TymenJ you've got me thinking about this now. Made an open cone cover to see if there is any difference. After that I will run with just the filter.
Hahaha. I need to tidy up that firewall. It was falling to bits and all I had was the heat reflective tape.
Just measured my expansion chamber and it's 8" height with a 4" radius. Giving an area of 402 cubic inches. The standard airbox is slightly larger. Couldn't get an exact number due to the weird shape but let's just say they are the same. This is the original airbox feed and my new feed. If I'm not missing something then the original set up is a lot worse when comparing expansion chamber to inlet?
Been Attacking the megane again with more bits to fit lol ! I I now have a 2x new track rod ends and 2x track rods to go on along with the nylon bush for the rack so it should feel pretty damn tight when I'm done ! holding out replacing the tyres until track rods are some and I've set the tracking right! Also after much moaning I'm finally sorting the keyless entry door handles , I managed to find a set of new handles , near side and offside and I'm in the process of refurbishing them , well that's a lie , they are already done but I only have the photos from half way through haha Ive got new switches inside which I fitted , bit of a pig to solder in , but I've never been the best at soldering lol , I've checked them all over and there's continuity across the loom so they are only to go on, I've re sealed them up, and I've painted them in primer and the other week I went to fetch some paint , I've decided to paint them the same colour as the wheels and mirrors which was a stupid idea apparently because the colour is a ixcell paint colour I've no idea either lol but it's paint code 205-272 which in itself is a pig to get hold of , but after a trip to Santa pod to watch classic ford show I struck up a deal and collected some off a lad who had a can ! Ill get the photos soon, lovely colour and should look ace when they all match up , but here's the replacement switches in And the handles in primer , ignore the button it wasn't it as I was sorting the switch it's been primed and painted with the handle now lol Also won a Hydro dipped Carbon effect badge for the rear on eBay , cost £7 lol so I thought I'd try it see how I feel not sure if it's staying yet we shall see how I feel ! Lol Ill get some photos of the handles soon and will try and finally chuck the rest of the bits at it !
Well I've been very busy and lazy the couple of months ! had a slight issue with the handbrake on the megane which caused it to roll off down the road and into a pole !! Wasn't even slightly amused , it's scuffed the paint but the bumper is okay, Which is a good thing I suppose! This did somewhat cause me to loose quite a bit of interest haha but after a few weeks of moping about I finally got busy , I looked at the car the next day to determine why the hand brake gave up , and traced it to the passenger side rear brake caliper , the handbrake arm was literally doing nothing , you pulled it and the wheel span free still, I did contemplate stripping the caliper but a phone call to Renault , and the Caliper was £70 , service exchange unit , so I had to send the old one back, but they come power coated red , so I didn't bother stripped as a rebuild kit would have been expensive and then I'd want to paint it again lol ! new caliper on and I've got a mint handbrake and everything's working great, the foot pedal has improved as well, I'm thinking with the lever sticking it was causing a lack of fluid through the caliper ! That gave me a bit more interest , so next thing on my list was the Track rods finally , they've been needed doing its just been time so I ripped it all apart , I also had the nylon bush for the inner track rod on the passenger side , but that was like brand new still so I left that out , I replaced both NS and OS track rods and again even though it had a new track rod end on the NS last year, I did both the track rod ends again! I like to know everything is done right and correct so I replaced the lot , both side rods and ends I got the car tracked up and it drives great, steering wheel is slightly down to the left but it's going back to have that sorted again! All is looking and driving 100x better , while I was there I also did the couple of month regular strip and clean of the front discs and pads to make sure everything's going well! Loads left on both of the discs and pads still Next on the list , the stupid bloody door handles , it seams as though the plastic coating is thin as p*ss, because you can see the black coming through where there's wear on the handles ! Also when the car was last paint corrected , someone got a little too close around the handle oh well , they were ripped off and re painted in the colour of the mirrors and wheels , I have don't a set previously but when I stripped them down I found the handles have different plugs ! Doh Some before and after lol after loads better ! Few rs other things I'll condense , friend of mine was trading in his R26 so I got offered some bits , he is a Ktec induction kit which I've robbed and fitted will get some photos Also has some LED front fog lamps as mine have started with some water ingress , so may aswell upgrade haha I also robbed his wind deflectors as I've wanted a set for a while haha A local lad has also been out and tinted the back 3 windows in dark smoke for me last week , he's done a decent job and I'm happy looks loads better really glad I had it done ! Heres more photos lol so yeah, that's how far I've gotten , just also order a R26R Clutch lol so need get the flywheel and we are nearly there ! Wooo
Thanks bud they fit in a lot better now they are all the same colour , the Renault sport bullets are next ! The paint was bloody hard work find if I'm honest , it's a Ixcell colour , code is 205-272 bud
