here are the graphs after Paul finished mapping it.
BHP and torque at the flywheel
Boost and BHP at the wheels
AFR and BHP at the wheels
I noticed the Odyssey race battery was losing charge if I didn't use the R26 for a few days so I replaced it with a Varley 25. Reason I went with Varley this time is because it has better cranking amps and most importantly it looks better.
Next job was to replace some plastics, this lot and a new dipstick cost over £100!
My car never had these which connect the bumper under tray to the arch liners.
New arch liner as the old one had been eaten by the tyre.
Hopefully it won't happen again now it's got all the correct plastics holding it in place
Then once I had finished that I set about fitting my Ktec stud conversion kit which I bought a couple of years ago.
It didn't come with instructions so I copied the ones on the Pure Motorsport website. Applied loctite to the studs then torqued 20nm, refitted the wheel, nuts hand tightened, then torqued to 110nm after three hours. Good excuse to get spacers now :smile:
Rears definitely need spacers now.
Had trouble doing the rears as the wheels were stuck on. Got them off eventually by loosening the bolts and driving it up the road.
Noticed the pad was low so ordered some replacements, I thought it would last until next weekend but I was wrong 😂
The pad lasted until Tuesday which made for an interesting drive home so good job these arrived from @George@RTR_Parts the next day. Decided to upgrade from oem Brembo pads to DS2500 because I've never been a fan on the oem pads and the fronts were being upgraded to Carbotech.
Carbotech XP8 pads arrived in time to fit them at the weekend along with the rear pads. Reason I went for the XP8 pad instead of the DS2500 again is the car is so much faster now that the braking felt delayed and lacked initial bite.
Started off by doing the rears. I got my money's worth out of these pads lol
Disc is clearly worn but I chucked the new pads on anyway.
Caliper back on (after a trip to GSF for a caliper wind back tool)
Luckily I just about got away with it on the passenger side.
Spot the difference between the old passenger side pads and new ones 😂
Front pads are usually much easier but the pins were a b*****d to remove. They're not the same pins I fitted last time I replaced the pads so that might have something to do with it
Carbotechs XP8's fitted
This shows how hard one was to remove, ended up butchering it with the hammer and punch:hammer:
Running in was conducted later that night as bedding process isn't suitable for normal hours. Bedding in requires four hard brakes from 70mph to 10mph with 30 seconds between to cool down, then four very hard brakes from 70mph+ to 10mph with 1 minute between to cool down. Then the fun part is 15 minutes driving using regular medium to hard braking with last mile using minimal braking to cool down.
The pads have been fitted for a few weeks now and I'm impressed so far. Braking from cold is good, no annoying noises, and the pads bite well as soon as you apply the brakes. They're definitely have much more power for same pedal travel compared to the DS2500.
Early today I gave it a bit on a clean as it was quite dirty.
Then I decided to remove the heat shield under the bonnet as it hasn't coped very well with the heat from the turbo.
Looks much better now, think I might have to find something to replace it with though.
Finally, I won a set of Toyo R888R after entering a prize draw on the Toyo stand at the Castle Combe Performance Action Day last month
Spec update (copied @Cub.'s format as it works well imo)
Engine (original engine rebuilt by RS Tuning)
- 83mm CP Carillo pistons
- Manley rods
- ACL big end bearings
- Catcams cams
- Supertech valves
- Supertech double spring kit
- 630cc injectors
- RS Tuning Megane 250 hybrid turbo
- Forge recirc value and actuator
- ITG induction kit with larger ITG filter
- Forge intercooler
- Forge hard pipe kit
- Forge coolant hoses
- Mocal oil catch can
- Varley 25 battery
- Powdercoated inlet, engine mount, oil breather plate and brackets
- Ktec 3" exhaust
- Mapped by RS Tuning 339.8bhp and 360lbft
Transmission
- R26 refurbished original gearbox
- RS Tuning SMF
- R26.r clutch
Handling
- Cooksport lowering springs
- R26 dampers and topmounts
- Ktec stud conversion kit
- R26 anthracite alloys with AD08R tyres
Braking
- Carbotech XP8 front pads
- Brembo HC front discs
- Ferodo DS2500 rear pads
- Renault drilled rear discs
- Goodridge brake hoses
- ATE Super Blue fluid
Interior and Exterior
- GoPro mount above radio display
- Scanguage II
- Recaro seat base carbon build no. decals
- R26.r spoiler in LY
- MEGANE badge delete
To Do List
- new Brembo pins
- new heatshield under bonnet
- bonnet strut kit
- wheel spacers
- rear strut brace (bought it about three years ago lol)
- powdercoat spare Forge hardpipe, inlet and oil breather plate (colour to be decided)
- Toyo R888R 235 40 18 tyres to be fitted in February
- Tarox F2000 grooved front discs once Brembo HCs are worn out
- Fuel system upgrade inc swirl pot etc
Matt e
ClioSport Club Member
Awesome Timmy! Looking forward to seeing it in the flesh!
Thanks Matt
It's ok so far, I haven't felt any slipping and clutch has done 7.5k miles now (5k on old engine and 2.5k on this one).
I'll try to make the meet on Sunday
XP8's are good thanks, no issues at all so far.
So 6th gear has gone
It happened two weeks ago, I was driving home in 6th when it started rattling. First thought was s**t the engine has gone but to my relief the noise went when I changed down. All other gears are fine but 6th crunches when selected and then rattles.
Luckily I was less than a mile from home and I haven't driven it since so shouldn't be any further damage.
Car was collected yesterday so hopefully it won't take too long to get sorted.
It happened two weeks ago, I was driving home in 6th when it started rattling. First thought was s**t the engine has gone but to my relief the noise went when I changed down. All other gears are fine but 6th crunches when selected and then rattles.
Luckily I was less than a mile from home and I haven't driven it since so shouldn't be any further damage.
Car was collected yesterday so hopefully it won't take too long to get sorted.
NorthloopCup
ClioSport Moderator
Ffs!!!!So 6th gear has gone
It happened two weeks ago, I was driving home in 6th when it started rattling. First thought was s**t the engine has gone but to my relief the noise went when I changed down. All other gears are fine but 6th crunches when selected and then rattles.
Car was collected yesterday so hopefully it won't get too long to get sorted.
I used that and a few more colourful words. Fancy rebuilding it if the transmission company don't cover it under warranty?
NorthloopCup
ClioSport Moderator
Yeah I'm happy to help out if I can mate.
