Clio 182 turbo track car

[R8Steve]

Just home from a successful track evening so thought I’d put up a post about my turbo’d Clio for anyone that’s interested.

The current spec is -

Engine dynamics turbo conversion
15" Team Dynamics pro race 1.2 wheels on Yokohama ad08r
Powerflex Engines mounts and exhaust mounts.
Whiteline rear ARB.
Milltek exhaust system.
BC coilovers BR series and solid top mounts.
Corbeau Club sport x2 seats with 2x OMP mounts.
TRS 4 point harnesses
Passanger fire extinguisher
CmComposites front fog light brake ducts.
CmComposites 2x door cards front and 2x rear.
Whiteline Rear antiroll bar.
Byc rear spoiler.
Mintex drilled front and rear discs with Mintex front and rear pads.
Dot 5 brake fluid used.
Saftey devices half cage.
Genuine Momatec steering wheel with OMP boss kit.
Aerocatch bonnet release pins
Stud and nut conversion by pure motorsport
Single wiper conversion
Tow eyes front and rear.
Rs style bonnet vents fitted.
F1 style rear LED brake light
AUTOMEK suspension and alignment track setup



If there’s much interest I’ll create a full build diary.

[DickP]

I imagine that's a bit of a weapon?

[Croutons]

Yes, there is much interest!!!

[jsims1]

Croutons said:

Yes, there is much interest!!!

Agreed!

[pincher]

Bloody right there’s some interest!

[Nutty9000]

+1

[lewishollings]

Yep... Definitely interested

[R8Steve]

DickP said:

I imagine that's a bit of a weapon?

Yep, it certainly is! Just in thr early stages of development at the moment but thr aim is to build the ultimate track Clio.

[EddyBee]

Add me to the interested pile!

[Bobberoo99]

Yep me too!!!!

[Turbotechnic]

Interested!!!!

[tonyb1968]

R8Steve said:

DickP said:

I imagine that's a bit of a weapon?

Yep, it certainly is! Just in the early stages of development at the moment but the aim is to build the ultimate track Clio.

Well good on you but don't use cheap and nasty crap like BC coil overs if you want the ultimate, the saying is "buy once, buy right" comes to mind.
I would look at a good KW setup, not cheap but they will last longer than 12 months and bin the cheap and nasty drilled discs, those will just explode on the track with the heat you will put through them, and you really need a front LSD, it will make a lot of difference

[R8Steve]

tonyb1968 said:

R8Steve said:

DickP said:

I imagine that's a bit of a weapon?

Yep, it certainly is! Just in the early stages of development at the moment but the aim is to build the ultimate track Clio.

Well good on you but don't use cheap and nasty crap like BC coil overs if you want the ultimate, the saying is "buy once, buy right" comes to mind.
I would look at a good KW setup, not cheap but they will last longer than 12 months and bin the cheap and nasty drilled discs, those will just explode on the track with the heat you will put through them, and you really need a front LSD, it will make a lot of difference

It’s posts like this that make me rather reluctant to post in readers cars but I’ll carry on anyway. As I said, it’s a work in progress.

I’ve never heard of those disks exploding and have raced clios for many years.

Here’s some pictures for now.

[tonyb1968]

R8Steve said:

tonyb1968 said:

R8Steve said:

DickP said:

I imagine that's a bit of a weapon?

Yep, it certainly is! Just in the early stages of development at the moment but the aim is to build the ultimate track Clio.

Well good on you but don't use cheap and nasty crap like BC coil overs if you want the ultimate, the saying is "buy once, buy right" comes to mind.
I would look at a good KW setup, not cheap but they will last longer than 12 months and bin the cheap and nasty drilled discs, those will just explode on the track with the heat you will put through them, and you really need a front LSD, it will make a lot of difference

It’s posts like this that make me rather reluctant to post in readers cars but I’ll carry on anyway. As I said, it’s a work in progress.

