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Grande Punto DlightSwitch's Blue T-Jet.

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Hi all,

After reading these forums for a while and posting the odd silly question here and there, I'm proud to say I finally own a T-Jet :D:D



Standard for now but I do have plans for it:

Looks

  • Tinted tail lights
  • Tinted/Abarth headlights
  • Black Mirrors
  • Black Alloys
Handling

  • Coilovers (Either JOM or FK AK)

Performance

  • Forge Induction
  • Forge Intercooler
  • Abarth Turbo
  • Some sort of custom exhaust

I'm open to suggestions though, if any of you have any ideas on what else/different to do to my car then feel free to let me know :)

Thanks for looking!
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Re: DlightSwitch's Blue T-Jet

Rawb said:
Sounds good, but get it dyno'd before any abarth turbo etc. Some T-jets start with a bad amount of power, some are good though. Goodluck and keep us updated, really nice car btw :D
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Yeah will do as long as I can find a dyno near me, would be nice to see the actual gains from the performance mods instead of just the total bhp if you get waht I mean. and thanks :D
 
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DlightSwitch said:
Yeah will do as long as I can find a dyno near me, would be nice to see the actual gains from the performance mods instead of just the total bhp if you get waht I mean. and thanks :D
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Try and find a GSR induction kit, probably one of the best modifications for a T-jet. allows much more air flow and they are probably one of the best for the price power modifications. :)
 
Re: DlightSwitch's Blue T-Jet

Rawb said:
Try and find a GSR induction kit, probably one of the best modifications for a T-jet. allows much more air flow and they are probably one of the best for the price power modifications. :)
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I've heard that there's no/minimal difference between the GSR and Forge induction kits, and I reckoned since a forge one would be easier to find, I'd get that one. Correct me if I'm wrong though
 
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Been a while since I posted in here.. But I thought I might as well let everybody know there have been a few updates! (y)

First came the black mirrors, which were an easy fit.. but I do think I'd prefer them in gloss black instead so I might remove them again and get them painted somewhere. Next came some Lamin-X film, and thanks to a hairdryer, a stanley knife and a whole lot of swearing, my tail lights are no longer that horrible pink colour!

Then I bought a GSR induction kit, which I regrettably forgot to take pictures of before I fitted it..

However I did take a picture of the goodies that came in the post after that :D
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Forge Intercooler and Abarth VL36 turbo!

Then I got the car lowered on Eibach Sportlines
Before:
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After:
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Excuse how dirty the car is.. There's barely enough sunshine in winter to take pictures, never mind to actually clean the car :rolleyes:

Finally, I popped down to Sheffield last weekend to get a custom cat-back exhaust built for the car. :yum:
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It's a little on the loud side, (middle box only, no backbox) and the tailpipe may not be to everybody's taste.. but I'm happy with it. I even averaged an extra 3MPG on the motorway on the way back (y)
 
Re: DlightSwitch's Blue T-Jet

Danny westall said:
how much was the exhaust if you dont mind me asking mate?
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It was £295 for the whole catback system custom built to the car.

I was quoted roughly the same by powerflow, but after seeing some of their shoddy workmanship on other cars I was a bit put off. The guys at ExhaustsUK are great, really helpful & friendly, and they can pretty much build an exhaust with any looks/sound you want.

Fiatpuntomk2b said:
EDIT got any videos of the exhaust ??
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I will get one soon, I've been meaning to take one since I got it done. I've taken videos of the car at stock and with the GSR + Abarth Turbo, so once I get one done of the exhaust I'll compile them together so the difference can be compared :D

willeywilson said:
Looks sweet mate, except the exhaust ;) your paint looks flawless, mine is wrecked :( would be nice to get it to look yours does, again.
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It does look nice when it's cleaned and polished, it's just been too bloody freezing lately to slave over the car with a bottle of autoglym :( I'm sure in a couple of months we'll both be boasting shiny cars again :D
 
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DlightSwitch said:
It does look nice when it's cleaned and polished, it's just been too bloody freezing lately to slave over the car with a bottle of autoglym :( I'm sure in a couple of months we'll both be boasting shiny cars again :D
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I've been trying machine polish mine over the past few days but its got too bloody cold and I've been at uni, so now I have half a polished car and blue tape still on it hahaha. Still not swirl free though, although it is a thousand times better.
 
Re: DlightSwitch's Blue T-Jet

willeywilson said:
I've been trying machine polish mine over the past few days but its got too bloody cold and I've been at uni, so now I have half a polished car and blue tape still on it hahaha. Still not swirl free though, although it is a thousand times better.
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Mine's only been machine polished once, and that was when I had to take it to a bodyshop to get a dent pulled out. (Some jealous c*nt kicked the drivers door)
I don't have the tools nor knowledge of how to machine polish myself, but I should probably get around to it when the sun starts coming out again.
 
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