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Clio My 197/Meglio conversion

The Header tank is close. I notched a little bit out of the wing to get clearance but it's closer than I'd like. Got about 2-3mm. I also thought about reducing the bolt head by a couple of mm. Other option is to use the vibratechnics top mount. Then you don't need the stabiliser bar.
 
The Header tank is close. I notched a little bit out of the wing to get clearance but it's closer than I'd like. Got about 2-3mm. I also thought about reducing the bolt head by a couple of mm. Other option is to use the vibratechnics top mount. Then you don't need the stabiliser bar.
Looked at all those options... there still wont be enough room, it's nowhere near. Don't want the vibratechnics either. Going to have to find a tank thatll fit, no way is this Dacia one going in without serious mods to the inner wing or something.
 
OK so I have picked up my teddy after throwing it out of the pram, and the Meglio is now up and running. Did 40 miles testing over the weekend and just drove it 30 miles to work.

The header tank, I went to the local scrappy and bought the smallest one I could find but that didnt work so I stuck with the Sandero one. I cut the press-fit washer off the rotation mount bolt and only fitted the powerflex washer (bigger) - as the bolt was double washered basically. That got me a couple of mm more space, I also trimmed the plastic wing bit on the car and angled the header tank down. It's a bit of a nasty job and I will come back to this and make a proper bracket instead of the big zip tie. It is retained at the back on a bolt through the turret.

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Also the interim air filter (pending replacement with a proper Megane induction setup) is basically duct taped to the inlet pipe :D so thats also on the list of things to change up.

Reverse still doesnt quite engage right so I need to pull the battery tray out and trim it properly to 100% clear the linkage.

Other than those items, its running and driving lovely. The car is totally transformed. The conversion has fixed *all* of my gripes with the original setup and i'm also getting better MPG. Like 30% better. Cruise works, trip computer works, everything works. I really don't know why Renault didnt fit this engine in the first place, it's fantastic for the car. After 30 miles I stuck my boot down and it's REALLY impressive for standard trim, it's a proper flying machine. Absolutely chuffed to bits, it's exactly what I hoped it would be!

Budget wise to date, I have spent:
£1000 on the conversion package
£90 on the decat downpipe
£15 on the header tank
£80 in fuel viewing and collecting the conversion package
£30-£40 on engine oil, box oil, oil filter. Coolant and brake fluid I had 'in stock'
I bought a Meglio shifter and Meglio engine loom separate but didnt use either in the end so not counting those
£15 eBay cone filter
£70 on having my 197 immobiliser data copied to the Meg ECU, at EFI parts but I didnt pay for that my mate did after I lent him the 197 for a couple of weeks last month.
£5 on a header tank that didnt fit
£5 on a box of rubber gloves
£10 on coolant as I was out of stock

Running spend total - £1260

Sold the box for £100 (Cheap as it had the 3rd gear crunch on downshift)
Sold the engine for £400 (Good money as it was great nick and only 75k miles)

Running total with sold offset - £760 :o

Away it goes

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£760 with a bunch of ancillary bits like driveshafts and shifter etc still to put up for sale - absolute bargain! A significant amount less than the belt service, remap and box rebuild the car needed with a significant upgrade to boot.
 
Nice Dave, glad you got it sorted, I've got a few gripes with mine too.

Bargain getting done for that. I wouldn't like to think how much I've spent but I was going for 300bhp.

It is a great conversion. I'm still getting around 23mpg too.
 
It all sounds very non performance focused but I have found on most conversions I have done had a similar result

The conversion I did in the vx220's with S3 tfsi engine and 6 speed manual of which could be a touch taller ideally as 1st is almost redundant returned a real 52mpg on steady motorway drive at 70ish mpg which is crazy when it is running best part of 400bhp and do 0-100 in 7 second territory

Well done Dave car has really come together and a real performance bargain
 
32mpg on the way to work today! best I could get from the 197 on average was 23-24, maybe 26 on a run. It was TERRIBLE on fuel.
That's Really good!👍

I'm pretty heavy on it, but it's nice to be able to cruise at low speeds.
After my car was mapped ( r26, but same engine ) on standard injectors / turbo I often saw 37mpg.
 
I really do admire your effort to make this a "How to" tutorial, even tho you aren't a mechanic, you managee to do the conversion. I even get stoked that I want to start with mz meglio conversion.
Can you update me which loom do you use from the megane, ph2 225 or r26 and is it possible to so it with both of them or just the r26?
 
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