Well the megane has been a little naughty this last week The first time in two years , it's let me down ! Luckily it was only the battery haha, I started it in the morning and thought it started turning over a little slow, so I priced up a battery and by the day's end it was completely dead , managed to jump the car and get it over to work, took a company car home , and then got the battery the next day, to be fair to it , the battery was still the original 8 year old one, so it doesn't really owe me a thing haha! New excide one came, laughing as the parts supplier said he wouldn't bother pricing a cheap one because he knows what I'm like , I want quality not cheap lol , so £48 later it came 3 years warranty too Also gave me chance to show of the new Ktec Air filter kit , unfortunately not all the fixings came with it but managed to get it on without cutting the pipe etc so if I ever need to change back I can Very impressed with the filter, it's definitely got a deeper induction roar at low revs, but it's not as noisey as the Ram air before , it's still noticeable , but not as in your face Maybe a placebo effect but it does feel stronger through the Rev range as well! Monitoring on Scan gauge I'd say there wasn't a massive difference on inlet temps maybe a degree at the most but every little helps ! Having spoken to Andy Bond he's doing a Group buy on the TTV single mass flywheels for the R26R clutch , so my names down on that list just waiting for more people to add on so I can finally get it all sorted and ready to be mapped ! Also one thing I has noticed is since I had the rear windows tinted it has made it a lot harder to reverse the car , which was already very hard , it's not easy to park the car as the bumper sits out so far you can never tell how close you are to anything ! So I'd been thinking for a while about doing it , so I managed to get a set of rear park sensors, and me and the lad from work set about fitting them! Got some GNA spray paint from local factors and painted them up, chucked them on today, they work a treat , made it a lot easier to park the car and I don't think they look too far out of place ! I'll get some more when it's been washed as it looks a right state hand marks everywhere lol! It's getting there !
Well the mods are stacking up again Luckily my R26R clutch has landed finally , I've ordered my TTV single mass flywheel on a group buy we are nearly there ! Can't wait to get it all bolted together and mapped now ! Cars running great ! Also had a strut bar made for me by a good mate , great bit of kit ! Getting there now !!!! Also got a Ns lower arm to replace , landed the other day, the rear arm bush it's starting to split , so got it nice and early haha
Haha I thought that but we measure and checked several times , the logos on the car make them look out of proportions but they all measure bang on ! Erm not really had much time to try it out , I'm not expecting massive results but every little helps lol
Welllll once again I'm hording bits for the megane Hahaha although one special delivery of pure engineering pornography has landed My TTV Single mass R26R Clutch conversion flywheel just need decide if I'm stripping the box or letting someone else !! Then it's finally in for mapping ! also bought a new set of rear exhaust mounts, and a NSF lower arm because the bush is starting to split slightly ! Can't wait to get this done now !!
Spent a bit more time and money on the old girl these last couple of weeks ! Cars all booked into have the Clutch Flywheel and the Gearbox is eating stripped cleaned , syncros bearings the lot ! Goes in on the 3rd & 4th of December ! Also bought a new upper swing mount as there been a little creaking from it Fitted some 5mm spacers on the front finally just to make it all look even Finally fitted the LED Front fog lights I've had about for a while And while I was there I got a photo of the numberplate lamps haha And while I was at it and the box is coming out I thought I may aswell I've bought some Red heat wrap to wrap the decat before fitting Once it's all done , it'll go for mapping in the new year ! Wooooop
Progress finally on the Meg Car has been booked into brosport , and come home again ! Its had the R26R clutch fitted , Single mass flywheel , new slave cylinder , Rear main crank seal, The gearbox while out was stripped down and inspected , found wear on the 2nd gear , as I thought, so it's has a new second gear , syncro , sleeve and hub spindle The rest of the box was cleaned and inspected all okay, so built back up while it was all out the 3" decat was fitted , and a new NSF lower arm All back together now and had a good few miles and it drives a lot better , really happy with the car , drives very well with the new clutch Some slight annoyance as fitting the decat has now caused the front flexi pipe to touch the ARB, so will requires some tweaking but nothing too major got it some nice photos of it that I don't think I posted As always , i can't leave it alone , so next plans are 630cc injectors and RStuning to map it , and a short shifter finally ! Times are a little slow as I've had a new toy as well loved my old one and got this for the right price ! Going to hopefully use it as a track car ! So should be a fun 2016
Well I've been very very lazy updating here ! Meg has had some loving as per usual , had a new poly bushed rear swing mount insert to stop the knocking on the decat ! That seams to have cured the noise , which is a winner Helped no end with the rocking of engine ! Also so had a slight noise on pull off which I just put down to being a characteristic of the vehicle , however as a matter of course I was replacing the engine mounts on the car and it turns out it was the top swing mount ! Also had a good check of the cambelt , not that it's due , but thought I might as well all looks good and okay the car drives 10x better than before Decided to be a rebel and finally get the car booked into RStuning for a map , had a good chat with Paul over the phone , really nice and helpful bloke , advised me to remove the intercooler I had fitted, as it would restrict my power with my mods , and luckily I had a friend selling a damaged Forge intercooler , purchased that, sent it up to another mate who is an amazing alloy welder , couple of days later it was back and fitted , the thing is huge haha thats a comparison to my old Diranza intercooler which was slightly bigger than standard haha on fitted and road tested all seamed great, also had some left over heat resistant paint from the decat and wrap so decided to paint the centre section , keeps the heat in and gives a fair few pops and burbles and the odd flame now Then a trip to Leeds to see Paul ! Made a really good base figure of 244bhp , Set of 630cc injectors that were flow matched fitted and a map on , car made 282bhp and a good capped 300ft of torque Cant say how much difference there has been it's like an animal , pulls so hard so much better , genuinely over the moon with the car ! Also gave them both a bath Really happy with the megane now , going to get the bumpers repainted , and I've got a set of new bumper decals front and rear to go on , then I'll hopefully be done haha And I can start enjoying it and plying with the Clio , until something else comes up with the megane I want haha
Spent some more time of the Meg this last week ! I had a customer come in for a detail with a red R26 megane , lovely car and we detailed it came up stunning ! We had agreed before hand the detail price , but ended up doing the detail in return for some R26R Black insert lights , very happy with them Got them bolted in last week, wasn't sure at first , but now im over the moon really think they set the car off just nice I think they really suit / blend in well with the black car make the front end and lights a lot less in your face ! hopefully getting a short shifter made and a private reg all being well in the next couple of weeks !
