Hey, hope everyone is well and safe.
So at my 44 years of age I found myself adding to my garage an immaculate example of a clio 200. pics of the little thing here below:
Was on the market for a little fun car for some serious b-road and very occasional track fun and instead of going to a new polo gti or i20 or st I remembered that somewhere deep down there was always a gap that a clio rs would fill. So here it is...82k kms, very very particular and careful previous owner. the car is amazing and a very solid base for what I would like to do. I have postponed this purchase a couple of times due to other motorsport projects but there it is now.
As I do own a few other decent cars my plan for this little thing is the following:
1. add a supercharger
2. add decent coilovers
3. add decent seats & harness
4. add decent wheels & tires
As there is no need to re-invent the wheel I would appreciate any insight on the items above.
- As a starting point I would like to ask about wheel/tire combo. 18 x 8 wheels with 225 or 235 tire?
- Engine strengthening. The S/C sit I am targeting in the one from k-tec. Con-rod bolts are sufficient for something in the 300+ bhp with the torque higher up the rev range? (obviously new oil pump and con-rod bearings are part of the refresh of the engine's bottom part
- exhaust: what kind of exhaust works well with the s/c? is the stock one restrictive? needs something with larger diameter? any advise on this would be greatly appreciated.
- coilovers: apparently the consesus for something decent is between ast 2-3 way and nitron. any experience with B14s or kw clubsport? any need for sway bars or strut bars?
i lll just leave these here for now as I am ready to start ordering things
let me know what you think. thanks
So at my 44 years of age I found myself adding to my garage an immaculate example of a clio 200. pics of the little thing here below:
Was on the market for a little fun car for some serious b-road and very occasional track fun and instead of going to a new polo gti or i20 or st I remembered that somewhere deep down there was always a gap that a clio rs would fill. So here it is...82k kms, very very particular and careful previous owner. the car is amazing and a very solid base for what I would like to do. I have postponed this purchase a couple of times due to other motorsport projects but there it is now.
As I do own a few other decent cars my plan for this little thing is the following:
1. add a supercharger
2. add decent coilovers
3. add decent seats & harness
4. add decent wheels & tires
As there is no need to re-invent the wheel I would appreciate any insight on the items above.
- As a starting point I would like to ask about wheel/tire combo. 18 x 8 wheels with 225 or 235 tire?
- Engine strengthening. The S/C sit I am targeting in the one from k-tec. Con-rod bolts are sufficient for something in the 300+ bhp with the torque higher up the rev range? (obviously new oil pump and con-rod bearings are part of the refresh of the engine's bottom part
- exhaust: what kind of exhaust works well with the s/c? is the stock one restrictive? needs something with larger diameter? any advise on this would be greatly appreciated.
- coilovers: apparently the consesus for something decent is between ast 2-3 way and nitron. any experience with B14s or kw clubsport? any need for sway bars or strut bars?
i lll just leave these here for now as I am ready to start ordering things
let me know what you think. thanks
