Renault Formula 1.6 2013, 2013 Formula 1.6 User Manual

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USER MANUAL

CONTENTS

1. OVERVIEW OF THE CAR.......................................................................4

2. CONTACTS ...........................................................................................5

2.1. Organizers ....................................................................................... 5

2.2. Technical contacts ............................................................................ 5

2.3. Manufacturer.................................................................................... 5

2.4. Renault Sport extranet ...................................................................... 6

3. OVERALL DESCRIPTION ......................................................................7

3.1. Dimensions ...................................................................................... 7

3.2. Capacities........................................................................................ 8

3.3. Technical Specifications ..................................................................... 8

4. USE......................................................................................................9

4.1. Switch panel .................................................................................... 9

4.2. Starting procedure.......................................................................... 10

4.3. Safety procedure ............................................................................ 10

4.5. Ballast location............................................................................... 11

5. CHASSIS............................................................................................ 12

5.1. Basic Setup.................................................................................... 12

5.2. Setup adjustment ........................................................................... 13

5.3. Aero setup ..................................................................................... 13

5.4. Suspension geometry...................................................................... 15

5.4.1. Toe/Camber shims position ........................................................ 15

5.4.2. Rear bracket position................................................................. 16

5.5. Damper setting .............................................................................. 17

5.6. Front antiroll stiffness setting ........................................................... 18

5.7. Brakes........................................................................................... 19

5.7.1. Discs / Pads bedding in procedure............................................... 19

5.7.2. Wear ....................................................................................... 19

5.8. Nosebox cap change ....................................................................... 19

5.9. Tightening torques.......................................................................... 20

6. ENGINE ............................................................................................. 21

7. TRANSMISSION / GEARBOX..............................................................22

7.1. Clutch bleeding procedure................................................................ 22

7.2. Ratio charts ................................................................................... 23

7.3. Lubrification................................................................................... 23

7.4. Glue components............................................................................ 24

7.5. Gears ............................................................................................ 24

7.6. Selector......................................................................................... 26

7.7. Differential..................................................................................... 28

7.8. Final drive...................................................................................... 29

7.9. Bearings ........................................................................................ 31

7.10. Clutch shaft.................................................................................. 34

7.11. Rebuilding of the gearbox .............................................................. 35

7.12. Gear shift setup............................................................................ 36

8. ELECTRONICS....................................................................................37

8.1. Dashboard ..................................................................................... 37

8.1.1. Driver pages ............................................................................ 37

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8.1.2. Diag pages............................................................................... 38

8.1.3. Diag CAN ................................................................................. 39

8.1.4. Display settings ........................................................................ 40

8.1.5. Dash configuration .................................................................... 40

8.1.6. Synthesis operation................................................................... 43

8.2. Details of the transponder connector................................................. 44

8.3. Composition of the PI Data system kit ............................................... 44

The repair procedures prescribed by the manufacturer in this manual have been written in compliance with the
technical specifications in force at publication issuing date. They are subject to modifications in case of changes
made by the manufacturer to the production of the various components and accessories of his brand name
vehicles".
All copyrights are reserved to RENAULT SPORT TECHNOLOGIES.

Reproducing or translating this document, even partially, and using the spare parts reference numbering system
are prohibited without the previous written consent of SIGNATECH AUTOMOBILES

© RENAULT SPORT TECHNOLOGIES 2013

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1. OVERVIEW OF THE CAR

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2. CONTACTS

2.1. Organizer

Renault Sport Technologies

ZA Courtaboeuf 2
14, Avenue des Tropiques
91978 Les Ulis Courtaboeuf Cedex
FRANCE
Tel : [phone]
Sporting coordinator: Rudy Thomann

[e-mail]

2.2. Technical contacts

For any questions or advice, please contact:

Racing Technical Support:

Guillaume Argy
Tel : [phone]
Mob: [phone]

[e-mail]

Renault Sport Technologies
ZA Courtaboeuf 2
14, Avenue des Tropiques
91978 Les Ulis Courtaboeuf Cedex
FRANCE
Tel : [phone]
Fax : [phone]

http://extranet.renault-sport.com

Racing Technical Dpt Referent:

Julien Jehanne
Tel : [phone]

[e-mail]

2.3. Manufacturer

Racing Technical Support:

Lionel Chevalier
Tel : [phone]

[e-mail]

Signatech Automobiles

Parc Esprit 1
Rue Michael Faraday
18000 Bourges
France
Tel/Fax :[phone]

Spare Parts:

Florent Pacholak
Tel : [phone]

[e-mail]

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2.4. Renault Sport extranet

The Renault Sport Extranet website is accessible for every FR1.6 owners, after asking for
an access directly from the welcome page of the website:

http://extranet-competition.renault-sport.com/

or

All the technical documents issued are available through this website:

- Technical Regulations

- User Manual

- Technical Bulletins & Information Notes

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Spare parts catalogue

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Softwares

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HQ Loom drawings and so on.

