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Offline ecomoto

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« on: 08 May 2007, 21:26 »
Hi everyone iv recently took possesion of a 96 16v gti,just had 17 rs4 reps fitted and hav suspension and filter on way,before this i had owned mk1 gti,mk2 lotus cortina,306gti6 ad=nd most recent fiat coupe 20vt.Anyway i wanted to know which you think is the chaepest way to 200bhp+ as miss performance of fiat,dont wana change the car,so is it to tune 16v engine(headwork etc) vr6 transplant +mods or turbo the 16v motor.i await your kind advice.thanks
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Re: 16v
« Reply #1 on: 09 May 2007, 09:34 »
You can get approx 175bhp with filter/zorst/chip/remap.

Thats the same as a standard VR6. Or 180bhp for a Seat 1.8t (VW is 150bhp)

So an engine swap wont get you more than a 16v with first stage work.
And you will need to do more work to get 200bhp.
So the easy route will then be cams and headwork on the 16v.
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Re: 16v
« Reply #2 on: 09 May 2007, 19:01 »
cheers len,do you have an idea what cost i would be looking at for said items and cam headwork? cheers
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Re: 16v
« Reply #3 on: 10 May 2007, 08:56 »
Well a K&N is about £80
A good exhaust say £300
A chip/remap at somewhere like Stealth or AMD is around £300

Cam and headwork - I think you can get a Stage 3 head with cams for around £400 but not sure on that.
Someone else I'm sure will correct me!
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Re: 16v
« Reply #4 on: 14 May 2007, 21:12 »
soz for the late reply thanks for that info,the car has done 166k with full fsh,would you advise to tune engine with this mileage.ta
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Re: 16v
« Reply #5 on: 15 May 2007, 08:17 »
Just a thought but the coupe has brembos as standard doesnt it??? id say that will be your best bet in upgrading on the golf. See whether your budget permits a bigger set of calipers as my mates coupe stops on a 20pence piece
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Re: 16v
« Reply #6 on: 15 May 2007, 09:21 »
Quote from: ecomoto on 14 May 2007, 21:12
soz for the late reply thanks for that info,the car has done 166k with full fsh,would you advise to tune engine with this mileage.ta

Normally no.
If I was doing it I would get a spare engine and strip it completely. Do all the headwork, check all the bearings and rings etc.
I mean you can do the K&N and exhaust anyway then fit the reworked engine then get remapped chip.
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Re: 16v
« Reply #7 on: 16 May 2007, 22:02 »
yeah coupe had brembos as standard but they wasnt anything special to be honest! once i have more power i would upgrade the braking.cheers. yeah maybe il sitick with external tuning untill i decide to get vr6 or 1.8tmk4.cheers len
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