Re: air feed
Hey guys, I've been away for two days and I find great havoc with a thread that I started ages ago.
Lets get this thing clear. Everyone open your Bravo manual and you will see that the 1.6 Bravo has the longest 2nd gear which can reach to well over 60 mph therefore discounting the need of changing over to third gear thus reducing 0-60 time.
You guys better believe Huw T when he says that he gets 9 secs with his 1.6 because its real. I can even outrun a 1.8 in a straightline, but then by the time I switch to fourth the 1.8 unleashes that extra 10bhp and starts haunting me in my rearview mirrors.
Oh yeah...my car is pretty standard except for an induction kit (connected directly to engine), straight pipe exhaust and lowered by 45mm which gives better traction off the mark.
And another thing....I live in Malta and people say that our fuel has one of the highest octane rating in Europe....could that be a reason for the good times? Maybe, maybe not.
And yet another thing. Practice makes perfect. I hook up with countless other 'Fast&Furious' wannabees every Sunday on an abandoned runway and whip the help out of our cars. The term whip maybe an understatement because I had even gone to the extent of installing nitro in ma system (recently removed it after witnessing two engine blow-ups on an Ibiza GTI and a Honda CRX Del Sol). But I tell you, ma little Fiat was a total joy when switching on that magic button!
But to keep to the point, after doing the run for several times you start getting the optimum feel to drop the pedal to the metal witout spinning excessively.
) but a 1.6 can definitely do a little under 10 secs and the 1.8 is around 9 seconds. This is from a 3500-4000rpm start, dumping the clutch and changing gear for the revs to stay around max power - 5800rpmish. Both need the xtra change into 3rd tho.