Hi im new to the forum and i have done a little searching but ive not really found out what i wanted , i would like to know what can be done for the 1.2 petrol to make it a little more brisk will an ecu map an induction kit work , what upgrades have you guys made which have made a difference . And yeah i know i should have bought an arbarth !! may be next time.
Tuning 1.2 tuning upgrades
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Tuning 1.2 tuning upgrades
I have a 1.4 and a remap and induction found me about another 10%. But it wasn't so much the overall HP increase, it was the torque and where it delivered it that improved. Make's her feel a bit more punchy where you want it.
how much did it cost you for a remap jnoiles?
I had a cheap, tacky Halfords induction kit and it did nothing:bang:. So im looking at getting a KnN kit for my 1.4. :yum:
I had a cheap, tacky Halfords induction kit and it did nothing:bang:. So im looking at getting a KnN kit for my 1.4. :yum:
come to this https://www.fiatforum.com/events/227906-alfarama-red-dot-racing-present-open-day-2010-a.html
remaps start at £180
anyone can come just for a look an a chat to techs and tuners, free food too, just let them know you are coming so they order enough food
a remap isnt a chip, they down load your map off your ecu and store it incase you ever want to go back to standard, then using the rolling road they work out a better map for your car and load all that info into your ecu. you get 2 print out from the rr one before remap and one after to show the extra bhp and torque
If I have my 500 re-chipped, what is the likelihood of the dealer re-setting it at the next service?
80% likely i would say and hence the reason why i haven't bothered
remaps only really worthwhile on turbo cars in my experience
Good job John has a turbo then, lol. John, I personally don't think that on a routine service anything would be changed but if there were any software updates added then your map could be compromised.
However, if this does happen most reputable tuning companies store your original map and the new map on their system and most will offer to reinstate the new map FOC in such a case. So really it would just be an inconvenience factor of having to go back to the tuning shop.
The other alternative would be a tuning box that could be removed in a couple of minutes whenever the car had to go back to the dealers. This could probably then be reprogrammed for a small fee if you were to change cars at a later date.
most mappers would put the map back on foc if that happens. some ecu updates may re write the map
catherinej
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Yes that has been my experience of re-maps. However I am not aware of anyone doing a re-map for the 1.2 500.
look at the thread title "Tuning: 1.2 tuning upgrades "
Sorry Rob, I inadvertantly thought you were answering John's question.
However, in my defence I have to point out that once a topic has been started most posts from then on have little relevance to the title. That's my excuse and I'm betting my red leather interior and winter tyres that would stand up in a forum court.
Sorry Rob, I inadvertantly thought you were answering John's question.
However, in my defence I have to point out that once a topic has been started most posts from then on have little relevance to the title. That's my excuse and I'm betting my red leather interior and winter tyres that would stand up in a forum court.
I stand guilty of changing the direction of the thread m'lord
In hindsight, I should have probably started a new thread relating to 1.3 diesels and remaps. (anyway - I got the answer I was after so 'job done' anyway
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