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I just emailed them.
Thought it would be a bit cheaper than £2k?
Was thinking around the £1,500 mark, not gonna go for mad mods, just the conversion unless theres any work needed on the engine.
Maybe better cooler and more boost if the engines healthy, then work my way up to an up-rated turbo and cam etc etc.
Dont wanna strain the engine, just want some turbo fun in my Clio as I dont like R5s enough to lose mine and get one!
07949 473317 - Dave @ Torsion tuning.
Theyve done 14 gtt conversion into clios and are based near witham in Kelvedon, so not far from you mate.
Matt16v - mine is in there at the moment, ask the question again in a few weeks ;-)
For a straight swap r5gtt into clio will be 1200 basic.
Dave
thats what i did, found a whole car off rtoc. Beware of just dropping it in tho, there will always be hidden costs when they take it out. Small parts can be expected tho, its a over 15yr old car.
Ive gone straight for the rebuild with cam, headwork, lightened & balanced bottom end, uprated gaskets/seals, low comp, etc
Be carefull tho, itc can spiral out of controll when you get carried away. Specially with shiny bits.
matt your inbox is full mate
They are both having work done...gradually. The Blue clio 16v is up for sale too.
Not sure mate, its daves motor running around 250bhp, its not officially up for sale yet so if your intersted get in contact with him. Have a look on rtoc.org
Might be able to find more info on there. User name TorsionTuning
no thats a 250bhp R5 engine that is built to be used everyday, Dave used it as an everyday car for about a year.
Well, had a brain storm, my dads getting some money soon and I might ask him for an interest free loan which would not only speed things up but also allow me to get more work done and therefore a better job.
Safe 250 bhp from a 1.4 is so impressive!!
Didnt think they could do any where near that on a day to day basis!
sounds like a good idea. You can ask them about it tomorow when u go down there mate!
Im pretty much sold on this even though Im yet to go out in one.
Spoken to Diamond Geezer and may meet him on Saturday for a spin.
It just seems SO easy to get power out of a GTT engine - and torque levels that the 16v cant match.
In car boost looks like a spuerb value for money mod!
In car boost is not the best mod since sliced bread, too easy to get carried away and are so inaccurate. If youve spent a bit of money on the engine having a knob that you can turn to blow you car up is a bit stupid. Specially if ur loosing a little race and the temptation to unscrew it all the way.
I know what you mean about turning the boost up with out the proper precautions and blowing it sky high.
Just the bit on K-Tec said they re-jet the carb, strap the intercooler and various other bits to keep it all in check.
They say you can safely turn it up to run between 160 and 170 bhp on a standard engine?
I have no experience with these engines so wont make any bold statements!
coolspot007007
ClioSport Club Member
Seat Leon Cupra
If you have a highly modded engine though, its good to be able to switch between normal boost and other settings for racing etc. Ive got a Blitz SBC-ID electronic boost controller on mine. Theres a lot of features and its very accurate, can be used as a boost guage too. And as its universal so you can always swap it to another turbo car, as long as you set your max boost to something reasonable like 25PSI it should be ok. (not on a standard car)
coolspot - i was referring to the knob style manual in car adjustable boost not a proper boost controller like a profec a/b or blitz sbc series. Electronic boost controllers are the business.
Out of interest what sort of power/modification spec you got? Is it a gtt or a 16v turbo? PM if you like.
Saw a GTT a few times with side exit exhaust and it was making a huge popping noise, prob louder than a gun and was shooting flames out. My valver pops and sometimes flames but this thing was imense. Some one said something about anti-lag but would you need it on a small turbo ?
Any one know why it was doing this?
Wouldnt be anti lag on a 5 i doubt. Unless it had a Dustbin sized turbo in there and actually needed it.. Most probably because side exits are shorter distance to exit the car and more free flowing combined with full throttle gear shift/ignition cut device or similar.
ive got a Clio GTT done by Grey Devil in Cambridge........i live in the North West........i travelled such a long distance because after speaking to all the tuners Andy at GDI seemed the best man for the job, and i wasnt wrong....
there is no point spending over 1k mate dropping an engine in thats got 89k on it, your only gonna end up with problems a few months down the line which may, or may not, end up with the engine having to come out to be worked on
save up, and get the engine rebuilt, even if its just to a standard spec
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