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engines are hard to come by, so expensive, its a VERY tight fit, and lots of custom bits involved, so expensive, and its not just a turbo'd 172 engine. Personally, I would say sell your car and buy a 172/182.
Fred is doing this conversion at the moment
Also a lot of places if you can assure them there was no increase in performance they wont increase premium, I did this for my quote with norwich union.
hmmm is a complicated one. It depends when its fitted, normally this would be fitted at the dealers so will need declaring as an optional extra - this will affect his premium. If it was fitted at the factory its factory standard, so wont need declaring. There nice exhausts the sebring ones.
My list from experience is:-
1) slightly more power
2) Better reving engine, car pulls better all the way through the rev range.
3) slightly more reliable
4) slightly more mpg
5) slightly lighter
6) slightly lower maintenance costs
7) slightly louder
8) slightly wider range of useable...
mate the MPG readout is stupidly inaccurate at such low mileage. I tried this last night on my way home, about a 5mile trip, and averaged 49.8mpg, which I know is not my normal average, over a longer period, say 100miles, i see an average of 28mpg. Its an easy mistake to make.
dean i know what your saying, but you have been unable to releave our doubts. i'd be interested to know which member has agreed with you ref your gains as a member that claims to know you that has basically said your full of s**t. nb that i am currently sitting on the fence untill i see proof...
tbh mate if your just having a backbox a universal one will be just as good as one meant for your car. my custom cat back uses a universal backbox, it sounds great and works fine.
it may only be a couple of bhp, but its well worth it. the engine revs much mre freely and feels much better, the pops bangs and flames (if ur lucky) make it all good 2!
i look forward to seeing your rolling road print out after you've been to see nick. untill then we agree to disagree. if your ever going to be near stourbridge/dudley let me know.
dean the problem is you have not prooved anything! i gave you a lot of time, and asked a lot of questions, but your answers do no explain your gains! ok so your car may have had 119bhp as standard, but a backbox, induction kit and remap will not give 15bhp, it just wouldnt happen on a NA engine...
i have been reliably informed by a membe of the coupe forum that deans a numpty. something bout big mod, big gains, ends up he was going to relocate his idle control valve