MrTom

I have owned the clio since Oct 2012, its such a fun car that i decided to have a turbo conversion done in September last year, heres a brief spec of the car atm..



ENGINE..

Adaptronic standalone ECU
Cast manifold
Turbo heat shield
Custom powerflow 2.5" turbo back exhaust + decat
Clioturbo custom downpipe
Pipercross open cone foam filter
Larger injectors
Universal intercooler + boost pipes
Ash silicone hoses in blue
Garrett gt2560r turbocharger
MAC 3 port boost solenoid
Megane 225 head gasket
Megane 225 lower compression pistons
Stainless battery cover
chrome strut top covers (Dan@MAD)
New coolant tank
Inlet manifold painted in BMW sparkling graphite
Engine brackets powdercoated in silver
71k miles, cambelt kit, aux belt kit, new dephaser pulley, oil/filter, coolant, billet oil return kit, braided oil feed kit, fuel pressure and return kit, head bolts and big end bearings all just been done.

Built by Clioturbo.co.uk

Mapped by EFI Parts - 279BHP _ 248ftlb


TRANSMISSION..

Helix 4 plate paddle clutch
Fresh oil
Powerflex dogbone mount


HANDLING..

20mm front spacers (Dan@MAD)
5mm rear spacers (Dan@MAD)
Apex 40mm lowering springs
Standard cup shocks
16" OZ ultraleggeras finished in Ford graphite grey
195 45 r16 Uniroyal rainsport 3 tyres all round


Braking..

Mintex grooved and drilled discs all round
Mintex 1144 pads all round
ATE superblue racing fluid


INTERIOR..

Arctic blue dash strips, gear **** insert and steering wheel insert
LED interior light
Gloss black hard wearing custom thumb grips
Alloy footrest (Dan@MAD)
OEM mats front and back
High/low boost switch (270hp high boost, 230hp low boost)
Cup packed renaultsport half leather seats


Exterior..

Cup packed 182 (cup splitter/spoiler)
Renaultsport 197 boot badge
Fresh plates/ smaller front plate to fit recess
Silver oem calipers
New oem upper and lower RS grilles
Bulb upgrade all round.




Powerflow turbo back exhaust fitted a couple of weeks a go..
























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boosted

Looks like a good wee pocket rocket, you can pick these up cheap now.
A mate and I did something similar with a 2.0 gti-6 engined 205

john banks

Does it make it more fun or do the frustrations of front wheel drive show their limitations? Certainly will be a good power to weight. What engine speed do you hit full boost and what is the red line?

boosted

Id imagine quite low revs 2500? It's a small turbo, maxed out at that power. Td04 sized

MrTom

I bet that thing shifted, what turbo is that?

It really is fun to drive now, it really does grip better than you would think.

The power delivery is smooth too, even coming out of bends isnt the end of the world.

Its over 250bhp/tonne which is brilliant in a straight line, its not too bad off the line either for a fwd turbo car.

I will eventually get a diff in the future along with other bits and bobs, its never ending

Redline is 7250 and it pulls hard all the way, no tailing off, the gt2560 is the old gt28, before they all changed to gt2860rs etc iirc.

Its good for 330hp

http://www.himni-racing.com/turbocha...gt2560r-330-hp

bustaMOVEs

iTrader: (31)

That's nice, that turbo is the same one I was going to put on my old mx5 albeit the R until I decided to break.
Very good spooling turbos

boosted

Turbo is a garrett t35 originally designed for cosworth yb.
Makes 236bhp at 5 psi boost. Weighs less than 1 ton! Quarter mile in 13.7 on crappy non prepped track.
Up for sale at the moment for £2500

MrTom

Yes its a very good turbo with hardly any lag I love it, really smooth and pulls to the redline nicely

I bet Tha shifts

Does it have a lot of lag?

boosted

No lag with 10.5:1 compression ratio and only 5 psi boost, revs to 7500 no bother!

STI8Dave

Nice Clio! I had a 182 2 scoobs ago and loved it, never thought to turbo it though

sunny1989

love the wheels.

I've just bought a mint standard 172. Can't rate it highly enough, its great fun!

Shaun

boosted,
You sure it has no lag. I had a large turbo Escort Cossie (two of them), and tbh the T35 was pretty laggy...... even when everything else around it had been modified. The smaller turbo Escort was head and shoulders better for lowdown response/spool, which was more akin to the equivalent year JDM STI Subaru at the time.

Maz

iTrader: (34)

Also why spec a t35 when a t25 would have been a better option. Running only 5 psi it seems a folly going for the 35, which was laggy in the Escort Cosworth.

boosted

Was it 10.5:1 compression ratio and only running .3 bar/5 psi boost though? 👍

boosted

T25 is not big enough, car makes 236bhp at 5 psi on std compression with no Intercooler,
T25 would need to make much more boost for same power, creating too much heat and also necessitating lower compression and Intercooler.
Think of it as a supercharger

Maz

iTrader: (34)

Got you. Would it be worth having an intercooler?

Shaun

How does high compression enable a turbo to be less laggy?

boosted

Not required with the large turbo and low boost. If we wanted more power then yes, but that would also mean lower compression, clutch, injectors and different engine management...

boosted

Because the VE is higher.
Lag is also only the difference between no boost and boost, and if your only running 5 psi then that's not really a problem!

Shaun

I'm not sure how increased VE will influence "turbo lag"...... it could very well influence boost threshold though, and will undoubtedly (all things being equal) have increased power/torque.


I did miss the point about how little boost you were running though, and if you're not using a cooler, I suspect your pipe runs are very short (good thing). Obviously with the low boost requirements from a larger turbo, means that temps are well managed...... it's an interesting approach.

MrTom

Unfortunately second gear went on the clio Friday, i have already ordered a new one and its getting booked in to be fitted with Andy at clioturbo for a great price.

The good thing about these clios is that you can pick up a low mileage box off cliosport for in the region of £100-£200 so its not the end of the world really.

So heres a few pics i took before the box went, i decided to have my alloys painted gold and i know they wont be to everyone's taste but i like them.

Cliobaru 182..













Thanks

timmy2take

iTrader: (7)

I bet that puts a lot of things to shame when your side by side!

What was your terminal speed on the qtr mile?

I'd love that motor, although I'd be buying up a few of those gearboxes for the future myself...

dpb

How much torque steer though. !?

MrTom

Hi Timmy, i didnt end up taking it up the strip but i will eventually.

Im going to get the old box thats coming out refurbished and keep it as a spare

Im eventually going to opt for the vag 6 speed 02m box with diff, but that cost quite a bit so i opted for the option i could afford for the time being.