Megane 250 CUP Track Car
Discussion
Kaveney said:
The Rotrex Kid said:
Extreme Blue is super rare in itself. Can’t see if it has Recaros, it doesn’t have lighting pack (Xenons and LED drls) but the RS monitor is a rare option (it’s a bit crap really 
Looks lovely OP, love a bit of extreme blue!
It has leather Recaros and no lighting pack .Looks lovely OP, love a bit of extreme blue!
RS monitor is like a cheep Nissan GTR unit but does have a few good options like oil temps and inlet temps .
Those are Tibor wheels as well, optional if I remember, or were they the standard wheel. It’s been a while
The Rotrex Kid said:
Leather recaros are a nice option
Those are Tibor wheels as well, optional if I remember, or were they the standard wheel. It’s been a while
The Recaros are very nice and a bit of a shame as they will be being changed for some more focused bucket seat options .Those are Tibor wheels as well, optional if I remember, or were they the standard wheel. It’s been a while
Good spot on the Tibor wheels and you are correct in that they were an option .
Only other option on the car is the rear parking sensors .
How did I miss this?!?
Absolutely fantastic. Obviously, I'm disappointed to see yet another move over to the Renault 'dark side' but they're fantastic cars, great value, with a world of bits and pieces easy to get hold of. God bless you for buying something other than white though!
Best of luck with it - can't wait to see what you do with it.
Absolutely fantastic. Obviously, I'm disappointed to see yet another move over to the Renault 'dark side' but they're fantastic cars, great value, with a world of bits and pieces easy to get hold of. God bless you for buying something other than white though!
Best of luck with it - can't wait to see what you do with it.
MDifficult said:
How did I miss this?!?
Absolutely fantastic. Obviously, I'm disappointed to see yet another move over to the Renault 'dark side' but they're fantastic cars, great value, with a world of bits and pieces easy to get hold of. God bless you for buying something other than white though!
Best of luck with it - can't wait to see what you do with it.
Yes i have gone all French again im afraid but you are correct that there are very good out of the box and the tuning parts for them is vast so that should see me a lot poorer but i will have fun spending money on it even if the Mrs said it is pointless spending money on a car that you will just crash !!!!.Absolutely fantastic. Obviously, I'm disappointed to see yet another move over to the Renault 'dark side' but they're fantastic cars, great value, with a world of bits and pieces easy to get hold of. God bless you for buying something other than white though!
Best of luck with it - can't wait to see what you do with it.
I Really had my heart set on a extreme Blue one but finding one was a nightmare but go there in the end .
Going on from picking up the car a few weekends ago i have got it up in the air and given it a good look over ( you can only do so much when test driving / looking at a new car ) and all looks to be in good order and nothing major that needs attention apart from a cambelt change next year .
The car is stock but does have a few little upgrades that have all ready been done .
First up the last owner changed the diamond Renault badges for Black units and i think this looks better than the chrome units that are stock on the car so i will keep them .
Next up the car is running a full set of BC coilovers BR series with adjustable top mounts for camber and has 7 Kg front and 7 Kg rear springs so a good set up for road and track .
The car is also running a 3 inch cat back Scorpion exhaust system with black exhaust exit cover . I may look to change this in the future but it is not too loud so i might keep it .
The car also has a Maxton Design rear spoiler extension and again i think this goes well with the car so will keep this on .
The car has a rear wiper delate so this should save a few Kg so again will stay on the car .
Last up the car is running an ITG induction kit but as this is mounted very low at the front of the car i have removed this and will look to change this for a K-Tec unit that sits at the rear of the engine bay .
The ITG performs very well but i would be worried on wet days that it could suck up water or going through puddles could be a risk .
Removed .
Future plans are to add a few more suspension parts , improve cooling for track , Remap , add a roll cage , bucket seats , remove some weight etc .
As this will be my road car as well as my track car i will try and keep things sensible and not strip the car for weight ( too much ) and make it unbearable to drive on the road .
The car is stock but does have a few little upgrades that have all ready been done .
First up the last owner changed the diamond Renault badges for Black units and i think this looks better than the chrome units that are stock on the car so i will keep them .
Next up the car is running a full set of BC coilovers BR series with adjustable top mounts for camber and has 7 Kg front and 7 Kg rear springs so a good set up for road and track .
The car is also running a 3 inch cat back Scorpion exhaust system with black exhaust exit cover . I may look to change this in the future but it is not too loud so i might keep it .
The car also has a Maxton Design rear spoiler extension and again i think this goes well with the car so will keep this on .
The car has a rear wiper delate so this should save a few Kg so again will stay on the car .
Last up the car is running an ITG induction kit but as this is mounted very low at the front of the car i have removed this and will look to change this for a K-Tec unit that sits at the rear of the engine bay .
The ITG performs very well but i would be worried on wet days that it could suck up water or going through puddles could be a risk .
Removed .
Future plans are to add a few more suspension parts , improve cooling for track , Remap , add a roll cage , bucket seats , remove some weight etc .
As this will be my road car as well as my track car i will try and keep things sensible and not strip the car for weight ( too much ) and make it unbearable to drive on the road .
The Bearded Tit said:
Looking forward to seeing the running totals on weight saving after how in-depth the Fiesta's diet was...
