clio williams as a track car

[evouk]

morning all,

i am new to the forum and am looking for some advice.

after ownin variious track cars over the years i am looking for another project.

i am looking at the clio williams for my next track toy.

Can anyone advise what these are like out of the box as a track car?

What mods would be required to ensure the car lasts?

Will it need uprated calipers, pads discs, cooling systems, oil surge deterents?

Thanks

[Zollo]

Can anyone advise what these are like out of the box as a track car?

What mods would be required to ensure the car lasts?

Very, very good out-of-the-box. Only mod I'd say is vital is a decent set of front brake pads. Other than that, they go very quickly and work faultlessly as standard. Though that's not to say that they can't be improved

[Chris H]

as above.

the power steering fluid heats up and can spit out the resovoir.

heatwise they can get toasty but oil choice and how poor the cooling system is can mean 1 willhave th efan goign all the time whilst another can do 100 laps and not get hot.

[northy]

decent brakes are a must as above with some cooling.

then once u get going an cage and slicks is all thats needed !

[2 live]

yep out the box they are a very capable car. as zollo says they can be improved, but the choices of what you do will come down to personal prefrences.



personally, id say a set of braided lines, decent pads, i have ferodo ds2500 an they work a treat.

coilovers, unless u like the sound of your mirrors scraping the tarmac under heavy cornering ;)

and just to let people know your coming, a nice de-catted, freer flowing exhaust.

after that its up to you, they respond very well to mild mods like cams, chips etc, and respond even better with throttle bodies thrown into the equation.





DO IT i think you will be impressed

[Martin]

For the money I think they are among the best 'normal' cars (as opposed to caterfields etc) on track, nippy enough with some simple mods and very controllable on the limit.

[evouk]

Thanks for the replies chaps.

I have owned quite a few track toys ranging from jap turbo nutte rbarges, bike powered westies and recently a nice pug 205 mi16. I did want to go down the kit car bike powered route but with a 6 month old daughter in the household now funds and space are very tight so the car will have to sit on the drive. Therefore a westy or similar is out of the question.

I am looking at another 205 or clio, never had a petrol clio and always loved the clio williams.

I would probably uprate the brakes as a precaution anyway, callipers, discs pads and fluids/lines.

Would be looking to cage it up and fit some coilovers and additional cooling fans and possibly oil cooler.

Im searching the net to find as much info as i can on tuning the clios as there all new to me!!! Any advice welcomed.

I am in staffordshire so reccomendations for garages/tuners/suppliers will be gladly accepted.

ARE ALL THE CLIO WILLIAMS 1,2,3 THE SAME ENGINE?
:D

[Rich]

yep, all the same engine, just williams 3's are a different colour (slightly more purpley blue), have abs and a sunroof also

[Martin]

Ideal buy would have been mine....but I've decided to sell bits seperatly now... :(

Will be going for a cheap price soon though...

http://www.williamsclio.co.uk/forum/...ic.php?t=15455

[northy]

stay away from 3's if you want a trackday car mate - due to the sunroofs.

1's were the lightest - then 2's. The only differance between a 1 & a 2 is the two had extra door bars in for driver protection.

Matin - all yours needs is a cage and its back to where it was again !