Clio Clio 172 (will this one get a turbo?)

[Sparkysparks]

Turbo oil feed line fitted


Boost pipes have arrived and look like I can use them, so that saves me making them up in pvc pipe as per my original plan.

Ordering hardware for the turbo and manifold. Looks like the manifold is m10 and the clearance holes in the turbo are m8. So I either need stepped bolts or I need to drill out the holes in the turbo.

I have found my other 2 turbo's from the zed so I could use one of those. They look the same size tbh so it's probably a t25 t28 hybrid.

The engine is currently lifted ready for me to get the sump off and refit the one with the oil return. Waiting for the gasket first.
Cheers

 

[Sparkysparks]

Got the pipework necessary. Saves me doing it in pvc pipe.
Mocked it up so I know what goes where

Had an ask on the Facebook page on the lower right pipe and the air con.
I had it routed the wrong side of the wall. So I can keep my air con.
However. The top pipe from the turbo cold side looks like it goes straight through the battery. So I may need a couple of elbows to go round it.
Just waiting for some hardware and I can carry on with this.

 

[Sparkysparks]

Sump swapped to the one with the turbo drain welded in the side.
I don't recommend swapping a sump in the car. Not an easy task. Luckily I didn't break anything.
New gasket in aswell


Finally got a solution to m10 holes in the manifold in the form of these m10 to m8 sleeves. All the way from China.

Put them in and 2 didn't sit flush so I filed them down.
Thought I better run a tap through them to keep them clean.
Ran an m8 x 1 tap down them then realised they're m8x1. 25 like I specifically asked for!
What a moron!
Not only did I wait about 3 weeks for them. I then ruined them straight away.

Ran the correct tap down them and put a stud in. Seems to be OK. For now...
If they back out I know why.

I've got to swap a turbo cold side to one with a better actuator mount. Then get the manifold off and get it all on.
Getting closer now.

 

[DaveL485]

Why not just drill out the holes in the turbo flange?

 

[Sparkysparks]

Why not just drill out the holes in the turbo flange?

That's the second option for me if this doesn't want to work. I'm worried the m10 nuts would be tighter to fit.

 

[DaveL485]

That's the second option for me if this doesn't want to work. I'm worried the m10 nuts would be tighter to fit.

You can get thin wall M10 nuts with a 14mm hex (these are 1.25 pitch but its a good example)

4x M10x1.25" Stainless Steel Exhaust Studs & Serrated Nuts Manifold Flange Kit | eBay

4X Flanged Serrated Nut. Material:A2-70 stainless steel. Parcel Lost. Receive the wrong item. You do not receive the item. The item arriver be broken. Item can not reach your expectation. Item do not fit your motorcycle perfect.

www.ebay.co.uk

 

[Sparkysparks]

I'm gonna try this first. I didn't want to drill out the turbo and make it non standard. But if that's what it takes.
I've got to take the manifold off before I try Fitment. It's the springs. They're giving me hassle

 

[Sparkysparks]

Ready for the turbo.

I've got the other turbo soaking in wd40 so I can take off the circlip and housing to swap over.

 

[Sparkysparks]

Turbo on the manifold. (cat and standard manifold came off after a struggle)

And put onto the engine. Needs a fiddle to get all the bolts on. Also had to remove the actuator to get it down there.
Also had to remove the fabric firewall to give extra clearance. Hope it's not essential.
Went to fit the oil feed and got a spark off a bit of metal... Not sure how that's happened tbh but I better find out why before I connect it all up.
Once that's on I'll fit the oil drain. Fill it with oil and give it a crank to get the oil about.
Then all the rest on and start her up.

 

[Sparkysparks]

The block was live aswell.
Then I saw this

Not sure how long it's been like that or if its caused any damage, but I'll fiddle with that.

Manifold and turbo are on

Time on this car is scarce. Hopefully have it on the floor ready for a start by end of next week

 

[Sparkysparks]

No downpipe. But it runs. No leak. Got plenty of oil pressure first.

Just have to sort this exhaust. Then fit the rail with the bigger injectors. Fit the fuel return. Fit the pump housing with a return. And get the efi module.
Then I can get it off the ramps and get onto the next car.

Also. The intercooler will probably be staying zip tied up as that's how I work. It's not going anywhere.

Need to tee in a boost gauge aswell to make sure I'm not over boosting past thst magic 8 that the efi module can run.
Cheers

 

[CreweTube]

Love the zip ties, might do same on my Twingo

 

[Adey]

yeah boi, loving that, quick work too

 

[Sparkysparks]

So....
This is getting a bit silly now.
I made the mistake of thinking the downpipe I had bought would be a standard v band.

Its not! It's a 3" welded to to a 2.5 pipe. But it's not even a normal 3" so no idea what it actually is.
I also bought a t25 to 2.5 v band adapter to couple to it. Of course it doesn't fit.
I've dropped the pipe and a 2.5 flange to be replaced at a local fabricators.
Meanwhile I've tried my adapter on the turbo...
It doesn't fit!
I made the mistake again in thinking a 300zx rear housing was a standard rear. It's not

300zx housing


T25/t28 housing.


The adapter fits this one.
Looks like I'll be swapping turbo's out. Or at least building a hybrid between the 3 of them now.
On the plus side this is a. 64 rear housing so an upgrade at the same time.
In reality I'll just be swapping the front over and keeping the core from the bigger one.

I have also acquired a proper return line and fit the engine side of that

Will run the rest under the car later.
And after 2 failed attempts to get a proper fuel pump housing to accept it, I've just bought a threaded nipple to put into my existing one. And I'll remove the intank fpr.

I have a boost gauge on order. And a few gaskets for the exhaust system.

I have also spoken to efi about my spec and they have said I'm fine to run with the base map. Although I'll now be upgrading this turbo.
So not done yet. But nearly.
Cheers

 

[andybond]

Progress of sorts!

 

[DaveL485]

Not seen a turbo flange like that before, why wouldnt they just use the standard one?

 

[Sparkysparks]

Not seen a turbo flange like that before, why wouldnt they just use the standard one?

I don't know. What makes it worse is that I have 2 elbows for those turbos. Neither of which point the right way for an exhaust to work with it.

After taking these 2 300zx turbo's and 1 s13? Turbo apart and swapping bits around I have come to the conclusion k have 3 turbo's I can't use. Oh plus a subaru td04 that has different flanges again. 4 turbo's I can't use ffs!
So looks like I'll be adding a cheap ebay turbo to the shopping list aswell. Should be fine for a low boost setup. I have seen people on YouTube run silly power through them so I'm confident that one will be fine.

 

[Sparkysparks]

Turbo ordered. Will have to figure out the oil feed when that arrives and clock the bits round to fit my need then get it on.

Fuel return put on the car

(which one is the new one)


And the return rail with fpr and Meg 225 injectors installed.


And I've got the fuel pump unit in bits. Fpr removed from this and circlip used on the rail. Just waiting for a barb to put the return in, and I can put it all back
Cheers

 

[Sparkysparks]

Fuel pump has had the intank fpr removed and fuel outlet re routed. Waiting for my barb to out in the top for the return and that can go back in the car.


New turbo has arrived

Seems quite large! Should be the same specs as the one I was goibg to use on the left.

Housings spun round and studs put in the back ready to go on. Just bed to figure out the oil feed size. I asked the seller and his response was send it back for a refund ffs. No idea. I think it's 4an so have ordered something.
Cheers

 

[Big Steve - Raider]

That turbo looks a MONSTER!!

Lovley!!