Took the 197 for a blast...

[Edd]

I took the Clio out of storage earlier in the week and gave it a clean. I went for a drive/exercise this evening and it never fails to put a smile on my face!

 

[Superwoman90]

Looks like a nice example 👍.

 

[Iain C]

Thats busy

 

[Edd]

Thats busy

Don't you like the vinyl Iain, I designed that. It's a track car so just a bit of fun.

I'd like to do a few jobs on it over the next few weeks then hopefully I can book some track days for late summer. The cooling system needs improving then it can go back to RS Tuning to get another 15/20bhp out of it.

 

[Darren S]

Sits well - though I really dislike the profile and rear views of the 197s without a spoiler. They somehow look incomplete?

 

[Edd]

Sits well - though I really dislike the profile and rear views of the 197s without a spoiler. They somehow look incomplete?

It needs a rear spoiler doesn't it, I might buy one of the Polish ones on eBay.

 

[Darren S]

It needs a rear spoiler doesn't it, I might buy one of the Polish ones on eBay.

I think they look really smart with them on..... should have been a standard fitment!

 

[OneTime_]

Looks like a lot of fun! Agree with the others that it is crying out for a spoiler. They do look a bit empty without one.

 

[Edd]

Looks like a lot of fun! Agree with the others that it is crying out for a spoiler. They do look a bit empty without one.

I forgot how much fun it is, stripped out, buckets, full cage and 282bhp! I'm driving a Tesla Model X daily which is probably quicker to 60 but the Clio is much more fun.

 

[OneTime_]

I forgot how much fun it is, stripped out, buckets, full cage and 282bhp! I'm driving a Tesla Model X daily which is probably quicker to 60 but the Clio is much more fun.

Oh wow is it a Megclio? I guess having a Model X means you can have this stripped out with silly bhp per tonne. Perfect daily and race car combination

 

[197.]

Great stance! What coilovers does it have?

 

[Edd]

Oh wow is it a Megclio? I guess having a Model X means you can have this stripped out with silly bhp per tonne. Perfect daily and race car combination

It’s a meg 230 engine with the 250 turbo. Larger intercooler and 630 injectors. It made 286bhp without the injectors but it was getting a bit hot. I need to upgrade the cooling system and then map it up to 300.

 

[Edd]

Great stance! What coilovers does it have?

Its just lowering springs, so again something that ideally needs upgrading.

 

[197.]

Its just lowering springs, so again something that ideally needs upgrading.

What springs are they mate? I'm surprised at how low it sits with them. I've had H&R 30/40mm ones and they still didn't sit low enough for my liking.

 

[Edd]

What springs are they mate? I'm surprised at how low it sits with them. I've had H&R 30/40mm ones and they still didn't sit low enough for my liking.

They're Cooksport springs on cup shockers. I think they are a custom spring..... It looks different on the Laguna wheels, they're a higher offset so seem to fill the arches.