The 250 cup weighs 1372 Kg and I would like to get it under 1300 Kg but will not be going too silly as I need to keep it livable on the road so will just look at lightweight battery , seats , wheels etc .The Bearded Tit said:
I bought a Suzuki Jimny not long ago for my partner which had all sorts of 4x4 tat bolted on. Inspired by your old Fiesta build I measured everything I took out and managed to shed 72kg 
Good effort removing 72 Kg as I found out on the Fiesta it is not easy finding extra weight to remove after you do the big items like battery , wheels etc .Kaveney said:
Good effort removing 72 Kg as I found out on the Fiesta it is not easy finding extra weight to remove after you do the big items like battery , wheels etc .
To be fair it was mainly just the bullbar, towbar, knobbly tyres and spare wheel. Still has steelies, standard battery etcNice Megane, I love that colour. With regards to the ITG – I'm running the same induction kit on my Megane and was concerned as well about how low it is, so I called ITG to talk to them about it.
They reassured me that they have customers all over the world that experience proper monsoons, including customers running open cones that get very wet on old 911s and they've never heard of any issues. Goes without saying I still wouldn't want to drive through a flood with it fitted, but I think for the occasional wet track day, you'll be fine.
They reassured me that they have customers all over the world that experience proper monsoons, including customers running open cones that get very wet on old 911s and they've never heard of any issues. Goes without saying I still wouldn't want to drive through a flood with it fitted, but I think for the occasional wet track day, you'll be fine.
I recognise that Megane. A mate had a blue one with yellow calipers. Do you know the original reg?
I ran the ITG in mine for years, and driven through flooded roads, and in monsoon spec trackdays and never had an issue. It does also add a bit of power, and a great noise.
The BCs may be 8f, 7r, as they're a common for track Meganes. I had them on my old (blue ironically) Megane, and had that setup.
This was my old one. It ended up on 7Days too: https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-french/renault...
I ran the ITG in mine for years, and driven through flooded roads, and in monsoon spec trackdays and never had an issue. It does also add a bit of power, and a great noise.
The BCs may be 8f, 7r, as they're a common for track Meganes. I had them on my old (blue ironically) Megane, and had that setup.
This was my old one. It ended up on 7Days too: https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-french/renault...
Ben Lowden said:
Nice Megane, I love that colour. With regards to the ITG – I'm running the same induction kit on my Megane and was concerned as well about how low it is, so I called ITG to talk to them about it.
They reassured me that they have customers all over the world that experience proper monsoons, including customers running open cones that get very wet on old 911s and they've never heard of any issues. Goes without saying I still wouldn't want to drive through a flood with it fitted, but I think for the occasional wet track day, you'll be fine.
Thanks for the info on the ITG it just looked a bit low so was worried about wet conditions. They reassured me that they have customers all over the world that experience proper monsoons, including customers running open cones that get very wet on old 911s and they've never heard of any issues. Goes without saying I still wouldn't want to drive through a flood with it fitted, but I think for the occasional wet track day, you'll be fine.
I might still try the K-Tec as it will be easy to clean and if I dont like it I can allways re install the ITG .
Blanchimont said:
I recognise that Megane. A mate had a blue one with yellow calipers. Do you know the original reg?
I ran the ITG in mine for years, and driven through flooded roads, and in monsoon spec trackdays and never had an issue. It does also add a bit of power, and a great noise.
The BCs may be 8f, 7r, as they're a common for track Meganes. I had them on my old (blue ironically) Megane, and had that setup.
This was my old one. It ended up on 7Days too: https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-french/renault...
No sorry not sure on the original reg .I ran the ITG in mine for years, and driven through flooded roads, and in monsoon spec trackdays and never had an issue. It does also add a bit of power, and a great noise.
The BCs may be 8f, 7r, as they're a common for track Meganes. I had them on my old (blue ironically) Megane, and had that setup.
This was my old one. It ended up on 7Days too: https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-french/renault...
That is two votes of confidence for the ITG then so I may keep this .
The BC are 7 and 7 after I have checked but I can allways swap them for firmer if I want later .
I did read you thread and got some good ideas from that so thank you in advance
Kaveney said:
Thanks for the info on the ITG it just looked a bit low so was worried about wet conditions.
I might still try the K-Tec as it will be easy to clean and if I dont like it I can allways re install the ITG .
You're welcome. I don't think you can go wrong with either really, although I suspect the ITG will get cooler air. The noise from the ITG is a bit less intrusive too, if that bothers you or not.I might still try the K-Tec as it will be easy to clean and if I dont like it I can allways re install the ITG .
was watching this car on ebay for a while when the ad was up it looked like a good car! nice to see you got it having seen your fiesta it will be improved somehow!
i always follwed your ST build thread as I had one but funnily enough I have just made the exact same jump and purchased an RS265 which i'm picking up this week
i always follwed your ST build thread as I had one but funnily enough I have just made the exact same jump and purchased an RS265 which i'm picking up this week
Kaveney said:
No sorry not sure on the original reg .
That is two votes of confidence for the ITG then so I may keep this .
The BC are 7 and 7 after I have checked but I can allways swap them for firmer if I want later .
I did read you thread and got some good ideas from that so thank you in advance
Great thread! I too am currently modding my meg into a track car. It's a 265 with a hybrid turbo That is two votes of confidence for the ITG then so I may keep this .
The BC are 7 and 7 after I have checked but I can allways swap them for firmer if I want later .
I did read you thread and got some good ideas from that so thank you in advance
I currently have the KTEC intake and am looking to swap to the ITG. These cars suffer heat soak quite badly - I would say the ITG is the way to go! I would keep it. If you sell it I'll have it!
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