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keithSRi
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30th Jun 03 at 15:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i have a 1.4 16v sri, pvd BFO induction kit, and a full s/s magnex zorst and decat pipe, whats my next logical step for a power gain, chip? nitrous?

also since adding these mods a tenner worth of fuel only doin about 70 miles, this normal? driving normally as well.
Richie
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30th Jun 03 at 15:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

A chip is an expensive but easy way to get a major power gain. Go for it if you can afford it.

Make sure u got a boom boom cold air feed to the BFO, and if u got the money upgrade to a Viper.

Uprate spark leads, i cant think of much more lol
broster
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30th Jun 03 at 15:50   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

inlet manifold is the best way to go with the 1.4 16v, best power per pound! do a search for lexmaul, velo, manzel inlets
Richie
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forgot bowt tha lol!
stuyw
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30th Jun 03 at 15:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

ur getting crap fuel economy m8, i get 100 miles on a tenner
Cursa
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30th Jun 03 at 17:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Austin, do you realllly get a noticeable gain with uprated spark leads?
Andy_J
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30th Jun 03 at 18:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

"Sports" spark plug leads is the biggest wind up and waste of money going!

On a little low power GM engine its gonna make fuck all difference, except to your wallet.

Go for a Lexmaul/Matzel inlet manifold.
broster
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30th Jun 03 at 18:13   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

nope, bout 1bhp prob! just look better!
broster
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search for a post by WARPED about velo/lexmaul inlets, good info in there, if u want info on lexmaul, i got one fitted so u2u me
Richie
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30th Jun 03 at 18:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

It goes tidy with everything else tho dont it? Replace the sparks and leads, just makin sure you get the best from everything!
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supose so, but it wont really make much difference
miles
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30th Jun 03 at 20:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

leads make jack difference, standard ones are probably better than most so called performance leads anyway. Same with spark plugs.

A chip wont make a major difference on a standard engine, and only major difference on a tuned one is the rev limit.

Unichips are the way forward.

Inlet manifold replacement is a must, if I started again with one of these engines, I'd do the inlet manifold before an exhaust or filter.
Ant
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30th Jun 03 at 22:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

exhaust manifold?
miles
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30th Jun 03 at 23:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Oh, and BHP = Fuel so you cant avoid fuel comsumption with a power increase.

 
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