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ninjauk
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6th Jan 04 at 12:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
anyone know how i can get more power from 1.4 8v?
i have installed a pipercross induction kit and a Rage back box.
anything else i can do?
i cant afford the insurance to replace the engine
Greasemonkey
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6th Jan 04 at 12:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Get some kent cams matey, and a chip
broster
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6th Jan 04 at 12:58   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
is it a multipoint injection engine? if not then its not worth it for the money!
Daimo B
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6th Jan 04 at 13:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Twin Carbs (40s).
Exhaust manifold
Flow the head and the carbs
de-cat, full exhaust
uprated cam
cam pullie

Should be seeing over 110bhp then from teh 82bhp multipoint unit.
ninjauk
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yeah its a multi point injection,
110 bhp?
cool thats well more than i thought i could get. got no idea what it is at the mo

[Edited on 06-01-2004 by ninjauk]
Adam-D
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6th Jan 04 at 13:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
should be around 85bhp now
ninjauk
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6th Jan 04 at 13:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i fitted the induction kit, when i took out the old air box it had a red wire pluged into it, anyone know what that is and if its ok left hanging loose?
LukeGSi
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6th Jan 04 at 13:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
NoS that'll give you more power, lots more!!!
ninjauk
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6th Jan 04 at 13:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i want permenant power, not just a boost once in a while
whitter45
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6th Jan 04 at 13:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
the red wire is for the valve on the sude of the airbox. Seal it up and place it somewhere safe in the engine. are u sure its MPI
ninjauk
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6th Jan 04 at 13:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i think its an MPI, how can i tell the difference between MPI and SPI?
broster
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u got a pic of ur engine bay?
broster
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6th Jan 04 at 13:41   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote


this is an spi engine
ninjauk
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my engine
broster
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yeah its still a spi unit, just has a different design thingy on top of the throttle body.
ninjauk
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is it still worh tuning?
broster
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not really, u can throw money at it and not gain much. piper cams will gain u 5-6bhp, but its only 60bhp to start with so u may aswell save up and get a 1.6 16v or 2.0ltr when u can afford the insurance

[Edited on 06-01-2004 by broster]
ninjauk
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oh well, suppose its not to bad as it is

 
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