2 - will be something like these - very common on the Alfa cars and of course you got the same engine. You can buy the new bushes but most people just remove and grease the living crap out of them and make do.
see pic in eBay link
I doubt it's remapped - its just the torque of a diesel mate. Diesel motors run way higher compression than petrol and generate a whole bunch more torque. It's good fun, isn't it!
5 - I dont think it has to be a brand new key for Fiats, does it? I know some marques require brand new keys which can't be changed but I've not seen this written regarding Fiats, could be wrong. I want a second remote for my car and was fully intending to just get the codes from Fiat and buy a used key off eBay, put a new key shell on it and call it done. You would of course need to get a new key blade and have it cut to match your car but that's easy.
Gearbox issue has resolved itself.
Since having the car a week and a half it seems to have sorted itself out, the car was stood in the garage yard for a good month or two, since its been used its gone nice and smooth amd is self centering.
The only pain in the back side now is the arm rest, totally useless on a manual car when driving round town, it gets in the way of gear changes, also the gear change throw is quite throw on this box, its all nice and tight but would prefer a shorter shift for quicker and more precise changes.
I have drove tons of petrol and diesel cars, na, supercharged and turbocharged, even supercharged + turbocharged, this engine is definitely running more boost and is also much more than 150hp.
I had a mitsubishi lancer diesel try pull on me, i know its a bigger car allbeit it remapped and running 180hp and i wasted him, also had a golf 1.8 gti remapped (a neighbours) that has FMIC, dump valve, hybrid turbo - dyno'd with a 210hp tune, 2nd gear and i was pulling on him and managed to overtake into third - he was gobsmacked, now my car is lighter than his, has less hp but probably more talk being a diesel.
Just need to do a power run at RS Tuning in a few weeks to see what is really going on.
Check sone of the readings i took with
mes in the other post.
Also, finally replaced the stereo with a Sony MEX-4200BT, nice unit, will post up sone pics when ive fitted sony multi stalk adaptor so i can use my factory steering wheel buttons.
and the scrap value of the mid cat alone is around £160 which would would more than cover the price for a replacement, i havent had the heat shield off the manifold as of yet so unsure what size that is.