Cheers mate ! I find it easier to update here then if I ever want to sell it I have a good list of stuff lol
Some more little bits and bobs ! Went to see a fellow owner who had made up some short shifts for the ph2 Megs Finally got my hands on one of those , can honestly say it's transformed the car , I'm back in love with it all over again, made the driving experience so much better , and he also threw im some rear window sticker ! Proper legend !! Also had 5 at work the other night so I took the headunit out and replaced it with a proper Bluetooth one , and wired it all better with mounts so it stays in snug ! Saw a mate had some LED bulbs in his reverse which got me thinking and ended up with a set for the Meg , bit better as everything else is LED lol Also decided to hear paint the whole exhaust system as I had some left over, although the paint goes on a bit weird , and I had to use two runs and they vary in colour haha , it's all covered now and good for up to 800degrees , so keeps the temps in nice and I've noticed it seams to pop a lot more which is always a bonus haha ! Hopefully some more to come soon !
Not too much to report this month ! Service due came up on the dash so thought I'd get it done straight away! Still only done 5K since last year, but it's due on date ! Thought id chuck some plugs in it since its been mapped and I'd like check them ! Bloody glad I did because who ever did them last night didn't do a great job of torquing them down haha Got all the bits genuine Renault as per usual , oil , filter , washer and Plugs Gave it a good run after all seams well with the old girl ! Also finally , after much messing about on my half , bought the private reg of a fellow member ! RS57 MEG will be going on very soon!
Finally got the numberplate on woo Gave the Meg and Clio a tidy up, and the Megane is booked in for paintwork 15-16-17th of this month, getting the front bumper done because of the annoying scuff , and a few little boys tidying up to get it ready for a few shows this year !
Thank you very much mate ! It's really coming along now , no where even close to the state it was when I bought it ! Haha Just booked on a sprint track day so we will see what it can do
This is now my car. I wasn't aware of this thread until coming across it by chance. Good to read there is nothing sinister in its history. I have had it for a couple of months or so and in that time; Given the leather seat, gear knob and steering wheel a good clean. Changed oil and filter. Removed tinted window film. Removed the dump valve and fitted a Properfekt bov. New front oem pads and discs and rear oem pads. New Michelin rear tyres. Removed the led interior light bulbs for standard 501s. Wiper blades. and a New ariel base. Jobs to do; Have exhaust cat fitted and remapped to suit, Probably pull 250-260. New nearside links. Spraying centre consoles and glovebox trim. New mats. Think thats about it.
And removed the RST and built not bought stickers. Now looks really clean and fresh (subjective obviously)
Painted centre console, glove box trim, interior handles and seat rails in Anthracite. New stickers, looks clean.
Hiya pal i now own this car an since owning ive put a cambelt an waterpump on it but when i took it apart i found out the belt was new an unlocked the rs tuning ecu lock an put a proper map up it as it made a pittyfull 260bhp when we dynoed it with my first r26 years ago made 270 with leaves an crud in the stock airbox so how it only made that with its supporting mods is beyond me anyway its happily running 292bhp an 332lbs of torque
This is my 3rd r26 now all have ran over 300lbft last one was 320 an 311 before that an theres been plenty more that have ran over the supposed explosion point its rubbish imo ive seen more broken megs with much less power an torque than over the magic 300 mark shit mapping i blame
Revlimit tuning in middlewich hes mapped all of them an ive never had any problems the cars have never let me down, blown up, had ringland failure only fault was a window reg on my latest car an i drive them properly too.
