Grande Punto col7104's Grande T-Jet

[punto_matt]

Easy, do it in the evening.

 

[col7104]

Haha, easier said than done! Don't get much time on weekday evenings before it gets dark. Did you manage to talk to the guy who hit your door?

 

[B3NNETT]

do it in the dark then

 

[punto_matt]

Haha, easier said than done! Don't get much time on weekday evenings before it gets dark. Did you manage to talk to the guy who hit your door?

Buy some halogens for £20 and your sorted


Nah i havent seen him yet. Ive machine polished the panel and its not that bad. Will just end up sorting it myself as its less hassle.

 

[GP MATT]

Weather was so unsettled today I couldn't wash and wax the car for Brooklands next week, sooooooooooo.... I went up to TCS Performance on GSR's RR day

Pretty much there on the mapping now. Think there's a little, but not much, to come in peak terms.



Showing two of quite a few runs - 207 was the outright peak of the day, while it ran as low as 194 with the effects of heat. Shouldn't be a problem on the road with a comparatively massive volume of air passing through though.

Now to work out how to get the car washed, polished and waxed in the week before Saturday

Very nice Col, What you expecting to get when the final mapping stages happen and everything comes together?

207bhp from T-JET is amazing, you should be pleased with the outcome, I have watched this thread closely and you should be very pleased... sod it, proud of what you have achieved... Nice 1

 

[col7104]

Underestimated the light in the evenings now - just finished washing

As an aside, I dried the car with this:
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/washing-and-drying/huge-38-x-28-microfibre-drying-towel/prod_154.html

I'm sceptical about most things, so when I read you can dry the entire car without wringing I didn't quite believe it. Well, bugger me sideways with a rusty camshaft, you can indeed do the entire car in one fell swoop. Best tenner I've spent on the car this year I think

I think something like 215bhp should be attainable. GSR reckons more - we'll have to see.

 

[B3NNETT]

yep drying towels are great had mine over a year now and still going strong

 

[col7104]

What have I been doing all this time?! Oh yeah, wasting my time with a leather! I see the light, I'm converted

 

[B3NNETT]

next you'll be saying you still use a sponge and fairy liquid

 

[James1989]

hp figure is impressive, flywheel torque is 235-245lbs what are they expecting that to reach to in the final mapping stages?

i thought i read somewhere a while ago the ihi abarth turbo and forge intercooler gave someone 230lbs torque at the wheels, how can yours be similar wth the garrett

 

[col7104]

Fairy liquid and a sponge? Welllllll......

Just kidding

Probably not much more torque, just hope to stop it from tailing off for as long as possible. I'm not really up to date with what has run what so can't help you with the outright figure I'm afraid dude.

 

[grande bolt]

cars looking and sounding good with those figures mate. makes me wish my turbo kit was still coming :bang:

 

[1.8Stilo]

cars looking and sounding good with those figures mate. makes me wish my turbo kit was still coming :bang:

turbo technics flowed the red dots GPS std turbo to a hybird? maybe thats a options if your is dodgy? get it repaired and re worked? think they said it cost £250

 

[rosshutchie]

Cant believe how far your car has come in the time you have had it lol! Love what you've done to it

What kind of power can the internals hack?

 

[James1989]

turbo technics flowed the red dots GPS std turbo to a hybird? maybe thats a options if your is dodgy? get it repaired and re worked? think they said it cost £250

when i spoke to turbo technics they quoted me 650 to bring the std turbo to handle 220bhp

if its £250 then stuff getting the abarth

Edit: heres a page from the site,

http://www.turbotechnics.com/turbo/hybridrange.htm

showing how much it costs for hyrbrids on average as i know the grande punto ihi isnt listed

 

[James1989]

Probably not much more torque, just hope to stop it from tailing off for as long as possible. I'm not really up to date with what has run what so can't help you with the outright figure I'm afraid dude.

okay keep us posted

btw you getting nice turbo chatter with the garrett?

 

[col7104]

I think they're talking about the 1.9 turbo re. the hybrid. I thought you ordered a serious bit of kit from Italy though grande bolt? Was a long time ago though.

I'm led to believe the internals are good for about 250bhp or so. Don't quote me on it though!

I did get turbo chatter with the original t-jet remap - the DV would dump but only at higher boost levels. Now I've got a better-suited map on there it's completely gone. The DV will open with the tiniest amount of boost, so no more chatter. Have no idea why the difference, but probably better for the turbo now!

 

[James1989]

lol fair enough, after your engine work would you go as far as to lighten your car col?

 

[col7104]

Nah, I'm very happy with the look and the performance of it. It's a slippery slope with modifying and I will stop it here bar one or two minor things. At the moment I think it could sell with relative ease. Had my fun with the Seicento with regard to indepth modifying!

 

[James1989]

lol yeah i was doing things and saving the standard parts to one day put back to original for sale but there is that certain point mine is the forge hoses that tip it over the edge resale wise but hey its better doing it now and enjoying it longer than leaving it!