3lfz
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What can you do to a X10XE to get a bit more power out of it? Was planning on buying a 1.4 sport before I realised that insurance was so high even after a year of driving. So just looking to make mine a little nippier. Tuning parts seem to be hard to come by, any suggestions on what I could do to it?
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Ryan_G1
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Better saving your cash mate, pointless even trying to get it to go faster in afraid 
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
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you cant, dont bother, total waste of money doing so
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Nic Barnes
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engine crane
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kev
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big banks 
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N3CRO
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I don't think there is any tuning parts for the 12v engines apart from the Dbilas manifold but that costs almost as much as the car's worth.
Save ya money til you can put a new engine in.
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ChrisBoom
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Sell the car, buy a 1.4 sport, will cost less to insure.
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Daveskater
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As said, there really is no point tuning a 12v. Either way it's still going to have barely any power so the amount of money you have to spend on it to get any extra isn't worth it.
Unless you have deep pockets and maybe fancy getting all sorts of work done and tuboing it  
The C20LET mod is quite good for getting more power 
Numberwang!
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I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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sand-eel
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stick some webber 35 or 40's carbs on it 
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x14xe sport
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redtop
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Ste
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Resistor chip and electric turbo are both popular mods and will see a 25-30 bhp increase.
I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.
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deano87
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£850 sees a Dblias Inlet Manifold giving you 17bhp
Even if you did tune it and it was worth it, it would put your insurance up. Bide your time and get a better car when the insurance isn't so bad.
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Mike
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
£850 sees a Dblias Inlet Manifold giving you 17bhp
Even if you did tune it and it was worth it, it would put your insurance up. Bide your time and get a better car when the insurance isn't so bad.
That's 17bhp on Regal's rollers, actual increase will probably be more like 5bhp 
[Edited on 29-09-2009 by Mike B]
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Lukeb
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quote:
Originally posted by Ste W
Resistor chip and electric turbo are both popular mods and will see a 25-30 bhp increase.
What this?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Electric-Supercharger-Turbo-VAUXHALL-TIGRA-CAVALIER_W0QQitemZ330362441447QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item4ceb22cee7&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
lol
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Daveskater
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You have to buy a switch for it  How dodgy is that? Each time you stop the engine you have to turn the "supercharger" off
Would make more sense to wire it in to the ignition live rather than really bodged straight on to the battery tbh
[Edited on 29-09-2009 by Daveskater]
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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Lukeb
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i dont see how that plastic turbo does anythink lol.
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*JonnyG*
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force's more air in. Looks pretty shit.
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sand-eel
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quote:
Originally posted by Lukeb
quote:
Originally posted by Ste W
Resistor chip and electric turbo are both popular mods and will see a 25-30 bhp increase.
What this?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Electric-Supercharger-Turbo-VAUXHALL-TIGRA-CAVALIER_W0QQitemZ330362441447QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item4ceb22cee7&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
lol
The focus Z-tec has been pooper charged, but according to the graph it has less power after it has been pooper charged 
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AlunJ
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stuck a k&n panel filter in my brothers 12v, and there is a very slight improvement pulling off but that really is it. Personally I think the fun of the 1.0 is how god damn slow it is, overtakes etc are a challenge. Love driving it though haha
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shaunmods
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As said its not worth it dude. I think my cat back system actually made mine slower
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AlunJ
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these engines are rather fussy about back pressure aren't they?
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cayenne15
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quote:
Originally posted by shaunmods
As said its not worth it dude. I think my cat back system actually made mine slower
it didnt on mine 
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l15ter
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quote:
Originally posted by cayenne15
quote:
Originally posted by shaunmods
As said its not worth it dude. I think my cat back system actually made mine slower
it didnt on mine
you made a 12v faster 
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cayenne15
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yup 
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Nick-S
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Lots of N20!
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