Pics of the new Clio mods (56k/small screen warning)

[Lowe]

New Intercooler/Induction kit pics:


Top down into the engine bay:


New dials and dash:


Other side of the bay:

[XTR]

Looks very very nice

[Skii]

Very nice indeed m8y

Speaking as someone who wouldn't know one pipe from the other, looks very
tidy work

Love that dash too

[TomWilko]

That car is soooo good, I love hearing about new stuff that goes into it

[wol]

Yeah, i always look forward to it No matter how small


Did you mod the dials in the end?

[Lowe]

Cheers guys

Wol, I've not modded the dials in the end, no. Changed them twice for replacements and both times the dials actually bucked and then damaged the needles, hence why they've remained black. I decided to have silver centre dials though since they look soooo bloody kewl when it's dark. Needs a night shot I guess, but everything just glow up orange.

[wol]

thought i remembered reading about it.

The dayglow ones seem to be all the rage at the moment, was it those that you fitted to yours?

[Lowe]

Nah they're not EL dayglow jobbies, just orange -but since they're silver faced, rather than the lettering be highlighted, the light reflects onto the silver bit making the back light up. I'll have to get a pic

[Zak33]

what a stunning intercooler....all that lovely alloy

yumster.

Err....hows the shell

[Zak33]

This is gonna sound all Nit Picky.....but isn't it a shame that the device DESIGNED to cool the air down so perfectly is in the way of the air intake....and therefore MIGHT be reducing the volume of air around that Cone filter.

I would never have though about the sheer volume of air that a cone needs until recently.....not grasped just HOW MUCH goes in....

but while a friend was leaning over the bonnet of my Astra this weekend and I revved it up, the cold air intact sucked his jacket right into the engine bay

Seriously tho.....a small car has only so much space and as the Intercooler is the item getting the cold air and it is nearer the engine in the route of airflow, it is best that IT is in front anyway....just such a squeeze

[Lowe]

The induction kit gets air from underneath it mate. Seriously there's no problem.. especially with the bost I'm running. I get through about the same amount of air in the back of a transit van every minute..

[Tumble]

when you look at what it was like when the engine was first dumped in....



and now with all the extra gubbins in..



I think all that comes to mind are "wow!!" and "sorted" Very Very nice motor you got there Lowe... planning anything else??

[Lowe]

Pah, that photo is still with plenty done to it Tumble! The original shot of the engine in the Clio was this:



Next up? Bigger Turbo and a look at the body work inside the engine bay. Found some nasty rot which could be terminal.. but we'll have to get the bodyshop to have a real good look first.