(G) New JTD owner

Just thought I would pop in and intrduce myself.

I have just purchased a 2002 JTD Dynamic (115) and my first impressions are that it is a very nice car


This is my first adventure into diesel cars, as for the last 10 years I have had a sucession of Japanese performance cars ( last 3 were Skylines ) but a major change in my circumstances means I need to have a sensible but nice car.

I have looked at several diesels, but the Stilo seems to be the car that offers the best value for money, and its wrapped up in a nice italian suit too

So as the car wont remain standard for too long, I wanted some advice on the best tuning route for this, without destroying the fuel consumption as I have to travel about 1300miles per month to work and back.

Any advice gratefully recieved.

Nigel

Hi Nigel and welcome to the forum

Ok, best tuning route - see Angel Tuning, and Nige there. There is an Ad on the banner above.

He can remap a JTD to 155bhp initially, and then to 170bhp with a new exhaust. PLUS a CDA can be fitted as well. I would also look at lowering it 30mm on some Eibachs.

And the best thing, fuel consumption won't be ruined at all, unless of course you put your foot down more

Hi Nigel welcome to the forum. Good choice of car!
Stu don't forget to tell him about the actuator/bleed valve bit & strutbrace.

Good call, Ben.

Have a look at this thread, Nigel http://www.fiatforum.com/stilo/29066-modifying-stilo-jtd.html

Many thanks for the quick reply chaps. I guess I will be giving my namesake at Angel a call.

I did think that the tuning route wouldnt be too different from one turbo car to the next. I guess its all about getting the boost up a bit and compensating with some fuel. Cool.

Any advice on the brakes front? I noticed on the test drive that the brakes felt a little "wooden". Is that normal?? I put it down to the fact the car had been stood for a few weeks.

To be honest there nothing wrong with the brakes you should only think of changing them if your gonna go to silly amounts of horsepower. I don't know about yours but my abarth has that weird EBA(emergency brake assist) feature that could be why they feel a little wooden. Also you have to remember that stepping from a skyline to a stilo JTD you can't really compare the 2.

Hi Nigel, Nige here from Angel Tuning. Give us a ring tomorrow, 01926 614027, and we will give you a complete run down of the special offer packages we have on Stilo's at the moment. We can also let you have a remap on trial for a couple of weeks if you want, so you can decide what else you may need to do with the car as part of a package - call us and one of us will run through it with you, rather then me spending hours writing it all here lol!

Thanks Nige,

I will give you a call over the next few days and discuss some mods.Though I suspect distance might be a problem as I am based in between Southampton and Portsmouth....

Distance aint a problem Nigel, we cover the whole of Northern Europe and the Med at the moment :-)

We were due down your way on Thursday, not 100% sure at the moment though, give the office a ring anyway and we will sort you out some ideas.

Don't post or PM on here if you want us to respond quickly though as we don't often get on here for days

Right,

I have been reading up some more on the car, and have found that it has a Variable geometry Turbo ?? What on earth is that all about??

And researching the tuning route, most companies say that power increase is acheived by reprogramming the fuelling alone, without touching the turbo boost pressure? If this is true then there must be huge advantages in turning the boost up a bit