As above my new track toy is being droppped of tonight.
2000 Clio 172 in silver got it for a grand just needs a o2 sensor and then some extreme dieting over the winter ready for next year.
will get some pics up when i arrives.

 

Nice bud, getting the same soon but hopefully black ph2.

 

brilliant choice fella

as you say get it on a diet remove the air con as well.

you got any plans for the engine

 

Everyone seems to say they are a lot of fun so good choice!

 

Did my first trackday on tues in my standard 172 cup, great cars you will love it

 

Yes going to remove the air con , rear seats etc. As for the engine looking to go itb's so any advice is very welcome. Any ways it here but the batts died on my camera lol shows how much i use it ! Running lumpy at the moment expect its to do with the o2 sensor.
Its got a set of wolfrace 17,s on it at the mo which will be going up for sale soon to fund somthing light wieght.
And i only live 10 miles away from Ktec.Bonus.

 

thats not a great thing being close to ktec they aint exactly popular over with rtoc mate.

defo lightweight alloys and remove as much as possible all sound deadening makes a big difference its a pig to remove but worth it.

get it on coilovers and a decent cage in there, uprate the brakes then look at the engine.
they respons really well to cams/headwork and throttle bodies its not cheap of course but you can reach 220bhp rather easily if money will allow

 

there was a yellow turbo'd phase 1 172 at croft doing the 0 to 60 and it went really well think i did it in close to 5 seconds.
wonder how much they can be turbo'd for. been thinkin of getting one myself

 

they dont cost a great deal to turbo as long as you avoid the big pricey ktec. alot of guys now drop these engines in the 5gtt and then turbocharge them, biggest bhp one is 674bhp

 

Sounds good. A very popular little car.

 

Have no idea about renualts, Ktec not good then ?, they do look a bit pricey. Looking to get some willwoods, also seen some enki's that will fit. who else tunes them? 220 sounds good will be setting my sights on 250 so maybe a turbo it will have to be!. Purely going to be a road legal tracker.

 

Are BB tuning still about? Didn't they used to do renaults?

 

Go to cliosport.net loads of info on there.

 

Cheers buddy.

 

Just sold my ph1 track car, loved it, cammed, remapped, nice suspension and brakes, air con delete, ect ect, any question on the mods give me a shout as done it all the hard way,

 

These are a goos track toy.Hopefully you wont have any problems with it.

 

i wouldnt personally say they are not good as they have produced some great cars just quite a few people have had issues with them and for the money you pay you would expect better.

you dont really need go to a renault specialist to tune the engine as most of it is good old fashioned tuning eg cams, headwork etc its a shame your so far away as id advise you to come up to stoke (am motorsport).

as i said id firstly get a good set of brakes and coilovers along with a set of lightweight alloys on there and strip it right out this on its own will improve your lap times.
Then to start sort the breathing out on the car full exhaust system including manifold, good induction kit and port match the manifolds this combined with a remap will see some good gains. then you can enjoy the car whilst saving for cams throttle bodies etc

 

You DON'T want Wilwoods. I have them. Pad area is smaller than std brakes. so no point.

The cup racers used std brakes. So should you. just use std calipers with ds2500/3000 pads and Brembo HC discs, decent fluid and lines.

You don't want ITB's, again I have them. Far too expensive for the gains you get.

Just keep it simple. get it serviced and maintained properly. If you want to mod it at all. Get some decent coilover suspension and gets Mark fish in harlow to set the car up. Thats the biggest thing that makes the most difference to track performance and enjoying it.

Decent race seats and harnesses make a big difference to way the car 'feels' as well. As does a decent wheel. Standard one is big and will be knackered.

I wouldn't strip it too much. keep it a nice place to be.

 

and dont buy a manifold as the standard 1 is better than any off the self item!

 

p.s. dont look at any dyno sheets if you do get it mapped, or you might cry like i did

 

great cars for track, get some pics up

 

Cheers for all the comments and advice guys raining today so have not had the chance to get any pics.

Not to bothered about it being a nice place to be as its going to be just for the track.

Things done so far ordered new ht leads, spark plugs, lambda and a decat.
Removed door bump strips and handles for colour coding.
fog lights gone ready for brake cooling.

Tomo after football,(things that dont cost me anything lol)
Strip out the back and clean
(Leaving headlining in)
Tidy all wiring up
Oil and filter change.
Put alloys on ebay and on here.
Im going to be keeping the seats etc for future use/sale

To Buy list (in order)
Coilovers + wheels (undecided on wheels, light ones, any ideas?)
Polybushes
Front and rear Arb's
Brakes, pads + disc's
Upgraded Engine mounts.
Full system possibly ashley mild steel with 182 manifold( love the sound)
K&N typhoon kit (already has a induction kit on but wtf it is i dont know)
ROLL CAGE + seats and harness
Thats it for the moment after all thats done will then be looking at power upgrades.

Looking to be ready for next year and trying to butter the boss up to sponser me for tyres in exchange for advertising lol.

Any body recomend who to clean the head lights they look a bit green lol.

 

Already ordered a steering wheel a nice sparco one.

 

upcoming plans sound very good mate, pics required

 

This is how she stands at the mo.
No work done today as won 7-1 at football so hand a few drinks

 

On the wheels I'm going for Prorace 1.2s. Pretty light for the price. Read that 15s are the best size to go for and cheaper on tyres.

 

Nice usable track cars these...

 

Had the prorace 1.2's on my 106 track car in 15"... You won't go wrong mate.

 

Agree with the pro race had some on my rs. got to find some on the cheap this is a proper budget build.