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Turbo-ing my engine help!



  Racing blue 182 turbo :-)
Has anyone fitted a turbo to there 182??? just wanted to know what problems i might get if i had one???
 

Da

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Re: Engine help

Dave has yeah, his was forsale iirc.
There's 2 on here from memory.
 
  Racing blue 182 turbo :-)
Re: Engine help

Im wanting to do mine but i dont want to have loads of problems if i do
 

Da

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Re: Engine help

Well I hope you've got plenty of cash Ryan!

I think you're talking £000's for a turbo conversion!
 

Craig

ClioSport Club Member
  E46 330i tourer
shaun had a 182 turbo his was 309bhp i dont think he had many problems though he sold it now.
 
  Racing blue 182 turbo :-)
Thats the power im looking at but i dont want the car to fall apart if i do it.
 
  Iceberg 172 Cup
Re: Engine help

I will have 8k to do it.

ok, your prepared to waist 8k on a clio?????


i'm speechless.




hmm,...

why not just sell the clio, use the 8k and buy something decent like an evo or skyline with bigg power?? would eat a clio.:)

theres just no comparison.... wat about a super-charged type r or ek9?!
 

Da

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Re: Engine help

I will have 8k to do it.

ok, your prepared to waist 8k on a clio?????


i'm speechless.




hmm,...

why not just sell the clio, use the 8k and buy something decent like an evo or skyline with bigg power?? would eat a clio.:)

theres just no comparison.... wat about a super-charged type r or ek9?!


Where's the fun and sense of achievement in that? :S

Anybody can 'go buy a better car' but surely the art of modifying is being unique!
 
  Racing blue 182 turbo :-)
Like da said anyone can just go out and buy one of them. How many clio turbos are out there. I dont want to have a car 1000's more people have got. Also i wont be spending 8k on it i have that much to spend lol its less than 7 to do.
 

Craig

ClioSport Club Member
  E46 330i tourer
i think shauns cost him 10k plus to get that power. it wal el rapido
 
  Iceberg 172 Cup
No point at all...IMO. Waist!

Buy a Ibiza Cupra R if u want a turbo-hot hatch?

Less than 2k will bring u 350bhp easily!!!
 
  ITB'd MK1
Re: Engine help

I will have 8k to do it.

You will need more.lol.

Not much, but you'd need to be prepared to keep upgrading things (gearbox for example). Depends how hands on you are. The K-tec turbo conversion is about £6.5k fitted IIRC, we just fitted and mapped Omex on one and it's a nice conversion. For over 300bhp I'd specify a GT28RS 0.86A/R (bigger than the turbo that comes with the kit)
 
  Audi TT 3.2 V6
Put a 1.8T engine in the clio as matt black did on the ClioTT?

225bhp out the box, will remap straight to 270bhp without any other mods, after that the skys the limit.

I would imagine its cheaper than turboing the 182 engine as well
 
  ValverInBits
^^ that's a sensible suggestion. But then you'd almost certinally loose AC and you'd have to sort out a custom dash probably. Swings and rounabouts, Depends what matters to you.

The gearbox on a 172 is a weak point. They break, and they just don't like heavy use. The golf GTi 02J box that is often used in 20v coversions is happy with 300bhp all day long. Most people rate them at around 330bhp. Best part about the VW stuff is it's like mechano. You can use a VR6 box, an 02J an 02A, audi TT 6 speed, cupra 6 speed the list goes on.
Best of luck. Lot of money mate. needs carefull consideration
 
  Audi TT 3.2 V6
Not sure on the aircon situation or PAS, i dont think the dash needs to be replaced, just wiring modified.
 
  Racing blue 182 turbo :-)
Thanks for the input everyone. If I'm going to do it its going to be in September. Looks like i will go for it makes my car one of few. Mates done some stuff to his fiesta took it from 106 to 170 over next few months taking it over 220. spent more than the car is worth but the fun we have had out of it. If i go for it i will make a project thread bout it and get pics up of progress.
 
  Stage 2 172 Turbo
I'm in the middle of turbo'ing my 172 at the moment. Kit from K-tec is very good and I can't see why there will be loads of problems if done right. Everyone bangs on about buying a quick car to start with, well I had an Escort Cosworth and it was the most unreliable car i've ever owned
Do it Ryan, you know it makes sense:clap:

PM me if you need any help/advise mate

Chris
 
  Mental 172 Cup
ok, your prepared to waist 8k on a clio?????


i'm speechless.




hmm,...

why not just sell the clio, use the 8k and buy something decent like an evo or skyline with bigg power?? would eat a clio.:)

theres just no comparison.... wat about a super-charged type r or ek9?!


Where's the fun and sense of achievement in that? :S

Anybody can 'go buy a better car' but surely the art of modifying is being unique!

Like da said anyone can just go out and buy one of them. How many clio turbos are out there. I dont want to have a car 1000's more people have got. Also i wont be spending 8k on it i have that much to spend lol its less than 7 to do.

+1 FTFW :D
 
  RenaultSport clio 172 mk2
turbo has lots of power,BUT dont expect to be able to use it below 40 mph.great high speed cruiser though.i sugest you go on test drive before you decide.
 
  Williams20V-306BHP
lol i only spent 4k on my engine and the Evo boys and Skyline boys definatly wern't "eating" me lol
 
  b/g 182, meg tourer
i wouldn't waste 8k or more on a turbo lol. i would buy a better car, like the mentioned cupra r.
 
  Racing blue 182 turbo :-)
what happend to gettin a v6 or an r32 ryan :S... anyway good luck with the conversion
Gone right off a r32. V6 costs to much to run and i need the room in car i travel alot so i would clock the miles up fast. last year i did 35,000 lol
 
  Ph 1 172
ignore everyone that tell s you not to do it dude.. think this would be f**king wicked!!! little clio sleeper half the people driving skylines and evos and impreza's dont no how to drive them properly anyways so the 300bhp clio will rape them!!! keep us posted!
 
  Racing blue 182 turbo :-)
I dont want to change my car everyone keeps saying to change it but that means it looks different drives different. dont want that just want the car i have got to be faster.
 

The Boosh!

ClioSport Admin
  Elise, Duster
I dont want to change my car everyone keeps saying to change it but that means it looks different drives different. dont want that just want the car i have got to be faster.

why dont you spend 8k on an engine transplant mate? but i can see what you mean. canny replace a car you love
 
  Mk2 1.2 Campus
what happend to gettin a v6 or an r32 ryan :S... anyway good luck with the conversion
Gone right off a r32. V6 costs to much to run and i need the room in car i travel alot so i would clock the miles up fast. last year i did 35,000 lol

Anyone know what petrol consumption is like for a turbo. I suppose you can drive it slow and not really push the engine most of the time so I'm guessing it just depends how you drive
 
  ITB'd MK1
Gone right off a r32. V6 costs to much to run and i need the room in car i travel alot so i would clock the miles up fast. last year i did 35,000 lol

Anyone know what petrol consumption is like for a turbo. I suppose you can drive it slow and not really push the engine most of the time so I'm guessing it just depends how you drive

depends on the mapping and how you drive it, should be pretty similar to standard for motorway driving
 


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