puntoharper
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any body got any tips on how to get more performance out of my punto already have a induction kit and full racing exhaust
Technical Mk2 1.2 8v punto
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what induction kit you got? If it's not a GSR i'd reccomend one of them.
also, what exhaust? supersprint system is the best off the shelf exhaust
then a remap.
also, what exhaust? supersprint system is the best off the shelf exhaust
then a remap.
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Budget?
£60:slayer:
puntoharper
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at the min i have a k&n 57i induction kit and a ashley racing exhaust full system
my budget is £800
my budget is £800
its not quick, its never gonna be quick....
puntoharper
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Were in my question does it say quick !!!!
ozz2009
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Little Butch
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Sell your Car, use the Money from that and your 800 smackers to buy a faster Car..
Butch
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im so sick and tired of seeing how can i add power to my 1.2 8v, its getting really annoying... its an 8v punto it has 60bhp, a GSR + remap will see at a max of 72bhp... and thats in the region of £400 for the two... its seriously annoying if you wanted a car with 'power' why did you buy a mark 2 punto and not a saxo like you lot normally do..
ozz2009
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why?
its an utter **** hole, full of jobless chavs..who get money by sitting around and smoking weed all day long
ozz2009
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point taken
lol sounds like crewe where i moved from but moved here to go uni and am enjoyin it more than where am from lol
Little Butch
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Stoke sounds like Ipswich! Haha, full of cocks and now the Police don't go to certain estates without Body Armour!
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you can get a GSR induction kit and remap for £350 special offer to FF members i believe (Oldschool is the man to contact), and then that leaves you £450 for a decent exhaust- could probably pick up a Supersprint cat back system for that.
with those mods, you would probably be looking at about 75bhp, so a 25% increase in power.
but will actually be more than that because you K&N induction kit will be losing you power currently due to it being bolted to the throttle body sucking in hot air
do you like the punto? if you do sell the 8v and put that money with the £800 and buy a 1.2 16v punto
Easy solution for you:
Don't look at the topics and you won't get sick = common sense.
Anyway, what is wrong when people want to tune their 1.2 8v? Or do we live in a country that is even less free than I thought already?
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If you like your 8v Punto, keep it, but I would seriously consider spending the money elsewhere. Even with performance modifications, you are looking at 75 BHP tops, hardly tarmac melting horsepower.
The strength of the Punto lies in a playful chassis and pretty tidy handling. Once the road gets a little twisty, its strengths are apparent.
But there is much work that can be done. If your Punto came with the stock 165/70 R14 tyres, they are unlikely to be anything special. Even without alloy wheels, you can straight-swap 185/60 R14 tyres on there. A set of 4 Pirelli P6000s will cost you less than £200 fitted. If you get alloys, not only will the look be improved, but the tyre options open up to some spectacularly good tyres.
Obviously, the suspension tends to be balanced towards comfort rather than performance. Being a tall car, there is a little body roll. This can be cured with lowering springs, (£109 for 35/15mm lowering), but I would advise caution since the higher spring constant can overheat the oil in the dampers with hard driving. A full suspension kit comprising lowered springs and uprated pressurised nitrogen dampers (£334 for 35/35mm lowering) will cure this, and significantly improve handling. And, again, like alloy wheels, the lowering will give your car a sportier stance aesthetically.
If you are stamping on the brakes frequently, you might want to consider uprated pads to cope with the heat build up, or even uprated disks too.
And of course, look after the engine. A poorly maintained engine can lose you more horsepower than modifications can add to it.
The strength of the Punto lies in a playful chassis and pretty tidy handling. Once the road gets a little twisty, its strengths are apparent.
But there is much work that can be done. If your Punto came with the stock 165/70 R14 tyres, they are unlikely to be anything special. Even without alloy wheels, you can straight-swap 185/60 R14 tyres on there. A set of 4 Pirelli P6000s will cost you less than £200 fitted. If you get alloys, not only will the look be improved, but the tyre options open up to some spectacularly good tyres.
Obviously, the suspension tends to be balanced towards comfort rather than performance. Being a tall car, there is a little body roll. This can be cured with lowering springs, (£109 for 35/15mm lowering), but I would advise caution since the higher spring constant can overheat the oil in the dampers with hard driving. A full suspension kit comprising lowered springs and uprated pressurised nitrogen dampers (£334 for 35/35mm lowering) will cure this, and significantly improve handling. And, again, like alloy wheels, the lowering will give your car a sportier stance aesthetically.
If you are stamping on the brakes frequently, you might want to consider uprated pads to cope with the heat build up, or even uprated disks too.
And of course, look after the engine. A poorly maintained engine can lose you more horsepower than modifications can add to it.
no i just think £350 is a bit steep for a poxy 12bhp... when he could sell his existing mark 2 punto 8v for a 1.2 16v, which, i would reccomend tuning as i've seen what a map and GSR actually does..... thewhitt's punto, anyone recall???
