Meat-Pie-SRI
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Registered: 10th Apr 02
Location: Berkhamsted, Drives Mk4 R32
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370 bhp with a custom turbo that spools at 2300 rpm and hits max torque at 3600 rpm (soooooooo fast)
12.2 sec 1/4 mile on road tyres
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Meat-Pie-SRI
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big eck
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Registered: 20th Apr 03
Location: Tullibody. Drives - Audi B8 S4 & Fiesta Zetec-S
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Is it reliable??? most R5's have a tandancy to go bang after a short while
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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R5's are just pipe work though
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big eck
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Registered: 20th Apr 03
Location: Tullibody. Drives - Audi B8 S4 & Fiesta Zetec-S
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More hoses than a garden centre
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Ditch
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Registered: 29th Nov 02
Location: St Albans Drives: JDM Celica GT4 WRC
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is it still a 1.4 8v block?
looks like it under all those wires!!
370bhp... out of a 1400 8v.... must have one mahooosive laggy turbo on there
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Meat-Pie-SRI
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Registered: 10th Apr 02
Location: Berkhamsted, Drives Mk4 R32
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he's done 4000 miles or so with no probs so far, but when it was yellow and featured in max poo about a yr and a half ago, it used to go bang every other day.
so far soooooooo gooood
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Ditch
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Registered: 29th Nov 02
Location: St Albans Drives: JDM Celica GT4 WRC
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but then it doesnt even look that big
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Meat-Pie-SRI
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it's not really, there's not a lot more that can be done to it for it to stay reliable. sounds like no other 5 as well, i have vids on my phone, it frightens me!!
He helps everyone else do their cars (including both of mine) just glad it is done!
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Carr
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Registered: 1st Oct 04
Location: Leicestershire (Home) Ambleside, Lakes (Uni)
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Doesn't the engine overheat well quickly being that crowded?
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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Me love the renault 5s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Meat-Pie-SRI
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quote: Originally posted by Carr
Doesn't the engine overheat well quickly being that crowded?
nope, it has water injection, mahoosive front mount etc
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Carr
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quote: Originally posted by Meat-Pie-SRI
quote: Originally posted by Carr
Doesn't the engine overheat well quickly being that crowded?
nope, it has water injection, mahoosive front mount etc
Good job really
nice car but howcome the mirrors are white?
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Meat-Pie-SRI
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mirrors haven't been painted yet, piccie of front mount about 3 months ago
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Ditch
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Registered: 29th Nov 02
Location: St Albans Drives: JDM Celica GT4 WRC
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im still interested as to what engine it runs... a 1.4 8v at those powers cant be safe... and cant flow enough air surely??
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Stu
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Registered: 3rd May 00
Location: Madchester UK Drives: 2014 BMW M135i
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Always amazes me how much power can be extracted from these Renault 5's!!! 
FMIC isnt that big either?
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Siberia
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Registered: 9th Oct 03
Location: Leprechaun Land Drives : Zafira GSI
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wtf how many hoses are on that engine? were they drunk designing it?
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Ditch
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Registered: 29th Nov 02
Location: St Albans Drives: JDM Celica GT4 WRC
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quote: Originally posted by Stu
Always amazes me how much power can be extracted from these Renault 5's!!! 
FMIC isnt that big either?
you will struggle to get a reliable 200bhp though, thats why im interested as to what block this one uses...
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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Looks similar to my FMIC, forge one. bigger than you think.
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TNM
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
Location: Nottingham Drives: VW Tiguan
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id do a sex wee on that!
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Stu
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Registered: 3rd May 00
Location: Madchester UK Drives: 2014 BMW M135i
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quote: Originally posted by Jambo
Looks similar to my FMIC, forge one. bigger than you think.
Oh aye, it does look a good size...........just not as big as I thought would be used, to try and cool probably 2 bar plus of boost!
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Meat-Pie-SRI
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Registered: 10th Apr 02
Location: Berkhamsted, Drives Mk4 R32
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hwe runs 22 psi most of the time but the turbo will handle 38 psi, not sure the bottom end will tho
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Teddy
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Registered: 19th Jul 04
Location: Northampton Drives: VW Bora 1.9TDi pd130
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Do you have a full engine spec at all - be really interested to see that.
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Meat-Pie-SRI
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Registered: 10th Apr 02
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no, will try and get it when i go to the pub later
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Pablo
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Registered: 3rd Feb 03
Location: Milton Keynes
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