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3. OVERALL DESCRIPTION

3.1. Dimensions

Overall length 4118 mm

Overall width 1670 mm

Overall height 999 mm

Wheelbase 2651 mm

Front track 1486 mm

Rear track 1436 mm

Front overhang 935 mm

Rear overhang 531 mm

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3.2. Capacities

Products Quantity Characteristics

Petrol 43 L Unleaded 98

Engine oil Around 6.5 L Elf HTX 825 (10W60)

Gearbox oil 2.1 L Elf HTX 735 (75W90)

Coolant 6 L -

Brake fluid 0.4 L Elf HTX 115

Clutch fluid 0.15 L Elf HTX 115

3.3. Technical Specifications

Weight 470 kg without driver and fuel (with catalyser exhaust)

Front
suspension

Push road, mono damper unit (non adjustable)

Rear
suspension

Push road, twin damper unit (non adjustable)

Rims : one piece Speedline aluminium alloy rim with
central nut
Rims size : Fr 8"x13" Rr 10"x13
Kumho tyres : Fr 180/53x13 Rr 220/54x13

Wheels

Dunlop tyres : Fr 175/535x13 Rr 230/535x13

4 piston Alcon calipers, 274x18.5mm ventilated discs

Brakes

Right/Left foot adjustable pedal
Renault Sport

Type : K4M 854 – 1.6L
Max power : 140 bhp @ 6800 rpm
Max torque : 160 Nm @ 4500 rpm

Engine

Max revs : 7200 rpm

SADEV SL66
5 front gears + one reverse gear
Shift cut system

Transmission

Free differential

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4. USE

4.1. Switch panel

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1- Unused Connector
2- Main switch
3- Rain light switch
4- Connector for the mechanic electronic throttle (joystick)
5- Dashboard reset
6- Neutral and reverse handgrip
7- Ignition switch
8- Starter button
9- Fuel pump switch for drain tank
10- Fire extinguisher handgrip
11- Brake balance handgrip (clock wise increases front brake pressure)

“ON” is the up position of the switches

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4.2. Starting procedure

• Switch the master switch and the ignition on.

• No throttle.

• Push the starter button few seconds. The engine must start.

• If the engine doesn’t start, switch ignition off and on and push the starter

button again.

• After starting you can accelerate gently.

• Warm the engine up to 80°C before running.

4.3. Safety procedure

Switch ignition and master switch off.

For transportation it’s easy to disconnect the electrical system by unscrewing the
main fuse (100A).

In case of fire, the driver pulls the handgrip on the right side of the steering
wheel or an external person pulls the red ring on the right side of the roll hoop.

This action triggers the extinguisher and switches the electrical system off. After
this action, the electrical system can be on again only by pushing the fire switch
on the extinguisher ones (Spare parts catalog page 14 Ref 12).

Fire extinguisher cables are located in two points:

Behind the roll hoop Inside the cockpit

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4.5. Ballast location

The ballast must be placed inside the cockpit, under the driver seat.
The lead ballast has to be fitted between the bottom of the chassis and the
stainless steel cover.

Ballast system are described as follows:

• 3mm stainless steel cover : 2.0kg

• 1.5 mm lead ballast: 1.5kg

Maximum ballast weight possible: +/- 15kg.

You can only fit the steel cover plate.

Mounting screws: 3 FHC M5 with diam5x12 washers and nylstop nuts. Length
depending of the thickness of the ballast

Ballast mounting

holes

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5. CHASSIS

5.1. Basic Setup

Gearbox Final drive 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

SADEV SL66 10/31 11/35 14/31 18/30 19/25 25/27

Front Rear

SPRINGS

Spring Stiffness [lb/in - daN/mm] 800 14 700 12.3

Motion Ratio Wheel / Damper 0.86 1.18

DAMPERS Nadal Tech non adjustable

ANTIROLL

Bellevilles Stack 11x1

Motion Ratio Wheel / Bellevilles 1.77

Element Stiffness [daN/mm] 81

GEOMETRY

Ride Height [mm] 18 33

Castor [°] 10°

Camber [°] -3.5° -3.5° -2.5° -2.5°

Toe per Wheel 1,5 mm OUT 1 mm IN

Roll centre position vs ground [mm] 23 52

Anti-Dive 38% 15%

Anti-Squat 40%

WINGS

Main [°] 4° 9°

Flap [°]

P2 = 3°

TYRES

Pressure [bar] @ 20° C 1.2 1.2

Hot Pressure [bar] 1.5-1.6 1.5-1.6

Kumho Circumference [mm] 1665 1696

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Shim thickness available: 1 mm, 1.5 mm and 2 mm.

5.2. Setup adjustment

Adjustment Front Rear

RIDE HEIGHT change

1 turn of damper platform

(2mm)

1.7 mm 2.4 mm

CAMBER change

1 mm shim 0.285° 0.278°

3.5mm shim 1° 0.97°

+10mm ride height -0.3° +0.15°

TOE change

1 turn (1mm)

0.653° around 4 mm at the
Wheel

1.5 flat 1 mm at the wheel

1mm shim

0.157° around 1 mm at the
wheel

CASTER change

1mm shim 0.218°

WING change

1mm shim -0.6°

Special damper spanners are available (one for each size of platform)

5.3. Aero setup

15 mm

Ride Height Measurement Place

166 mm

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Flap Angle adjustment – shims position

The front wing shims must only be fitted on the rear of the front wing brackets.

Available shims thickness: 0.5mm, 1mm and 2mm.

Without shims, the wing angle is 5° (Maximum value)

Front wing

Wing angle measurement place

0° parallel to the car floor or to

the reference plan on the top of

the bellhousing