Looking at the engine the other day, there is only one cam pulley.. Has my car been fitted with an 8v engine, or is there a second cam somehow ran from the first one (gear driven maybe?), a bit like on the 1.9 16v JTD?

Or does one cam operate all 4 valves per cylinder? Not sure what to think, I was expecting to see a typical DOHC engine with two cam pullies

Second one is gear driven from first one.

Brilliant, cheers

dj_jl said:

Second one is gear driven from first one.

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You should have worried him a little and telling him that someone was selling him a Punto 55 for a Sporting.

Lol.

It doesn't feel like an 8v which is why I was slightly puzzled seeing only one cam pulley.

Can the torque curve be pushed higher up the rev range for better top end by adjusting the exhaust cams timing? I know this won't make for a good idle or emissions reading.. Just a thought.

Not a good idea. This engine responds quite well to re-mapping.

Oldschool said:

Not a good idea. This engine responds quite well to re-mapping.

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oi you i emailed you about a gsr... you never got back to me

Oldschool said:

Not a good idea. This engine responds quite well to re-mapping.

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Can it be done through the diagnostics port?

Pud237 said:

Can it be done through the diagnostics port?

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Simple, just take it to reddot and get it done there, you wont regret it!
and if you have the money get a gsr kit aswell!

Rich_65402 said:

oi you i emailed you about a gsr... you never got back to me

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Sorry, can you pm me again?

Pud237 said:

Can it be done through the diagnostics port?

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No, it is a chip out job, but not a problem.

Oldschool said:

No, it is a chip out job, but not a problem.

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Thanks for that, I thought it would given the age of the car, same as my '98 156 V6 before it had the Unichip installed.

Don't think I can justify spending more than the cars worth on a GSR pipe and Red Dot remap - although I know from the Alfa forum that Red Dot and GSR Engineering do top quality products.. This Punto for me is a runaround though, so anything I do to make it a little more enjoyable has to come at a real cheap price, mostly using second hand bits. If I had big money to spend on it, I'd be spending it on my Alfa instead..

What I was wondering, is that if anyone already owning a Punto 1.2 16v with a decent remap would allow me to copy it for some beer tokens.. I have KWP remapping equiptment, someone I know used to run a franchise and went bust, I picked up what was left of his equiptment on the cheap, so I can do basic read and write functions. I'm guessing the KWP equiptment will work.. I have a load of remaps on the laptop but he didn't write them himself, he was a mobile guy and I'm not writing anything to the ECU that I haven't seen running on another car first, besides I don't think I have anything for a 16v anyway..

So, anyone fancy helping a skint brother out?