Technical Punto Tuning

[rsymes97]

hey everyone, new to these forums!
Right, just bought a 1.1 punto 55sx m reg
lookin to get the best power increases from this as possible!
Anyone got any tried and tested products, have about £500+ to get me started...
Cheers
Rob

 

[dave]

Hi welcome to fiat central

1.1 Is never going to get a big power increse fron anything, sell it and get a punto with a bigger engine, or just put up with the lack of power and spend the 500 making it look nice.sorry

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[bad ass]

either sell it or get a soddin turbo from Novitec.com but it is gonna be about £1500



badass

 

[stuuyh]

get a nitrous express kit on it, i have a 1.1 and got one..hmmmmmmmm it does make a difference and i only have the 35bhp jets on,By the way does anybody know wot the maximum size jet i could put on it is???

sh

 

[blitzen]

Yeah it's not easy to get more (usable power out of the 55S).

- induction system (look at www.gsrengineering.com at the graphs for the cinquecento, if they are correct it would be money wisely spend)
- camshaft, to change to the little hotter one from the Punto75 if you can get one used
- larger throttle body (i.e. 32mm from Punto 60)
- engine from Punto 60 (almost the same, just with more power)
- shorter 5th is not giving you more power, but it feels like it
- chip ? normally to expensive for the gain

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[JonnyBoy]

I put a K&N induction kit on my '94 55SX and it made a noticeable diference. It pulls harder throughout the rev range, responds faster to the throttle, does a few more mpg and sounds a little meatier. Also, give the car a full service (spark plugs, oil, oil filter, maybe gearbox oil too) using a decent oil, like GTX or magnatec, and it'll improve the performance.
A 1.1-litre 8-valve motor is never going to be a monster. Chipping it might help, exhausts don't make any significant difference to power - they just make your car sound like another crap boy-racer shed!
Anyone know if it would be possible to transplant the multipoint injection system from a late-model Punto 60, and would it make a difference?


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[Punto 1.6 sporting]

as a rule only put ur power up by 50% over std eg (1.1 55bhp upto 82bhp,1.6 90bhp sporting upto 135bhp)do this and not go silly and ur car will prob not F#*k up!
so id not put on jets any bigger than ur 35bhp

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