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TECHNICAL ISSUES => Other Renaults => Topic started by: deepee on 12:31, Sun 11 December 2011
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hi guys, recently my engine went on my 5 campus, got offerd £40 scrap so though if i have nothing to loose why not make a track car out of it, there minimal rust with SOLID sills and a solid underside!
i dont want to put a c1j engine as i dont think it would hold out to well being thrashed around a track, im most likely looking for a n/a engine
i do believe the clio 172 engine can be put in with very minimal work, just one engine mount needs changing? i assume wireing will be tricky?
if anybody could shed some light on this conversion please help me,
any advice will be appriciated, thanks
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Look what i found in the DIY section.
viewtopic.php?f=14&t=4143 (http://www.renault5gtturbo.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=4143)
That should get you started. :D
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172 (f4r) engine is easy as is to install as doing the F7p / f7r and the B18ft.
All depends what you want n/a or turbo, the f4r requires a different bonnent but the f7p and f7r don't. For easyness and cheapness F7p or B18ft will prob be the options really as you can get parts so cheap.
Quite a few of us on here have done various conversion's so plenty of advice around and info in the DIy section on the various conversions
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If you want simple, reliable track car with minimal work to do on the conversion then i would say fit the F7P engine from the mk1 Clio 16v.
These go well in the 5 and doesn't take alot to fit plus costs very little to do