Renault 5 Turbo

[Attack2001]

Sorry for hijacking/diverting a little bit tom, But Anjo, how is your drivetrain putting up with the 200hp? I thought the prop set-up was struggling at around 130-150, have you broken any props/gearbox noses/bell housings etc? Thanks, Thomas...........

[TurboTomSportive]

Now worries mate, these are all questions I will need answers to myself . Cheers

[volvodspec]

not too bad, i drive with solid engine mounts; this makes sure the engine stays in the same place when i give it the beans.
i'm also not so keen on clutchkick-drifting, i rather use the weight and engine power to slide; that also helps

but still... i broke a prop yesterday (mainly due to using launch-control )
i've had the rear bearing fall out of the bellhousing so the shaft/prop were all over the place, i've snapped a few CV-axle's and that's about it..

so it's not bad; i've mounted a brandnew M47R gearbox with welded diff and proper oil and it hold's fine up to this moment

[Speedy88]

I'd be interested to know if solid mounts are actually any good. I take it the bellhousing output is at least lined up with the gearbox? In my mind it deffinatly wouldn't be any good with a williams but yours is really light, tight poly mounts wouldn't let it move much anyway.

[Chris_C]

Given how silly thin not only the engine mounts are, but also the subframe, solid mounts scare me.

I get huge amounts of vibrations since I poly mounted my engine (my rear view mirror vibrates when I give it some) and that has to be hugely worse with a solid mount fatiguing anything it can find?

[volvodspec]

mine only vibrates at idle (the whole car does actually ) that's it! under throttle you don't notice a thing

it does require checking front and rear engine mounts every now and then as these tend to crack; i plan on strenghtening everything this winter/spring but the solid mounts will definatly stay

[Chris_C]

biggest problem with this is that the starter teeth on the flywheel are on a different place compared to the 340's flywheel but a adaptorplate for the starter will solve that.

Missed this the first time...

Whats different about them chap? I thought Valver and 5 flywheels were the same, that being the same as 1.7 340 ones (which is the same as a 1.4 340 one?)?

[volvodspec]

the distance of the starter crown on the flywheel vs the crank, R5's crown is closer to the crank as the 340's so a 340 starter will stick engaged
don't know if they're the same as 1.7's though, i thought 1.7's was larger diameter

[Chris_C]

That could explain my starter issues...

Would also make this sexy lightened flywheel less useful I'll have to pull it all apart to get a measure, cheers dude.

[volvodspec]

easaly solvable though Chris!

just get an adaptorplate made for the starter with the correct thickness (the distance the starter crown is dis-located offcourse) this moves the starter away from the bellhousing but perfectly aligns it with the starter crown.

[Chris_C]

I reckon with the bolt pitch on a 1.7 starter there wouldn't be room mate, it can only be a mm or 2? One way to find out!