hey all..new to 197 ownership just sayin hello

[scoobs80]

hey peeps,hope ur good..just joined so sayin howdy&pickin some brain if poss[emoji5]i recently had to downgrade from a 320bhp scooby sti to a red 197 off a lad who had put a daft k&n on it which i think is doin no good at all,maybe sapping some torque as its a but hesistant until revs are high but it is a wicked handling car&feels solid enough&looks ok.i keep hitting rev limiter due to being an impreza man it seems slow but iv noticed it will do over 75mph in 2nd gear easily which im amazad at tbhiv not kept it going in 3rd to see wot that does there but is this normal speed in 2nd gear??also its got oil around injectors&its not from the screw on top of rocker cover..theres a lot&smells a bit oily when hot!
it sometimes will not go into 3rd gear at speed!its fine tootling about town but any kind of enthusiasm it wont slot in!!!i may be sellin it soon if its gonna cost an arm&a leg to put right!costing more to maintain than a tuned to the nuts 1994 sti redtop import!heres a few pics.

any comments(bad or good)& any help will be much loved

atb

scoobs

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[Pav]

welcome along..car looks very nice..yeah the oil leak is common..easy fix with some heat proof sealant..the gearbox may be on its way out im afraid..2nd and 3rd syncro may be damaged/worn..can be fixed though..
theres a 197 box for sale on here..

 

[scoobs80]

thanks buddy..iv had a look on forums&many say the top screw needs sealing up??but it looks like from rocker cover area but its just under inlet manifold not all way around the block..thanks again mate

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[nutnutwelshman]

Welcome to the Family great looking motor lots of knowledge and very friendly loons on here

 

[scoobs80]

cheers broim avin a look around&it does look pretty cool..im hopin i can find some stuff out about em..i do like it but i like my engines to be tip top.
atb mate

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[scoobs80]

il have a look at the gearbox Pav cheers...im looking for a good mechanic around warrington too if any knows 1..i dont mean arnold clark..lol..hes quoted me 700 on a cambelt..grr..i can do brakes&oil changes &i know about boxes&engines but wont work on em myself

cheers

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[Pav]

give my mechanic a ring..Trev his name is
he has just finished the meg conversion on my 197..spot on..cheap and reliable..guys on here will tell you..based in Eccles..not far from you..as above..got my box for sale if yours fails..

 

[Foxspeed]

welcome

 

[Beany]

Welcome to the forum.. looks spot on

 

[Gav16]

lovely looking car mate, ewnjoy the forum, loads of good sections advice etc. mine hesitates at under 3000 common apparently but annoying never the less....lol

 

[scoobs80]

thanks all[emoji41]nice place to be french...lol..i will be sortin this car out i think,moneys tight at moment but once on track itl be bob on again..it shifts once it hits 5k rpm&actually would dust my 4wd scooby on bends easy[emoji38]gav i sometimes get like kangaroo when cold but i popped some octsne booster in&ran on vpower&its been ok for a week or so..i was blaming the k&n cone induction???it has no airfeed or anything&it seems to be sluggish until you rev it hard enough to pull air in!!ie until i hear the k&n!!i put an airfeed to my old saxo vts&it wet the plugs every few days so worried of putting some air fred pipe incase it leans!!k&ns dont come with a cold air feed do they?
thanks for all ur help dudes

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[Gav16]

thanks all[emoji41]nice place to be french...lol..i will be sortin this car out i think,moneys tight at moment but once on track itl be bob on again..it shifts once it hits 5k rpm&actually would dust my 4wd scooby on bends easy[emoji38]gav i sometimes get like kangaroo when cold but i popped some octsne booster in&ran on vpower&its been ok for a week or so..i was blaming the k&n cone induction???it has no airfeed or anything&it seems to be sluggish until you rev it hard enough to pull air in!!ie until i hear the k&n!!i put an airfeed to my old saxo vts&it wet the plugs every few days so worried of putting some air fred pipe incase it leans!!k&ns dont come with a cold air feed do they?
thanks for all ur help dudes

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mines running standard airbox and still kangaroos and hesitates...go figure eh..lol. but like you say wind it up and hey to be fair goes well. only use standard fuel, cant justify extra cost but runs ok by me. lots of little French niggles but they say that's character...

 

[scoobs80]

thanks mate thats helped...il leave my k&n on then for now..at first i was startin it up&then lockin my house&stuff just so it was warmed up[emoji5]the vpower i noticed on my turbo cars!!put normal unleaded in one day when i was on fumes&couldnt find a shell for vpower!!i plonked a 10s of texaco 95 in&it spluttered home after driving 1 mile!!ecus get to learn the fuel&will adapt if u use that 1 only,but at £1.30 a litre the reason i got this clio,it can run on normal fuelalso u can hear a bigger bang going on&nicer burn with turbos
.but my impreza was mapped for 99 ron,it does help in a way but if it happens on em all il just suck it up&kangaroo..lol

cheers buddy

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[Johnny 99]

Hello & welcome to the club. Yeah they need revs but that's where the fun lies! Kangarooing is easily mapped out. Always use Tesco Momentum 99 myself plus a drop of Redex since 4/5 months ago. Redex seems to have made a difference but could be placebo effect! Works for me through. Whatever, enjoy the car! They really are awesome (overused word these days) if you dial in to the naturally aspirated rev it & enjoy it point of view!

 

[Beany]

Yeah kangerooring when cold is common in most clios, mine does it when you set off!

I'd find / buy the standard air box and put it back on..

 

[scoobs80]

cheers guys...bigtimeim clued up on scoobys but not rs,this forum is desent for me&my new car,i had a price..75 notes from main dealer but that was just for airbox!!sure i need feed scoop or pipes maybe???if i bought the box for 75 would i be able to sack the k&n off

nice one peeps[emoji121]

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[Jimmy]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[Sean197]

Welcome First thing to do with the gearbox is change the fluid and bleed the clutch!