1.4 tuning ideas??

[willsylad]

iv got a 1.4 dynamique, jus wundrin wat i cud do 2 it to get it to about 120 bhp n how much it wud cost, or shud i wait till i get a faster car??????

 

[Dave J]

Why bother? a Chip from Ktec racing only gets it to 110 bhp and thats about £300. Just spend the cash on making it look nicer, and wait til you can afford a 172 or somthing. Dont be fooled by thinking a fat air filter and a straight through exhaust is gunna give u 20 more horses though.

 

[Inodaz]

i have the same engine size, and you could put the ktec chip on, the ktec exhaust manifold, a ktr exhaust and a pipercross induction kit, and that should be very close to 120bhp, if not just over? im doing the same, as i want to keep my car for a few years, but want it to go a bit better! thatll cost about £900 altogether.

 

[Dave J]

£900 plus god knows what on the insurance or a non insurance pay out when you write it off.

 

[Inodaz]

each to their own.....

 

[00blaze00]

what is best for performance in induction kits, K&N or Pipercross???

 

[J03]

of cours PIPERCROSS!!!

 

[jamesp24]

K&N by far, wheres this k-tec chip ?

 

[Inodaz]

http://www.k-tecracing.com/chip_tuning.asp - chip on there

 

[jamesp24]

Ooo looks pretty good.

 

[00blaze00]

lol one vote for pipercross and one for K&N.. so really it is just depedning on self preference?

 

[BioHzrd]

Just dont buy an Open air induction kit get an inclosed one !!! or just dont waste your money on it :/

 

[00blaze00]

why do you say that mate? i dont mind spening a little extra if it will perform better, and the K&N 57i is only like £80 on ebay deliverd.

 

[I.v.a.n]

i would say the K&N induction kit but as was mentioned its a matter of preference and taste. Regarding your question willsylad i was going to post something similiar so cheers for that i've got a 1.4 Dynamique also and the k-tec racing website is a good place for ideas as mentioned.

 

[BioHzrd]

Your better just getting a better panel fiter and a good cold airfeed to it will be well better than an induction kit unless your wanting the noise....i had a K&N on mine for a while

 

[00blaze00]

yer i like the more feirce noise, i may sound stupid but i jus think they sound the bollox

 

[BioHzrd]

if you want sound get an Exhaust lol and decat it

I recently put my Airbox back on and without the IK you do hear a diffrence of sound with it its more of a rough raspy sounds where as with airbox its the same but a lot quiter

 

[00blaze00]

it was said somehwere on here, the de cat makes the 1.2 clio sound abit *crap* and that the sport's cat makes it sound much better?, tbh i dont know anything about this but just be reading up abit , i dont want my car to sound too loud just that purrr when you rev her up :evil:

 

[BioHzrd]

I dont have decat and dont plan on it ..... if you just want your car to "purr" then just getyourself an exhaust

 

[00blaze00]

already got a big exhaust it sounds nice, but i just dont know anything about it lol.

 

[BioHzrd]

anything about what ?

 

[00blaze00]

the exhaust on me car lol

 

[Dave J]

Get the sebring/renault exhaust backbox for £115 on the ktec site, wont actually have to tell the insurance as apparantly it was available as an upgrade for a clio 2 anyway. I think i might get one.

 

[00blaze00]

you got a link for that mate?.. jamie.

 

[Dan R]

Dont bother with the engine. waste of time imo. spend it on the suspension and brakes etc. far more benefit from it. i mean are you really goin to notice ten hp that much!

 

[Dave J]

http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=2402

 

[00blaze00]

looks liek the one i have already got on mine

 

[Inodaz]

i wudnt get it from there, what a rip off! you can get it from renault for about £50 coz there cutting off the stock as the new shape clios are out now, and the campus shapes have stopped. thats why k-tec have got hold of a load!
Renault also have loads of other campus shape, parts on offer, like bodykits for £100 etc

 

[00blaze00]

cheappp i may have a look

 

[edde]

1.6 bottom end cams and head work.

 

[Phoenix]

look at it this way...everythign u spend on tunning a 1.4 wont even copare to the next model up and you will realise like me that its not work spalshing out of performance mods when the next model up is faster than urs with the mods

 

[00blaze00]

i am trying to find some leather interior for my 1.2 as i figure if im not going fast mite aswell go comfortable lol

 

[I.v.a.n]

well suppose thats down to how the car makes you feel and what you want to do to it mate. isnt really about comparing but i see your point i've got a 1.4 and i havent done much to my car just sound system and alloys after my engine is knackered i will go for the engine conversion to 172 engine. But if buying air filters and getting a new exhaust fr a 1.4 makes the person feel good about there car then i guess why not

 

[tollan172]

shoulda bought the 1.6 lol

 

[Graham Gooch]

Drop a mans 1.4 in there, C1J