I’ve never heard of those disks exploding and have raced clios for many years.

I don't know what the problem is?
You said you wanted the ultimate clio, I said well good on you but don't use cheap parts.
BC's are a poor set up, they corrode quickly and failure rates are high on them, you pay for what you get, hence a recommendation for KW which are a far superior suspension package which will go well with the Clio.

Brake discs, even those people who deal with brake components will warn you about drilled discs on track, especially the cheap ones as they can fracture and even break up, normally if you catch the cracking early (due to fatigue caused by heating and cooling of the discs expanding micro fractures caused by the drilling process) then its ok but again, are you going to risk it when you can go for grooved which do a better job and don't suffer like drilled?
If you don't believe me how bad drilled discs can be, google it but it was a suggestion that if you want the best clio then don't use crap in the first place, it may be a work in progress but there is progress and there is expensive progress, as I said, do it once, do it right and it will save you a fortune
And the LSD, a must of a fwd if you are going for it, makes a world of difference

[vroomtshh]

tonyb1968 said:

I don't know what the problem is?
You said you wanted the ultimate clio, I said well good on you but don't use cheap parts.
BC's are a poor set up, they corrode quickly and failure rates are high on them, you pay for what you get, hence a recommendation for KW which are a far superior suspension package which will go well with the Clio.

Brake discs, even those people who deal with brake components will warn you about drilled discs on track, especially the cheap ones as they can fracture and even break up, normally if you catch the cracking early (due to fatigue caused by heating and cooling of the discs expanding micro fractures caused by the drilling process) then its ok but again, are you going to risk it when you can go for grooved which do a better job and don't suffer like drilled?
If you don't believe me how bad drilled discs can be, google it but it was a suggestion that if you want the best clio then don't use crap in the first place, it may be a work in progress but there is progress and there is expensive progress, as I said, do it once, do it right and it will save you a fortune
And the LSD, a must of a fwd if you are going for it, makes a world of difference

Generic internet speak from someone who knows little of clios. Which kw setup should he get, since they don't make one? Plenty of clio race cars running BCs. Road cars worry about corrosion.
The chance of you ever killing a disc on a clio is tiny too. They're too light, don't take a lot of braking and don't get hot the way a big heavy car does.
If your gonna be annoying on someone's build thread, at least do a little research on that type of car first

[Welshbeef]

This looks pretty special to me.
They are great fun cars as standard so lord only knows what it’s like with the power boost and enhancements in every other area.


Out of interest once complete what level of car can it compete against?

[MB140]

Most certainly interested. Bookmarked

[Ruskie]

tonyb1968 said:

R8Steve said:

tonyb1968 said:

R8Steve said:

DickP said:

I imagine that's a bit of a weapon?

Yep, it certainly is! Just in the early stages of development at the moment but the aim is to build the ultimate track Clio.

Well good on you but don't use cheap and nasty crap like BC coil overs if you want the ultimate, the saying is "buy once, buy right" comes to mind.
I would look at a good KW setup, not cheap but they will last longer than 12 months and bin the cheap and nasty drilled discs, those will just explode on the track with the heat you will put through them, and you really need a front LSD, it will make a lot of difference

It’s posts like this that make me rather reluctant to post in readers cars but I’ll carry on anyway. As I said, it’s a work in progress.

I’ve never heard of those disks exploding and have raced clios for many years.

I don't know what the problem is?
You said you wanted the ultimate clio, I said well good on you but don't use cheap parts.
BC's are a poor set up, they corrode quickly and failure rates are high on them, you pay for what you get, hence a recommendation for KW which are a far superior suspension package which will go well with the Clio.

