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jtrenaultuk
17-09-2005, 22:28
Hi does anybody now how easy it is to put the volvo 480 turbo engine into the mk1 clio? and is it worth bothering as im not sure if the engine is particularly fast?
Martin
17-09-2005, 22:40
better off with a 1.4 gtt lump tbh fella it's more tuneable than the volve lump.
jtrenaultuk
17-09-2005, 22:42
Found a cheap volvo 480 turbo though. the gt conversion guna cost more and then i,ll have reliability problems
MatBrown
18-09-2005, 00:35
What reliability issues?



Mat.
EvilJohn
18-09-2005, 01:45
Hope its easy, im about to start helping a mate do his!
Lunner
18-09-2005, 16:58
Is this the 1.7 turbo engine?

Malice has this in his car, running carbs, its fairly fast, esentially the same engine as the RSi 1.8 8v lump, not THAT much faster then mine, considering its the same engine turboed
jtrenaultuk
18-09-2005, 18:58
yes its the 1.7 turbo engine, dont think i,m guna bother with it now, i,m just guna use one of my spare valver engines
Lunner
18-09-2005, 20:15
Just reconised the name, lol

I havent' forgotten about PMing you, i just haven't gotten around to it yet.

Will be getting some more de-cats made up, hopefully in a couple of weeks if you are still interested
jtrenaultuk
19-09-2005, 19:17
Hi mate, yeah let me know when you have some ready i will def have at least 2 of you
cheers
jtrenaultuk
19-09-2005, 19:19
What reliability issues?



Mat.

the gt urbo engines are old, 1.4, and when tuned and raged like i intend, will give never ending problems. waste of time and money
Lunner
19-09-2005, 21:51
What reliability issues?



Mat.

the gt urbo engines are old, 1.4, and when tuned and raged like i intend, will give never ending problems. waste of time and money

Yup, evebn though one did run an 11 sec 1/4 miles
jtrenaultuk
19-09-2005, 23:56
What reliability issues?



Mat.

the gt urbo engines are old, 1.4, and when tuned and raged like i intend, will give never ending problems. waste of time and money

Yup, evebn though one did run an 11 sec 1/4 miles

It may well of done but bet it didn.t last long.
j3ned
21-09-2005, 13:50
that was an extensively modified lump and i mean extensive mods had been done to that engine + the car weighed about 450 kg and wasnt even street legal