Grande Punto DlightSwitch's Blue T-Jet.

[DlightSwitch]

Had the car on the rolling road today for a bit of adjustment for the car to make the most out of the new modifications I've fitted.

Here's the new graph

That's 180.6PS for those of you without super eyes. Red line is the new one.
Not a huge gain in peak power, but the graph itself has definitely improved, especially in the lower RPMs, and the car feels a lot smoother to drive. It's also a nice safe figure, AFR and injector cycles are all at safe levels

 

[GymJunkie]

sweet 180 is a good safe figure, hopefully mine will be similar

 

[Vance]

Told you you'd get 180

Btw...Paint looks great in the second and third pictures.

 

[Booth]

Told you you'd get 180

Btw...Paint looks great in the second and third pictures.

Photoshopping maestro over there.

 

[DlightSwitch]

Told you you'd get 180

Btw...Paint looks great in the second and third pictures.

Yeah those fluorescent lights do wonders on machine polished paint

 

[JackFi]

I've been missing out on so much since ive been away lol looks grat and well done on the 180bhp

 

[DlightSwitch]

I've been missing out on so much since ive been away lol looks grat and well done on the 180bhp

And I've been missing out on updates on your car too! Now you're back home you can continue making it more awesome

 

[JackFi]

I have no updates though I might get my exhaust done soon though.

 

[TJEToates]

^ have u had any quotes on an exhaust mate??

And Dlight, ur car is soo nice!.. Good job on getting 180hp, I would love that!. And still loving the rotas!

 

[JackFi]

No not yet man, just trying to find a decent place to get it done at first, which is proving to be hard.

 

[DlightSwitch]

No not yet man, just trying to find a decent place to get it done at first, which is proving to be hard.

I definitely recommend ExhaustsUK mate, bit of a journey but their work is spot on, 25 year guarantee as well.

 

[Stz1984]

Hi
Ilike your wheels, what are the make? and where from?
thanks
stz

 

[DlightSwitch]

Hi
Ilike your wheels, what are the make? and where from?
thanks
stz

Rota SDX, quite rare, and the only set in this colour

 

[Pattys_punto]

Just read through your thread, and I must say the car looks Superb! and I bet it performs well too!

I have similar mods to you and have just purchased a Forge Actuator, did you experience any problems whilst fitting yours? Mine doesn't seem to line up correctly...

Any help would be appreciated....Thanks

 

[GymJunkie]

Just read through your thread, and I must say the car looks Superb! and I bet it performs well too!

I have similar mods to you and have just purchased a Forge Actuator, did you experience any problems whilst fitting yours? Mine doesn't seem to line up correctly...

Any help would be appreciated....Thanks

The holes are poorly located, i had to drill out one of the holes so it lined up with the mounts on the turbo housing.

 

[Pattys_punto]

The holes are poorly located, i had to drill out one of the holes so it lined up with the mounts on the turbo housing.

Yes, mine is the same, although after this the rod on the actuator does not line up with the attachment on the turbo.

 

[GymJunkie]

Yes, mine is the same, although after this the rod on the actuator does not line up with the attachment on the turbo.

It does, its adjustable and you need to apply about 2-3mm of preload on the actuator. By setting the adjuster so you have to pull it out and pop it into the wastegate arm

 

[DlightSwitch]

Yes, mine is the same, although after this the rod on the actuator does not line up with the attachment on the turbo.

GymJunkie is right, I didn't re drill mine though, I just fitted it with one bolt through one hold, and made sure it was very tight. It's never moved to this day so it's fine.

Like he says, the rod is adjustable, just twist it by the end and it should get shorter/longer, then just experiment (if you've got a boost gauge) and set the preload to what you're happy with!

 

[jakey1192]

Absolutely love this car mate! I show it to all my mates lol! Loving the wheels mate I've never seen Rotas on a punto before! Keep up the good work mate! Jake.

 

[DlightSwitch]

Absolutely love this car mate! I show it to all my mates lol! Loving the wheels mate I've never seen Rotas on a punto before! Keep up the good work mate! Jake.

Thanks very much! Yeah I used to think I had exclusive wheels with the Rotas, but there's another one on here with different rotas