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Old 7th December 2007, 07:28 PM   #1 (permalink)
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help!

hi there can any help me?

just wondering if any 1 no's what type of job it is to do an engine conversion on my mk1 phase 2 clio, i have a 1.2 8v engine inplace at the moment but it is too slow! i want to do a 172 of 1.8 16v conversion on it what type of modification will i have to do to it. please help ta matt
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Old 7th December 2007, 07:34 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Do yourself a favour and just buy a 16V
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Old 9th December 2007, 10:45 AM   #3 (permalink)
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what kind of a job is it to do a valver conversion?
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Old 9th December 2007, 12:50 PM   #4 (permalink)
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What Neal is suggesting is that you just go out and buy a decent Clio 16V instead of trying to make your current clio into one by doing the engine conversion.
It would be a hell of a lot easier and prolly cheaper in the long run.
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