Project RS VS

[stephendell]

Just a bit of fun to make the daily driver a bit more interesting.

VS Turbo was blown and expensive to replace.

Word on the street was the much cheaper (from Renault) Megane 225 Turbo was a direct replacement so decided to take a chance.

Here they are side by side.





You can see they are almost identical externally.

Main difference is size of compressor wheel:



165bhp Turbo compressor wheel



225 bhp Turbo compressor wheel

The existing turbo was a recent replacement (less than 4000 miles ago) and had failed with loads of play in the shaft.

Cracked oil drain was probably one of the reasons along with all of the nasty sealant everywhere





It was also apparent that the heatshield behind the turbo had not been replaced last time and the bulkhead insulation was being burnt. However it came as a bit of a shock exactly how big the missing item was when the new one finally arrived!!



This was clearly intended to be installed with the engine bay empty so with the engine in situ it needed a little trimming and encouragement to fit retrospectively.



Here's the new turbo and heatshield installed.

Still a fair bit of replumbing before startup.

(Engine type is F4R turbo and turbo is Mitsubishi TD04).

Next jobs/mods:

Oil change for Mobil 1 5W40 (recommended for Laguna GT and Megane 225)
8J18 Gloss Black Megane 225 Cup Wheels.
Lowered Suspension
Crossdrilled 325mm brakes.
Megane 225 Injectors.
Rolling road and re-map.

[BIG_MVS]

Any pics of the car?

[phildini]

Any pics of the car?

WHY? they are fecking ugly what ever you do to them......

Any pics of the car?

WHY? they are fecking ugly what ever you do to them......

notice he doesnt actually mention the name Vel Satis for obvious reasons. VS sounds a whole heap better.
as for the "word on the street" ........what sad part of town is that street in then?

Just a bit of fun to make the daily driver a bit more interesting.

VS Turbo was blown and expensive to replace.

Word on the street was the much cheaper (from Renault) Megane 225 Turbo was a direct replacement so decided to take a chance.

Here they are side by side.





You can see they are almost identical externally.

Main difference is size of compressor wheel:



165bhp Turbo compressor wheel



225 bhp Turbo compressor wheel

The existing turbo was a recent replacement (less than 4000 miles ago) and had failed with loads of play in the shaft.

Cracked oil drain was probably one of the reasons along with all of the nasty sealant everywhere





It was also apparent that the heatshield behind the turbo had not been replaced last time and the bulkhead insulation was being burnt. However it came as a bit of a shock exactly how big the missing item was when the new one finally arrived!!



This was clearly intended to be installed with the engine bay empty so with the engine in situ it needed a little trimming and encouragement to fit retrospectively.



Here's the new turbo and heatshield installed.

Still a fair bit of replumbing before startup.

(Engine type is F4R turbo and turbo is Mitsubishi TD04).

Next jobs/mods:

Oil change for Mobil 1 5W40 (recommended for Laguna GT and Megane 225)
8J18 Gloss Black Megane 225 Cup Wheels.
Lowered Suspension
Crossdrilled 325mm brakes.
Megane 225 Injectors.
Rolling road and re-map.

Steve why start another project you have not finished the other 20 yet just get it fixed and running lol hint the 110;310 or group n 21

PLEASE DO NOT SHAME THE CLUB BY TAKING THE WORLDS UGLIEST RENAULT TO MACON I can see this coming a mile off ...take a proper renault srephen for Gods sake or at least do those mods to the Aventine

Modding a old leather sofa on wheels ..... what ever next ...however you dress it up it will.still be uglier than Adrian Childs on a bad day lol as for better brakes id just let it hit the wall might improve its overall look

si21