Grande Punto Newebie Needing Advice!!!

[TomHockley]

Good Morning All,

I have been fixed on getting a new fiat grande punto for the last 18 months now, and am finally in the position to get one.

However...

I have NO idea which one to get. I like the idea of having the 1.9 Sporting Multijet Diesel, but have been told that the engine noise ruins the interior ride quality.

I want a punchy, economical grande punto that I can tweek and play around with (such as remapping the engine).

Not asking for much! Would really appreciate some advice

 

[stepheno]

T jet prob your best bet

 

[TomHockley]

The 1.4 16v T-Jet?

 

[stepheno]

Yeah 1.4 t jet Grande Punto sporting, good mix of performance/economy!

 

[TomHockley]

If I wanted purely performance which model would you suggest?

Tbf, i think your suggestion is where I was leaning towards either way.

With the 1.4 T-Jet, where would you suggest to start in terms of tuning?

P.S thanks for the advice btw!!

 

[stepheno]

Abarth punto/punto evo is the quickest but obv the dearest! You can pick up t jet gps now for £4k easy.

Start with the usual...performance panel filter or induction kit, exhaust and and remap. With that you should be hit 160bhp so would be as quick as an abarth

 

[TomHockley]

Ahh that's great thanks mate!

Finally, any advice on styling for the T-Jet? I am partial to the euro (smooth) finish to a punto, but have no idea where to order parts without being mugged off in price and quality.

 

[stepheno]

I'm not into styling to be honest, but one of guys on here will be able to help

 

[varesecrazy]

Ahh that's great thanks mate!

Finally, any advice on styling for the T-Jet? I am partial to the euro (smooth) finish to a punto, but have no idea where to order parts without being mugged off in price and quality.

hi, and welcome to FF,

if you want styling ideas look at the @RAKE and Wisey for que'ss

charlie

 

[middo85]

The model with the best performance is the Abarth SS but they are very rare and expensive.

As Stephano said T-jet is your best bet, Mjet is only really worthwhile if you do 15-20k per year.