Grande Punto My Grey Grande Punto Sport.

[Loocas]

Wow, thats looks awesome pal, good work! and about the camber adjustment, i was running FK AK street beasts on my t-jet and yea they do have larger holes on the strut where it bolts to the hub, go for serious adjustment if you wish lol

 

[fitzaay]

Looks wicked mate!

 

[gpactivesport]

cheers for the advice guys, ive ordered a camber gauge and ill try to sort it in a couple of weeks, dont think ill have quite that camber though loocas

 

[ysidfa]

Hey, Nice looking car!
Cars like this make me wish I had a 3 door haha. atm its the only thing making me want to sell mine and try and get my hands on a 1.3 M-jet (would go for the sporting but insurance sucks )

I noticed a few weeks ago you mentioned Peter from GSR delivering you a Induction kit? How did you get hold of him? PM me the details if you want
Cheers
Tom

 

[Fast Olly]

Hi there wonder if you can help me i have got a 2009 grande punto 1.4 8v and have just bought a K+N filter for it does anyone know if they fit straight on with original pipes or you have to buy pipes for them ? if you can get back to me would be great thankyou

 

[ysidfa]

<quote>Hi there wonder if you can help me i have got a 2009 grande punto 1.4 8v and have just bought a K+N filter for it does anyone know if they fit straight on with original pipes or you have to buy pipes for them ? if you can get back to me would be great thankyou

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IMHO, I would send the K&N back and save your money,
where you position the filter on a GP is right in a "Heat sink" and it just sucks in hot air. Dont get me wrong the actual cone is good quailty but its where its positioned is completly wrong. Save up and get your self a GSR kit from the Illustrious Peter...(who i still havnt got in contact with)
Cheers
Tom

 

[GymJunkie]

<quote>Hi there wonder if you can help me i have got a 2009 grande punto 1.4 8v and have just bought a K+N filter for it does anyone know if they fit straight on with original pipes or you have to buy pipes for them ? if you can get back to me would be great thankyou

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IMHO, I would send the K&N back and save your money,
where you position the filter on a GP is right in a "Heat sink" and it just sucks in hot air. Dont get me wrong the actual cone is good quailty but its where its positioned is completly wrong. Save up and get your self a GSR kit from the Illustrious Peter...(who i still havnt got in contact with)
Cheers
Tom

Or better yet make your own from off the shelf silicone hoses

 

[ysidfa]

Or better yet make your own from off the shelf silicone hoses

if I could get the dimensions of the GSR kit from someone who has one, then I would. I know a few places that sell decent quality silicone hoses on the cheap.

Cheers
Tom

 

[GymJunkie]

if I could get the dimensions of the GSR kit from someone who has one, then I would. I know a few places that sell decent quality silicone hoses on the cheap.

Cheers
Tom

if you plan where you want it to run and measure the angles, even use some empty bog roll tubes to help get the angles, use reducers to get from the intake size to atleast 80-100mm opening for the filter on the end

 

[ysidfa]

if you plan where you want it to run and measure the angles, even use some empty bog roll tubes to help get the angles, use reducers to get from the intake size to atleast 80-100mm opening for the filter on the end

Luckily.... I am in the process of closing a deal with FiatSue on the GSR listed in the classifieds
No super glue and bodge tape holding together my GSR

Cheers
Tom

 

[gpactivesport]

Lucky! im still trying to get peter to sell me one

Small update - grill painted satin black and added purple dice valve caps
2 new future mods on the christmas list.. Badge-less grill and abarth fronts
and what does everyone think of this? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Front-Bum...arParts_SM&hash=item48413d34d9#ht_3022wt_1230

 

[Butcher]

too expensive

 

[gpactivesport]

Update time!:

gone from this:

to winter mode (mum mode):

chunky wheels and raised

But on the positive side!

and theres a Badgeless Grill in the post
and 09 Sporting seats (being picked up soon)

everything will go on after winter

 

[gpactivesport]

oh also...

unfortunately that was the only picture i was sent as im at uni (dads idea of a joke...)

theyre porsche twists by the way

will get some photos once refurbed and tyres fitted
rears are 9jx17 with 205,40,17
fronts are 7.5j with 205,40,17

 

[gpactivesport]

any opinions on a refurb?
3 options so far...
1. keep as are and touch up
2. paint centre satin black
3. do the whole lot in mercedes titanium

what do you think?

 

[GotGrande]

any opinions on a refurb?
3 options so far...
1. keep as are and touch up
2. paint centre satin black
3. do the whole lot in mercedes titanium

what do you think?

Look ok as they are TBH.

But if you are planning on going for a referb I would go for mercedes titanium or a similar tone as the wheels do look sort of lost in the black.
very nice though

 

[Butcher]

hey is there some form of an adaptor to fit those alloys to a punto? cos i thought grandes where 4 stud?

also i would be interested in your old alloys if you sell them, the ones that came with your car that you are using for winter

 

[GotGrande]

hey is there some form of an adaptor to fit those alloys to a punto? cos i thought grandes where 4 stud?

Yes you can get adaptors to convert from 4x100 to 5x130 stud so you can just bolt them on ect.. cost a fair bit though

 

[gpactivesport]

But if you are planning on going for a referb I would go for mercedes titanium or a similar tone as the wheels do look sort of lost in the black.
very nice though

Im definitely being drawn to the all in titanium, think the strip makes them look abit old?

hey is there some form of an adaptor to fit those alloys to a punto? cos i thought grandes where 4 stud?

also i would be interested in your old alloys if you sell them, the ones that came with your car that you are using for winter

Going to get corsa adapters, £2-300 for a set though! but ill be running these as long as i can, then go for some porsche eta betas! (thats the plan anyway)

and im going to keep these for winter but my bbs's will be for sale soon if you want them

 

[Loocas]

1st dibs on the bbs reps very jealous of the twists, gonna look mega with those on