jellymonster
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Hi, I have a 1.2l, 16V, X Reg fiat brava.
Basically, I want to get higher performance from my engine. SO far, what I have gathered, good ways to do this are:
Induction Kit - Doing a little research, I found GSR are supposed to be the best thing to go for. I think, if I remember, they we're about £100? but I'm probably looking at the wrong thing. Also, a friend of mine told me, that to get the most out of doing this, I would probably need a back box as well. He told me this one: 5" Repackable Stainless Steel Silencer for £96 would be good. But I don't really know, somebody will probably correct me .
Chipping or remapping - I heard that this will also be good, but I think to remap my ECU I need a OMDII socket, which I don't think my car has :S. But the same friend told me a good chip would probably cost about £70.
Head and Cams - Not really sure what this is, I think it's adding more valves. I already have 16V can I get higher? like 20 or more? Some links and prices would be nice =)
Lastly, does anyone know what kinda mods I have to register? This subject, I found is kinda hazey. My Dad (the mechanic) seems to think that I have to tell my insurance about me putting a computer, amp, sub and speakers in my car :S. Little light on this would be appreciated.
If anyone has any other performance tweek ideas, if you could also post rough cost and maybe even a link, it would be amazing =).
Also, you can tell me if you think it will be a lost cause tuning an engine this small. And tell me if I wont even tell a big difference.
Thanks all for reading, I'll post my other findings on this as I come across them.
Basically, I want to get higher performance from my engine. SO far, what I have gathered, good ways to do this are:
Induction Kit - Doing a little research, I found GSR are supposed to be the best thing to go for. I think, if I remember, they we're about £100? but I'm probably looking at the wrong thing. Also, a friend of mine told me, that to get the most out of doing this, I would probably need a back box as well. He told me this one: 5" Repackable Stainless Steel Silencer for £96 would be good. But I don't really know, somebody will probably correct me .
Chipping or remapping - I heard that this will also be good, but I think to remap my ECU I need a OMDII socket, which I don't think my car has :S. But the same friend told me a good chip would probably cost about £70.
Head and Cams - Not really sure what this is, I think it's adding more valves. I already have 16V can I get higher? like 20 or more? Some links and prices would be nice =)
Lastly, does anyone know what kinda mods I have to register? This subject, I found is kinda hazey. My Dad (the mechanic) seems to think that I have to tell my insurance about me putting a computer, amp, sub and speakers in my car :S. Little light on this would be appreciated.
If anyone has any other performance tweek ideas, if you could also post rough cost and maybe even a link, it would be amazing =).
Also, you can tell me if you think it will be a lost cause tuning an engine this small. And tell me if I wont even tell a big difference.
Thanks all for reading, I'll post my other findings on this as I come across them.
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