Hi everyone. I have a Fiat Punto 1.2 8v and really wanted to make it faster. I have been thinking about adding a turbo charger but my friends say its not worth it.

I agree it might not be but I really like the car and just want it faster not trying to have the fastest car in the world just want it a bit quicker maybe around 80 bhp would be great.

Any advice would be good.

Thank you
Simon

With the greatest respect mate, your much better off by selling your car and buying something a bit quicker than turbocharging what you have

I have an 8v myself and I think its a lovely little car although yes, its not very quick.

I'm sure it can be done but it would be so expensive and thats not including all the other work you would need to do with suspension, brakes etc. Then after that the dreaded insurance

I'm pretty sure you would also need some sort of engineers report to satisfy the powers at be that the work done was ok for the road.

Sorry mate, as much as i'd like a bit more poke the same as you, better buy something a bit more powerful.

The weekly 'I want to turbo my punto' thread!


Do a search theres loads of threads and info on this already

May I point the OP in the direction of

https://www.fiatforum.com/cinquecento-seicento/178435-turboing-burple.html

Different car, same engine.

Cheers

SPD

what punto is it? you can get 80 bhp out of a lot of 8v with out going turbo route

its a 2002 3 door 1.2 fiat punth?. MK3 is it? not really sure.

What would be the other route without looking at the turbo? I thought it would be as easier as paying some bloke to fit a turbocharger and sorted haha shows how much I know.

beswick0203 said:

its a 2002 3 door 1.2 fiat punth?. MK3 is it? not really sure.

What would be the other route without looking at the turbo? I thought it would be as easier as paying some bloke to fit a turbocharger and sorted haha shows how much I know.

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beswick0203 said:

its a 2002 3 door 1.2 fiat punth?. MK3 is it? not really sure.

What would be the other route without looking at the turbo? I thought it would be as easier as paying some bloke to fit a turbocharger and sorted haha shows how much I know.

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Remember that a modified car will always be more expensive to insure than a more powerful standard one.

Sell your 1.2 and buy a 1.2 16V,80 bhp as standard.

Cheers

SPD

Some bloke?

It really isn't that simple, could go into detail but I think it'd be wasted effort, plus could you even insure it?

beswick0203 said:

its a 2002 3 door 1.2 fiat punth?. MK3 is it? not really sure.

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bring it to rr day, you probably already have 75 bhp

you cant just stick a turbo on with out lots of other work, it will just blow up your engine

the thing is I dont want to sell my punto because I love how it looks and drives. I got no reason to sell it, I just want to make it faster.

I think the car is standard 59bhp?.

Would a induction kit or something like that make much difference?.

Also insurance isnt really a big issue. I was looking at a toyota starlet 1.3 turbo cant really be anymore than that to insure?.

beswick0203 said:

Also insurance isnt really a big issue. I was looking at a toyota starlet 1.3 turbo cant really be anymore than that to insure?.

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Yes it would, the Starlet turbo is a standard car, the Punto turbo is not.

Cheers

SPD

beswick0203 said:

Also insurance isnt really a big issue. I was looking at a toyota starlet 1.3 turbo cant really be anymore than that to insure?.

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It probably would be because the starlet is standard and the punto would be a modified car.

Induction kit won't make an awful lot of power. Without getting too involved a supersprint or similar manifold, cat back, high flow cat and GSR induction should make a noticeable difference. But also lighten your wallet a lot.

Depends on your funds and age with insurance. But tbh, I wouldn't bother, I'd buy the starlet.

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Would a induction kit or something like that make much difference?.

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It will make a loud noise, and cost you more on your insurance.

Cheers

SPD

So what your telling me is that I got no hope making it anymore quicker?. Im 22 and got about a grand to use on the car.

I really want the 106 quiksilver.. whats your opinions on that?.

I think the only 8V FIRE engined fiat id make any tuning effort on is a cinq because it's light enough to make the power count. Your punto will never be very fast (faster yes but not really fast). It will however be expensive to insure, expensive to modify, depreciate, won't handle or stop unless you spend money on suspension and brakes, would need different ECU programming to be done properly (by that i don't mean re-map, i mean stand alone ECU or piggyback), would need decompression, turbo manifold, turbo, stronger internals to make big power... list goes on and on. Dunno what power/torque the gearbox will take either.

It's not even the kind of modification you could tell a mechanic to do, its a very specific thing turbo'ing a N/A engine, and even moreso on one of these engines, you'd really need someone off here whos done it before to do it for you. Your average garage wouldn't know where to start. And correct me if I'm wrong but you don't sound to know much about how engines work.. so you would have to pay out a fortune for someone to do the work, never mind the cost of parts which is easily in the thousands.

beswick0203 said:

So what your telling me is that I got no hope making it anymore quicker?. Im 22 and got about a grand to use on the car.

I really want the 106 quiksilver.. whats your opinions on that?.

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If you really want one, treat yourself and get one... because this punto turbo'ing idea is a bad one.

You don't have enough money to go the turbo route either, only just read the older post!

Make sure you get the right Quicksilver.

Cheers

SPD