Clio S/C ph1 172 boost bus

[Marinemackay2003]

Thanks dude, it's taken a while but almost there

 

[DaveL485]

As for a cheaper charger set up, Gmc Motorsport are the cheapest I found at £1656 for a complete system including oil cooler

NO.

Please DO NOT dangle shit like that in my face! Jesus, I got five kids to feed!




(I don't have five kids really, it's a Total Recall reference for those of you too young to remember classic Arnie!)

 

[Marinemackay2003]

NO.

Please DO NOT dangle shit like that in my face! Jesus, I got five kids to feed!




(I don't have five kids really, it's a Total Recall reference for those of you too young to remember classic Arnie!)

Lol

So that kit including my (cheaper than k tec )brackets £ 1850
New aux belt £12-15
Megan 225 injectors and spark plugs - £ 162 /£42
Fuel system -£200 ish including ph1 type return and walbro 225
Intercooler and pipes £-200ish for an eBay set up - same as k tec
Efi boost module and mapping - £550
Clio 172 / 182 RS TURBO ECU kit - EFI-Parts.co.uk: Connectors, Sensors, Trigger wheels, Wideband, Adaptronic, Zeitronix, AEM
You will also need to fit a megane bottom crank pulley so a cam belt, if you are due a belt ideal time really

So good enough to run up to 280-bhp but realistically you want to stick to 250-260 on a standard bottom end

So what almost £3000 (without a cam belt) And it really is a fit on your driveway in a weekend kit

 

[DaveL485]

So what almost £3000 (without a cam belt) And it really is a fit on your driveway in a weekend kit

Slightly more prohibitive then price wise (for me). Thats a good thing.

For now!

 

[Marinemackay2003]

Buy it bit by bit, easily accumulate all the bits in a couple of months

 

[Marinemackay2003]

Small updates, I'm now at the stage of making a support bracket that fits around the sm inlet


As you can see there is no space to run the stabilizer bar that bolts to the block so a little bit of work is needed to get around this

 

[Adey]

Is it required?, i cant remember if the lower mount is on a rubber bush?

 

[Marinemackay2003]

I think it's going to be a lot more stable with it as Renault put it there for a reason and I would feel a lot more reassured knowing that the aux belt is not going to fly off etc

The bottom mount ? The subframe to gearbox one if so yes its rubber

 

[Adey]

sorry i mean the bottom mount for the alternator. On early renaults is a rubber bush and bolt. I think the clio one is essentially solid mounted when bolted up tight? yeah get you, dont want a belt coming off and killing the engine.

 

[Justin..]

Why do you need to have the megane bottom cam belt pulley?

 

[Ricardo]

Why do you need to have the megane bottom cam belt pulley?

It's the key way pulley, it has a slot on it so it doesn't spin out with the extra power.

 

[Marinemackay2003]

Some new funky mounts turned up today, got to love Christmas gifts for yourself

 

[Gary]

Some new funky mounts turned up today, got to love Christmas gifts for yourself

top job can wait to see how this runs

 

[DaveL485]

Some new funky mounts turned up today, got to love Christmas gifts for yourself

I am just about to look for new engine mounts...my top one has pissed the inner fluid out and theyre all 155k old...how much were these buddy?

EDIT: Found them Clio 172/182 Competition Engine Mount Kit

"Not recommended for road use"

 

[Marinemackay2003]

so had a bit more time on the car this weekend



engine mounts are in, so much space

so then needed to move the battery to the boot/under seat, i am going for boot as will be fitting a large battery, done it correctly with a through bulk head connector, looks fairly smart



finally got round to sorting a bracket to replace the support bar, its not great looking but its very robust and should stop any movement side to side



cars looking a little bit neglected at the moment but bodywork and wax are wayyyy down the list


and the duty workshop sticker seems to found a home......knobbers

 

[Adey]

like that good work

 

[Big Steve - Raider]

like that good work

We'll get you one of those stickers sent over @Adey
:aj:

 

[Marinemackay2003]

Pm address and you can have mine

 

[Marinemackay2003]

So got the new exhaust fitted today - rather rare now, yozza race system





Then switched to getting the charger sorted



Mounted up all fine, then turned my attention to addressing the imo 3 - 4 major failing points of the s/c on clios

1. Overspeeding
2. Overheating
3.Alignment / elevation of oil circuit
4. Fragile brackets

1 and 4 are sorted with the bigger pulley and new stainless steel brackets

So number 2 and 3 I have tried to follow Rotrex advice



"To prevent oil leaks it is of utmost importance that the oil cooler, oil filter and the oil canister with its cap are placed below or level with the supercharger shaft"

I have positioned it all like this

So not to bad for alignment imo bar the oil cooler but that can't be helped, placing in this position will massively aid cooling though

s/c oil cooler on left in large volumes of airflow
And the view of the oil reservoir through my brake duct

So also in plenty of airflow, I will also be fitting a temp sensor and gauge inline to monitor temps , in this location I will also be able to easily check fluids

So just to plumb it all in tomorrow

 

[DaveL485]

The want for a SC 172 is strong.