480 Limited Evolution
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2019 1:58 pm
For lack of a better name... I have begun Ripping my 480 Twin tone apart for its enormous upgrade and overhaul.
The car as stock - The woefully slow Na 1.7 B18EP - Spax lowering springs - Rota Alloys (too wide for the rear arches but has given better traction due to larger footprint) the interior was fully redone with help from my sister. Plus 50 shades of green and silver + beginnings of rust on arches
Upgrades as follows (for those interested) Pictures and YouTube video to be uploaded soon.
-B18FT Turbo engine. Undergoing a full rebuild (all new seals/ gaskets, piston rings, replacement head from a Renault 5GT tuner, had all stem seals and new valves done.
-JC5 gearbox from clio 172 as stock m54 won't last all that long. I can't find an M59 unit that's not stupid money.
-Uprated F7R oil pump as im ditching the stock sandwich cooler (you'll see why in a minute) need the extra oil pressure.
-Standard turbo was uninteresting and isn't far off needing a rebuild... so I opted for a rebuilt Holset HX25 (wastegateless design) with T2 flange so bolts onto stock manifold. Fast spool and newer technology, td04 variant used on the scoobys/ evo's quite a bit larger but wont cause all that much more lag.
-Tial 40mm Wastegate as turbo doesn't have an internal one.
-GAZ coilovers + Full Polybush set + new wishbones which will be reinforced! need to be done or snappage occurs
-Mocal 12 row oil cooler + oil filter adapter as holset turbo is not watercooled like the stock garrett, only oil so figured better cooling will be required.
-Stage 2 or 3 black diamond clutch.
-Omex 600 ECU and loom. Ditching the stock ECU's and other unreliable components (MAF, idle Control valve etc) can control the torque by gear to limit wheelspin when accelerating.
-480 turbo brake calliper upgrade + drilled/ slotted disks.
-AIR conditioning retrofit from Cranna's 480 GT (i can't stand the heat in these cars when its summer) Wish me luck.
The plan is to run respectable power, be a comfortable yet good handling car with decent shove (Around 200 BHP mark) as i don't want to be ripping the engine apart again for a long time afterwards.
Too much to list so these are the concentrated points for now. More to be posted soon as im planning a roadtrip with this car around August, times running out
Will try to document and video what I can as there's not much up to date info with upgrades going to this length. Pictures no longer work etc.
Stay tuned!
The car as stock - The woefully slow Na 1.7 B18EP - Spax lowering springs - Rota Alloys (too wide for the rear arches but has given better traction due to larger footprint) the interior was fully redone with help from my sister. Plus 50 shades of green and silver + beginnings of rust on arches
Upgrades as follows (for those interested) Pictures and YouTube video to be uploaded soon.
-B18FT Turbo engine. Undergoing a full rebuild (all new seals/ gaskets, piston rings, replacement head from a Renault 5GT tuner, had all stem seals and new valves done.
-JC5 gearbox from clio 172 as stock m54 won't last all that long. I can't find an M59 unit that's not stupid money.
-Uprated F7R oil pump as im ditching the stock sandwich cooler (you'll see why in a minute) need the extra oil pressure.
-Standard turbo was uninteresting and isn't far off needing a rebuild... so I opted for a rebuilt Holset HX25 (wastegateless design) with T2 flange so bolts onto stock manifold. Fast spool and newer technology, td04 variant used on the scoobys/ evo's quite a bit larger but wont cause all that much more lag.
-Tial 40mm Wastegate as turbo doesn't have an internal one.
-GAZ coilovers + Full Polybush set + new wishbones which will be reinforced! need to be done or snappage occurs
-Mocal 12 row oil cooler + oil filter adapter as holset turbo is not watercooled like the stock garrett, only oil so figured better cooling will be required.
-Stage 2 or 3 black diamond clutch.
-Omex 600 ECU and loom. Ditching the stock ECU's and other unreliable components (MAF, idle Control valve etc) can control the torque by gear to limit wheelspin when accelerating.
-480 turbo brake calliper upgrade + drilled/ slotted disks.
-AIR conditioning retrofit from Cranna's 480 GT (i can't stand the heat in these cars when its summer) Wish me luck.
The plan is to run respectable power, be a comfortable yet good handling car with decent shove (Around 200 BHP mark) as i don't want to be ripping the engine apart again for a long time afterwards.
Too much to list so these are the concentrated points for now. More to be posted soon as im planning a roadtrip with this car around August, times running out
Will try to document and video what I can as there's not much up to date info with upgrades going to this length. Pictures no longer work etc.
Stay tuned!