Should you turbo charge your Clio 182? | Clio 182 Turbo

My Clio is starting to feel a bit slow. Should I turbo charge the Clio? Today on Cars with Jay we take a look at a Clio 182 Turbo

For more information on turbo charged conversion and its costs, please check out Engine Dynamics website (this is not sponsored content):

[EdgeOfPanic]

Really nice Clio 2 RS and yes a turbo conversion makes all difference and does add a lot to the experience in a positive way, makes a light car like this feel absolutely bonkers!
I agree it's all about the experience and the modern ones lack that, it all feels too easy as you say.
Six years ago turbo'd my 1993 Renault 19 16v Phase 2 (LHD) and also upgraded it from the F7P (1.8 16v) to a F7R (2.0 16v), the upgrade from 137 BHP/160Nm to ~230 BHP/320 Nm is the best I ever did for the car, the pickup the torque and mad acceleration makes me feel I'm driving like a hooligan 😅😅
It's now a total sleeper you almost see nothing on the outside apart from some big 4 pod black Brembo calipers that do not stand out because the 16" Turini alloys being the same color as on the Clio, also kept the full interior a big fat Remus muffler fitted a JC5 gearbox from a diesel with a loooong 5th gear so it's shuts up when driving on the highway and thus feeling and sounding like a standard car but when you open it up full throttle... it sounds amazing and goes like stink.
Engine-Dynamics I also would highly recommend bought several bits and pieces from them when doing the turbo conversion, excellent service and good quality products.
So is it worth to turbo your old(er) N/A Renault ? Oh hell yeah!!

[CarswithJay]

Excuse the color grading on this one! Nonetheless I enjoyed driving this Turbo'd 182!

[rob]

Well produced video, remember Im an OG subscriber when you reach multiple 100s of thousands!

[kledomuc]

Never been a Clio guy and I hated all FWD cars but someday I’ve bought a Clio 2 phase 1 1, 4 8V for going to groceries. This thing is nuts and even with that power it is incredible responsive, fast and agile with 185 14“ tires.
I’d love to test the Clio sport and of course also the Clio sport turbo.
Thank for your great video.

[badusername]

A great honest review, with all things to consider laid out. Thanks for the vid, be great to see the car on track :)

[melvinmartinali]

As a 182 owner i goda say i just love this car and i whoud love the turbo it at some point when i have the money to do so at some day

[ChristopherGower]

Just discovered your channel. Love the videos, and the boosted Clio. We should collab at some point!

[bingoberra]

Video well made as always, sweet Clio too I´d have one with the full interior for those alp cruises :)

[PURKKarma]

I have a boosted 182. The smiles per gallon is off the chart

[benaldous]

Great review, totally agree with all you say. My 182 is an extra 5% more than that one but it's more than enough, unless you fancy going through gearboxes every other month 😂

[meady]

Damn this is absolutely amazing. Wish my 172 had had this power. Jealous of your drive 🤩

[CaaperuZZo]

amazing! I love the clios, I actually have a Clio mk1 with 340WHP I know what is that feeling of driving something like that jejeje I absolutely love it

[SteezyG]

Great video. I've seen the K20 swaps going around but all in they're around 7k.

Mine had belts done 3 years ago so still got 2 years left in the bag before that needs doing. The gearbox (surprise surprise) crunches from 3rd to 4th when going hard.

Really looking to do this when it comes to the belts needing to be done as the engine will be out anyway. Forum posts recommend a few gearbox rebuilders but they're years old. Do you know anywhere that does Clio gearbox rebuilds?

[rgonzl]

Does a stock gearbox can handle turbo kits ?

[jimmymew]

Any more info on the spec ? Especially making 250bhp ? Nice video ! Definitely gives inspiration towards mine

[theofficialstig]

excellent video
I would love to get one

[hassandurrani]

What kind of miles are you getting to a tank mate? Mines 240ish bhp and am getting just slightly over 200miles to a tank lol mixedish driving

[iamjonwright]

Looking at the title I guess it depends on your application. If it's a road car and you want more power, then there's a valid argument to do it. If you're doing trackdays or building a dedicated track toy i'd say no. And for trackday use i'd say spend the money on an LSD, roll centre correction kit, good tyres, suspension first.

[hectorherbert]

this blue air-filter is misplaced...make sure you capture fresh clean air away from the hot engine bay, especially with a turbo set-up..it make a huge difference..also BREMBO sells for the clio super pads and disks on auto part store on line for a real bargain.. 55$ for 2 disks/20£ pads..!!..and rather than a turbo set-up, ROTREX has very impressive numbers for this 2L motor..

[Birmingham_racing]

My friend had that power in his glanza that was less than a tonne so acceleration was quick