Introducing My Clio PH1 172

[Giles]

best RS clio ever!

 

[A2ON]

I'll do the work myself but a remap at TDF could be on the cards, possibly a little more work with them

Good luck with that ! . . . .

 

[jimpy9]

nice choice fella, is that vickys motor in the backgound on photo 1

 

[ben_r1]

Giles: It's a beaut to live with, for a sub 2k car kinda puts the new stuff to shame.

A2ON: PM you buddy, I'm not up to scratch on this situation.

Jimpy: yes that's vickys car, want more pics of that ITB/NOS'd bad boy lol?

 

[MikeH]

Giles: It's a beaut to live with, for a sub 2k car kinda puts the new stuff to shame.

A2ON: PM you buddy, I'm not up to scratch on this situation.

Jimpy: yes that's vickys car, want more pics of that ITB/NOS'd bad boy lol?

No, it might give me ideas, and i have other plans for my 182

 

[ben_r1]

Lol I'm sure a test drive would change your mind, nothing quite like a stripped and bodied Clio at 8000rpm down a straight through exhaust

 

[MikeH]

 

[N0ddie]

I love reading up on project threads for these little Clios.

 

[smoggy mark]

great project looks like fun,I was just talking to a guy yesterday who has a PH1 172 on coilovers and he loves it.looked very low but needed some spacers to set it of.

 

[simoxmino]

best RS clio ever!

+1:coffee:

 

[jimpy9]

Giles: It's a beaut to live with, for a sub 2k car kinda puts the new stuff to shame.

A2ON: PM you buddy, I'm not up to scratch on this situation.

Jimpy: yes that's vickys car, want more pics of that ITB/NOS'd bad boy lol?

yeah lets see them i haven't see much of her car lately, take it vicky s the misses

 

[ben_r1]

Right been a while since the last update, too busy using it and enjoying it!

Since the last aux belt disaster when i disabled my own car i decided for ease of fitting and future work to bin the air con and hopefully gain a few bhp and tidy up the bay. So i bought one of these from Pure motorsport:


The new setup will look like this, all pulleys replaced with lighter versions, the alternator is re located as low as possible and also fitted with a bigger pulley for less rpm ( less drain on engine when charging battery ):


So out with the heavy and useless ( well for this time of the year ) A/C equipment:


And in with the new setup:


Crank pulley requires locking the engine up and then checking timing afterwards to ensure timing wasnt disturbed:


Used the opportunity to refresh the manifold gaskets and other related seals and fixings:



Verdict:
Can't really feel any more 'revviness' in the engine which is dissapointing as the pulleys felt significantly lighter than the originals. I also had a lot of trouble correctly tensioning the belt up, at one end the belt slipped with heavy steering inputs and on the other end it was piano string tight and hummed when driven. In the end i accepted some slip on full lock and even then it still whines a little bit at high rpm and when rolling down from 6k+. Anyone else with this kit noticed this?

Next update will include this parcel i picked up last week :


Thanks for reading...

 

[jimpy9]

looks good ben, makes me wanta do my 172

 

[ben_r1]

yeah lets see them i haven't see much of her car lately, take it vicky s the misses

Dunno wheres she hiding them all mate but heres a few i could find. 850kg + 207 N/A bhp/257 on spray bhp @ 8000rpm = a very embarassed ITB'd 197









And yes it does still have 1.4 badges on the door

 

[MikeLYR27]

Looks good Ben! Not to sound rude, but what's the point if removing the aircon? What variety KW did u get?

 

[jimpy9]

Wicked and the 1.4 badges will look sce for a sleeper

 

[Craig_B]

I've just bought one of these. Bought it with the intention of using it as a track car....But bought a mint one and want to keep it that way now haha.

Looks good man.

 

[930Tech]

What sort of weight has it removed?

When i took the aircon out of my alfa the pump alone was 9kg.

 

[ben_r1]

Looks good Ben! Not to sound rude, but what's the point if removing the aircon? What variety KW did u get?

Less kerb weight ( see below ), less rotational mass, cleaner engine bay, cheaper cambelt replacements, more airflow to radiator, stronger heaters with air con rad removed from scuttle panel and renault A/C in a 12 year old motor isnt exactly amazing anyway.

What sort of weight has it removed?

When i took the aircon out of my alfa the pump alone was 9kg.

All brackets, piping, compressor, radiators, fluid and pulley difference add upto a 16kg loss and over 1kg of rotational mass plus improved, direct airflow to the radiator.

 

[mark_1873]

Looking good Ben, do you think this kit would fit a Megane? Ill need to give them an email.