Mav 3000
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I can't be bothered to search - the results take ages to sift throguh to find what I want. Just asking very generally to be honest.
Are the torque tubes that long thing above the engine below the windscreen? I know what they do but not what they look like or where in the engine they go!
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Juha GSi
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Registered: 22nd Aug 03
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the torq tube is the silver pipe back of the engine with some text on it.
laptop it propably for mapping the chip or the engine management.
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Mav 3000
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Thanks Juha. Wondered what that thing was!
Is that what a Mantzel Powerbox looks like too? Where does that go?
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Juha GSi
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mantzel looks bit different. it made from cast alloy and can be polished and laquered,if one wants, althoug has to be made by yourself or some garage.
the main idea with both inlet manifolds is that theyre not that asthmatic, than the original, so engine can get air better. but what comes up*power in revs* is lost a bit from down.
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Daimo B
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Broster, look to invest in a 4-2-1 exhaus manifold for your car. They work quite well. Janspeed do a mild steel at £170 and LExmaul do one in stanless for £315. I'd say get teh Janspeed to be honest, with lexmaul u pay a lot for the name.
That along with a decat and ur current exhaust n other mods should see a pretty good gain on the rollers (get it setup again though). Think ur be looking at a goodf 120bhp odd 
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Ant
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damio what do u reckon i would see on my 1.416v with velos tube, 4-2-1 manifold decat and viper? with chip and without chip
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Daimo B
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If the engine was running well before and reacts well to the mods, u'd be looking at about the same as about. 115-125bhp.
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Nobby
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Id reccomend a Janspeed sports CAT rather then a decat pipe.
Saves you a load of hassle at MOT time.
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Daimo B
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I'd go for a sports cat too rather than a de-cat.
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Nobby
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You see, great minds DO think alike! 
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Daimo B
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broster
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sports cat costs loads tho dont it! cheers daimo, am lookin into it now
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Juha GSi
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thyre not very cheap... but after serious mods its taking just so many horsies out, the standard cat. in otherwords if you can afford serious mods, you can afford sports cat...and tried with decat kicks upper revs but looses bit from down.
as some one said,sports cat might be best...
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purple_B
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i have a plenum + chip on my 1.6 ,with a cat-back stainless and a quickshift stainless filter and it puts out 137 bhp,but soon i will b getting a janspeed manifold ,so hopefully break the 140 bhp mark(fingers crossed)
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Juha GSi
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purple, do you have the x16xe?
get a green twister and good ducting, get the best out of it!
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purple_B
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yes juha,ive just swapped from a bfo (piperx) to the quickshift filter and put a huge cold air feed to it and its made a big difference,once ive got a exhaust manifold and possibly a sports cat im going to get it remapped.
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Wolf In Welsh Clothing
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purple_B
Mine didnt need remapping after the de-cat.
Would ask you to let us know what the manifold gives ya but im selling up once my fuel pressure regulator is mapped.
Any of your mates wanna buy a 147 bhp with air con?
98 sport, 15" fox alloys, -40mm 49000miles £5000?
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purple_B
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wat u gettin wolf,and ill u2u if i hear of anyone intrested.
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Wolf In Welsh Clothing
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Cheers!
Sit down cos otherwise you'll fall over laughing!
Got a Mercades Smart!
Bout as quick as a 1.2/1.4.
6speed sequential box and dump valve will be going on next week (600cc 3cylinder turbo)!
Looks daft but really fun to drive!
Had it drifting earlier on, can only get past the traction control in the wet!
[Edited on 19-09-2003 by Wolf In Welsh Clothing]
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purple_B
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if it makes u happy then y not,u did surprise me thou.
i thought u wud of got something faster than the corsa.
will u b gettin brabus parts for it?
purple_b
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Wolf In Welsh Clothing
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Aint getting any brabus parts at the moment, dump valve is meant to be here friday.
Planning to get 17" rears and 16" fronts, lower the rear 25mm, chip it from 61bhp to 76bhp (ecu controls gear changes so DTA would be very hard to fit!), tint the windows, custom peco twin exit oval and then probably a huge sub box to fill what little room i have behind the seats. LOL
Wanted something faster but mr insurance man asked me to bend over!
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Gracie
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what do you guys reccomend as the best de cat pipe? how much you looking at?
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Wolf In Welsh Clothing
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I got a janspeed mild steel on mine (bout £70, you can get a stainless one too), no problems at all.
Demon Tweeks said they cant get the cheaper Magnex one (which i would of prefered as ive got a magnex backbox).
Spoke to someone who had the Magnex one though and they had had a few problems getting it to fit and it used to blow, think he bought it from demon tweeks and thats why they dont sell the magnex de-cat any more.
Think there's another de-cat pipe you can get for about £50 but dont know where from though soz.
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