Brake discs, even those people who deal with brake components will warn you about drilled discs on track, especially the cheap ones as they can fracture and even break up, normally if you catch the cracking early (due to fatigue caused by heating and cooling of the discs expanding micro fractures caused by the drilling process) then its ok but again, are you going to risk it when you can go for grooved which do a better job and don't suffer like drilled?
If you don't believe me how bad drilled discs can be, google it but it was a suggestion that if you want the best clio then don't use crap in the first place, it may be a work in progress but there is progress and there is expensive progress, as I said, do it once, do it right and it will save you a fortune
And the LSD, a must of a fwd if you are going for it, makes a world of difference

Can you provide links to evidence your claims? Otherwise it’s just mindless bks.

[tonyb1968]

vroomtshh said:

tonyb1968 said:

I don't know what the problem is?
You said you wanted the ultimate clio, I said well good on you but don't use cheap parts.
BC's are a poor set up, they corrode quickly and failure rates are high on them, you pay for what you get, hence a recommendation for KW which are a far superior suspension package which will go well with the Clio.

Brake discs, even those people who deal with brake components will warn you about drilled discs on track, especially the cheap ones as they can fracture and even break up, normally if you catch the cracking early (due to fatigue caused by heating and cooling of the discs expanding micro fractures caused by the drilling process) then its ok but again, are you going to risk it when you can go for grooved which do a better job and don't suffer like drilled?
If you don't believe me how bad drilled discs can be, google it but it was a suggestion that if you want the best clio then don't use crap in the first place, it may be a work in progress but there is progress and there is expensive progress, as I said, do it once, do it right and it will save you a fortune
And the LSD, a must of a fwd if you are going for it, makes a world of difference

Generic internet speak from someone who knows little of clios. Which kw setup should he get, since they don't make one? Plenty of clio race cars running BCs. Road cars worry about corrosion.
The chance of you ever killing a disc on a clio is tiny too. They're too light, don't take a lot of braking and don't get hot the way a big heavy car does.
If your gonna be annoying on someone's build thread, at least do a little research on that type of car first

Oh amazingly KW dont do suspension for a cliio...

http://www.kwsuspensions.co.uk/produktfinder/?typ=...

Oh look, they do.

[tonyb1968]

Ruskie said:

tonyb1968 said:

R8Steve said:

tonyb1968 said:

R8Steve said:

DickP said:

I imagine that's a bit of a weapon?

Yep, it certainly is! Just in the early stages of development at the moment but the aim is to build the ultimate track Clio.

Well good on you but don't use cheap and nasty crap like BC coil overs if you want the ultimate, the saying is "buy once, buy right" comes to mind.
I would look at a good KW setup, not cheap but they will last longer than 12 months and bin the cheap and nasty drilled discs, those will just explode on the track with the heat you will put through them, and you really need a front LSD, it will make a lot of difference

It’s posts like this that make me rather reluctant to post in readers cars but I’ll carry on anyway. As I said, it’s a work in progress.

I’ve never heard of those disks exploding and have raced clios for many years.

I don't know what the problem is?
You said you wanted the ultimate clio, I said well good on you but don't use cheap parts.
BC's are a poor set up, they corrode quickly and failure rates are high on them, you pay for what you get, hence a recommendation for KW which are a far superior suspension package which will go well with the Clio.

Brake discs, even those people who deal with brake components will warn you about drilled discs on track, especially the cheap ones as they can fracture and even break up, normally if you catch the cracking early (due to fatigue caused by heating and cooling of the discs expanding micro fractures caused by the drilling process) then its ok but again, are you going to risk it when you can go for grooved which do a better job and don't suffer like drilled?
If you don't believe me how bad drilled discs can be, google it but it was a suggestion that if you want the best clio then don't use crap in the first place, it may be a work in progress but there is progress and there is expensive progress, as I said, do it once, do it right and it will save you a fortune
And the LSD, a must of a fwd if you are going for it, makes a world of difference

Can you provide links to evidence your claims? Otherwise it’s just mindless bks.

Pick a picture....

You dont need a lot of weight to put heat into discs, its the downside to drilled discs that they crack due to what is described above.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=drilled+discs+cr...