Mitch
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Registered: 15th May 02
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Alrite every1.
My 1.2 16v is pushin out 77bhp, just got my print out from the rollin road.
The bloke there reckoned my 17's was causing a loss of top end speed, can 17's have that effect on the top speed?
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Mitch
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Yes yes this is a problem. Gettin a FSE boost valve next week. Dreaming of sum nitrous, is that feasible?
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Mitch
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WELL, im no expert, but i assumed more fuel = more power. add that with increased air flow and voila! fitting a boost valve wudnt cause it to run rich if its set up properly wud it/?
why is nos for girls? u shud put sum in ur supra and hit 400bhp
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lacky75
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Registered: 8th Dec 02
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mitch is it a new Sxi 1.2 16v (75bhp version)?
been researching about modding this car and it seems like there is a little u can do to up the power.
first off there is a document in the faqs section about tuning the 1.2, apparently piper are bringing out a new manifold for this engine which with a little tinkering a 1.4 cat can be used (less restrictive= more power).
I'm also told when adding a stainless steel exhaust + modded air box + filter should yield good gains with the new manifold. A datek unichip rolling roaded with these mods should see u pushing nice figures. 
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lacky75
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forgot to add, therese more u can do. U can add a dibilas inlet manifold which can be brought from Regal. After several e-mails from them they gaurantee a minimum of 15bhp from this engine and some nice tourque figures to boot!!
It costs £800 but these also includes new ECU/ chip cant remember which 
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lacky75
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would never use an induction kit (k&n, piper...etc) they create more probs then they solve 
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Mitch
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no its not the sxi. well if i cant get much more power out of it, at least it sounds half decent. just tryin to get the best of what i have and can afford
adam, what engine corsa is running 165bhp?! have u got the spec on it?
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lacky75
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quote:- There is no point tinkering with a 1.2 8v/16v
Thing is tho these nippy little cars (ok not fast) but nothing wrong with spending a little money tuning it just for that bit of extra performance (nothing more embarrasing then getting beat by citroen 2cv's  )
As long as u dont spend too much modding it then i cant see a prob and u can have a little fun along the way.
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Mitch
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my point exactly lacky! jus havin a larf and gettin in2 the moddin game. gotta start sumwhere...
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Mitch
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how do i post a pic of my car?
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