My new toy! :)

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Never really had a fast car, so this is a good car for entry level stuff I guess.

The car it's self, is a Renault Clio Mk1, 1.2
Currently sitting on 13" steel wheeels, completely stock car, with a sneaky 1.8 16v F7P engine under the hood.
Been a bit of a project over the past few months. The first engine we fitted blew up, doh!
This is the second motor we've stuck in it.
It's got a Chipped ECU, De-Cat 1.8 exhaust system, PiperX induction kit, and soon to have a 4 branch manifold and Williams down pipes.

Speed wise, it's fun!
I wouldnt say excessively fast, but it holds it own against most other cars I come across on the road.

So far, I've had a play with most hot hatches, It seems 90% of them off, including the 172 Clio 2, It'll hold it's own against a Civic Type R, Last night I surprised a guy in a Celica Turbo.

Under the bonnet:

https://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/321546_10150330676675606_506045605_7987814_1654758065_n.jpg


Currently dont have any decent pictures of the whole car, but I'm washing and polishing it this week, as well as fitting a set of 14" steelies on it, with decent tyres. Got to go bigger so I can get decent brakes on it! Tried slowing down quickly from 140mph the other night, and the brakes were completely inadequate, before they completely faded away, and I had no stopping power, forcing me to enter a roundabout at a silly speed.



Lets see your sleepers!




Ben

[bikertomm]

That is fucking sick mate, I've got a 1.4 'S' 2000 clio, isn't exactly fast but its good fun in the higher revs, it must be awsome seeing people's reactions when what looks like a standard car can move!

The beast.
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[Marmalade]

Different kettle of fish completely but i had an Escort mk2 1100 that I put in a 2l cortina engine and a sierra 5sp gearbox.

Used to go like shit off a shovel, sideways mainly
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[Slacker24seve...]

I have a 1.4 Mk1 Clio

I'm interested to hear what you've done to improve the handling as mine is pretty shit, especially in comparison to my mum's old 205 of the same era and my mates Uncle Fester.

Lift off oversteer on wet roundabouts will never get old though

To be fair I think my expectations might have been raised after driving a 206 GTI and chipped and lowered Leon Cupra R a fair bit recently
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[G]

My M3 isn't a bad 'sleeper' as it could be a 318 as far as half the people realise - and half those that know the M3 badge think it was stuck on there for show anyway!

The mildly tuned with NOS m3 saloon I got came with a 316i badge somewhere for added sleeperness .

[Angel Girl]

This is one of my beasties, 2001 325i SE 197BHP 0-60 in 7 secs and masses of torque. Handles like its on rails. It's car porn!

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/D-Pixie/15703_389261418913_633948913_3873568_4634208_n.jpg
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[Al]

I have a Volvo 440 with some factory options like alloys and a spoiler. A couple of people that don't know much about cars have asked me if its one of the fast ones the Police used to use.
I normally avoid answering the question but really its a 1.6, the heaviest car with the most under powered engine money can buy.
I think it's the opposite of a sleeper
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[Angel Girl]

[D O G]

Nice, wondered what had happened to this.

What tyre size are you going to run on the 14's? And which brakes are you going to use? The vented discs from the 1.4 clios of the same era or something different? Personally I think the feel on my current brakes is absolutely amazing, but small solid discs I can see would fade quickly.

I have a 1.2 which I plan on swapping the engine on, hopefully in the summer, but only for the 1.4energy engine initially, then potentially tuning that. I only really want 100hp, and as little weight as possible. Must sort the body out 1st, ditching the leaky sunroof is essential.

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Im tempted to do away with the roof, and fit a sunroof-less skin, I've seen people do it before, just seems like a lot of work.

I'm waiting on delivery of:

Polybush gearbox mount
All engine F7P Covers
14" Clio 3 steels (Will be running 185/55-14 tyres)
Spax 30mm lowering springs and dampers
1.8 valver hubs
1.8 valver discs
1.8 valver calipers
4 branch Willy manifold and downpipe

The above (Minus the engine covers of course), should transform the car.
I'll just lower the rear beam like I did my R5, and fit some willy dampers at some stage.




Ben

[D O G]

[binge]

Yup mine has a sunroof.
It was all caulked / siliconed shut until today, the previous owner must of done it.
I spent an hour peeling silicone off, managed to force it open.
After winding it open and closed about 20 times, while dousing it all in WD40, it now operates like a normal sunroof.
But I can hear the wind coming in through it now, so I know it'll let water in.

As for changing to a Non-SR roof, I think it's easier to do the entire skin from what i've read.


Ben

[mistergixer]

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[pits]

Not mine but I had one similar
https://www.clubvr4.com/forum/vbpgimage.php?do=full&p=3886&d=1273096906

0-60 under 6 seconds and 4wd with an active rear diff, enough to show up most cars out there, I kinda miss mine slightly, but I don't miss running it too much of a pain in the arse to run, servicing, fuel and fixing.

Good fun though when you have a Corsa VXR come flying up the side of you on a dual carriageway and as you come up to a roundabout they slow down and you boot it and leave them standing

[mistergixer]

[Azonicben]

so it`ll just about pull away from a cg
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[m3-paul]

I quite like my sleeper. Doesn't look much different to a 520d but it does pack a bit of a punch. Many people have very little idea of what lurks under the bonnet and I like it like that.
https://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j303/330paul/m5/m5-3.jpg
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[P.]

Your clio would have my supra

112mph limit ftw

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[P.]

You should be able to push a small 1.8 a bit harder... had my Rover 75 from Canterbury A2 towards the M2 junction down that huge hill indicated just over 140 screaming its absolute arse off..


Shortly after the inlet manifold gasket popped and RAC occurred

[sc125]

Pretty cool thread. I'm on here all the time but never post but this caught my attention

I have my own little sleeper which I have done all my own work to. It's a 1993 106 xsi. Used to be a 1.4 8v but converted it to 1.6 16v with usual breathing mods. Was 120bhp@wheels. Raced a few people, friends throttle bodied 106, st170's, civic type r's. Didn't lose To those. Time came to get my first turbo car. So rather than buy one I'm turboing my xsi. With my setup I will be looking at 200 bhp @ wheels in a car that will weigh around 850kg. I've fully stripped it out and resprayed the bay. Started putting bits back in. Just waiting for turbo manifold and standalone management

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[sc125]

well true, hard to say beat was on a private road and we were level i was nudging a little ahead of it. but the st's my old boss's 2.0 turbo saab i had to back off of so im happy mine was quicker than those. as for a supra i wouldnt even bother trying lol, n/a or turbo. maybe a little play down country lanes but straight line i wouldnt be that stupid lol.