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what big power mods



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snigglepuff

  172
hi,
as per my newbi thread, ive just got myslef a lovely cup

and have circa 4k to spend.. as im new to the clio scence i dont know what type of mods or even if they exist that will give me big power gains

who should i be speaking to and what is about

regards
sniggle
 
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CupWhite

  172 cup
Cams?

not enough for a turbo conversion there I dont think and I'm not sure if TB's can purchased that cheaply.
 
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snigglepuff

  172
oh :(

well i say circa could bump it up dependent on my company bonus, there could potentially be another 2k to throw at it? would that make any difference or do i fall short?

when you say TBs i assume you mean throttle bodies?
 
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TheJesus

cams, inlets and remap are well within budget, or you could get ITB's, which are just shy of £4k without cams or bottom/top end engine work.

I've just sold my ITB's (foolish decision looking back...) and the car went like a rocket with them. Will blow most chavs in their STI's away and with change to spare, worthwhile mod imo as it's reliable as f**k too, didn't have any real issues with mine at all.
 
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TheJesus

snigglepuff said:
can i just ask what kind of figures we are looking at for this kind of work,
on the e46 i never really did much,
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you had an E46 and now a Clio? Divorced recently?

seriously though, looking at 225ish, enough to be quicker than your E46 from a roll to stupid speeds... unless you have a Ph2, as they weigh a load more.

Mark - only 5k dude, the basic package GDI do is £3750, so add cams and belt change and I cant see it being much more.
 
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ben_p

  C63 AMG, F430 & 172
theres somone building a 450-500 ish hp F4R,

hes a young good looking chap from cheshire iirc
 
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snigglepuff

  172
ben_p said:
theres somone building a 450-500 ish hp F4R,

hes a young good looking chap from cheshire iirc
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sorry whats a F4R?

im not interested in a major project. just this money i have now and thats it, no offence intended to people if i wanted a car worth in the region of 15-20k it wouldnt be a clio

i had 9k to spend and my friend had his cup for sale, even though it was a cat D for 3.5 so the rest of the budget is on mods
 
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TheJesus

ben_p said:
theres somone building a 450-500 ish hp F4R,

hes a young good looking chap from cheshire iirc
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lol, power's gone up 50-100bhp, did someone see another thread, panick and load up excel? ;)

you wont be building a 450-500bhp Clio for £4k anyway, best bet is ITB's, a set of Jenveys are your best bet as currently nothing for the Clio market will touch these in terms of power, quality and reliability (for throttle body solutions that is).

Give GDI a call to discuss options, but ITB's are within your price range
 
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ben_p

  C63 AMG, F430 & 172
TheJesus said:
ben_p said:
theres somone building a 450-500 ish hp F4R,

hes a young good looking chap from cheshire iirc
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lol, power's gone up 50-100bhp, did someone see another thread, panick and load up excel? ;)

you wont be building a 450-500bhp Clio for £4k anyway, best bet is ITB's, a set of Jenveys are your best bet as currently nothing for the Clio market will touch these in terms of power, quality and reliability (for throttle body solutions that is).
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nope. i did LOL ... bought a bigger charger,, spent a further 3 k on some secret wepons ;)
 
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fmp_

  clio 200 F4Rt
first get the suspension and brakes sorted, then see what change you have left for engine work.
 
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snigglepuff

  172
so we saying that throttle bodies seem like the most easy and achivable mod
and within my budget? yes?

a charger i hear you say? ive always been a bit wary of charges as they dont have the best reputation.

GDI? any contact details?
someone pmd me a suggestions list

also companys i should look into,

k-tech
awt - what ever that stands for
GDI (as above)
yozzasport (odd name but what ever)
and rentech

does anyone have contact details for these?
 
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ben_p

  C63 AMG, F430 & 172
snigglepuff said:
so we saying that throttle bodies seem like the most easy and achivable mod
and within my budget? yes?

a charger i hear you say? ive always been a bit wary of charges as they dont have the best reputation.

GDI? any contact details?
someone pmd me a suggestions list

also companys i should look into,

k-tech
awt - what ever that stands for
GDI (as above)
yozzasport (odd name but what ever)
and rentech

does anyone have contact details for these?
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lol who pm'd you?
 
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snigglepuff

  172
some lad called preston i think his name was,
im unsure if he is a likely lad or not, hehe

but anyhow does that seem like a reasonable list
 
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ben_p

  C63 AMG, F430 & 172
anyway, my advice would be dont spend anything with any comapny just yet.

stick around... do some serachs on the companys, ring them etc

you will get down to two in the end, both with pro's and cons.

do not spend until you are 100% sure
 
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TheJesus

ben_p said:
nope. i did LOL ... bought a bigger charger,, spent a further 3 k on some secret wepons ;)
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pmsl! will it be able to fly like the ClioCopter though?

snigglepuff said:
so we saying that throttle bodies seem like the most easy and achivable mod
and within my budget? yes?

a charger i hear you say? ive always been a bit wary of charges as they dont have the best reputation.

GDI? any contact details?
someone pmd me a suggestions list

also companys i should look into,

k-tech
awt - what ever that stands for
GDI (as above)
yozzasport (odd name but what ever)
and rentech

does anyone have contact details for these?
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well imo ITB's are your best bet and within budget (just)

GDI are doing a charger kit also, but dont know much about forced induction, not really my thing to be honest.

www.greydevilindustries.com is the web address, dont know the number, it will be on the contact page though
 
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TheJesus

ben_p said:
anyway, my advice would be dont spend anything with any comapny just yet.

stick around... do some serachs on the companys, ring them etc

you will get down to two in the end, both with pro's and cons.

do not spend until you are 100% sure
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also agree with this, great advice. snigglepuff should speak to you once you have had your work done for an unbiased opinion, as to be fair you cant say one way or the other on how good your conversion is or the work with it not being finished.
 
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Fred@BTM

  Lionel Richie
why does no one suggest JUST throttle bodies anymore? that can be done for under £4K no problem and will give 210hp

does the law according to cliosport state that you MUST have cams when fitting throttle bodies?
 
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ben_p

  C63 AMG, F430 & 172
no but if your spending that much, then an extra 1k for cams fitted.. makes sence.. you will always want more power.... do it without cams... have to remap when you get round to fitting etc.. plus you get a new belt fitted... just seems worth it IMO... well to me anyways

Plus ben was telling me a while ago that you can get 20 ft-lb from cams if there timed properly.... well on CAT's not shrick :p
 
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